Shannon's Photo Story

Shannon gave this project a lot of careful thought. In selecting and framing her photos she showed not only considerable flair for visual liteacy but also a depth of thinking that we can all aspire to.

Laticia's Photos of the KC's in action

The subject that Laticia has chosen for her study is another member of her class. There is clear evidence of 'Participating and contributing' in these great images.

Ms O. Images by Kimberley

This is the outcome of Kimberley's photo assignment. What I like about this is the way in which Kimberley has played with the images to make a variety of styled photos. Kimberley quickly grasped the power of Picasa to help her take some risks with her editing.

Great images to display our school values

Scott has used the subject of an oak tree to demonstrate our Key Competencies. The oak tree has iconic status at our school. Planted in 1964 as a memorial to it is in a dominant position outside the school office. Often used as a meeting point for the children, the tree acts as a witness to the day to day happenings at Puketapu School.

Key Competencies and Digital Photography

I am a great advocate of the New Zealnd revised curriculum. The key competencies are the foundation for preparing our 21st century children for a 21st century where the rate of change is exponential. At Puketapu School I believe that the key competencies are visible in the classroom, in relationships and at playtime. What I was a little unsure of was how explicit we were in teaching and talking about these competencies. Always looking for a way to do things smarter, I wanted to integrate the promotion of ICT and a natural forum to promote class blog sites. To do this I promoted a scheme of work where a group of gifted and talented children worked with me for one afternoon per week to develop a blog which we could use as a platform to exhibit the key competencies through the use of digital photograpy. I was ably assisted by a parent who works as a professional photographer and I think the results speak for themselves. Check out these outstanding pieces of work.