St Mary’s Catholic School in Tauranga trialled a system of online reporting using screencasting. They wanted a system that supported student self assessment and increased parents’ understanding and involvement in formative assessment.
Tags: Assessment | English | Multimedia – graphics/animation | Multimedia – video | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Ashburton Intermediate in Christchurch developed an understanding of subject specific vocabulary through the use of online flashcards.
Tags: Diverse learners | English | Science | Utilities/tools/gadgets | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Firth Primary School in Matamata developed fluency and confidence in te reo Māori using Photo Booth.
Tags: Learning languages | Multimedia – video | Middle primary | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at St Pius X School in Auckland improved their literacy skills and their perceptions of themselves as learners through blogging.
Tags: English | Blogging | Social media | Primary | Upper primary |
Students from Melville Intermediate School used Blogger to share their development of te reo Māori and receive feedback.
Tags: Distance learning | English | Learning languages | Blogging | Social media | Primary | Upper primary |
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Students from Melville Intermediate prepared and learnt their individual mihi in te reo Māori, then created videos to share their learning using Movie Maker.
Tags: English | Learning languages | Multimedia – video | Primary | Upper primary |
Switch it! Maker 2 and Choose it! Maker 2 were used to help a 10 year old student, who was non-verbal, communicate activity choices with a single press head-switch at Kaka Street Special School.
Tags: Cross-curricular | Diverse learners | Assistive technologies | Utilities/tools/gadgets | Lower primary | Lower secondary | Middle primary | Primary | Secondary | Upper primary | Upper secondary |
Students from Melville Intermediate helped students from neighbouring Broadlands Primary School prepare and learn a short mihi using Skype.
Tags: Distance learning | English | Learning languages | Collaborative tools | Communication | Primary | Upper primary |
Year 8 students from Ashburton Intermediate use Spiderscribe, an online mindmapping tool, to plan and organise information for report writing.
Tags: English | Interactive/thinking tools | Primary | Upper primary |
Student ownership of learning at Fairfield Intermediate School in Hamilton was supported through MyPortfolio.
Tags: Assessment | Mathematics and statistics | e-Portfolios | Primary | Upper primary |
During 2013, students at Stanley Avenue School in Te Aroha were empowered to take increased responsibility for developing their personal fitness using the utility application SportyPal.
Tags: Health and physical education | Mathematics and statistics | Utilities/tools/gadgets | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Somerville Intermediate School enhanced the presentation of their work about virtues using YouTube.
Tags: Social sciences | Multimedia – video | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Somerville Intermediate School explored complex musical theory and created sophisticated musical compositions using GarageBand.
Tags: The Arts | Multimedia – audio/music/sound | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Weymouth Primary School in Auckland deepened their understanding of mathematical strategies through creating YouTube clips explaining their their problem solving processes.
Tags: Mathematics and statistics | Multimedia – video | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Panmure Bridge School in Auckland improved their problem solving skills and mathematical knowledge through the use of Google Forms.
Tags: Assessment | Mathematics and statistics | G Suite | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Somerville Intermediate School developed their own dance tracks for their morning exercise programme using GarageBand.
Tags: Health and physical education | The Arts | Multimedia – audio/music/sound | Primary | Upper primary |
Students from Bayswater School created a video slideshow chronicling events in a school-wide inquiry using Animoto.
Tags: English | Multimedia – graphics/animation | Multimedia – video | Presentation | Middle primary | Primary | Upper primary |
Students used software to support formative assessment in mathematics.
Tags: Assessment | Mathematics and statistics | Utilities/tools/gadgets | Primary | Upper primary |
Houghton Valley School trialed Hapara Teacher Dashboard and Google Apps with their senior classes over 12 months, with a vision for improving literacy learning outcomes.
Tags: English | Student inquiry | Teacher inquiry | G Suite | Learning management systems (LMS) | Primary | Upper primary |
Year 8 teachers at Breens Intermediate, carried out a collaborative inquiry focused on increasing student agency to raise student achievement in literacy, supported by the use of digital technologies.
Tags: English | Teacher inquiry | Blogging | Primary | Upper primary |
Leaders at St Thomas of Canterbury College lift engagement by embedding gamification and agency into learning.
Tags: Health and physical education | STEM/STEAM | Gamification tools | Minecraft | Primary | Upper primary |
Year 5 and 6 teachers trial the Gamefroot platform as a vehicle for students to learn how to create a game.
Tags: Computational thinking | Technology | Tikanga Māori | Writing | Game development tools | Gamification tools | Multimedia – graphics/animation | Lower secondary | Middle primary | Primary | Upper primary |
Students at Point England School in Auckland share their learning about the historical development of planes and engines through digital animation using Hyperstudio
Tags: Technology | Multimedia – audio/music/sound | Multimedia – graphics/animation | Presentation | Primary | Upper primary |