eLearning

At Pakuranga College, we are aware that students increasingly live in a digital world.  We believe that alongside the traditional competencies and knowledge that students must learn, we must prepare students for effective digital participation in the world.  Within their classes, students increasingly use computers and other digital devices for a range of learning activities such as:

  • doing research on the internet
  • filming videos
  • taking notes
  • working collaboratively online
  • reading online (ebooks, e-textbooks)
  • downloading worksheets/ workbooks
  • interviewing people outside the classroom via Skype

To prepare students and teachers for this, the College has developed an 'elearning strategy'.  One essential component of this are the digital classes that first started in 2010.  This programme has grown with 6 digital classes expected to run in 2013.