The approach taken by Jordan and Tara illustrates the importance of ensuring that everyone (learners and whānau) are informed and enabled to participate in the hybrid environment.

The most striking thing about this project is the importance of addressing the basic skills and approaches with everyone involved, and not simply assuming they’ll understand why or how they are to participate. The workshop session with parents illustrates the benefits of having the learners directly involved as ‘teachers’ - with the benefits for both the parents and the learners as noted in the commentary by Jordan.

While two different platforms were used (Yr 2 using SeeSaw, Yr 6 using Google Classroom & apps) the pedagogical strategies were similar, illustrating the benefit of having strong pedagogical drivers, and selecting the technology that best suits the age group and context.

The reflections shared about how these teachers are using and intend to use into the future the online learning hub provides some useful guidance for other teachers who may be considering a similar approach.