How has technology changed the way we learn?

In the olden days children use to sit in rows and look up at the blackboard. They used slates to do their work but when they had finished they would rub it out. Today technology has changed where there are laptops were you can use your google drive to be able to look back at your work.

As technology got better the children started sitting in groups of four. There were listening posts so they could hear stories and tv’s would get wheeled in for the class to watch documentaries on.

Then came out the plasma tv’s, smart phones, smart boards and laptops that became popular. Kids used simple class computers until the chrome books came out and they had different kinds of technology in front of them.

Did you know technology connects us to the world? We are able to create DLOs using google drive and still be able to look back at the work that has been done.

We are also able to look at other people’s blog posts. You can share your work that you have posted on your blog. So then people can comment on your work or do something similar to what you have done.

New Zealand Shakeout

Today we have been learning that if the Earthquake comes we need to do three step which is Drop, Cover and Hold and crawl to the nearest table and  Waite  to the shaking  earthquakes stop.

How have camels adapted to their environment

How have camels adapted to their environment?

Camels have lived in deserts for very a long time and because of this have adapted to the hot temperatures. Are you aware that camels can drink up to 46 litres of water at one time? This helps them to survive in the desert.

Deserts are very dry and hot. The temperature is around 42 c. It doesn’t rain a lot in the desert so there isn’t a lot of plants and trees that grow there. This means it is hard for camels to find food and water which is why their bodies store fat.

With such high temperatures these animals need the pads on their feet to help them walk on the hot sand. Camels have long thick eyelashes to protect their eyes from the sand. This is important because there are lots of sandstorms in a desert. They have thick lips to protect their mouths when they are eating things like cactus. A cactus plant has very sharp thorns but also has a water supply which is why camels search for these plants.

A camel’s diet is made up of twigs, thorns, bones and fat from their humps. When camels are travelling in the desert food is often hard to find which is why the fat stored in their humps is a very important source of energy.

These changes have meant that the camel survives and thrives in the hot and arid conditions of the desert.

Panmure Bridge

Panmure Bridge

Did you know before the Panmure bridge was built a punt was used to get
people across the Tamaki river.

A punt is a small boat operated by 2 people on each side of the river, you
would pay a toll to get across the river.The problem with the punt was that it
could not be used in bad weather and was hard work for the people operating it.

In the 1864 construction began to build the first Panmure Bridge. This was
needed because of the growing population, and to help the farmers  transport
produce across the Tamaki River.

It was constructed from Totara and kauri wood and was a swing bridge. This
bridge was opened in 1865.

Because of the heavy transport carrying goods across, cracks began to
appear and the bridge wasn't safe.In 1916  the 2nd bridge was built. To build
this bridge iron was bought in from Sydney and Kauri wood was also used.

By 1957 the 2nd bridge was no longer safe and construction began to build
the 3rd panmure bridge which was made with concrete and iron. This bridge
was opened in 1959.

Bridges are an important way for people and goods to be transported over
water. The 3rd Panmure Bridge is the bridge we still use today.

How to make a Hangi

In writing we have been looking at writing explanations. I found it interesting that a hangi is cooked differently to the way we cook umu in my culture. My explanation on how a hangi is made is below.

How to make a Hangi

A hangi is a special kind of traditional way of maori cooking using a pit which has been dug in the ground. Men work together to lay down the hangi.There a several steps to preparing and cooking a hangi.

Firstly the pits needs to be dug in the ground.Then volcanic rocks and irons are lit and the fire needs to burn for about 2 hours.While the fire burns a Karakia is said to pray for the environment and protect the native trees, bless the food and pray that it is cooked nicely.

Once the fire has been burning for about 2 hours they break it down and dig out the ashes to remove some embers. This helps stop the food from getting too smokey and acrid (better tasting).

Food gets wrapped in cabbage leaves.This keeps the food from drying out and keeps the dirt from going in the hangi after the wrapped food is put in basket. Meat like chicken goes in first and then veggies are put on the top.

Cabbage leaves and sacks soaked in water then put on the hot irons. The baskets are carried over to the pit and then covered with wet sacks to keep dirt out. Finally it is all covered with canvas. They let it cook for about 3 and a half hours before they remove the sacks and the baskets of food.

Hangi food is still cooked on special occasions the same way it has been done for many years.

Let me tell you about the winter Olympic

Let me tell you about the Winter Olympics. There are medals such as gold silver and bronze If you come first you will get gold If you get silver you get second and then if you come last you get bronze Pyongyang is a South Korea that is leading the Winter Olympics there are 92 Country competed in the Winter Olympics sport events like snowboarding, cross country skiing, figure skating, snow skiing, ice hockey,long track speed skating, curing sledding, bobsledding, luge ski luge ski jumping.

This morning we work in pairs we had 5 min of writing of the winter Olympics. we first sat back to back and we talk about the winter Olympics.

Remembering the summer holidays

I heard laughing and screaming.

I heard the loud music in my ears.

I saw presents wrappers crunched on the floor.

I felt happy when my names got called out.

I felt nervous of what I was going to get.

I wondered what was under the wrapping paper.

I wondered what kind of present I was going to be.

RRR

Learning to give clear instructions

Today in writing we learnt how to give clear instructions to our partner. I worked with Joshua V and it was easy to understand what he wanted me to do because he kept his instructions simple.

All About chrome books

Today i have been learning how chrome books work in the class room  like shortcuts ,
                        care , damages.thing to help , app,s learning

I thing ..( inference recording)

Today i have been learning how to writing inference sentes  like this . 

Run, Jump, Throw

               
       In the afternoon the years 6 's when out to play of game of  run jump throw with Andy. We  had to go to different stages first  we started  discus Roll,  Hoop throw, long jump, shot put and sprints. when we where nearly finish Mr Ogilvie told us the scores that was first, second and third. Vance and Joseph came first in the year 5's and Ofa came first in the year 6's. Caesar came second in the year 5's and Jeremiah came second in the year 6's.
                       

advert_evaluation

We are learning to be able to identify what makes an effective advert

I had to watch a cadbury ad and figure out what kind of ad