I have of course been suffering already from the thought of having to return my Mac to the school I am leaving soon. My Mac and I have been inseparable since birth... it's birth, back in March! Our relationship is a beautiful thing! It got me to thinking...
In Tokelau I will need a laptop to help me organise my lessons and assessment. My class this year have loved blogging and having a real audience for their writing. I thought, 'Why not set up a class blog in Tokelau, and get the students communicating with schools in New Zealand?!' It would give the students in Tokelau such a wider view of their world. They are currently so isolated, but over the past few years have been brought online.
I have emailed Renaissance Education (RED) to see if they would have some Christmas spirit and donate some ex-lease MacBooks to each of the three schools in Tokelau. I hope to hear back from them soon with a positive result! Fingers crossed...!
Do any of you have any ideas about the possible use of ICT on a small remote tropical island?!!
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Brilliant idea, totally support this initiative and hope RED do too...the colour of Christmas is RED!!!!!
that would certainly be excellent if RED did donate - they must be getting some ex-lease iBooks (the last of them) soon ...
What an amazing journey you about to embark on! Photograhps, videos, multimedia covering the whole experience. WOW! What a brilliant opportunity....
Great idea- we need you to blog and share your journey. Would hate for you to drop off the edge of the world.
I will ask our local Apple shop next time I am there as well- you never know!
Allanah K
What a great idea. I always wondered what happened to laptops at the end of their school lease. This way they get put to a good use.
There is so much that we can learn from your experience and the students in your charge. It would be a shame to lose contact for a minute. Come on Red get behind our colleague!
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