Technology Online webinar recordings

Technology Online invites teachers and other experts to present webinars to the technology education community. The recordings and presentation slides are shared here.

Technology and integrating storytelling

Primary school teacher Lisa Byers talks about how she planned and integrated the revised technology learning area and other learning areas in digital storytelling.

Local curriculum projects and digital technologies

Sarah Washbrooke, Technology and STEM specialist at Remarkables Primary School, talks about how to make and use engaging community connections to develop digital technologies understandings.

The revised technology learning area

Cheryl Pym (nationally accredited facilitator) explains the curriculum change, why it is important for our learners and Aotearoa, and contexts for rich technology learning.

Tahi Rua Toru Tech | NZ's Digital Challenge in the classroom

Teachers talk with project leader Joy Keene about how they are using the digital challenge in their classrooms.

NCEA review and the review of achievement standards: What do they mean for technology?

Ministry of Education senior advisors Kate Curtis and Nathan Owen provide an overview of changes to NCEA and the upcoming Ministry Review of Achievement Standards.

Interdisciplinary product design, materials technology, and applied chemistry

Julie Clement and Paul Holmes talk about the work they have been doing to develop a programme of learning that integrates materials technology, scholarship, and applied chemistry.

Engagement in technology through authentic learning opportunities

Deidre Senior and Cheryl Pym talk about developing integrated programmes of learning using local curriculum that aligns with the technology learning area.

NCEA levels 2 and 3 digital technologies standards

Julie McMahon and John Creighton discuss these revised assessment tools and how they can be utilised in programmes of learning.

Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko | Digital Readiness

Catherine Johnson (English Medium Project Lead) talks about the National Digital Readiness Programme.

Digital Ignition | Māpura Matihiko

The Karrikins Group talk about this free programme for students in years 3–8, which is designed to build skills and understanding of digital technologies.

Getting started with years 9 and 10 digital technologies programmes

Julie McMahon and Cheryl Pym discuss designing programmes of learning to align with the digital technologies progress outcomes and learning progressions.

Raranga Matihiko | Weaving Digital Futures

Project Director, Tara Fagan, talks about using Te Papa museum's taonga with primary and secondary school ākonga to develop understandings of digital technologies.

Getting started with the learning progressions for digital technologies in primary

Two primary teachers describe the beginning of their journey in digital technologies.

NCEA level 1 digital technologies achievement standards

Hear Julie McMahon (HOD Technology) and John Creighton (HOF Technology) discuss these revised assessment tools and how they can be utilised in programmes of learning.

Introducing the learning progressions for digital technologies

In this webinar Catherine Johnson (Lead facilitator) discusses the new learning progressions for digital technologies.

A process for self review

A teacher and facilitator discuss their internal self evaluation process – why it was important and what made a difference.

The Food Act in Schools

A specialist advisor from the Ministry for Primary Industries describes how the Food Act applies to schools.

Transitions from intermediate to secondary

Havelock North Intermediate teachers talk about how they offer a cohesive technology programme that helps prepare students for secondary.

Integrating the technology learning area in primary

Two primary teachers talk about how they approach teaching and learning in technology.

Introducing freehand sketching

Secondary teacher Jamie McAuley shares his approaches.

Technology scholarship in digital technologies

Four teachers talk about technology scholarship in the digital technologies specialist area.

Collaboration on a project making a tīvaevae quilt

Secondary teacher Sarah Wirth talks about her year 11 class working collaboratively, and Cheryl Pym joins the discussion about group projects and NCEA.

Gathering evidence of student learning in years 7–13

Toni Tippet and Cheryl Pym describe what to consider when gathering evidence in a range of ways.

Technology scholarship

Teachers Lesley Pearce and Sandy Goonan discuss what to consider when mentoring students for technology scholarship.

Technology Online webinars for primary

Teacher Dorothy Hutton provides three webinars for primary teachers – What is technology?, Teaching technological knowledge, and Developing technology understandings alongside practice.

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