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Kia ora and welcome to the news page of the technology community. We value your feedback and ideas, and invite you to contact us at technology@tki.org.nz.

We update this page regularly with information and materials relevant to the teaching and learning of technology. There are links to over 1000 quality-assured materials in this community. Browse the material using the buttons under the arrow on the right-hand side of the page.

Note also the two curriculum items immediately below and check these regularly for updates.

The New Zealand Curriculum. The New Zealand Curriculum
Explore The New Zealand Curriculum online and the related resources and support materials. This revised curriculum will become mandatory from February 2010. Keep an eye on What’s new? and see what is happening in schools.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz

Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, the new Māori curriculum document, is currently being distributed to all Māori-medium schools. The document was launched on 26 September 2008. Explore the online community for Te Kaupapa Marautanga o Aotearoa.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/marautanga/index_m.php

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Te Tere Auraki – Māori student success in English-medium
Explore the new redesigned Te Tere Auraki website. Te Tere Auraki is a professional development strategy focusing on supporting schools to improve Māori students’ success in English-medium schools.
http://tetereauraki.tki.org.nz/
29-06-2009


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Connected Teachers’ Notes
This site provides Teachers’ Notes for the Connected series. The Connected series is designed to show mathematics, science, and technology in the context of students’ everyday lives. The articles are intended to stimulate discussion and to provide starting points for further investigations by individuals, groups or whole classes.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/technology/connected/index_e.php
26-01-2009


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LEARNZ Virtual field trips for NZ schools
Check out the 2009 schedule online. Enrolment on a field trip is free once your school is registered. The websites have everything you need for great classroom experiences, primary and secondary.
http://www.learnz.org.nz/index.php
14-01-2009


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Te Papa’s colossal squid
The only colossal squid exhibit in the world will open to the public on Saturday 13 December. The 495 kilogramme, 4.2 metre female colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), the most massive invertebrate ever examined, will be on display at Te Papa for three years. Admission to the exhibit is free.
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/squid
16-12-2008


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Software for Learning
Enhance your learning environment with software that is appropriate and has been recommended by other New Zealand teachers. Browse through the brand new, very friendly Software for Learning collection, and check out all the new software and related resources there now. Software includes social software, freeware and non-freeware. Click here for Software for Learning resources specific to Technology.
http://softwareforlearning.tki.org.nz/
26-11-2008


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Technology Curriculum Support
Do you need help to unpack Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum (2007)?
Follow this link for a complete package of support. Includes indicators of progression and discussion ideas for programme development.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/curriculum-support/index.htm
16-09-2008


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Techlink
Thinking about what to teach in Technology? Want to know what other teachers are doing?
Interested in seeing student work?
Wondering what 21st Century Technology looks like in education?
Find answers on Techlink, your gateway to the latest in Technology Education. This website provides the latest support for planning and implementation of classroom programmes and showcases examples of contemporary teaching and learning in Technology in New Zealand.
http://www.techlink.org.nz
16-09-2008


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Science Learning Hub
This site explores New Zealand's world-class research, science and technology sectors, and provides resources to support fresh thinking in science teaching and learning in our schools. Newly added contexts include Nanoscience, Enviro-imprints, and Future Fuels.
http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/
16-07-2008


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Hands-off Healing
Explore this Techlink case study on a new medical device that is set to revolutionise wound care assessment worldwide. The ARANZ SilhouetteMobile device is a non-invasive method of scanning wounds that relies on digital photography to capture and analyse an image.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/ electronics/Hand s-off-healing/index.htm


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Stop-motion film parable project
Investigate how two year 10 classes at St Patrick's College, Wellington, communicated the values of their school using film and a biblical parable. Robotics was used as an additional context. Two short films were made using animated puppets and stop-motion film techniques.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/GIF-tech-education/beacon-practice/ Electronics/CP805 -stop-motion-film/index.htm


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Student Showcase – Ethan Shanley
See how a year 11 student at St John's College in Hamilton designed, built, and race-tested a street luge. The unit is a whole-year materials technology unit.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/ethan.htm


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Student Showcase – Mitchell deBes
See how this year 11 student from St Patrick’s College, Wellington, went about making a bike helmet camera mount and then designed and produced a movie of mountain biking and motorcross riding.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/ict/mitchell.htm


