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Helen Rennie-Younger and Geeta Naran Sunnybrae Normal School
 * **e-learning in a Year 2 Classroom**

In this session we will outline a number of e learning strategies embedded within our inquiry - The Kiwi - A journey of survival. The ways we have used kidpix, photography, inspiration and a virtual field trip will be highlighted. Helpful hints on managing a class of children through specific e-learning tasks will be shared. Sharing our learning with a wider audience via a classroom blog will also be explored. || of students work. ||  || supported our inquiry - A journey of survival || Kidpix tasks || http://www.learnz.org.nz/index.php View this movie from LEARNZ featuring a health check for storm the kiwi. media type="file" key="kiwi storm health check wmv.wmv" enrol with LEARNZ - its free! || Thinkers key - picture From the master - save as your name Draw a picture to help retell the legend of why the kiwi can't fly. || http://www.maungatrust.org/home/index.asp ||
 * Click on this link to view the presentation and examples
 * Click on the links below to view the websites that
 * LEARNZ
 * Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust

Import the photo of the kiwi and label it. When finished - export the image to the desktop || http://www.willowbank.co.nz/ ||  || http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Be5XYhkEnI || Inspiration tasks || http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/gillmaria.html || Use the Venn diagram master and set it up for your students to compare the differences between a kiwi and another native bird || http://www.wordle.net/ || Use the kiwi pictures to record the facts you know about the kiwi || http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/Home/
 * Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
 * youTube-saving the kiwis
 * Maria Gill - author of Operation nest egg
 * wordle
 * Save the kiwi trust -

send an e card to your class, a colleague, a friend ||  ||