E-Learning Matrix
Throughout the school year, some of these programmes will be in use by some students May 2019.
| YEAR | TOOL | PROGRAM | SUPPORT | ENHANCE | CURRICULUM LINKS |
| 1 | Kiri Team use ipads and desk tops | QR Codes to access Ready to Read book recordings | Consolidates phonetic awareness, word recognition, | Phonetic awareness,Reading | Reading |
| Teach Monster-sounds | Phonetic awareness | Spelling and Reading | |||
| WordWagon-spelling/sounds | Letter sounds | sounds | Spelling | ||
| Sunshine Online | Letters/sounds/words/reading. Maths consolidation of numbers and basic addition subtraction | Available levelled reading material to extend readers
Maths practise at different levels |
Spelling and reading
NZMaths Knowledge |
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| Duck Duck Moose Levelled maths activities | Maths support problem solving | Variety of maths activities to support quick recall of basic facts | Maths NZ Curriculum | ||
| Number Line
Number Frames Number Rack Maths Bubbles |
Used with teacher to support learning, in small group work | Can be used independently or with a buddy to solve problems
Variety of levels available to challenge knowledge and fast recall |
Maths-knowledge and strategies
NZ Curriculum Maths Knowledge Achievement Objectives NZ Curriculum |
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| Maths Slide | Challenging group game with teacher | Can be used independently | |||
| Fractions
Pizza 1 Pattern Shapes Geo board |
Maths tools to be used in group teaching | Can be used for maths practise independently | Maths strands | ||
| 2 | All sites/apps are accessed in Cowley Team through Chromebooks, ipads, desktops and BYOD chromebooks | The Maths Learning Centre Apps – e.g. Number frames, number lines, | Used to support the teaching of maths concepts and in follow up tasks | Can be used independently to solve problems set by the teacher. | Mathematics |
| Hit the button and other basic facts recall tools – Sites such as abcya.com | Basic facts learning and reinforces maths concepts | Multi-levelled – children can work a their level and be extended | Mathematics | ||
| Mathletics | Set homework tasks which link in with learning carried out in class | Multi-levelled – children can work at their level and be extended | Mathematics | ||
| Sunshine online | Used a practice reading activity to build ‘reading mileage’ fluency, and comprehension skills | Multi-levelled – children can work at their level and be extended | Reading | ||
| Teach your monster to read | Practise and build phonic awareness | Multi-levelled – children can work at their level and be extended | Reading | ||
| Kiddle.com | Used as a search engine for research purposes | Provides opportunities for children to utilise reading skills such as locating key words, skimming and scanning, etc | Topic/ Inquiry studies in Social Sciences and Science. | ||
| Ipads only | Explain Everything | Used to support learning and make connections within the curriculum | cross-curricular skills are built | All areas of the curriculum | |
| 3 | All sites/apps are accessed in Cowley Team through Chromebooks, ipads, desktops and BYOD chromebooks | The Maths Learning Centre Apps – e.g. Number frames, number lines, | Used to support the teaching of maths concepts and in follow up task | Can be used independently to solve problems set by the teacher. | Mathematics |
| Mathletics | Set homework tasks which link in with learning carried out in class | Multi-levelled – children can work at their level and be extended | Mathematics | ||
| Hit the button and other basic facts recall tools – Sites such as abcya.com | Basic facts learning and reinforces maths concepts – activities directed by the teacher | Multi-levelled – children can work a their level and be extended | Mathematics | ||
| Epic – online reading library | increased reading mileage, range of texts greater than our own school library. | Able to set reading topics and material at appropriate levels for the individual child | Reading | ||
| Sunshine online | Used a practice reading activity to build ‘reading mileage’ fluency, and comprehension skills | Able to set reading topics at appropriate levels | Reading | ||
| Studyladder | set comprehension and grammar tasks | Levelled and teacher directed | Reading | ||
| Dictionary/Thesaurus.com | Alternative resource with wider vocabulary | Enables enrichment of vocabulary in both reading and writing | Reading/Writing | ||
| Typing.com | Supports correct use of a keypad. | All literacy | |||
| Kiddle.com | Used as a search engine for research purposes | Provides opportunities for children to utilise reading skills such as locating key words, skimming and scanning, etc | Topic/ Inquiry studies in Social Sciences and Science | ||
| Mind mapping tools | Enabling children to make links with their thinking and learning | cross-curricular skills are built | Topic/ Inquiry studies in Social Sciences and Science | ||
| Ipads only | Explain Everything | Used to support learning and make connections within the curriculum | cross-curricular skills are built | All areas of the curriculum | |
| 4/5 | Chromebooks, iPads | Google Apps – Docs, Slides, Sheets | The Google Apps are used for students to access and present work.
Students can collaborate with one another. Teachers can immediately share learning material. |
Teachers are able to embed audio files, photos, charts and visuals for learning needs. | All curriculum areas |
| Chromebooks, desktop | Spell Check | Students are able to use spell check and online dictionaries/thesaurus’ to proofread their spelling. | Literacy, science, social sciences | ||
| Chromebooks, ipads, desktop | Online English/Maori dictionary/thesaurus | Allows students to proofread and improve their writing. | Enables enrichment of vocabulary in both reading and writing.
