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QUICKCHAT For the week ending 26 Here turi koka (August) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
This past week, the key activities of Te Tumuaki have been:
• Meeting with Anne Preston of Scholastic NZ to consider options for trialling resources with some Auckland-based Poupou;
• Overseeing plans and preparations for International Literacy Day coming up next month;
• Meeting with staff and managers to progress projects and tasks.
2. Kōkiri – the Magazine from Te Puni Kōkiri :
Kōkiri is Te Puni Kōkiri bi-monthly magazine which celebrates Māori achievement, showcases Māori success and realises Māori potential.
Kōkiri can be delivered directly to your home or work anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand, free of charge. So if you would like to join the thousands of people who receive Kōkiri bi-monthly, it is easy to subscribe now on www.tpk.govt.nz/kokiri.
3. Open Polytechnic: Get Ahead Start Programme:
With the Open Polytechnic: Get Ahead Start Programme implementation process underway, we are very heartened by the positive relationship being built with the Open Polytechnic and the potential opportunities that may arise for Poupou in the longer term. A very special thank you to Angela Carroll (Management Coordinator Adult Literacy Tamaki Auckland) for setting up the initial meeting with the Open Polytechnic team.
4. E Toru Ngā Pānui from Learning and Qualifications Manager, Jodi Maniapoto:
a) To meet the requirements for CALT L5 Practicum (Design and deliver a literacy skills development plan for an individual adult learner) please ensure that the following FIVE pieces of evidence are submitted:
* An approved practitioner must have completed a minimum of 200 hours tutoring adult literacy in either one to one or group and be affiliated to Te Poupou.
- Student Initial Assessment Interview Form (2a);
- Student Learning Plan Form (2g);
- Session Plan (2i) for one –to-one situations;
- Evaluation at end of 40-hours delivery (2k);
- A letter of attestation from Te Poupou Coordinator (or an approved practitioner*) relating to the quality of tutor performance.
b) Certificate in Adult Literacy Tutoring (CALT) Level 5 Enrolments:
We are trialling a new enrolment process for the above, using a programme called ‘SurveyMonkey’. Some of you might recall using this to register for this years’ National Planning Hui. The process is as follows:
For any questions about this, please contact Ella Teua, ella@literacy.org.nz.
- Step One: Two weeks before the first day of facilitated delivery, you will receive an email from National Office, which will include the link specific to your Poupou and vital information that all tutor trainees should read and understand.
- Step Two: The Manager can forward the email to each tutor trainee, or invite them to the office to complete the survey individually from there.
- Step Three: Click on the link to commence the survey/enrolment process.
- Step Four: Either the Manager or the tutor trainee enters the information into the ‘SurveyMonkey’ programme, which is automatically sent through to National Office once the person entering the information clicks the ‘Done’ button.
- Step Five: Then the Manager will forward a Legally Certified copy of the TEC approved identification, to the National Office. Information about TEC identification requirements will be outlined in the email mentioned in Step One, above.
c) 2012 Certificate in Adult Literacy Tutoring (CALT) Level 5 Request For Delivery:
We will also be using Survey Monkey programme for the 2012 Training Requests. If you are ready to submit your request for dates, please click on the link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CaltRequest2012.
If you have problems accessing the link, please contact Ella Teua, (ella@literacy.org.nz).
5. Random Acts of Kindness day – 1 Mahuru (September) 2011:
New Zealand has had a tough year on many levels. This year marks the 7th anniversary of Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Day and New Zealand is the only country in the world to celebrate such an event. New Zealand’s Random Acts of Kindness Day is coming up on September 1st. For background information and some ideas, go to Random Acts of Kindness Day
6. Mā te Reo 2011 Funding Round:
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori hopes to support the establishment of more iwi-based kura reo, wananga reo, Māori language resources, language planning and Māori language events through a further Mā te Reo funding round. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori has secured funding to support two further funding rounds, and the first of these is about to open.
Mā te Reo is a community-based funding programme established by government in 2001 to support projects, programmes and activities that contribute to local level Māori language regeneration. The fund is administered on behalf of government by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, which distributes $1.8 million annually in the form of conditional grants to iwi, hapū, whānau, Māori organisations and individuals.
The 2011 funding round opens on Monday 29 Here turi koka (August) 2011, and closes on Friday 7 Whiringa ā nuku (October) 2011.
Te Taura Whiri I te Reo Māori encourages iwi and hapū, as well as other providers and organisations to work together in the development of their applications in order to ensure strategic and targeted distribution of funding across regions.
For more information contact the Mā te Reo team on 0800 MA TE REO.
7. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2007 and 2010 – Adding Tabs to Microsoft Office with Office Tab:
Have you ever wished your Office documents had tabs just like your internet browser? Office Tab is a Microsoft Office add-in that allows you to open, edit, and manage your Office documents in a tabbed window.
With the free version of Office Tab you can easily open, close, and save tabs in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. There is also a paid version of Office Tab that offers even more features.
Office Tab works with Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, and 2010. If you would like to learn more about it, here's the link to the site.
