Monday, 24 February 2020

Week 3 Cybersmart and the Kawa of Care

This week, Te Ana Ako students have started to use their Chromebooks. Some of us are new to using our devices and some of us are returning experts.  It has been a good chance for us all to revisit the Kawa of Care.  This important document helps us to think about all the ways we can look after our precious learning device.   To start with, we investigated and sorted our ideas using a define map.  All the things that were relevant to following the Kawa of Care were sorted close to the main idea. Things that were not relevant, not ways to look after our device were not relevant.

Our Define map Template

The ideas that we were sorting, can you think of which ways are sensible ways to look after a device?

Our challenge was then to use some of the Chromebook tools to create a DLO (Digital learning object) to show how we can care for our device.  Below you will see some of our clever creations.


 Please check back regularly, we are looking forward to sharing our learning journey with you.

Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Welcome to 2020 - Visiting Author

Welcome back to 2020.  We hope you have all had a relaxing summer break.  Te Ana Ako have had a positive start to the year.  We have been spending lots of time getting to know each other and settling back into school life.  

Last week, we were lucky to have the author Anne Kayes visit our school. She is the author of 'Tui Street Tales' and 'Tui Street Adventures'.  During the visit, she introduced us to the characters in her books who live in Tui Street. We really enjoyed the enthusiastic way she shared with us.  



Keep an eye out for her books coming to the school library soon.