Digital Technology at Miramar Central School
In Year 1, 2 and 3 students are introduced to iPads. Learning is supported by technology and is used to reinforce what is being learnt in the classroom. Students learn to use QR codes as part of their reading and writing programme, and use a range of apps for literacy and numeracy.
Our junior students use Bee Bots to support our mathematics and digital technology curriculum. They are a great way to introduce students to the basics of coding and will allow them to experiment with different ways of solving problems. This colourful, friendly and easy-to-use little robot is used to teach sequencing, estimation and problem-solving. It can remember up to 40 commands, including forwards, backwards, left and right movements to manoeuvre around the floor. These commands develop students' understanding of sequencing, computational thinking and the mathematical concepts of coordinates, distance, and location.
Our junior students use Bee Bots to support our mathematics and digital technology curriculum. They are a great way to introduce students to the basics of coding and will allow them to experiment with different ways of solving problems. This colourful, friendly and easy-to-use little robot is used to teach sequencing, estimation and problem-solving. It can remember up to 40 commands, including forwards, backwards, left and right movements to manoeuvre around the floor. These commands develop students' understanding of sequencing, computational thinking and the mathematical concepts of coordinates, distance, and location.
At Year 4-6, students use technology to enhance and practise their learning across the curriculum. They are taught how to use chromebooks and are introduced to some apps from the Google Suite which enable them to carry out research, respond to activities shared by the teacher and publish and present their work in different ways. Our Year 4 to 6 teachers are dedicated to enhancing students' proficiency with the Google Suite, an integral part of the class curriculum. Their efforts have revolved around creating an educational module. This involves instructing through skill demonstrations and enabling students to experiment until they achieve the desired results. The students work on a variety of projects. This year they have successfully crafted a digital "Taonga Toku Iho '' by employing techniques such as copying and pasting, incorporating images from Google Drive or the internet, resizing and cropping, as well as adjusting rotations and image positioning.
App Based Learning
All of our students have access to Reading Eggs, Reading Eggspress, Mathseeds and Mathletics to support their learning in the classroom and at home.
App Based Learning
All of our students have access to Reading Eggs, Reading Eggspress, Mathseeds and Mathletics to support their learning in the classroom and at home.
- Reading Eggs, Reading Eggspress & Mathseeds login page
- Mathletics login page
- Prototec login in page, great for Basic Fact and Number Knowledge practice
- Hit the button - great for Basic Fact and Number Knowledge practice