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Notes from the Classroom: how Kiwi teachers are engaging students with technology
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
As teachers and students across the country are completing this year’s final term, we wanted to look back at some of the ways that they’ve been using technology in the classroom. From publishing reviews on the World Cup to collaborating on papers, technology is giving teachers and students new ways and platforms to create, share, and learn.
For example Stephanie Thompson, a teacher from Tawa Intermediate School in Wellington, has her students use
Blogger
to publish their work and views. As she explains, the ability to personalise the content they create is a great way to keep the students engaged.
“My students are Year 7/8 so being able to personalise their blogs is an essential part of this process. For example my kids had the opportunity to take part in a ‘beautify my blog’ session. This is important for them to gain ownership over their blogs.”
By bringing in an element of competition with technology, Physical Education Teacher Tim Gander of Gisborne managed to ignite his PE students' appetite for literature. During the World Cup he had students submit article reviews using Google Forms. The public nature of Google Forms meant that his students were more conscious of the quality of their work. "The boys could see the quality of work which was required and knew that everyone was reading their responses- this led to a bit of competition, with each group trying to outdo each other!"
Last year
we told you about
Pt. England School and one of their leaders of Professional Development, Dorothy Burt. After learning more about the impact that the team there is making using
Google Apps
and
Chromebooks
to empower both students and the community, we visited to learn more. The video below gives you more insights into the passionate teachers and motivated learners and families who make up Pt. England.
We wish everyone the best with their final term and we look forward to hearing and sharing more stories from our teachers and schools. If you’d like to learn more about Google in Education tools you can complete
the form on our website
to talk to a member of our team.
Posted by Tony Keusgen, Country Manager, Google New Zealand
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