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Sites Added

Broomfield School (North Canterbury)
Primary school near Amberley, North Canterbury. Information about school philosophies, activities and news.

Tui Time Ecology education
TuiTime was developed by the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Its purposes are to encourage teachers to make greater use of ecological studies in their teaching, to encourage students to learn about New Zealand's unique ecology and to engage them in interactive games and activities.

nzoom.com Schools Web Challenge

Last year, the nzoom.com Schools Web Challenge saw local schools score some great results. Bromley School won 1st place in the Primary School Class section with their site Funky Insects. It lived up to its name, showing a bright and funky style as well as featuring lots of useful information. Windsor School took 2nd place in the Primary Team category with their clever and challenging site Chess: Mission Impossible.

Time is running out for schools who wish to enter the 2003 nzoom.com Schools Web Challenge and show the country their prowess. Registrations close on Wednesday September 3. The theme this year is ‘Teach us about’. Organisers are challenging students to create a Web site based on a curriculum subject of their choice that they have been, or are being taught this academic year. It is organised by NetGuide magazine and nzoom.com with the key objective being to help students develop and improve their ICT skills.

Another web challenge currently in progess - the NetGuide Web Awards for 2003. The Awards are in the voting stage until October 20 and voters can nominate their favourite sites in various categories.

Libraries and Learning

localeye has a category Libraries that links to libraries of all sorts - public, city, district, national, polytechnic, university, and medical.

The latest member of this group is the South Christchurch Library, Service Centre and Learning Centre which adds to the Christchurch City Libraries network. The South Library opened on the 23 August. The Learning Centre will be officially launched on Monday 15 September. It comprises one room fitted out with 30 computers, and another as a flexible learning space with wireless connections for laptop use and a video/audio conferencing room. The learning opportunities in technology and information skills it will provide includes:

• Immersion training for school students to study in an integrated way using technology, electronic and print resources
• Professional development for teachers in relation to their ICT skills
• A range of ICT hands-on community courses available during the daytime and evening