1. Welcome to
Tahunanui School
Cluster Wide Walk Through
Thursday 14th September 2010

2. Tahunanui School
Vision Mission
Statement Statement
To be a caring, Through high quality
dynamic school teaching and
community learning, foster
committed to life confident, active and
long learning. responsible citizens.

3. E-Learning Annual Goal: by
November 2011 90% of students
will often use a computer in their
learning
(goal was developed from our student engagement survey)
e-tools are a vehicle for learning
we aim for children, staff, parents & BOT to understand
why they using the technology
we aim to embed e-tools into the learning in our classroom
programmes

4. The infrastructure journey so far...
New server, securities and network fully operational
Laptops for teachers
Library & media spaces developed (E-Space & Eye-Box)
Integration of media spaces in classroom & SEN programmes
Upgrade desktop PCs in each classroom & the E-Space
Digital camera for every classroom
Piloting interactive whiteboard in the E-Space & in one
classroom

5. The infrastructure journey so far...
SMS (student management system) - MUSAC
Through the SMS Tahunanui has a customized digital report
Remote access for all teachers - to the server/MUSAC
Member of the LOOP
Trialling Google Apps & SSO (single sign on) with teachers
& small number of students
Moved from purchasing hard ware to leasing

6. The infrastructure journey so far...
Internet access through point-to-point radio
Rukus Wireless Radio
SNUP ugrade ~ at the planning stage
Generic image/platform for all PCs across the school
Upgrading digital video cameras to flip videos
Purchasing easy-speak microphones & integrated CD
players

7. Tahunanui's journey on the Whakatu
Cluster so far...
Whakatu I.C.T. cluster in service day & cluster wide mtgs
Pedagogy - identifying our teaching and learning beliefs
Androgogy - developing a professional development plan
Linking our school values to key competencies
Essence statements for the curriculum
Developing an inquiry approach within our classrooms
School wide planning: key competencies - concepts - contexts

8. ICT Professional Development at
Tahunanui
School Wide Professional Development:
In school 4 minute walk throughs
Cluster wide walk throughs
Techie Brekkies for all staff (teachers & teacher aides) ~ and the teachers
from the local kindergarten!
Tahunanui School Wiki Page
Staff and students exploring Web 2.0 tools and other
digital learning objects (e.g. windows movie maker)
Students as teachers ~ e-learning angels supporting teachers &
students learning through e-tools

9. ICT Professional Development at
Tahunanui
School Wide Professional Development
Staff and team meetings dedicated to:
pedagogy and androgogy
how to embed e-learning into classroom programmes
assessment for learning
learning intentions and success criteria
developing greater student engagement in their own learning
data analysis of student engagement survey to set school wide
goals

10. The Model of Professional Development at
Tahunanui
Personal Professional Development for individual
teachers:
1:1 release with lead e-learning teacher (45 minute session x2 per
term)
Lead e-learning teachers to work with teachers and their class in
the e-space and in the classroom
Teachers developing customized action plans ~ set in 1:1 sessions
in their CRT time through e-tools or professional reading

11. Web 2.0 Applications
Using the computer within our
classroom programmes ~ making it part
of our everyday practice

12. Why use Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 can...
Create opportunities for students to reflect on and discuss what
they are learning
Practice the written expression of ideas and opinions with an
authentic audience
Help students explore classroom learning through what others
have written
Receive support and feedback on their own ideas through
teacher/peer comments
Learn about and practice collaboration, respect, and relating to
others online
Promote the overall teaching and learning goals of the classroom
information from netsafe.org.nz

13. Health & Safety
protecting and respecting ourselves &
others online

14. So far at Tahunanui we have...
Created cyber safety agreements for senior & junior students
which are signed by students & parents
Created cyber safety agreements for staff
Provided cyber information at the KOS parents evening (John
Parsons from Stimulate 2 Educate)
Used Web 2.0 tools to provide a safe platform for students to
explore issues of cyber safety and develop a code of ethics to help
them protect and respect themselves & others on line

15. Suggestions for where to next...
Implement structured unit/lesson plans based around cyber safety,
digital citizenship & respecting and protecting on line identities
Turn our senior and junior cyber safety agreements into 'living
documents'
Continue to use Web 2.0 tools to provide a safe platform for
students to explore issues of cyber safety and develop a code of
ethics to help them protect and respect themselves & others on
line
Year 5/6 partake in digital health & safety, a staff meeting, parent
evening with Stimulate 2 Educate

16. Where will our journey take us next?
Aligning teaching & learning models with our school values
Shaping our curriculum around our identifies specific
learning outcomes
Developing our classrooms for 21st century learning
Identifying the best use and distribution of e-tools &
hardware across the school
and to continue to.....

17. ...reflect and adapt within our pedagogy and androgogy to
enable our school community to become...
...confident, connected,
actively involved and life
long learners.
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Enjoy your walk through at Tahunanui School