Digital resources and content for Māori learnersNā Janelle Riki and Suzie Vesper – National Māori Team, BeL Facilitator and Digi Advisor

http://digistore.tki.org.nz

What is Digistore?

Learning Objects

Digitised item

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Learning Objects Digitised Items

Interactive learning games and simulations specifically designed to engage and

motivate students.

Interactive learning games and simulations specifically designed to engage and

motivate students.

Digital imagesDigital images

Sound filesSound files

Video filesVideo files

Learning objects combine still and moving images, text, audio and animation to provide interactive multimedia experiences for students. They are learning games and simulations.

What are learning objects?

Digitised items are resources that have been sourced from leading Australian and New Zealand cultural and scientific institutions and private collections.

What are digitised items?

Hānaki (fish trap)

Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Te mahinga poi

Reproduced courtesy of Archives New Zealand

Visit a learning path to see a sample of the types of Māori digital content available in Digistore. Be prepared to share your thoughts on these resources on your return.

Go explore!

Learning path showcasing examples of Māori digital content in DigistoreLearning path showcasing examples of Māori digital content in Digistore

Using Māori resources in the classroomMatching activities

Match Te Reo Māori descriptions to the pictures.

He manu tukutuku

raupō tēnei.

He manu tukutuku

raupō tēnei.

He hīnaki tēnei hei hopu tuna.He hīnaki tēnei hei hopu tuna.

Images reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Using Māori resources in the classroomRepetitive engagement with Te Reo Māori games after using

the equivalent English ones.

Using māori resources in the classroomPlace based education / time frame inquiry

Māori school in the 1950s - Ruatoria on the East Coast

Reproduced courtesy of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Using Māori resources in the classroomTechnology - Māori technology study

This is a Māori bird snare. How do you think it worked? Can you create another simple design using wood and a cord that could catch birds?

Image reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Using Māori resources in the classroomResearch and inquiry – use in children’s inquiry projects

Traditional Māori buildings

This is a Māori food storehouse. It is on poles to stop animals eating the food.

Image reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Using Māori resources in the classroomArt - Understanding Māori art in context

This is an example of rare materials (the albino kiwi feathers) being used to make cloaks - the more decorative and rare the cloak materials, the more likely that it was created for a person of high rank such as a chief.

Image reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Using Māori resources in the classroomAs a hook for a new unit or piece of writing

Beneath my fingers, the flax basket was beginning to form. It was going to be ready in time for …Beneath my fingers, the flax basket was beginning to form. It was going to be ready in time for …

Image reproduced courtesy of Alexander Turnbull Library

Describe what you see. What do you notice first?What people and objects are shown?How are they arranged?What is the physical setting?Why do you think this photo was taken?

Describe what you see. What do you notice first?What people and objects are shown?How are they arranged?What is the physical setting?Why do you think this photo was taken?

When do you think it was taken?Who do you think was the audience for this photo?What can you learn from examining this photo?What’s missing from this photo?

When do you think it was taken?Who do you think was the audience for this photo?What can you learn from examining this photo?What’s missing from this photo?

Questions taken from the Library of Congress primary sources analysis tool

Using Māori resources in the classroomVisual literacy – how picture book illustrations convey messages

Hatupatu is similar in scale to the other pets in the illustration but dramatically smaller than the bird woman which makes him appear defenceless and vulnerable.

Reproduced courtesy of Random House New Zealand, Gavin Bishop, Te Tai Tamariki Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Literature Trust

The Māori resources catalogue

Step 3Step 2Step 2Go to the Māori related

resources page

Step 1Step 1Go to the Digistore wiki

http://digistore.wikispaces.comhttp://digistore.wikispaces.com

OR

Click on the image to open an online version

Click the link to download a Microsoft Word version

Using the catalogueThe contents page – use to navigate the catalogue

Using the catalogueA sample page

Title, picture preview and ID number

Māori description

Title and ID number for equivalent English entry

English description

Use ID code to search Digistore

for the item

Other learning paths to exploreOn the wiki, there are a range of learning paths that explore different themes and focus on an analysis of

primary source materials.

Additional Māori related resourcesOn the wiki, there are also links to three Delicious stacks

where links to a number of websites with Māori related resources have been collected. There is a place to

recommend links to be added to this resource.

Want to know more or would like further support?suzie.vesper@core-ed.org

merryn.dunmill@core-ed.org

Three important things to take away with you!!

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