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Learning Objects

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Learning Objects Digitised Items

Interactive learning games and simulations specifically

designed to engage and motivate students.

Digital images

Sound files

Video files

What is Digistore?

The learning objects available within Digistore:

Understanding learning objects

are based on authentic contextsuse multimedia to engage

have been specifically designed for Australian and New Zealand schools

Visit one of these learning paths to explore a selection of learning objects.

Exploring learning paths

Junior level examplesPIN AEOHCP

Middle and upper primary PIN HLIKBL

Secondary examplesPIN RNPKXA

The research around the use of learning objects tells us that content should not be used in isolation but should be part of a planned learning sequence supported before and after by off-line learning experiences.

Using learning objects in context

Introduce ‘Letter of the week’ through the class big book.

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Students play the Letter Planet game

to collect words which start with the target letter in order to fuel a spaceship.

Students write words they collected

in the game on to cards to displayed on the wall on a space

ship.

The research around the use of learning objects tells us that content should not be used in isolation but should be part of a planned learning sequence supported before and after by off-line learning experiences.

Using learning objects in context

Students are given a series of animal

cards and are then asked to work in

pairs to group them by type of animal.

Discuss animal characteristics e.g.

has a backbone

Students work through the animal

classification activities within

Digistore to learn how to classify by

characteristics.

Students choose one animal they learned

about to write an informational report

classifying the animal and

describing its characteristics.

Juniors discovering my backyard

Feedback from the classroom

“Students learnt very early on what a habitat was and were able to

relate back to that learning as they came

in contact with live creatures in the

garden.”

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?

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Digitised items are primary source materials that give us insight into our own unique history and culture. This can include print materials such as documents, plans, posters, maps or newspaper clippings.

What are digital resources?

Reproduced courtesy of Archives New Zealand

Richard Pearce’s flying machine

Digitised items are primary source materials that give us insight into our own unique history and culture. This can include video clips and

short films.

What are digital resources?

Constructing the Auckland Harbour Bridge, 1959

Reproduced courtesy of Archives New Zealand

Digitised items are primary source materials that give us insight into our own unique history and culture. This can include static images and

art works.

What are digital resources?

Gavin Bishop “Māori myths” book illustrations

Reproduced courtesy of Random House New Zealand

Primary source materials can be analysed and interrogated in order to think critically about the image and to generate discussions and debate.

Working with primary source materials

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?

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

Primary source materials can be used to arose curiosity and stimulate thinking.

Working with primary source materials

Year 13 drama students worked with images of turn of the century images of clothing from Te Papa’s collections alongside their own research to generate

characters to write into a play script.

How to use Digistore

Each teacher needs their own individual login to access Digistore. This is a combination of an ESSA password linked to a Digistore password. The accounts only need to be linked the first time you access Digistore. After that, you continue to log in with your ESSA login and you will automatically be logged in to Digistore.

Understanding teacher logins

Teachers need a login to be able to open a search result to review it in

Digistore.

Teacher can create learning paths within their logins which are learning

sequences involving Digistore content.

Log in if you have an Education Sector Login (TKI login)

alreadyRegister if you don’t already

have an account.

Accessing Digistore – ESSA account

http://digistore.tki.org.nz

Accessing Digistore – Link a Digistore account

http://digistore.tki.org.nz

If you have an individual Digistore account or you know your school account details,

click here and enter them in. You only need to do this ONCE.

Otherwise, click here to apply for an

account.

While your own Digistore login must not be shared with students, any student within your school can use the school’s student login to get access to Digistore. If you do want to find out the student login for your school by emailing digistore@tki.org.nz along with the name and MoE number of your school. Note: This can be a useful but learning paths are often a better option.

Understanding student logins

Student login – can only view resources

Teacher login – can view, rate, add tags and download resources

Students can be provided with the student login in order to access Digistore from home.

Students can access links to individual resources once logged in to the student login.

They can also make learning paths!

Accessing Digistore – Student logins

http://digistore.tki.org.nz

Go to the ‘Digistore login’ page to get

access to the student login

Students can then click ‘Student login’ to be

taken to a login screen.

