Friday, March 30, 2012

Sad news

On Monday we were given the news that the NiE programme which has been published in NZ for the last 25 years is to close. What a shame as so many schools and students from all over NZ have enjoyed all the learning activities and it has been a valuable resource for teachers. I have only been there a short time and just lately I was working on an Olympic Games resource kit which will not be printed. We will be working till the end of term 2 so will publish the pages and web activities till then - all the work I put into the Olympic resource kit will be put into the published activity pages.
A beautiful crisp autumn day here on the coast and the sea is sparkling so not all bad in my world!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

New look to blog!

Now I am no longer an ICT facilitator and also have no classroom of my own I have decided to change the ICT emphasis of my blog. I am still interested in latest happenings in the world of technology and will post any new ideas I come across but it will not be the focus of this blog as it was in the past.
I have just completed a page about local government and the consultation process for council draft plans for the NiE page and still working on more books for Essential Resources. Am working one day a week at the local school teaching dyslexic children, it is a great programme (Steps programme) and it is 1-1 teaching so better results and something the children do not get in their classroom.
Check out this site about local government in NZ - hover over the map and select your area to find out more and link to council in your area. Good for looking at in classroom now as all councils reviewing the 10 year community plan and up for consultation - young people have a voice too.