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EPIC website - Years 1-13 Digital Technology
Resource Review
EPIC (Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration) is a New Zealand Libraries initiative which provides access to a collection of electronic resources. The databases are available to libraries, ...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/Website-EPIC.htm
Biotechnology Learning Hub website - Years 1-13 Food and Bio-related
Resource Review
The Biotechnology Learning Hub provides teaching resources for primary and secondary schools to support the effective teaching of Biotechnology. The website aims to link the biotechnology s...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/Website-Biotechnology-Learning-Hub.htm
Wearable art: Te Papa and beyond - Year 13 Soft Materials
Teaching Snapshot
Year 13 Fashion and Textiles Technology students developed wearable art to display in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and local stores, as part of the 2010 World of WearableArt&...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/Te-Papa-and-Beyond-Wearable-art.htm
Automatic wing mirrors - Year 13 Hard Materials
Student Showcase
Sharing a family car is often a good idea, but catering to the different preferences of each driver can create some issues – particularly a new driver having to readjust the wing mirrors. T...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials/Automatic-wing-mirrors.htm
BigLittleBang - Years 7-13 Digital Technology
Technologists Practice Case Study
BigLittleBang is an online virtual world for children aged 7-14 years, founded by New Zealand entrepreneur Chris White. Unlike other virtual worlds BigLittleBang allows children to collabor...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/ICT/Big-Little-Bang/
Formula One Technology Challenge - Years 10-11 Hard Materials
Teaching Snapshot
Year 10 Technology may seem a far cry from the high stakes world of Formula One racing, but the F1 in Schools programme has been trying to bridge that gap by encouraging the next generation...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/F1-Technology-Challenge.htm
CP1104: Retail Design - Year 11 Graphics
Classroom Practice Case Study
Year 11 students at Whangarei Girls' High School worked on a trial Retail Design unit in which they designed a logo, shop front and interior to fit their individual themes.
The stud...
www.techlink.org.nz/CP1104.htm
Jetset jumpsuit - Year 13 Soft Materials
Student Showcase
Emily travels to the UK on a long-haul flight every year. Comfortable clothing for sitting and sleeping on the plane is a must, but as the trip involves airport stopovers she wants somethin...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials-soft/Jetset-Jumpsuit-Emily.htm
South Otago High School Junior Technology Centre - Years 7-13 Facilities
Facilities
The development of a new Technology block, to replace the old Balclutha Technology Centre, provided an opportunity to incorporate aspects of the process within a Technology programme.
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Facilities/Balclutha-A-new-Technology-Centre.htm
Garden wind-ornaments - Year 8 Hard Materials
Teaching Snapshot
Intermediate students were given a brief asking them to 'design and build a wind-powered product that will enhance our backyard'. They developed the brief by considering why they were makin...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/Garden_wind-ornaments-Oamaru.htm
Emergency Power Generator - Years 11-13 Electronics
Teaching Snapshot
As part of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) the boys formed the company Advanced Clean Energies (ACE) to develop and manufacture their non-profit outcome they called ‘The Lion'. The Lion i...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/Emergency_power_generator-St_Thomas.htm
Conscious cloth - Years 9-13 Soft Materials
Technologists Practice Case Study
Conscious Cloth was started by Miranda Brown in 2002 after working for several years in various roles within the fashion industry. She has since built a reputation for her innovative fabric...
www.techlink.org.nz/Case-studies/Technological-practice/Soft-Materials/Conscious-Cloth/
Upcycled restyle - Year 11 Soft Materials
Teaching Snapshot
A shopping expedition doesn't sound much like school work, but when Wellington High School students rummaged through op shop clothing they were considering the quality of the fabrics and co...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/Upcycled-Restyle-WHS.htm
Upcycled garment - Year 11 Soft Materials
Student Showcase
What do you get if you take tweed trousers, a suit skirt and a glittery top? In Maia Holder-Monk's case, it was an eye-catching dress and capelet, developed during a class unit on upcycling...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/materials-soft/Upcycled-garment.htm
Design and Visual Communications is a fundamental part of many aspects of design in Technology, assisting in the planning and prototyping of technological outcomes and helping to realise vi...
www.techlink.org.nz/student-showcase/Graphics/Whangaparaoa-College-DVC.htm
This instructional PDF was created by Sandy Garner, a Professional Practice Fellow at Otago University's Computer Science Department, to assist with the basic programming of Lego's NXT robo...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/NXT-robot.htm
ICT graphics tool - Years 1-13 Graphics
Teaching Snapshot
D'Arcy Belfield, a recently-hired Hard Materials and Graphics teacher at Tokoroa High School, has developed a simple, affordable and effective tool that projects drawing straight from a Gra...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y12-13-Senior/ICT-graphics-tool-Tokoroa.htm
Oamaru Intermediate School Technology teachers (Art, Electronics, Hard Materials and Fabrics/Food) are enthusiastic about the changes they have made to their programme as the result of some...
www.techlink.org.nz/CP1103.htm
From Play to Clay - Year 7 Teaching Practice
Teaching Snapshot
As visitors to Oamaru stroll down the track from town to harbour they will appreciate the colourful border tiles, art work which also celebrates collaboration between school and community. ...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Y07-10-Middle/From-Play-to-Clay-Oamaru.htm
Experimental Cuisine Collective - Years 1-13 Food and Bio-related
Resource Review
Launched in 2007 by Kent Kirshenbaum (Chemistry) and Amy Bentley (Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health) of New York University and Chef Will Goldfarb, the Experimental Cuisine Collect...
www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Resource-Reviews/Website-Experimental-Cuisine-Collective.htm
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