DFI Session 6: Enabling Access - Sites

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Today has been a good practical experience. I have enjoyed not only getting to see and critique class sites that others have made, but I have also appreciated the feedback on my own site that I began last week.

I am very new to sites. Last week was my first experience using and creating. I attempted to add in content from a range of sources with the plan on creating my own resources to include into the site once completed.

I ran the idea past my SLT that we could use this concept to have a school wide topic resource (that went down so well it has already been shared with team leaders!).

My goal this wee is to begin creating my own topic site. We were recommended to take before and after shots to keep an eye on progress.... So here is the beginning!


I created some goals, they were possibly a bit ambitious but by the end of the day, I had planned to achieve...


After an afternoons effort, this is what I have come up with. My internet connection has posed some difficulties, but I am going to endeavor to have this completed by the end of the week!



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  1. JacobSeptember 3, 2021 at 2:34 PM

    Well done Michelle, Internet issues aside I think you have done well in creating a usable topic site. Just like your NZ wars site, a topic site in your context can be such a useful tool as it can be used repeatedly and can support others to understand how they could put together a site themselves that is fit for purpose. Keep up all your hard work and make sure you get those other staff to input into your NZ at wars site to take the workload off just you!!!

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  2. MichelleSeptember 10, 2021 at 2:13 PM

    I'm really excited to start using sites in my subject area. I am quite keen to learn more about archiving content when it comes time to change cohorts that I teach. Is there a way to do this?

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