It's coming! Mrs Sands leads our digital technologies (DT) team, so we know the kowhai community will be well provided for. ;o)
As you will understand, we've had other routines and systems to set up within our learning community, and haven't wanted to overload our learners or teachers with too much at once. Eventually we will have an iPad to learner ratio of approximately 1:5, as well as access to a shared iMac and netbook computers. These devices will be used to support learning across the curriculum, as well as provide opportunities for children to 'research' their own interests. We expect our iPads and our iMac to be available from next week, and our netbooks in another one or two weeks. The DT team originally planned for all devices to be available (at all levels of the school) from the end of Week 1, but we've encountered some unforeseen delays to this plan. These relate to networking, the new building, our internet monitoring, our iPad deployment software, our wireless network and some key equipment literally melting under the pressure! Be assured that we will be monitoring the use of the iPads and devices very carefully, and that children will not be left unattended (particularly if using the internet). We will also be using Seesaw, a portfolio tool that allows children (and teachers) to share learning with parents in real time, and for parents to provide feedback to their children throughout the day. You can read more about Seesaw here.
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We do not email parents to say we have updated other pages on this blog, as previous groups of parents have found repeated emails over-whelming. Communication is one of those 'Goldilocks' things - it's either 'too much', or 'too little', and very rarely 'just right'. It's also a two-way process, so please feel free to communicate directly with your child's pod teacher, or leave us a question on a KIT notice if there's something you're not sure of! "How do you ensure the 'middle of the roaders' aren't over looked when awarding bus tickets?"28/2/2017 For those of you unsure about what the 'bus tickets' are, they are our new school-wide positive behaviour reinforcement scheme. Children receive a bus ticket any time they are 'caught' displaying one of our school values (innovation, connection, empowerment, determination, respect, integrity, vitality, empathy or resilience).
A teacher will fill out the bus ticket, and your children will bring it home so it can be proudly displayed on your fridge, mantelpiece, trophy cabinet or facebook page. ;o) There are actually two sections to the bus tickets - the fancy part that your child brings home, and a second (less fancy) part with the same information on it. This part is sent to the school office, and the information on it is entered into eTAP (our student management system). All teachers are then able to see a spreadsheet in real time containing information about which children have received bus tickets, and what they were received for. Teachers can view this information for their own pod, the entire kowhai community, or the whole school. This information is reviewed at our weekly meetings on a Thursday to ensure that all children are being treated fairly, and have equal opportunity to receive a bus ticket. |
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