Our class were very fortunate to take part in the digital learning programme Rarangi Matahiko along with Te Tinana this term. The Raranga Matihiko programme aims to deliver innovative digital technologies while increasing access to national and local exhibitions and collections. The dynamic teaching team of Whaea Kerry and Whaea Monika visitedus at school twice and then we travelled to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds to learn with them in their super modern classroom. This was an amazing experience for all of us. Throughout their learning journey, the students took part in many unplugged activities including logistical thinking, spacial awareness, communication and lots of team work. They have learnt to use digital technology to enhance their learning and showed lots of expertise when using Paint 3D and Scratch.
The students reflected on what they enjoyed the most and you can see from their responses that there they really took a lot from the experience.
Scroll down to read our students responses.
Jai
The best thing with Whaea Monika was when we got to play the robot game and paint 3d. The second best game was scratch. When we played the robot game mason was controlling me and I was the robot. He said go forward and go left and go right sometimes he said go right 6x and go left 4x.
Alani
The best thing thing that I did with whaea monika and whaea kerry was going on the technology and making cool backgrounds and I liked my background because I made one when it was night. The hard thing was doing writing the turns and writing the forwards. I thought it was hard because when it was a turn I did not know what way it was. The fun thing was the lego because I made a super cool lego patten.
Zana
I liked the lego the best because our partners made the same thing.
I made a zigzag out of lego and a boat we had 5 pieces.
Reina
I really enjoyed doing paint 3D and I really enjoyed doing the code.
I really enjoy doing making a cool background and doing the lego and I really enjoy the paint 3D and working with Kaydee.
Lara
I really enjoy doing paint 3D and I really liked doing it then when we were making pictures. We did backgrounds and I liked my backgrounds because I made one when it was night. The hard thing was writing the turns and writing. It was hard because when it was my turn I did not know what way to go. It was fun then we all had fun with the paint 3D.
Awhi
I really enjoyed doing Paint 3D because I could use it with my finger and I really enjoyed using the tools. I thought it was so cool. I thought that I was really in my art in paint 3D and I loved it.The part that I thought was tricky was making sure I clicked the right tool.
Riley
When Whaea Kerry and Whaea Monika came in we did Paint 3D. It was fun.
Me and Teina were buddies. We made a background I didn't finish mine.
But Teina finished his and and when we did the lego I mad a satellite.
It was hard for me to think what to make but we learnt how to program a robot. My favorite bit was scratch. I made a slide show.
Kiarn
My favourite part with Whaea Kerry was when we went on to paint 3D.
You had to be with a buddy and you could draw cool backgrounds and when you made your background you needed to save it and then you go on to scratch and then you can use the background for scratch.
Mason
The best thing with Whaea Monika was when we had to find a buddy and you got to control your buddy to go left, right and forward. I was with Kevin I was the robot and Kevin was in control.
Millan
My favorite part was when we had to tell our robots to go anywhere and I really liked making my background on Paint 3D.
Kevin
My favorite part with Whaea Kerry was doing the robot game we did. I was with Mason T, we were buddies then we went outside we were using our computer brains while we did the game.
Liv
My favourite part with whaea monaka and whaea kerry was doing the eel on paint 3D. I also enjoyed doing backgrounds and coding. My eel was grey with sun glasses. My background had a aqua blue sky a bright yellow sun,a dark blue river and some light green mountains.
Cleo
My favourite part with Whaea Kerry and whaea monika was doing paint 3D because we got to make cool backgrounds mine was a like a midnight blue river with some dark green Mountains and a beautiful night sky. My 2nd favourite part was when we were coding ‘ it was so much fun I had a green fire breathing dragon it was really funny.
Koda
My favourite part was when we got to go on to their chromebooks and make cool backgrounds. I liked to play on Paint 3D. I liked coding and and playing with the lego and when we built things and then our partner had to build because we told them how to build it.
Lucy:
My favourite part was when we did paint 3D, making the eel, the coding and the lego.When we did the lego I made my lego into anything I wanted, I had to tell my buddy how to make it. After they made it we both had a look if it’s right. It was right.
Teina
My favorite part with was when we used Paint 3D. When I used the app I tried to make a river going into the ocean, it was pretty successful. It looked really good when I added clouds and the water. When we had to make the lego patterns Riley told me the instructions to make the right pattern but if you get it wrong you get another try to make the right pattern Riley made a satellite.
Anahera
I loved the part when to do coding with the blocks . It was awesome . The next thing I loved doing the paint 3D it was cool. I liked doing the hidden message it was awesome. I liked that we could do stuff on scratch and making stuff move around like doing backdrops and getting letters to write words like scratch and make them go crazy that was the best part ever. I also liked doing the part when we done the lego cause we done funny creations like a mustache and a dog .
Mason.L
My favorite part of the day with Whaea Monika was Paint 3D. My favourite part of the day with Whaea Kerry was Scratch and the money game. The best game of the day was the robot game.
Kaydee
My favorite part was when we did Paint 3D and making the eels. I had fun putting in the eyes with sunglasses and the mouth. Reina was telling
me what color and the eyes she chose were funny ones
Edward
My favorite part was making a tuna with paint 3D and using stickers and 2D and 3D shapes. My second favorite part was coding with the lego and me and Millan figured out we didn’t have exactly the same lego blocks.
ZAVIAH
My favorite part was making an tuna on paint 3D with 3D shapes and 2D shapes. I was going to add mud to my tuna but I ran out of time. My partner was Mason L.
ARAHIA
I enjoyed when we used scratch to create our own little animation.I learnt that on Scratch I could color in my persons shirt or the color of her hair. I liked Scratch because there was lots of different movements that you could use.
CHARLIE
I enjoyed the lego activity because you have to work with a partner and you bulid something and when you are finished you have to tell your partner how to build it the same.
