Te Karere o Tautoro

The incredibly talented and created Year 6, 7 and 8 students of Tautoro School have put together a news item in Te Reo Māori.  They have shared the story of their Tupuna, Maui and how he fished up the North Island of New Zealand in a very creative way using a variety of techniques.  Check out their news item - Te Karere o Tautoro and make sure you leave them a positive, thoughtful, helpful comment.  I am impressed that they have used Te Reo Māori but have given english subtitles as well. A lot of work across a huge variety of curriculum areas within this activity.

Te Karere o Tautoro

Credit +Tracey Simeon

Matariki Learn, Create, Share at Blaketown School

Year 6, 7 and 8 students in Room 2 at Blaketown School have been learning about Matariki.  Students have chosen a variety of ways to create their digital learning objects to share their learning around Matariki.  From their class blog you can check out the links and see examples of Stupeflix and Powtoon as well as Google Slides.  This blogpost shows different ways creating as well as different ways that teachers can share links to student learning.

Stupeflix for Education 

Credit +Christine Smith

Tirama Tirama Matariki

Year 1 and 2 students at Ohaeawai School have been learning a new song to help them remember the stars of Matariki, Tirama, Tirama Matariki.  They have put together a video clip to help them learn the actions of the songs.  This is a great way of showcasing rewindable learning.  By creating the video clip and sharing it on their class blog the students, their whānau and the wider community can all learn together.  Our youngest Manaiakalani learners are incredible at sharing their learning in creative ways. 

Credit - +Kariene Gardner

Green Screening our Pepeha at Ohaeawai School

Learners in Room 5 and 6 at Ohaeawai School have had the opportunity to create their Pepeha using the Green Screen with the iPad app DoInk.   You will read in their blogpost that they have been practising different parts of their pepeha as well as learning to ask and answer questions in Te Reo Māori.  They see this as a great opportunity for rewindable learning as they will be able to revisit their pepeha and continue to build their Te Reo Māori skills.  I am sure others will learn from them too.  They have show cased creative presentation of their pepeha.  A great blogpost to share with students and teachers.

Head over to their class blog and give them some positive, thoughtful, helpful comments on their green screening.

Sharing our Values

The Bilingual Unit at Grey Main School recently spent a couple of nights at Takahanga Marae in Kaikoura. The tamariki have created a Google Slide each to share how they showed the values of Maanakitanga, Kotahitanga, Rangatiratanga and Whanaungatanga whilst on the Marae.  These Google Slides have been shared on their class blog.  A great resource to share with others who are going to be spending time on a Marae.  This would also be valuable to share with whānau so they are able to get a sense of the learning for the tamariki while on the Marae.  

Learning Te Reo Māori Creatively

Year 5 and 6 Students at Tautoro School, part of the Kaikohekohe Cluster, have been exploring using the green screening app to enhance their learning of Te Reo Māori.  There recent learning has focused around knowing the Te Reo Māori words for - you, he, she and I.  They have been using verbs as part of their sentence structure.  They have put together a video to share their learning.  A great way of showing their knowledge and sharing in a different way.  Check out the video on their class blog.  They have certainly showed that learning Te Reo Māori is fun!

Adding Voice to Matariki Animations

The learners in the Year 6, 7 and 8 class at Kawakawa School have been creating animations to tell their stories about the legends of Matariki.  They have used Google Slides to collaboratively create their animations.  They have then used Screencastify to record themselves telling the story of their animation as they move through the slides.  There are many great examples of storytelling and creativity on their class blog.  I have chosen 3 to share here as great motivators for other teachers/learners.

The Unknown Stars - Simonie and Terina

Te Tane's Journey - James

To Tatou Morearea - Jayda and Shanen

Screencastify

A couple of students from Room 6 in Kawakawa have been peer tutoring a class at Hay Park School in Auckland via Google Hangouts.  They have been sharing their expertise with Google Slides for animation and screencastify.  They have prepared a step by step guide that you may like to use to support your learners.

Room 6 learners

Credit - +Jess Henare

He Waka Eke Noa - Our 12 Values @ Tautoro School

The students at Tautoro School are preparing for the first Kaikohekohe Film Festival.  Learners are putting together movies to share with their whānau and the community at the Kawakawa School hall. The Room 2 learners have worked really hard to put together a movie that shares their school values - He Waka Eke Noa.  Check out their movie on their class blog.  They have clearly articulated their 12 hoe and have demonstrated their understanding of these hoe throughout the video.  Great work tamariki.  What a creative way to share your learning.

In the slideshow below you are able to access all movies created by learners for the Kaikohekohe Film Festival.

Creating and Sharing with Sketchnote

Thomas is a Year 8 student at Panmure Bridge School who has been learning about Sketchnote as a creative tool to make notes.  In Thomas's reflection, you will read about how he finds sketching a great way to stay focused and that it only needs to make sense to him as the sketcher.

Many teachers are using the idea of sketchnoting for both recording professional learning as well as for a tool for their learners.  The Manaiakalani Digital Teachers Academy teachers have been exploring this concept as well.  You can check out their blogposts here.  I am sure all of their examples will motivate and inspire you to give sketchnoting a go within your classroom environment. Please click on their names to take you to their blogpost and remember feedback and comments are always appreciated.