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Student Showcase – Sharon Ward, Ana Sheerin, Leanne Cook
Explore how a group of students from Katikati College developed an introductory DVD to their school. The DVD is aimed at new year 10 students, and contains information about courses and options.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/ict/sharon.htm


Ministry of Education logo. Change in ordering process for MOE resources and publications
The process for schools to order Ministry of Education resources and publications has changed. From 1 March 2008, Wickliffe Ltd is responsible for customer services and warehousing of the Ministry’s publications and resources – to order, phone 0800 660 662 or fax 0800 660 663. A new catalogue will soon be available for ordering online or by email.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/resources/glossary/index.html
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Technology, Protests, and Pottery showcases now live on Matapihi
Matapihi is proud to bring you three brand-new showcases of themed items on the Matapihi website: Take yourself back to a time when computers were the size of washing machines, mobile telephones were the size of bricks, or music records weren’t retro they were the latest thing at:
http://tinyurl.com/2nknc3

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The Harakeke Project at Industrial Research
In this videoconference from the Biotechnology Learning Hub, Stephen Tauwhare, a research scientist at Industrial Research Ltd, talked with four secondary schools about the Harakeke Project and how scientific knowledge can be combined with traditional Māori knowledge.
http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/themes/biotech_and_taonga/the_harakeke_project_at _industrial_research

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Fish into face cream and algae into paint – what is NIWA up to?
In this videoconference from the Biotechnology Learning Hub, Dr Vicky Webb, a molecular biologist, leads a team of scientists at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in the search for useful chemicals found in organisms living in the ocean.
http://www.biotechlearn.org.nz/about/biotech_in_schools/video_conferences/
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BSI Education
This site is based on the British GCSE curriculum. It provides comprehensive background information on design technology, engineering, manufacturing, and applied science. There are lesson plans, case studies, and testing sheets for students aged 7–19 years.
http://www.bsieducation.org/Education/default.php


Smithsonian Institute.

Smithsonian Institute
Explore the official website of the Smithsonian Institute. The Institute is dedicated to exploring history and heritage, and to promoting innovation, research, and discovery in science. There are online resources that relate to art and design, history and culture, and science and technology.
http://www.si.edu/
10-01-2007


Sustainable Technology Education Project.

Sustainable Technology Education Project
Teachers and students, use this site as a means through which to consider and explore sustainability in design. There are a number of case studies available for classroom use, which include eco-fashion, yoghurt, plastics, organic cotton, play-pumps, organic baby, smart-cars, shea-butter, wind-power, and upesi-stove.
http://www.stepin.org/


Teach with Technology.

Teach with Technology
Explore how technology can be incorporated into the classroom. There is information on professional development, integrating technology, and resources that are available for educators. There is also a toolbox which contains quizzes, rubrics, games, lessons, and many other teaching resources.
http://4teachers.org/


kete. TKI Kete
Have you ever used "Favourites" or "Bookmarks" to store your favourite websites so you can find them again later? TKI Kete on Te Kete Ipurangi functions in the same way only better! And it's absolutely free! Using the TKI kete function, you can save different types of resources, including websites, in your own space on TKI. This way you can access your favourites from any computer with Internet access. To find out more, click on the link above.

Technology and Hangarau material from
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Technology and Hangarau material from the Royal Society of New Zealand
Access dozens of new resources from the Royal Society of New Zealand using the link above, or the Technology/Hangarau link on the right. The supplemented collection assists teaching and learning in technology and hangarau, and includes material in te reo Māori.


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TEALS and LITE technology research
Use the Technology Research link on the right to access research articles, case studies, keynotes, and other teacher support material from the research projects Technology Education Assessment in Lower Secondary (TEALS) and Learning in Technology Education (LITE).

If you wish to draw the online editor's attention to a website then please email us.

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Events are now listed on the TKI Technology calendar, see right-hand navigation bar.

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Digital Conversations
Digital Conversations is a free videoconference program, which enables teachers and students to meet and speak with local and international experts across the curriculum. To join the mailing list, receive email notification of upcoming video conferences, and make suggestions for conversations between your students and a particular expert, contact digitalconversations@cwa.co.nz
http://www.digitalconversations.org.nz/
13-09-2006


Telephone Tutorial
The TKI Team would be happy to provide a tour of the website, via the telephone or by videoconference, at your school staff meetings or planning sessions. Contact us at tutorials@tki.org.nz if you would like to explore this option.

If you wish to place a message for visitors to this community to read, please send us an email (technology@tki.org.nz).

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