TECH+ANGELS

Please either link your image (Button) to the resource your techies are creating/using/recording their experiences (eg. Blog, Web page, LMS) or email Paula your URL so that she can do it for you
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The first official gathering of our Cluster Techies was held April 3rd (unfortunately children from Otonga and Kaharoa were not present). Each child was presented with a 4gb flash drive with lanyard (and a yummy thick shake!). They then each added their names and thoughts to an iPad (using the SimpleMinds+ App - see below)



The decision was made to use 'individual chosen names' in each of our schools and when we gather together we will be the 'Techies' or 'Tech Angels' - whichever suits, as our name is less important than our purpose! We talked about the sorts of things we will need to think about in our schools - about learning with and from each other - about communicating, collaborating, sharing and growing our knowledge and understanding throughout.

problem or to think differently)
 * ==== On a Website (blog or our Ultranet/KnowledgeNet) ====
 * ==== An example saved on our flash drive ====
 * ==== In our minds so that we can just talk about it (e.g. when we have helped others to solve a ====

What an exciting opportunity - let's make the most of this to ensure we nurture "ICT, Creativity, in our own school and beyond.Leadership and Thinking"

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 * Check out our exciting event planned for the end of Term 2**

= = Techie Day hosted at Aorangi School - 25.6.12 media type="custom" key="19600478" align="left"

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** Morning Session - ****Team sharing - what have you been doing in your school?****Show and Tell .........and show and teach!**



** Middle Session - ** ** Art with Mr Henderson: ** Explore photos on the web.How to edit a photo (cunning hints that could help you win a prize this afternoon) using 'Cartoonist' [] []

** Look at ways to join/collage images: **[] [] Check out what Paula made using this site with Photo's from our session today.This site is VERY easy to use - just upload the photo's you want to use and then 'create'. Fabulous range of templates.



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**Afternoon Session** - Photographic Competition (see Criteria below)

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=Aorangi= =Mamaku= =Kawaha Point= =Kaharoa= =Ngongotaha= =St Mary’s=

Criteria

**6. Creativity is encouraged - Dare to be different!**
Ours judges today, "Room 5" are guided by their Teacher Rachel Boyd at Waiuku Primary in Auckland - we value their involvement and input (via Skype) in our fun-tastic day!

= Entries and Placings.... = = 1st Prize winners receive their image printed on an A2 size stretched Canvas, = = 2nd and 3rd Prize win an A3 size Canvas with their image printed on it. =

=Kaharoa: Emily, Lilly, Tayla and Kira media type="custom" key="19597730"=

== == = = = = =**Mamaku: Rachel, Gemma, Tyler and Rory**=
 * St Mary's: Grace, Grant, Ryleah and Alec media type="custom" key="19597760" **
 * Kawaha Point: Dayla, Bianca, Tyla and Zac media type="custom" key="19597780" **


 * Aorangi: Shay, Malachi, Kennedi and Dywayne **


 * NGONGOTAHA: BEN, DYLAN, KEZ AND MATT **



Thank you sooooooooo much to our judges who had a VERY hard job. We enjoyed Skyping with you at Waiuku Primary, you put a great deal of effort into thinking about what feedback you would give us.

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Tech Angel Day Hosted at Ngongotaha School **3rd September 2012 - collaborative teacher[| planning can be viewed here]** media type="custom" key="21414692" media type="custom" key="20724166" width="266" height="158" Lilly, Lucy, Emily and Tayls's thoughts of the day || Aorangi School || media type="custom" key="20725336" || Kawaha Point School ||
 * Kaharoa School
 * Mamaku School || Ngongotaha School ||
 * St Marys School