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Our Digital Storehouse
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