Local History - Interactive resources

 This year our kura (school) focussed on sharing the Story of Whakarongo, the wāhine toa our kura and rohe (area) are named after. This resources was created in pages, and exported as an ePub so ākonga (students) could open an interactive resource in books or files.

The resource contains interactive links to allow exploration on the terms of our ākonga.

The intention behind this was so increase engagement, allow students to explore the mahi in their own way and time, and to build a sense of the local tohunga (landmarks) of significance within our rohe (area).

The resource includes links to local stories and interactive resources developed by our local iwi, voice recordings of the Story of Whakarongo gifted to us by Whakapapa of Whakarongo, interactive maps of the rohe that show sites of historical significance and artwork developed by our amazing tamariki.

The map links to places the Whakarongo lived, travelled, or where there is a tohu (sign) that represents Whakarongo and her story within our rohe.

Each link contains more specific and age appropriate information, that then links back to the map for further exploration.
Students have loved using the resource to carry out 'scavenger hunts' and search for information, and the ability to make sense of some of the tohu they have seen around our area.


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