Posts tagged with digital literacy

The June 17 1843 Wairau Affray was the first major conflict between Māori and Pākehā after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

The festive season and school holidays are approaching! Explore the online resources and activities we've put together to help your students celebrate Christmas.

Reading matters, and we need to raise awareness of what it means to be a reader in our rapidly changing, digital world.

The general election is an important part of New Zealand's democracy. Let's explore some resources that will bring this topic alive in the classroom.

Our Services to Schools Facilitator in Auckland made some key NZ flags for our He Tohu Tāmaki education space. She learned a lot about NZ's flags and their history.

Current research comparing print and on-screen reading experiences suggests we skim and scan better when we read online but understand and remember less. Discover the optimal skills of each reading style to help your students learn as well online as...

It’s not too late for students to enter the 2019 Smart Alex writing competition. Entries close 5pm 21 July 2019 so students can submit their entries over the holidays.

NZ Music Month is a great opportunity to promote NZ music in your school. It's also a chance to learn about creativity, copyright, licensing, and responsible reuse.

How would your secondary students like to enter an exciting creative writing competition? Entry is free and there is $3,000 in prize money!

Learn how your school library can become a learning hub for the new Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko curriculum content being introduced in 2020. Use picture books (such as The Wonky Donkey) and other library activities to help develop your...

Many Answers, the popular online resource for students, has been upgraded based on feedback and suggestions from you! Find out what's changed and how you can get the most out of it with your students.

This May, the He Tohu exhibition celebrates its first birthday and, in September, the Women's Suffrage Petition celebrates its 125th birthday. Join the party and use our online resources to learn about the documents and celebrate these milestones.

'Privacy — from principles to practice.' That's the theme of this year's Privacy Week and a great catalyst to consider all things privacy-related in your school library.

Remember the ANZACs with your school students using these quality teaching resources in a range of media that will help engage them with Anzac Day and World War 1 (WW1) topics.

Explore how quality resources can be used to both inspire and inform learning — and what skills are needed to get the most value from these resources.

UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy week, 25 Oct – 1 Nov, places a spotlight on the role of media and information literacy to foster social inclusion and encourage intercultural dialogue.

Get your students to have a go in GIF IT UP, the international GIF-making competition that's on from 1 to 31 October 2017.

Enter the rabbit hole of a journey to empowerment and literacy in the digital world.

Set the course for contributing to digital literacy in your school.