Chelsea

 Georgia

 Latai

Clarelle

Hannah

Whakawhanui te Kaupapa - Quality Blog Commenting

+Katie Nisbett a teacher at Grey Main School, part of the Toki Pounamu cluster, has created the following slides - Whakawhanui te Kaupapa - Quality Blog Commenting - these can be utilised by all teachers. Feel free to open the slideshow, make a copy and share with your team, whānau and learners.  

Understanding our Mihi and how it connects with our Whakapapa

Ruma Tahi at Karoro School, part of the Toki Pounamu cluster, have created their visual mihi to share both on their learning sites and their class blog.  The success criteria was 'We can show that we understand the purpose of mihi and how it connects to our whakapapa/family tree.  We have developed our sense of self and place.  We have built on our pronunciation skills.'  Take time to check out the students mihi, also note that Bev Kemp has role modelled the process of Learn, Create, Share as a teacher following the same process as her learners.  A great example of starting with the 'big people' as described by Dorothy Burt in her blogpost.

http://ksrumatahi.blogspot.co.nz/2016/05/mihi-mahi.html

Credit - +Bev Kemp

Tōku Whānau and Tōku Pepeha

Tamariki from Room 3 at Tautoro School, part of the Kaikohekohe cluster in Northland, have been extending their Te Reo Māori knowledge by creating presentations to share both their pepeha and introductions to their whānau.  You will see on their blogposts they have shared their learning intentions.

Here are just a few examples to inspire you.

Laviniah's Blog

Chace's Blog

Joseph's Blog

Daejarhn's Blog

Kohl-Lee's Blog

This YouTube clip shows a collection of the tamariki learning that was also shared at their Kura assembly.

Visual Representations of our Mihi

Learners at St Patricks School in Greymouth, have been learning their mihi.  They have used Google Slides or Google Drawing to create a visual representation of their mihi.  They have then used Screencastify to record their mihi and shared on their class blog.

Example of Google Drawing

Example of Google Slide

Screencastify

Credit - Kylie Bellis, Roz Waters and Patrick Paterson

Celebrating Matariki

Learners at Owairaka District School have been creating Digital Learning Objects to share their learning about Matariki.  In their blogposts, on their individual blogs, you can check out their ThingLinks, the tool they have chosen to share their learning.

Elijah's Blogpost

Bruno's Blogpost







ThingLink Edu

Credit - Rachael O'Shea

Bringing Learning to Life - Stop Motion Animation

The year 6 learners at Hay Park School in the Ako Hiko cluster have been learning how to use Stop Motion Animation.  The idea being that Stop Motion will become another way of presenting their learning in a creative way.  This goal of this first session was to explore 'What is Animation' and then have a hands on experience with the 'how to' of animation.  Students worked collaboratively and it was excited to stand back and see the animation within these groups of students as they worked as a team to create their animations.

Check out Scott Class Learners Blog and follow the links to the students blogs too.

Chrome Apps

• Stop Motion Animator
• We Video 

Credit - Vicki Archer

Understanding and Following Instructions in Te Reo Māori

The year 5 and 6 learners at Tautoro School have been learning how to give, follow and understand instructions in Te Reo Māori.  They have created a short video clip to demonstrate their understanding.  The bonus of the video clip is being able to both hear and see, through actions, the instructions in Te Reo.

Check out the video clip on their class blog and remember to leave them a good quality comment.

Screenshot from Room 5's Class Blog

Credit - + Lana Geisbers

Our Digital Pepeha

Year 5 and 6 learners from Papakura Central School have been learning their Pepeha.  They have created a Digital Learning Object to share their Pepeha on their individual and class blog.  These are fabulous examples to share with teachers/learners exploring ways of embedding Te Reo Māori within the everydayness of their curriculum.  A great way to start the year, building relationships and getting to know your learners.  You can check out other learners Pepeha on their class learning site.  You can also see an image of part of Marissa's planning for this unit below.

Screenshot of class blog

Screenshot of planning for learning and creating Pepeha

You may also like to check out this resource on getting started with your Digital Mihi.

Credit - Marissa Paniora

Creating a Digital Mihi in Te Reo Māori

The learners from Galilee, a learning hub of year 4-8 children, at St Patricks in Greymouth have been learning to introduce themselves in Te Reo Māori as well as share information about their whānau. To do this, they have created a digital mihi, firstly through writing on a Google Doc and then by creating a visual mihi.

The process is very clear in the Google Slides on the Hubs Google Site.  You will see learners were given opportunities to listen to mihi, follow a template to create their template OR if they had previously created their mihi, an advanced option was given.  Learners were then encouraged to learn their mihi.  The next part of the process was to create a visual mihi with, again with examples shared. The final part of the process was encouraging learners to share their mihi with a buddy for feedback and finally on their individual blog.  

A visual example of Mrs Bellis's mihi

Credit - Roz, Rory and Kylie - St Patricks Greymouth

Cybersmart and Tikanga Maori

In this reflective blogpost, Kyla describes her key learning around the idea of building values that are learnt on the Marae and embedding these believes into online behaviour.  Kyla shares examples of ways she has been working on this in her classroom at Tamaki Primary and her ideas to take this further.

Check out Kyla's blogpost.

Credit - +Kyla Hansell