DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

With the advent of social media, mobile devices in the classroom and a range of e-learning tools in the classroom it is more important than ever that students are aware of the long term effects of leaving their digital footprint and learn to become good cyber citizens. 

The concept of digital citizenship needs to be embedded in all aspects of work in schools with e-learning tools.

A good way to start this is to build awareness of what it means to be a good citizen in our community -  local, national and global. 

So what is a good citizen? 

QUESTIONS

Q1.  What do you use the internet for most? What's the first site that you go? Google Chrome 

Q2.  How can we encourage more children to learn to code? Will you get involved in the #hourofcode? No i don't like coding

Q3.  Who teaches you about staying safe online? Parents - Teachers

Q4.  What are the best ways for learning about online safety? Youtube

Q5.  What is a digital footprint and why are they important? Watch this video to help with your answer. 

Q6.  What are some important things to consider when taking part in Blogger? Only post things that are Nice

Q7.  Should schools be using social media in the classroom and why? Yes  because these days everyone is on devices

Q8.  How do we know which websites and people to trust online? People that we know

Q9.  Does anyone know any website/resources or Apps to share about Cyber safety? Youtube

Q10.  Do you have any tips or advice for Miss Mordue and Miss Bull when we are teaching cyber safety to the new Year 7's ? No

Blogger Week 8

Inventive Thinking, Creativity, Passion & Talent

Welcome back to Kidsedchatnz for Term Three.  

This week we are exploring "Inventive Thinking, Creativity, Passion & Talent".

 

1. What are your interests, talents or passions? Rugby - Sport
2. How do you get to learn about your interests in the classroom? Give us an example. Genius Hour 
3. Do you think it's important for children to have time each week to learn about something that they're interested in? Why? Yes because then they wanna learn because there intrested in the topic. 
4. What is the world's most important invention so far? How does it affect your life? the worlds most important invention was WIFI
5. The Kid President wanted to invent a Catuum Cleaner. What would you like to invent to make the world more awesome? Robots to clean up rubbish 
6. The top 10 jobs in 2017 didn't exist in 2007. What jobs do you think there will be in 10 years time? Robot makers, Flying car makers
7. Inventive thinking requires taking risks, being curious and thinking skills. How do you do this in the classroom? Going with an idea i think will work well
8. Is creativity important? How can we encourage creativity in the classroom? Make them Come up with an idea and make something about that idea
9. Sometimes we get stuck with our learning and have to problem solve. What does good problem solving look like? Asking Questions

Blogger Prompt: Term 4 - Week 6

Blogger Prompt: Term 4 - Week 6

Classrooms of the future

Classrooms of the future

Righto, get those imaginations going! We want you to think about your current classroom and what a classroom could look like in the future.

1.What about your classroom do you really like? - The Teacher  Mr Foster

2.What are the things that you find difficult in your classroom? - Writing (kinda)

3.What would you do in your classroom to improve it? - Mac books for everyone!

4.What is your favourite piece of furniture in your classroom? Why? - Sports Gear!

5.If you have no budget what one thing would you buy for your classroom that would help your learning? Why? - A touch screen white board!

6.What would your dream classroom look like? - Technology, and a big class room!

7.What would the technology look like that you would use in your dream classroom? - COMPUTERS!

8.What would a classroom look like in ten years time? - Hovering Things!

9. Any tips or advice for Mrs Keen in terms of the room 5 - 8 refurbishment? - Nope!

10. Leave three other comments on your classmate's blogs. Remember to include the correct spelling and punctuation. Get your comment on! - Done

Blogger Prompt: Term 4 - Week 6

Digital technologies:

1) Do you think that technology will be a big part of our lives in the future? Why, Yes Because These days all kids are on some sort of Device.

2) Will technology disappear? yes, no, why? Yes, I think it will Disappear one day.

3) How do you use technology already in your life? Gaming, Social life.

4) Research what the first digital device that was made it and when it was built? In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first electronic digital calculating device.     

5) What do you think about technology at Casebrook is like? And how could we make it better? Change the Chrome-books to Mac-books

6) How do you think technology will change and what will be something you think will be created. EG: holograms, hovering cars. Robot servants, Flying Houses.

7) What are some of the positive effects of technology? They Helps us Learn Everyday.

8) What are some of the negative effects of technology? I've seen Movies when they turn on the humans.

9) Leave 3 other comments on other peoples page. Make sure you take the time to write a decent comment. Remember your grammar! OKAY!

Blogger Prompt: Week 3 - Term 4

Blogger Prompt: Week 3 - Term 4

This week's blogger prompt about athletics as our school athletics is this Tuesday.  Watch the videos attached below. 

 An awesome high jump video! 

