The TKI Webwatch is a regular column in The New Zealand Education Gazette. Every fortnight, it focuses on a different aspect of TKI.
See below for links to the Webwatches that have been published in the Gazette.
For the full archive of Webwatches, visit the Gazette articles search
page and enter "TKI Webwatch" as your keywords:
www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/search_articles_form.shtml
2005 Webwatch
Student
work examples online
Explore the TKI Student Gallery, check out new arts resources,
and find out more about Hurricane Katrina and the devastation caused by other
natural disasters.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6993
Celebrate life through movement with new website
Learns about using movement as a bridge between cultures. Discover fun
new science websites, and look at the latest Ministry of Education resources
on TKI.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6981
TKI Webwatch: Interact with bugs and insects
Get creeped out by the new wickED Creepy Crawlies theme! Checks out the
latest maths resources on TKI, and learn about the 2005 General Election.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6973
Community site supports gifted and talented
Catches up with the changes to National Administrative Guidelines. Look
at some New Zealand history sites, and find out more about the London bombings.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6950
Bringing science and te reo Maori together
JOANNA McLEOD finds out about science from a Maori perspective, looks
at websites for health and physical education teachers, and checks out the
latest websites to be added to TKI.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6940
Site celebrates diversity
Explore a website that will help you develop a special education policy.
Look at these great sites for language teachers. The resource alert checks
out some environmental websites
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6931
Got problems with maths and science? Studyit!
Studyit is a fantastic resource for your NCEA maths and science students.
Look at Pasifika resources, and check out what's new on TKI Resource Alert.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6921
Joining biotechnology and education
Discovers a website that makes biotechnology accessible to learners. Lisa,
a TKI online editor, talks about Matariki, the Maori New Year. Check out
New Zealand Music Month on TKI hot topics Resource Alert.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6906
TKI Webwatch: Site makes learning software choice easier
Find out about Software for Learning, check out some visual arts websites
and skim through new sites on Te Kete Ipurangi.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6899
Study guides bring TV shows to classroom
Discover resources to help teachers analyse TV programmes with their students.
TKI online editor Brenda talks about microcredit. Take a look at Anzac Day
in the news Resource Alert.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6887
Site teaches students about being healthy
Visit an activities-based website encouraging healthy habits. TKI online
editor Lesley looks at fun maths sites. Read about the latest resources
on TKI Resource Alert.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=6882
New professional development resource online
Read about the new TKI collection focused on professional development opportunities.
TKI online editor Barb Wright brings you a collection of physics websites
in celebration of the United Nations International Year of Physics (100th
anniversary of Einstein's year of landmark achievements).
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6859
New version of assessment tool launched
Discover the new material in the updated asTTle website. TKI online
editor Brenda Crozier presents sites on the Holocaust to commemorate the
60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and 'What's On' checks out
programmes of interest to teachers
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6852
Online service guides students through web
This TKI Webwatch spotlights Any Questions? – a new website
connecting students with online librarians. TKI online editor Barb Wright
lists websites to help your students start the New Year healthy and happy
and 'In the News' focuses on websites and lesson plans about the Asian tsunami.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6843
2004 Webwatch
Site provides support for parents of gifted students
Learn about a new TKI-based resource for parents of gifted children. A
collection of resources takes a closer look at vaccinations in light of
the nationwide meningitis vaccination campaign, and the section 'In the
News' finds websites about kidney transplants following Jonah Lomu's operation.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6764
Units inspire creative ideas for teaching dance
Read about the resoures available on TKI for senior secondary dance. TKI
online editor Brenda Crozier presents a collection of sites about the New
Zealand system of government to celebrate Youth Parliament 2004 and the
focus is on the Bay of Plenty floods 'In the News'.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6753
TKI tool lets you create and share collections
Explore the many uses of the TKI Kete tool and sign up to access a collection
of Olympic sites chosen by social studies online editor Brenda. 'In the
News' features a collection of sites that address the issue of harsher penalties
for crime.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6745
TKI gateway to online databases
Learn about the EPIC (Electronic Products in Collaboration) collection
of databases now available free to schools. wickED online editor
Jane finds resources that celebrate and educate about the International
Year of Rice, and paua poaching is explored 'In the News'.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6687
Websites celebrate the Māori New Year
Explore the websites celebrating Matariki and the Māori New Year.
TKI online editor Elizabeth finds sites about the Budget and the looming
power crisis is covered 'In the News'.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6658
Transit of Venus connects us to our history
This Webwatch looks at the Transit of Venus website created to celebrate
this 120-year astronomical event. It also discusses the Stonehenge Aotearoa
site. Guest online editors Phil and Brenda find related websites exploring
both the solar system and the life of Captain Cook, and 'In the Skies' features
resources that show you where to find Matariki.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6649
Exemplars help promote learning
Read about the new science and technology exemplars and how schools are
using exemplars for teaching and learning. TKI Pasifika community online
editor Teanau Tuiono presents digital Pasifika legends, and 'In the News'
has sites on post-Saddam Iraq.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6667
Website helps students study for NCEA
This TKI Webwatch profiles Studyit – a website set up to
help students study for NCEA maths and science. TKI arts community online
editor Brenda Crozier finds a site with online tutorials on composing different
types of music, and 'What's on the Box?' looks at the Māori Television
station.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6666
Home-school partnerships foster student achievement
Visit online resources that support the Home-School Partnership programme.
TKI technology community online editor Phil Sadgrove finds a collection
of sites on how cheese is made, and 'In the News' has websites on the Israel-Palestine
conflict as well as an Easter resource.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6665
Numeracy projects advance student achievement
This TKI Webwatch is focused on helping secondary school maths teachers
learn about the new number strategies that students are learning at primary
school through the Advanced Numeracy Project. Guest TKI online editor Brenda
Crozier finds a great site for Anzac Day, and New Zealand's history of race
relations is examined 'In the News'.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6664
New Zealand history through students' eyes
Read all about the Living Heritage web project and how to get
your school involved. This TKI Webwatch also profiles and excellent arts
resource called Arts Alive, and finds sites on the political unrest
in Haiti and New Zealand's wild weather patterns.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6663
Web channel welcomes student videos
Like making movies? wickEDtv is a platform for students to showcase
their video work. Read all about the web channel and how to send in movies.
This TKI Webwatch also features a collection of resources from the TKI Pasifika
education community, and finds news sites on the diesel spill in Milford
Sound and the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6662
Toi te mana
Ngā Toi has added a number of Māori visual artists'
profiles to its collection of resources. Find out how these profiles can
be incorporated into a teaching programme. TKI English community online
editor Elizabeth recommends sites for deconstructing the Academy Awards
and 'In the News' finds resources about Project Aqua, sustainability in
New Zealand, a new flag, and the Asian Bird 'flu.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6661