ICT Communication

Kia ora,

A very important part of how we already communicate in our school is by using the electronic tools we now have at our disposal. The most common function that we readily access is by electronic mail or e mail. I am pleased that in general, we have developed the practices of regularly checking these and utilising this to communicate within the school and with others outside of the school. Further to this we have created a desktop function that provides important links for us and a school Wiki which also provides important information and links to current information sources which may or may not be useful to literacy, numeracy and inquiry work.

Another tool I am totally receptive to using around the school are our cellphones to txt or even phone each other. They are an efficient use of our time and for me, if left on vibrate, are far less intrusive than we phsically entering each others rooms to pass om message or to ask questions of an urgent nature.

Further to the above I am keen to push on with the work we have done in establishing blogs. With regard to our own internal staff sharing the use of Our Learning Highway blog remains a tool that we can utlilise a lot more in sharing our teaching successes and challenges. Its current focus is on Inquiry where this is also a requirement of the I can, We Can Cluster. My ultimate goal is that we will want to share in this way and that this became an integral part of our staff learning environment.

Class blogs have also been established. The intention of these blogs is to share what is happening in general in our classes at any given time with opportunitites for individuals to also post samples of their work to be viewed at home and perhaps commented on. This mode of communication with home will become increasingly important as time goes by.

This is an important part of where we are going so we all need to get on board.

Neil Hirini
Principal