Digital Technology & E-Learning
“The digital curriculum is about teaching children how to design their own digital solutions and become creators of, not just users of, digital technologies, to prepare them for the modern workforce." Chris Hipkins, 2018
At Te Pahu School, we value that all our learners will have the opportunity to become digitally capable individuals. Our students will build skills that will enable them to be innovative creators of digital solutions, moving beyond being just users and consumers of digital technologies.
We believe that E-Learning is an incredible way to increase engagement, attendance, focus, excitement and relevance of learning to students as well as being a gateway to the curriculum. Our students do not just learn about the tool itself, but about using the tool to access the world around them, to find digital solutions and ultimately to create.
Our Junior classes have access to sets of iPads that students use collaboratively to further reinforce learning strategies, to access the world beyond the classroom as well as to create, capture and share their learning.
Students begin developing their digital literacy further through the use of Chromebooks that are used collaboratively in small groups starting at Year 3 & 4. The focus in these years is still very much pencil and pen book work. Access to the Chromebooks are through a school Google account which is monitored by the teacher through Hapara, filtered by the school through Linewize and by the Ministry through N4L. Students are able to use Chromebooks on a 1:1 scale when they move to Year 5 and continues through to Year 8.
We are acutely aware of the importance that the quality of screentime plays in student learning and creating. We recognise the need for regular screen breaks, the use of printed media and students being physically active. Ultimately, we want our students to be innovative creators who are digitally fluent in order to best equip them to participate in an ever changing digital society.
"Digital Technologies are transforming our homes and workplaces, changing the way that we interact with each other and live our everyday lives. Our education system needs to grow and adapt to this technology. We're changing how we equip our children and young people to participate, create, and thrive in a fast-evolving digital world." - Ministry of Education, 2020
At Te Pahu School, we value that all our learners will have the opportunity to become digitally capable individuals. Our students will build skills that will enable them to be innovative creators of digital solutions, moving beyond being just users and consumers of digital technologies.
We believe that E-Learning is an incredible way to increase engagement, attendance, focus, excitement and relevance of learning to students as well as being a gateway to the curriculum. Our students do not just learn about the tool itself, but about using the tool to access the world around them, to find digital solutions and ultimately to create.
Our Junior classes have access to sets of iPads that students use collaboratively to further reinforce learning strategies, to access the world beyond the classroom as well as to create, capture and share their learning.
Students begin developing their digital literacy further through the use of Chromebooks that are used collaboratively in small groups starting at Year 3 & 4. The focus in these years is still very much pencil and pen book work. Access to the Chromebooks are through a school Google account which is monitored by the teacher through Hapara, filtered by the school through Linewize and by the Ministry through N4L. Students are able to use Chromebooks on a 1:1 scale when they move to Year 5 and continues through to Year 8.
We are acutely aware of the importance that the quality of screentime plays in student learning and creating. We recognise the need for regular screen breaks, the use of printed media and students being physically active. Ultimately, we want our students to be innovative creators who are digitally fluent in order to best equip them to participate in an ever changing digital society.
"Digital Technologies are transforming our homes and workplaces, changing the way that we interact with each other and live our everyday lives. Our education system needs to grow and adapt to this technology. We're changing how we equip our children and young people to participate, create, and thrive in a fast-evolving digital world." - Ministry of Education, 2020
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