ABOUT TE RANGITAWAEATe Rangitawaea is the ICT strategy for all Ngati Porou East Coast Schools, from Potaka in the North to Waikirikiri in the south. The strategy is a sub-project of E Tipu E Rea (ETER), the Te Runanga o Ngati Porou/Ministry of Education Partnership for schooling improvement. The overall aim of Te Rangitawaea is Integrating ICT in all curriculum areas. It's vision is to maintain Ngati Porou East Coast schools at the forefront of education innovation in ICT. |
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BACKGROUNDTe Rangitawaea was established in 2001. Te Rangitawaea takes its name from a significant Ngati Porou ancestral figure and is a carefully chosen play on words, as it can be interpreted to mean the ability to connect digitally. Other elements of the strategy have also been named after significant figures in Ngati Porou history to establish a strong sense of cultural connection and resonance. In 2001/2002 new computer and digital technology was introduced to the schools. This was seen as a means of:
All schools received a suite of multi-media equipment and software, including computers, a video camera, scanner, a digital camera, A3 printer and editing software. A Ngati Porou wide computer network was also set up and all secondary schools equipped with video conferencing technology. Te Rangitawaea also provided Ngati Porou East Coast schools with comprehensive training and technological support. Two full time technicians and a learning technologies facilitator were employed to establish the network and train teachers and learners.
THE KEY GOALS OF TE RANGITAWAEA
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