English

=English=

English teachers at Tauraroa Area School were keen to find interactive resources which could be used either by taking classes into a computer suite or by using a teacher laptop and a projector. They found [|Digistore] – collection of digital learning objects and resources for New Zealand teachers on the tki website. To make use of the resources your school needs to be registered. A list of registered schools is available from the registration page. From our cluster Bream Bay College registered 5 May 06, Pompallier Catholic College was registering on Monday 7 April 08, Tauraroa Area School was registering on Tuesday 8 April 08 and Tikipunga High School was registered on 10 May 06. Somebody in school must know your password!
 * Interactive resources**

Another great resource for English lessons at all levels is at [|The Chalkface Project] It's a huge database of teacher-created resources and assessments, as well as an online store with [|free resources]. The best thing about this site is the Yacapaca assessment area - worth exploring and registering to.

You might also find the following links of interest:
 * [|ICT in English NZ]- A blog about "Exploring team blogging and the possibilities for learning and teaching of English in New Zealand schools"
 * [|English Online] - "A site for English teachers (years 1-13) which includes teaching resources, networks and research for teachers and student projects and publication opportunities"
 * [|Edublogs] - Set up a free educational blog. Kids can have one too, they just need an email address


 * PD Day at Pompallier College**

Some of the things we discussed... Wikispaces: remember to use http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K when creating new wikis. This will allow you to avoid advertising and create private spaces for free. RSS feeds: remember that any site with a

symbol has an RSS feed. This means you can subscribe to it and automatically find out about updates.

We used iGoogle as our 'RSS feed reader' Click 'sign in' at the top right of the [|igoogle] page to create your own igoogle account.