Victoria Macann, Author at Learning Architects

Basics with Book Creator

The best digital tools are the ones that encourage students to create, collaborate and showcase their learning in a new way. We want to encourage students to think about which tool is best for what task; merging digital literacy skills (safe, efficient and effective use of digital tools) with critical thinking, problem-solving and understanding what is the appropriate tool to…

What is computational thinking?

Are you new to the new Digital Technologies Curriculum and unsure what the term ‘computational thinking’ means? If so, then this post and the free resources is for you. Computational thinking (CT) involves higher-level thought processes which is often connected to the use of technology, but does not always have to be; it can be performed on a much lower scale which is demonstrated in Progress Outcome 1.

How to teach Māori history in your class

Doing this allows us to understand what makes Aotearoa distinctive and unique. Te Takanga o Te Wā is a document published in 2015 to support the understanding of Māori history for year 1-8 students and their teachers. When utilised well, this resource provides all students with a knowledge-base they can identify with.

How To Easily Implement Computational Thinking Into Your Classroom

How to easily teach computational thinking in your classroom

Many educators across New Zealand are learning to embed the new Digital Technologies Curriculum into their programmes. This blog post will help you learn how to easily integrate Computational Thinking into your classroom for Progress Outcome 1.

The 4 parts of computational thinking in the digital technologies curriculum

Are you stuck on how to begin understanding Computational Thinking as a new key competency in the technology curriculum? Are you wondering how to implement it (CT) into your school-wide learning areas?