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News of April 2011
Rēhita, takiuru, ā, hangaia tāu ake TKI
20/4/2011
Hono mai
Kia tino pai rawa tō wheako hou i runga TKI me rēhita koe mō tētahi kaute.
E whaihangatia ana te rēhitatanga me te takiuru mā te pūnaha Education Sector Logon, ā, mēna kei a koe kē he Education Sector Logon kua reri koe ki te mahi ināianei tonu – pāwhiria a Takiuru kei te taha matau i runga i te whārangi.
Mēnā kāore i a koe he Education Sector Logon, me hanga tētahi ināianei tonu? Poto rawa te wā ki te hanga.
Rapua ētahi atu mōhiohio mō te rēhitatanga me te takiuru ki TKI.
Tīmatahia tō hanga
Mēnā kei a koe he kaute TKI ka taea e koe te hanga tāu ake kete whārangi kāinga. Tuwherahia te rārangi tono Kōwhiria kete i runga i te whārangi kāinga, ka kōwhiri Hanga i raro Taku kete i te taha matau. Me maumahara, me takiuru koe i te tuatahi.
Ka taea te whakauru ngā pitopito kōrero, hononga rānei e pīrangi ana koe – nāu ērā. Arā hoki he kete motuhake ka taea e koe te hanga hei whakaatu ataata mai i ngā pae pērā i YouTube, i ngā putanga rānei o ngā whāngai RSS i ngā pae rongo, i ngā rangitaki, i twitter, i whea atu.
Hāngaia he kohinga o āu ake kete mō tētahi kaupapa, tiakina hei whārangi kāinga tatūkē hou, ka tiritiri ai ki tētahi atu – hei aha tana whai kaute hei whakamahi i tō whārangi kāinga.
Kei te wāhanga āwhina ētahi anō mōhiohio, ataata, me ngā pātai auau e whakaatu ana me pēhea te hanga i tāu ake kete me ngā whārangi kāinga tatūkē. Mēnā kei a koe te wā, ka tino hiahia mātou ki te mōhio i pēhea ō whakamahi i ērā - whakakīa te puka urupare, īmēra mai rānei.
Register, log in, and build your own TKI
19/4/2011
Get connected
To make the most of the new TKI you should register for an account.
Registration and signing in are handled by the Education Sector Logon system, and if you already have an Education Sector Logon you are ready to go right now – just click Log in at the top right of the page.
If you don’t have an Education Sector Logon, why not make one now? It only takes a moment.
Find out more about registering and logging in to TKI.
Get creating
If you have a TKI account you can now create your own personal homepage kete. Open the Select kete menu on the homepage, and select Create under My kete on the right. Remember, you need to be logged in.
Kete can include any notes or links you want – they’re yours. There are also special types of kete you can create to display video from sites like YouTube, or the output of RSS feeds from news sites, blogs, twitter, wherever.
Create a bunch of personal kete around a topic, save them as a new preset homepage, and share it with anyone – they don’t even need their own TKI account to use your homepage.
The help section has more information, video, and FAQs showing how to create personal kete and preset homepages. And if you have the time, we’d love to hear how you’ve been using them – fill in the feedback form, or drop us a line.
Business case studies
19/4/2011
A number of case studies are being developed to support level 3 NCEA business studies achievement standards. Each of these business case studies focuses on a successful New Zealand company that trades within Asian markets. Teachers and students are invited to explore these further, or use them as a framework to develop their own case studies.
New Zealand Curriculum Update 7 - Te Kotahitanga
19/4/2011
This Update focuses on findings from Te Kotahitanga and highlights how this programme is producing positive gains for Māori students by influencing leadership, teaching, and learning in participating schools.
Te Ao Whanui - local participation, global confidence
19/4/2011
Find out about a new and innovative social studies programme at Edgecumbe College. A teacher discusses the programme and is joined by year 10 students who explain how Te Ao Whanui - local participation, global confidence, supported them to be autonomous learners.
Register, log in, and build your own TKI
19/4/2011
Get connected
To make the most of the new TKI you should register for an account.
Registration and signing in are handled by the Education Sector Logon system, and if you already have an Education Sector Logon you are ready to go right now – just click Log in at the top right of the page.
If you don’t have an Education Sector Logon, why not make one now? It only takes a moment.
Find out more about registering and logging in to TKI.
Get creating
If you have a TKI account you can now create your own personal homepage kete. Open the Select kete menu on the homepage, and select Create under My kete on the right. Remember, you need to be logged in.
Kete can include any notes or links you want – they’re yours. There are also special types of kete you can create to display video from sites like YouTube, or the output of RSS feeds from news sites, blogs, twitter, wherever.
Create a bunch of personal kete around a topic, save them as a new preset homepage, and share it with anyone – they don’t even need their own TKI account to use your homepage.
The help section has more information, video, and FAQs showing how to create personal kete and preset homepages. And if you have the time, we’d love to hear how you’ve been using them – fill in the feedback form, or drop us a line.
Learning Languages
18/4/2011
The Learning Languages community on TKI has launched a new website...
Content has been re-organised into six sections: professional support; pedagogy and research; assessment; ict and e-Learning; specific languages; and a private community.
Other features include a news and events section, events calendar, the ability to subscribe to a monthly newsletter, and links to many key resources.
Feedback and suggestions are welcome for news and events, improvements, and additions to the site via email.
Alternative education
18/4/2011
The new Alternative Education website aims to make it easier for schools and teachers, providers, pedagogical leaders, and whānau and students to find information and support.
Keep up-to-date with what's happening by subscribing to the newsletter from the home page.
New frameworks for students with special educational needs
15/4/2011
New frameworks for students with special educational needs are now available. These frameworks, developed by the Central Region Special Schools Cluster (CRSSC), expand and enhance Level One of the New Zealand Curriculum. Full Story.
Upgrade to e-asTTle April 2011
14/4/2011
The April 2011 e-asTTle upgrade has been successfully implemented and is now ready for use.
Changes have been made to the application. You can download the changes below:
e-asTTle upgrade April 2011.doc 673KB
From feedback to the Sector Service Desk, it seems these messages are not always reaching the people who need to know. Could you please pass on this information to anybody in your school who is involved in e-asTTle.
More information
For further information about e-asTTle, please visit the website.
For specific questions or further information on e-asTTle, please contact the Sector Service Desk on 0800 225 542 (option 2) or via email.