In Digistore, you can find resources through a basic search, through an A to Z search and by browsing curriculum areas.

How to find resources in Digistore

On the Digistore VLN group, you can also use the subject catalogues and the Māori related content catalogue to find resources.

Using the catalogues to find resources

To find an item from the catalogues, put the Digistore ID code into the search window in Digistore.

Using the catalogues to find resources

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Search by location Search by a time period

Other search options

More information Open the resource

Understanding search results

Think of a learning path as a collection of related learning objects and resources from Digistore that you want your students or other colleagues to be able to access.

Learning objects or resources

Understanding learning paths

Examples of learning paths

English and Māori maths objects

PIN: WYYASQ

Figurative language

PIN: KNKRRJ

New Zealand flag and Coat of Arms

PIN: YOCNTT

Note: You have to be logged out for the student pin to work.

Learning paths are stored within your Digistore account within folders that you create.

Folders are therefore collections of collections.

The Arts

Drama learning path Visual art learning path

How to organise your learning paths

Add from the detail view of one resource

How to select resources to add to a path

ORAdd from a list of search results (you can add more than one at a time)

Tick the boxes to select resources

If you have never made a folder before, you will be prompted to ‘Create

new folder’.

Creating a folder for your learning path

If you have made folders before, you will be give the option of choosing one of those or making

a new folder.

If you have not put any learning paths in the folder before, you will only have the option to ‘Create a new learning path’. You then name the path.

If you already have a learning path in the folder, you will be give the options of creating a new learning path or adding to an existing one.

Naming your learning path

Either one of these ‘Save’ buttons can be

used to save the resource to the learning

path you have just specified.

Saving the resource to your learning path

Click on ‘My learning path folders’ and then click on your name

The learning paths you have created are in your folder

How to find your learning path

You share a learning path with students using either the student PIN or the URL for that learning path. There is a unique PIN and URL

generated for every learning page you create. You need to edit your learning path to find these.

Sharing your learning paths with students

Choose ‘Edit’ in the options under the name of the learning path

Click on ‘My learning path folders’ and then click on the name of the folder where you have stored the learning path.

Editing learning paths

Provide students with the PIN number (at the top when editing a learning path)

Students click on ‘Student Pin’ on

the left menu

Giving students access via student pin

Students enter the pin and click ‘Login’. They can then access the activities, no login

required.PIN numbers are useful in print materials such as homework sheets, post-it notes

or PowerPoint presentations

Use the URL shown when editing paths to share with students – no Digistore login required

Giving students access via URL

You can bookmark the URL in your browser for your students to access the

learning path.

You can use the URL to add a hyperlink to the learning path from an online

space such as a wiki or blog.

You can add extra things to your learning path such as comment boxes and embedded objects from other websites. You also do this

when editing your learning path.

Powering up your learning paths

Add a comment box to give students instructions. This can have different coloured text and

hyperlinks to other websites.

You can also embed objects into comment boxes such as this YouTube video.

Use ‘Add comment’ to open a comment box.

Adding comments to your learning paths

Tip! Save the comment and then re-edit it in order to see a

toolbar.

Use the embed code to add an object from another website to your learning path. This example is for a YouTube video but you can paste

any embed code in and it will work.

Embedding objects into a comment box

Copy this code and then paste

it into a comment box

and save

You can reorder learning path content using the little blue arrows. Each comment you add can also be moved using the arrows.

Reordering your learning path

Click ‘Share’ to make your learning path

available publically or to other teachers in

your school.

Sharing your learning paths with other educators

Finding public learning paths

Click ‘Public’ to see a list of public learning

paths. You do a search within these

learning paths.

You can choose to ‘Copy’ any public learning path. It will then be saved into your own learning path folders and you can edit and modify it. This can save you time and give you a good starting point.

Copying and adapting learning paths

Getting further support – the Digistore VLN group

http://www.vln.school.nz/groups/profile/724225/using-digistore

Search for ‘Digistore’ in the VLNhttp://vln.school.nz