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by Aroha Stewart

Digital Technology

St Joseph's School Pleasant Point - November 16, 2020

Education is constantly changing the way students learn and how we teach. Technology is often the driving force behind many of the world’s changes and innovations. In education, creating an e-learning culture is more about developing and tweaking what already exists, sharing a common vision, and doing things a little differently.

Here at St Joseph's School we believe digital technologies do not replace good teaching and effective learning, but rather enhances them. E Learning is a vehicle for personalising learning in ways that ensure each student is fully engaged in learning and is successful in attaining established learning standards.It gives the students access to digital content and digital learning environments that provide multiple pathways to learning, and empowers our students to be to be life-long learners. 

All students in the Kākāpā class have daily access to up-to-date Chrome books. In our Tūī class these students have daily access to a combination of chrome books and ipads. In our Pūkeko class we only use ipads. These are supplied by the school and we always ensure that we have extra to cover mishaps or additional enrolments. These are used to support learning across the curriculum and to enable knowledge sharing and development and collaboration across the globe.

​The pedagogical decisions behind students use is based on the New Zealand Curriculum document, with particular regard to the Digital Technologies & Hangarau Matihiko Curriculum area.

​Our students are connected, collaborative, competent, safe, and focused on learning.