Smart Learners critically examine information online

• Evaluate currency, accuracy, reliability and purpose of online content

• Know how to verify online information

• Analyse the construction of digital media

• Consider how we construct our own media

• The Kawa of Care supports empowering our young people as smart learners to:

• make the most of this opportunity to learn lots of new things and to share these with others.

• always be in the right place, at the right time when online and if in doubt ask their teacher or parent.

• To achieve this learners need to be media literate and develop their ability to analyse, evaluate and respond to various forms of media. This includes understanding what media is, making informed judgements about media and most importantly, creating and sharing their own media.

Smart Relationships and Blogging:

Sharing Connects us with each other, emotionally and practically.

• Sharing positively, makes a difference to our lives - academically (particularly writing) and to our wellbeing.

• Sharing digitally has both a reach and speed advantage

We believe Sharing/Tohatoha is fundamentally about people making connections. Making connections and sharing via their blogs enables our young people to connect with an authentic audience and provides a rich and engaging platform to learn how to maintain positive and supportive online relationships. This graphic represents the valued elements of sharing in the world we live in, specifically the Who we are sharing with and represents our relentless focus on the positive of living in a connected world.

We are also using our class blogging platform to build powerful connections across our clusters through Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu, our team blogging programme. Participating and contributing to Tuhi Mai Tui Atu supports our young people to make smart decisions about how they share online and experience positive, healthy, online interactions.

I know how to interact with others online and make smart decisions about what information I share.

Smart Learners:

• maintain positive and supportive online relationships

• make smart decisions about how and who they interact with online

• understand what to do when something doesn’t seem right

• know what to do when things go wrong

Smart Relationships and Blogging:

Sharing Connects us with each other, emotionally and practically.

• Sharing positively, makes a difference to our lives - academically (particularly writing) and to our wellbeing.

• Sharing digitally has both a reach and speed advantage

We believe Sharing/Tohatoha is fundamentally about people making connections. Making connections and sharing via their blogs enables our young people to connect with an authentic audience and provides a rich and engaging platform to learn how to maintain positive and supportive online relationships. This graphic represents the valued elements of sharing in the world we live in, specifically the Who we are sharing with and represents our relentless focus on the positive of living in a connected world.

We are also using our class blogging platform to build powerful connections across our clusters through Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu, our team blogging programme. Participating and contributing to Tuhi Mai Tui Atu supports our young people to make smart decisions about how they share online and experience positive, healthy, online interactions.

Smart Learners use a Google Site to find their learning and instructions. They learn using tools on their site and create digital learning objects that show what they have learned.