ICT Templates/Files

Just a quick reminder about templates and files that I have loaded on the internet for schools use. Follow the "Download ICT Files" link on the right side of this page.
There are policy templates on internet safety as well as interesting files for ICT integration use.
Check out the ICT levels overview file.
Ivan

Studyit - for NCEA Students

Studyit is a website for secondary students to help them achieve in NCEA maths, science, and English. They can find what they need to know, contact subject teachers, and get encouragement from other students.
Check it out at Studyit.

Photo Story 3

Photo Story 3 is a fantastic bit of free software from Microsoft.
It's easy to use for all ages and is so useful for integration into your language programme.
Add stunning special effects, soundtracks, and your own voice narration to your photo stories. Then, personalize them with titles and captions.
You can download for free at Microsoft and install on your laptop or fat client/stand alone computer that has sound capabilities.
You will need windows media player 10 for it to work. Download media player 10.
Try it, it's the easiest bit of multimedia freeware that I have seen for a long time.

PriceSpy

Are you about to purchase your computer/electronic gizmo's for the year?
Check out PriceSpy.com to find the best price.
It's an awesome site that lists computer equipment at the cheapest prices. All you need to know is the type of equipment you want and PriceSpy tells you who is selling it the cheapest. This site is upgraded nearly every day and can save you money. It shows links to the company selling the equipment.
Have a look at it!

Exemplars

What is an exemplar? An exemplar is an authentic piece of student work, annotated to illustrate learning, achievement, and quality in relation to the levels in the national curriculum statement.

The assessment pages of the TKI site are definately worth another look.
The exemplar section has expanded and has included exemplars for most levels in all curriculum areas.

YES! Maori medium exemplars have arrived - Yeah!
Print versions of the Māori medium exemplars for te reo, pāngarau, pūtaiao, and hangarau have been distributed to schools. The online versions of exemplars for te reo and pāngarau will be available soon.

TUANZ Conference 2006

This years round of TUANZ education conferences are again being held in March.
No Tolaga Bay this year so the closest to our area is Hastings on Thursday 23rd March.
I will be attending and would encourage others to spend the day keeping up with what's happening with ICT in Education.
see http://tuanz.org.nz for registration.
If you are able to attend I could broker transport and accommodation to reduce costs.

Please email me if you are interested in attending and sharing costs with others from Te Tairawhiti.

Ivan

21st Century Skills?

What are they?
What do they mean for today's Teachers?
The 21st Century Skills website titled "Route 21"offers an interactive site for seeing how well you understand our 21st century students.
It's also a neat site for refining/developing your idea of the skills required to teach those students.
The site defines 21st century skills as: "the full integration of core subjects with learning skills, learning tools and 21st century content as taught in 21st century contexts".
Check it out as it's worth a good look. "21st Century Skills"

ICT Education Conference

Australian Computers in Education are holding an ICT education conference in Cairns from 2nd - 4th October.
This is shaping up as a big conference with lots of workshops and new initiatives.
It's a great professional development opportunity for Principals and ICT lead teachers. There is no NavCon conference this year so I am targeting this workshop for my professional development.
Check it out at http://www.acec2006.info/acec2006default.asp?orgid=1&suborgid=3