Enables students to understand and emulate correct pronunciation. |
Literacy | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | Word Q | Tool used for spell checking and prediction | Literacy | ||
| Chromebooks, desktops | Typing apps | Enabling students to learn touch typing skills. | Teachers set differentiated tasks to support students typing and literacy skills. | ||
| Chromebooks, ipads | The Math Learning Centre Apps – Number line, Number frames, Number pieces | Students are able to share their understanding and thinking when completing activities | Can be used independently to solve problems | Mathematics | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | Mathletics | Set tasks with activities that align in certain learning completed in class. | Students are able to access task of interest and learning ability.
Extends knowledge within Mathematics. |
Mathematics | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | Studyladder | Set tasks for students to complete at their own pace, tailored to meet their needs. | Variety of set tasks at appropriate levels. | All curriculum areas | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | IXL | Enables students to consolidate new knowledge through completion of task. | Students can complete tasks individually, at set levels where they can be extended. | Mathematics | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | Padlet | Students are able to organise their thinking in this graphic organiser. | Students are able to share their thinking and collaborate with others. | Social Sciences. Science | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | Youtube | Search engine to extend students understanding of a topic. Teacher vetted videos are integrated into teaching resources and modelling books. | Another form of presenting new learning through visual and audio media.
Students able to take information in at their own pace and refer back to the resource when needed. |
All curriculum areas | |
| Chromebooks, desktops | KiwiKids News | Search engine for research and reading purposes. | Able to set reading topics for appropriate levels to support their understanding. | ||
| 6-8 | Chromebooks, iMac | iMovie | Used to allow students to create clips on a variety of topics to share their understanding. Students practice verbal and non-verbal communication skills and learn audience awareness. | Reading, Writing, Science, Social Sciences | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Google Apps – Docs, Slides, Sheets | The Google Apps are used for students to access and present work. | All curriculum areas | ||
| iPads | Stop Motion, Do Ink | Stop motion is an effective method for students to create content they would be unable to create via live video – for example to share their understanding of the process of a volcanic eruption. Green screen technology enhances their content. | Reading, Writing, Science, Social Sciences | ||
| Chromebooks, desktops, 3D Printer | Tinkercad | Tinkercad is used to support the understanding of 3D structures and measurements. Students are able create and view functional 3D models. | The 3D printer allows us to print models students and others have created and provides students with a link between the digital document and a physical product. This enhances student learning around prototyping and redevelopment of a design. | Maths, Technology | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Mathletics | Used to reinforce learning that has happened within the classroom – homework | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Prodigy | Used to reinforce learning that has happened within the classroom – homework | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | YouTube | Appropriate, teacher vetted, videos are embedded in digital modelling books to support a teacher directed lesson. At times these clips are watched and discussed within the lesson and at other times the clips are to provide additional support if students wish to review a concept after a workshop. | Students use YouTube as one of a range of tools and sources of information when completing their individual or group inquiries, this process is guided and supervised by the teachers and students are taught skills around source selection and appraisal | All curriculum areas | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Duolingo (Year 7-8) | As a part of our Spanish programme duolingo is used to allow students to work through vocabulary at an independent pace. | Students are able to hear correct pronunciation and are assessed on their pronunciation | Spanish | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Study Ladder | One of a number of tools where teachers provide direct links to specific interactive activities which reinforce and consolidate skills taught by the teacher in workshops. | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Khan Academy | One of a number of tools where teachers provide direct links to specific interactive activities which reinforce and consolidate skills taught by the teacher in workshops. | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | UK Maths, BBC Bitewise, Prototec, Math Play, IXL Maths and various other interactive online Maths activity | One of a number of tools where teachers provide direct links to specific interactive activities which reinforce and consolidate skills taught by the teacher in workshops. | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Canva | An easy and effective tool for digital design allowing students to create work that is visually pleasing and demonstrates their understanding of visual language. | Student learning is enhanced by their ability to easily explore the effect of visual language to share a message and create an impact | Literacy, Inquiry, Art | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Scratch | A platform designed to teach students the fundamentals of coding in a safe environment.
This tool is also very effective in the direct teaching of a number of maths concepts, particularly in geometry. |
Student learning is enhanced by their ability to explore complex coding functions in an easy to navigate block coding format.
Students are also able to use this platform to code real electronics including Lego Mindstorms Robots and Arduino microprocessors. |
Digital Technologies, Maths | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Newsela | A catalogue of newspaper articles and other texts written at a range of reading levels which enables all students to access the same information at their reading level. | The greater the range of high-quality reading material students are exposed to the greater the enhancements to their writing. | Literacy | |
| Chromebooks, iPads | Matific | Used to reinforce learning that has happened within the classroom | Students have the ability to enhance their learning by accessing activities and support material around areas of student interest. | Maths | |
| Interventions
Literacy Interventions and ESOL |
Years 2-8
Desktop -CD’s and headphones plus |
Rainbow Reading | Practise in learning to reading (reading mileage) and learning to read and use the English language | Reading | |
| Literacy Interventions | Year 4
Desktop |
STEPS | Intervention support
spelling rules and conventions |
Spelling and Writing | |
| All Year Levels
(this looks different at all Year Levels depending on age and stage of students’) |
Chromebooks, iPads. | SchoolTalk | To consolidate students learning students have easy access to resources, Learning progressions are visible
Learning process is clear – students can review concepts taught by teacher in resources such as online modelling books, students can identify their next learning steps, |
All students have opportunities to enhance their learning, using teacher approved resources which they can work through in a guided lesson (workshop), at their own pace, independently and with teacher facilitation. These are multi levelled so that students have the opportunity to broaden their learning.
Parents have the opportunity to be involved in discussing their child’s learning. This is based on real time progress with examples of their child’s work.. |
Reading, Writing and Mathematics |