Do you have this booklet at your school?I couldn't find it at our school, but if you can't find it at your school like me, don't you worry~ because here is the e-version just for you!!!
The reason that I was looking at this booklet on QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, 
is because I was thinking of the ICT expo that our school might have in term 3 or 4 this year. We had one last year to celebrate the end of our ICT contract. It was a great opportunity to show what we have done using ICT to parents. They were all astonished by the amazing work that their children have done. I think our school should have it every year and to suggest that to our ICT team and other staff, I need some information about the importance of the relationship between e-learning and whanau.
is because I was thinking of the ICT expo that our school might have in term 3 or 4 this year. We had one last year to celebrate the end of our ICT contract. It was a great opportunity to show what we have done using ICT to parents. They were all astonished by the amazing work that their children have done. I think our school should have it every year and to suggest that to our ICT team and other staff, I need some information about the importance of the relationship between e-learning and whanau.
While searching for some information, I found this booklet (which I have seen and used before, but haven't used it for a long long time). On pg 18, it has the section about e-learning and family, whanau and community participation.
Research shows that parents who are involved in their
children’s learning, and encourage their children to be
the best they can be, make a real and positive difference
to how their children learn. The infl uence and
involvement of parents and whà nau, in addition to
effective teachers, has a signifi cant positive impact on
how well students achieve.
We, educators, all know how important it is to make a connection between the school and whanau/community in order to enhance student learning. However, it sometimes does not happen well, especially in low-decile schools. The situation gets worse when it comes to ICT or e-learning as majority of them do not have internet access or even computers at home. One of the main reasons that the school/classroom wikis or blogs at our school do not get used by students and parents after school is this.
By having an ICT expo, it will give parents an opportunity to see what their children have been doing or can do with ICT, and also give students an opportunity to 'show off' what they can do.
IT is certainly true that many families do not have access to the level of technology that we would often wish, I think that makes it more important for schools to give students the opportunities to develop a familiarity with these tools and make opportunities for parents and whanau to come into the school and share in experiences there
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