The powerful Inspirational true story...Never give up!

1) Research the history of athlectics - when did it all start, why did it start, what country did it originate from? etc. See if you can find some information out. Type out your answers below. DETAIL/DETAIL/DETAIL...

776 BC

The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC, when Koroibos, a cook from the nearby city of Elis, won the stadium race, a foot race 600 feet long. According to some literary traditions, this was the only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals.

How did track and field begin?

Track and field is one of the oldest of sports. Athletic contests were often held in conjunction with religious festivals, as with the Olympic Games of ancient Greece. For 11 centuries, starting in 776 B.C., these affairs — for men only — were enormously popular and prestigious events.

2) Explain what you did well on athletics day? Sprints 

3) Explain what you could have done better with during athletics day? Long Jump

4) What was your least favourite event and why? Sack Racing it was a Bit Baby-ish

5) What is your favourite event and why? Sprints

6) Explain how you showed REP on athletics day? I did what the Teacher Asked

7) What was your favourite discipline while practising with your class? Explain why. I like Sprints because it was fun Racing my class.

8) If you could add any athletics event what would it be and why? Javelin 

9) What is your Year 9 athletics goal? Suprise, Suprise - yes there is athletics at high school! Make it to The Final Zone.

10) Are you keen to keep practising athletics events even when our school athletics is over? If yes  - what discipline / If no - why 

Yes I would Practise When Athletics is over 

Week four term 4

Change leadership and Children's Issues

Kia ora Kidsedchatters,

It is hard to believe that it is Week 3 of Term 4, where does the year go!  I can hardly believe that in a few weeks we will all be getting ready for the Summer holidays.  Bring on the warm weather and lazy days watching the Black Caps.

This week our topic is about Change and Kids issues.  Over the past few weeks Aotearoa has gone through some pretty big changes.  We have a new Government lead by Jacinda Ardern, who is now our 40th Prime Minister.  The Government has made several big promises around supporting children to thrive and succeed.  We want to hear about change in your space and how to make it sustainable and what issues are facing our Kiwi kids.

When Jacinda Ardern was offered the leadership of her party she said  "When opportunities come up, say 'Yep, I can do that job'."  Could you be the change in your community?



 



This weeks questions:

1. What skills or qualities does a person need to have to be a Leader of a Country? Do you have these skills? They need to be confident, strong, Smart.
2. How does the Government of New Zealand affect you? They choose what happens to the country what can have an effect on the future of New Zealand. 
3. If you wanted to change something at your School, what would it be? Shorter Days
4. How would you go about making that change? Could you lead that change and what skills would you need? Make a school petition and get people to sign it
5. What problems do you think New Zealand children are facing? Why are they having these problems? There are too many kids in Poverty and are sleeping  in cars.
6. How could we help the children who are having these problems? Make New Zealand houses Cheaper or make Motels, Hotels, and other Accommodation 
7. Does your School do anything to help your local community? (Fundraising etc) Yes
8. What is more important - helping yourself or helping others? Helping yourself and your Community. 

Week 2 Term 4

Being part of a team

This week we are looking at being part of a team.

So often in life we have to work with other people, it could be in your classroom, the playground, a sports field. We are wanting to find out what it really means to be a 'team-player' or someone who works well in a team situation.

We only have to look at the sporting victories over the weekend to see how important being a team player is;

Black Ferns - World Campions

All Blacks - Last minute victory over Australia

K4 Crew (Bronze) - Kayaking World Championship

Here are the questions!

Q1. How often do you work in a team or group in your class? What team or group activities do you do? Very Very often

Q2. Do you enjoy working in a team with others? Explain why or why not? I love working in a group because it can help build teamwork

Q3. What are the key elements of teamwork? Why are they important? Listen to each other ideas

Q4. In what ways are you a team player? What do you bring to a team? Ideas, Jokes.

Q5. Do you think it's important to be able to work with others? What are the benefits? Find more about other people  

Q6. What can you do when someone is not pulling their weight in a team? What could you say? DO you want to be in the group or not?

Q7. In one of the videos is the ex-NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs. Who is your favourite team? Why do you like them? Golden state warriors because they have good players like Steph curry

Q8. When you get older employers are looking for people who can work in a team. What other skills are they looking for?

Q9. TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More. What do you think this means?

Can't wait to see everyone on Wednesday - Yahoo

term 4Week 1

Let's Talk About Term 3

What has stuck with you this term?

Term 3 2017 is nearly over and in our last KidsedchatNZ for the term we like to reflect.


Put your thinking caps on to REFLECT and talk about some of the things that happened for you during this term.

Questions:

1. What was your favourite part of this term. Cross Country

How did this make you feel and why? I felt awesome when i came in the top fifteen.

