Raranga Matihiko - Follow Up - Waitangi Visit

Our class is very lucky to have visited Waitangi and the Raranga Matihiko Classroom twice this term.

Our visit two weeks ago was an amazing experience for all the students as they encountered new technology learning that they had not seen before. We have been learning about Polynesian navigation and the teachers in the Raranga Matihiko classroom, Whaea Monika and Whaea Kristina, encouraged the students to put themselves into a voyaging world. They were challenged to sculp pou using Sculp GL that represented different forms of navigation i.e. tides, wind, birds. These were then printed on the 3D printer for the students to take it home. 

The students then created an object or thing that they might see in the voyaging world using Paint 3D. Lastly Whaea Kristina took a photo of each student and added their pou, Paint 3D object and their avatar into our own Virtual Reality Voyaging World.

Thank-you so much to Whaea Monika, Whaea Kristina and Whaea Kerry for giving us the opportunity to experience such a range of learning in the Raranga Matihiko classroom. We feel privileged to have been part of your classroom at Waitangi! 

We hope you enjoy our videos as much as we enjoyed making the items that are in them!

Waitangi - Raranga Matihiko

Our class had the opportunity to travel to Waitangi last week to take part in the Raranga Matihiko digital learning classroom and visit the Waitangi grounds and museum. This term we are learning about NZ history with a focus on traditional sailing and navigation methods used by early Polynesian voyagers and European Explorers.

We looked closely as the pou surrounding the waka, Ngātokimatawhaorua and did sketches. Whaea Kristina told us about Kupe and we saw his pou with a wheke (octopus). Ngātokimatawhaorua was built to mark the centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi’s signing in 1940 and was built by members of New Zealand’s northern and Waikato tribes. The waka is launched every year in February as part of Waitangi Day celebrations. 

The Waitangi Museum was an amazing learning experience with so many hands on experiences about NZ history. The students were so engaged with every part. In the classroom we had the chance to use the VR glasses (virtual reality), Tinkercad, Sculpt GL, Book Creator and Paint 3D. It was great to visit Waitangi where our learning really came to life. We look forward to visiting again in Week 5. 

Thank-you to Whaea Kerry, Whaea Monika and Whaea Kristina for a fabulous day of learning outside our classroom.

Manaiakalani - LEARN, CREATE, SHARE

We are continuing our learning with Manaiakalani and have 1:1 chromebooks in class. The chromebooks are a learning tool to enable the students to make wider connections, access information quickly, create work and share their work online. 

Our Te Manga 2020 Class Learning Site is up and running click on our link to check it out - https://bit.ly/37XHgJh.

Before the students started to use the chromebooks in class they had to learn and agree to following the KAWA of CARE. The KAWA of CARE ensures that students know how to care for and use their device in a responsible way ie. I agree to be in the right place, at the right time, every time I am online. It ensures that they will get the best use of their device during their learning time.

The students signed this document which is kept in class however if you wish to view the document, there is a copy on our class site under the Cyber Smart. 

The students have been creating slides or a poster to share their learning about the Kawa of Care.

Check out Alani's slide deck about the Kawa of Care!

Check out Chase's poster about the Kawa of Care!