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BigLittleBang
BigLittleBang is an online world for children, founded by New Zealand entrepreneur Christ White. It allows children to make and share ...
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CP1104: Retail Design
Year 11 students at Whangarei Girls' High School worked on a trial Retail Design unit in which they designed a logo, shop front and...
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Automatic wing mirrors
Sharing a car can create some issues, such as having to readjust the wing mirrors for each driver. Pranav created a set of wing mirror...
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Te Papa and beyond
Year 13 Fashion and Textiles Technology students developed wearable art to display in Te Papa Tongarewa and local stores, as...
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South Otago High – Junior Technology Centre
The development of a new Technology block, to replace the old Balclutha Technology Centre, provided...
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EPIC website
EPIC (Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration) is a New Zealand Libraries initiative which provides access to a collection of electroni...
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New Scholarship Exemplars
Frances Jenkins - Outfit for client with prosthesis
In 2009 Frances Jenkins was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her project designing an outfit for her client who wears a prothesis.
The project focussed on the development of an outfit for her client to wear on an overseas trip. The complexities of the situation were explained, including such things as issues around amputation and having a prothesis.
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Here you have the opportunity to ask any Teacher Education-related questions. Broad categories of questions would include: Curriculum, Assessment, Qualifications, Pedagogy, and Resources.
Questions will be directed to the National Technology PD team. Responses will be emailed back to the questioner and posted on the site for general access.
www.techlink.org.nz/curriculum-support/Teacher-Education/In-service/Ask-an-expert
In collaboration with the World of WearableArt™ and its upcoming touring exhibition, Techlink presents Stories of Creativity. This website presents glimpses into the imagination, motivation and resourcefulness of wearable artists and the process they work through to design and construct their garment. The site includes a substantial teaching notes section, with a range of curriculum focused approaches and activities.
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