Useful websites
Primary technology resources
Digital technologies in the technology learning area
Technology Online
This page provides tables with links to some useful digital technologies resources suggested by teachers. Select the images in the tables to view information about the links.
- Junior primary resources for digital technologies
- Middle primary resources for digital technologies
- Upper primary resources for digital technologies
CS Unplugged
CS Unplugged is a collection of free teaching material that teaches computer science through engaging games and puzzles.
DTHM for kaiako
A website for New Zealand digital technology and hangarau matihiko educators with easily searchable resources, events, and a community hub for Digital Technology Teachers Aotearoa.
Code Club
Code Club projects are step-by-step guides for students to follow and create including animations, games, and websites.
Technology in Journals and Connected
Find articles with discussion starters and links to the technology learning area.
Technology provision for years 7–8
Staffing for technology education for years 7–8 is provided to all schools approved by the Resourcing Division of the Ministry of Education
Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao
Science learning hub is a national project funded by the New Zealand Government to make examples of New Zealand science, technology, and engineering more accessible and visible.
Enabling e-Learning
Enabling e-Learning is the Ministry of Education’s online hub for e-learning education resources and programmes in New Zealand including:
- App development
- Coding
- Design thinking
- Digital stories
- Flipped learning
- Game development
- Gamification
- Makerspaces
- Minecraft
- Project based learning
- Robotics
- STEM/STEAM
- Student inquiry
- Virtual reality
Literacy Online
TKI's Literacy Online aims to help teachers gain an understanding of the literacy demands within subject areas and required by the curriculum.
Each learning area has its own language or languages. As students discover how to use them, they find they are able to think in different ways, access new areas of knowledge, and see their world from new perspectives.
For each area, students need specific help from subject area teachers as they learn:
- the specialist vocabulary associated with that area
- how to read and understand its texts
- how to communicate knowledge and ideas in appropriate ways
- how to listen and read critically, assessing the value of what they hear and read.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
New Zealand teaching resources, support for road safety practices, and safety tips for students and families.
Food context resources
Food science for kids
This site has free games, fun experiments and online activities about food.
Growing and learning with 5+ A Day
This website has a library of lesson plans and materials to support teachers. It includes blended learning options, fact files, photo cards, and graphic organisers. They are inquiry-based explorations that can be used flexibly to meet the needs and interests of your student and your school curriculum.
Junior secondary technology resources
Digital technologies in the technology learning area
Technology Online
This page provides tables with links to some useful digital technologies resources suggested by teachers. Select the images in the tables to view information about the links.
CS Unplugged
CS Unplugged is a collection of free teaching material that teaches Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles.
DTHM for kaiako
A website for New Zealand digital technology and hangarau matihiko educators with easily searchable resources, events, and a community hub for Digital Technology Teachers Aotearoa.
Technology in the news
Curated news articles with discussion starters and links to the technology learning area.
- Technological practice: planning for practice, brief development, outcome development and evaluation
- Technological knowledge: technological modelling, technological products, technological systems
- Nature of technology: characteristics of technology, characteristics of technological outcomes
Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao
Science learning hub is a national project funded by the New Zealand Government to make examples of New Zealand science, technology, and engineering more accessible and visible.
Enabling e-Learning
Enabling e-Learning is the Ministry of Education’s online hub for e-learning education resources and programmes in New Zealand including:
- App development
- Coding
- Design thinking
- Digital stories
- Flipped learning
- Game development
- Gamification
- Learning design
- Makerspaces
- Minecraft
- Project based learning
- Robotics
- STEM/STEAM
- Student inquiry
- Virtual reality
Genesis School-gen
Genesis School-gen aims to get young New Zealanders interested in science, engineering, technology and maths while learning cool stuff about energy – how it’s made, how it works and how it can be managed. They provide lesson plans, activities, and online games to get students engaged in STEM learning.
Grow Waitaha
This Christchurch-based schools collaboration has created resources to support authentic curriculum planning and implementation.
Technologystudent.com website
The technologystudent.com website is aimed at UK teachers and students of "Design Technology". Resources include information for students (such as properties of materials, electronic symbols, and different types of forces), templates, and printable exercises.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
New Zealand teaching resources, support for road safety practices, and safety tips for students and families.
Food context resources
5+ A Day teaching resources
There are year 9 resources available for order including in te reo Māori.
Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation has developed a range of health and nutrition resources for educators.
Ministry for Primary Industries Manatū Ahu Matua
Schools can use the primary industries to help students study a wide range of learning areas. MPI has developed a set of teacher resources that are relevant to New Zealand and use real-life data.
Senior secondary technology resources
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
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NZQA: Technology page – on this page you will find links for the standards and links to internal and external assessment resources.
- NZQA: Approved subjects for University Entrance – NZQA extended the list of approved subjects for university entrance, following consultation with universities and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee.
Technology Teaching and Learning Guide
The Technology Teaching and Learning Guide has been written to support technology teaching and learning in senior secondary programmes.
Quicklinks to the contents of the document:
- About this guide
- What has changed?
- How is the learning area structured?
- Rationale
- Key concepts and practices
- Pedagogy
- Achievement and learning objectives
- Pathways
- Learning programme design
- Resources
Digital technologies
Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko Teaching and Learning Guide
This senior secondary guide has been written to support digital technologies teaching and learning in senior secondary programmes.
Quicklinks to the contents of the document:
Computer Science Field Guide
Computer Science Field Guide is an online interactive resource for high school students learning about computer science.
DTHM for kaiako
A website for New Zealand digital technology and hangarau matihiko educators with easily searchable resources, events, and a community hub for Digital Technology Teachers Aotearoa.
Designing and developing materials outcomes
Youth Guarantee
The Youth Guarantee initiative provides young people more choices, ways, and places to achieve NCEA level 2 or equivalent. These pathways support learners in developing their own pathways towards future work and careers.
Competenz
Competenz provides resources, assessment, and moderation support. They also provide careers information and the Gateway programme to enable trades training in schools and career opportunities for students
BCITO
BCITO work in partnership with employers and industry to set skills standards and qualifications for the construction industry. They develop skills standards and qualification specifications for 15 trades.
Designing and developing processed outcomes
New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST)
The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology is the professional link for people in the food industry who apply science and technology to the processing and distribution of foods. The institute promotes food science and technology. It holds regular branch meetings, technical sessions, and an annual conference, a high level of member contact and participation is maintained.
Idealog magazine and website
Idealog magazine articles include news, interviews, follow-ups of previously featured items, a business guru answers questions, people products and ideas, innovation and innovators in business and a regular Showcase section that focuses on particular areas.
Links can be made to all three strands of Technology, particularly nature of technology and most aspects of knowledge.
Industry partnerships and competitions
Cyber Skills Aotearoa
Grok Academy and CORE Education have created Cyber Skills Aotearoa, a programme to help develop cybersecurity skills and dispositions in ākonga in Years 6-13.
The Wonder Project
Engineering New Zealand provides the Wonder Project. It is a series of hands-on STEM programmes that fit with the curriculum.
Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka! Awards
Competition for year 11–13 students to deliver 12 minuter presentations about how an application of technology will benefit New Zealand.
Royal Society Te Apārangi
The Royal Society Te Apārangi supports science and technology education in New Zealand by running programmes and competitions for students and teachers. They also aim to link science and technology education providers with teachers, students, schools, and each other.
Techweek
A nationwide series of events celebrating New Zealand innovation in technology.
Edtech New Zealand
The Education Technology Association of New Zealand aims to improve people's lives and increase access to quality education through technology for the benefit of educators and learners in Aotearoa.
Subject associations
For subject associations see: Professional supports.