2. What was the most interesting thing that you have learned in Term 3? When Youth town came and taught some really cool sport skills 

3.What were some of the challenges for you? Tell us why. Trying to get a gold badge because I felt like not trying to get a gold Badge 

4. Do you have any artwork or blog posts that you would like to share with us? Nope 

5.If you could describe this term in one word, what would that word be? Awesome 

6.What would you like to do better in Term 4? Not to talk as much in class 

7. What are you planning to do for the holidays? Hang out with my family 

8.What would you like to learn about in Term 4? Rugby, Touch, Footballl,

See you on Wednesday at 2pm team!

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2017

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2017

Nau Mai

Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week. This is a time for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori (the Māori language) and to use more Māori phrases in everyday life. In 2017 Māori Language Week runs from 11-17 September, the theme is 'Kia ora te reo' – which celebrates New Zealand’s indigenous greeting and the intent of te reo Māori revitalisation efforts between the Crown and Māori.

1. How do you celebrate Maori Language Week in your class/school? To celebrate our countries culture.
2. Why is this an important week to New Zealand? Because it was New Zealand's first culture.
3. How does New Zealand celebrate Maori Language Week? By eating at hungies and spending time with your whanau
4. Can you name any local places of significance that have a Maori name?Why are they significant? Papanui is one of out local places in Christchurch.
5. What is your favourite Maori phrase or a saying you have heard this week? Kai pai , Kia Ora
6. What other languages are a part of your school and are these celebrated? Chinese new year
7. What are the three official languages of New Zealand? Maori, English, New Zealand Sign Language.
8. If New Zealand was to officially celebrate another language what language do you think that should be? Why? Africa Because some of africa are in trouble so we could fundraise to help and celebrate when they have food
9. Do you know of other countries that celebrate a second language in their country? What country and how do they celebrate? Australia celebrate mandarin.

Blogger Prompt: Week 4 - T3

Blogger Prompt: Week 4 - T3

The New Zealand Election

This week in KidsedchatNZ, we are talking about the upcoming New Zealand election. New Zealand's next general election is taking place on 23 September.

 

Q1: What is an election? What type of election do we have in New Zealand? Prime Minister election

Q:2 Why do we have elections in New Zealand? To decide who is the leader of New Zealand

Q3: What happens during an election? Everyone over the age of eighteen votes for the leader

Q4: What do you think would happen if we did not have elections and people did not vote? Well there would be no control over the country and there would be no rules

Q5: Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand? How did he become the prime minister? Bill English because John Key Resigned

Q6: Why do you think it is important that people vote in elections? Otherwise people may be unhappy with the results

Q7: If you became Prime Minister what is the first thing you would change? the homeless rules

Q8: How do you think our government can make New Zealand ‘more awesome’ like the Kid President? Have no speed limit

Q9: What do you think the Prime Minister’s main job is during the day? To Look after the country

Q10: Even though you can’t vote what are some ways we can make sure our voices get heard? Make a Youtube video

This week we are celebrating being a New Zealander and all the beautiful cultures that we have here in NZ. 

Questions:

Q1. Where were you born and how long have you lived in NZ? I was born in New Zealand and have lived here for 11 years

Q2. What languages can you speak? or what language would you like to learn and why?   I can only speak English 

Q3. What are the best and worst things about living in NZ? We have heaps of poverty and lots of homeless 

Q4. How many cultures/nationalities are there in your class or school? What are they? 11 

 cloak

Q5. What is something that you have learned about a different culture?  That every culture has it good sides and bad sides

Q6. What would you put in a time capsule to celebrate NZ culture?  national bird feathers Maori 

Q7. If you could make another NZ public holiday, what would it be and why? Eg Matariki, Diwali, Chinese New Years or something else. International play sport day

Q8. What does being a New Zealander or Kiwi mean to you? How does it make you feel? it makes me feel great because all the kiwis a chill we don't worry about nothing

Horror Trailer

This a Horror trailer that me, Ollie and Dylan made as a reading activity

        Why my family is great

My  Dad was born in 1963 on the twelfth of December. His parents names were Dot and Mike. He had two brothers called Paul, and Marts and one sister called Sharyn. He originally came from England when he was 1 years old.

My Mum and Dad met when my dad saved her  from drowning at the beach. That's when my dad knew she was the one for him. They got married somewhere in the 1980’s.

It was about 15 years later when my Mum and Dad had my sister in 2003 they were so happy when they had her

She was small and light. 3 years later my Mum and Dad had me i was HUGE and heavy and lazy, but i was living the life. I got fed every day, changed, and loved i was the king of the house.

This is why i think my family is awesome, amazing, great. THE BEST!!!

By Josh