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QUICKCHAT For the week ending 19 Here turi koka (August) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
These past two weeks, Bronwyn’s key activities have been:
• Launching the Travelling Books programme in collaboration with NZ Post last Thursday evening at NZ Post House. James O’Malley and Sapphire Sarich (past students of Literacy Aotearoa) were invited to speak to the gathering;
• Attending meetings with the ACE Aotearoa PDSG (Professional Development Steering Group), POG (Collaborative Activities Project Oversight Group) and the ACE Sector Strategic Alliance group;
• Meeting with Te Koruru and the Finance Working Group;
• Following up on activities associated with the Travelling Books;
• Preliminary discussions with BarterCard regarding social enterprise opportunities;
• Co-hosting workshops in Auckland and Wellington with Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (The Correspondence School) for staff of Te Kura to learn about Literacy Aotearoa programmes and how to evaluate suitable tutor/student matches for Literacy Aotearoa;
• Preparations for International Literacy Day; and
• Attending the launch of Te Kura project in Wellington.
2. Preparations for International Literacy Day and the 2011 Election Information Pack:
In order to prepare for International Literacy Day 2011, and the pre-election information campaign outlined at Te Hui ā Tau 2011 we need information from you about your promotional needs. Literacy Aotearoa will provide a publicity Poster for International Literacy Day, and also Bookmarks and Business Cards to go into the Election Information Pack.
Please complete the Survey at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8JLNZP5. Further details are included in the survey, along with the questions.
Please complete the survey by 5pm Friday 26 Here turi koka (August) at the latest. Thank you very much.
3. A Tertiary Practitioner’s Guide to Collecting Evidence of Learner Benefit: Workshop Update - The Process of Collecting Evidence of Learner Benefit.
Do you want to use evidence to understand your learners?
Do you want to use this evidence to ensure that your learners achieve the best possible outcomes?
Some of you have attended the workshop around the country and at this year’s National Planning Hui facilitated by Jennifer Leahy and Tai Sameli. Please see the pānui below from ACE Aotearoa advising of these with the link to more information.
‘We have had positive feedback from participants who attended this workshop in Cromwell, Napier and Blenheim. The Central North Island workshops filled up fast with workshops being scheduled for Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth. Due to popular demand Ako Aotearoa and ACE Aotearoa will also be holding another workshop in New Plymouth (16 September) and Gisborne (18 October). Workshops are also scheduled to take place on the West Coast and Oamaru later this year. For more information see our website to register for these workshops.’
4. Website Update:
- Home > Travelling Books: http://www.literacy.org.nz/tbooks.php
Travelling Books articles from the past week have been added to the site featuring a number of Poupou including Literacy & Language Bay of Plenty, Adult Learning Support (Nelson), Literacy Wairarapa, He Waka Mātauranga and Literacy Feilding.
Please email moana@literacy.org.nz with any articles or links to articles that your Poupou may have appeared in so they can be added to the collection. - Members > Hui Information: http://www.literacy.org.nz/hui-information.php
Presentations from National Planning Hui 2011 have been added from Prue Kapua, Peter Waterhouse and Thanee Chatsinchai.
5. Open Polytechnic Induction Hui for Poupou
Last week Poupou received information about Open Polytechnic Induction Hui for Poupou that have registered interest in the programme. Please confirm Poupou attendance at induction hui ASAP, by emailing the names of those who will be attending to carol@literacy.org.nz. For further information, please contact Carol.
6. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2007 – The Page Layout View:
In Excel 2007 you have the ability to work on a spread sheet while in the Page Layout View. This view shows you what your data will look like on a printed page, so that you can produce a spreadsheet that will be easy to read once printed. It also allows you to easily add a Header or Footer to the page.
To use the Page Layout view, simply go to the View ribbon and then select Page Layout.
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QUICKCHAT For the week ending 05 Here turi kōkā (August) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
This week, Bronwyn’s key activities were:
• Preparing and finalising distribution for the Travelling Books launch in Wellington next Thursday. All the books have been sent out today;
• Guest speaker at the Families Commission launch of Whanau Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow by Dr Kathie Irwin at Pipitea Marae raising issues about adult literacy in relation to whānau development and building pathways for the future;
• Meeting with the Policy Committee to look at options for implementation of the strategic plan and the digital strategy;
• Attending the Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards Dinner;
• Te Koruru preparation for hui next week.
2. Training for new Trainers 2011:
Literacy Aotearoa has scoped the current training needs of the organisation and identified the priorities for Training for New Trainers in 2011.
The priorities are:
a) To target geographical areas where a Tutor Trainer is needed. The regions identified are:
• Far North
• Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)
• Waikato
• Tairawhiti
• Manawatu/Horowhenua
• Whanganui
• Wairarapa
• Marlborough
• North Otago
b) To build the pool of Māori and Pacific Tutor Trainers, to provide a balance of ethnic and cultural representation, knowledge and perspective to the current pool.
Ngā Poupou from the identified regions are invited to register an interest by emailing Jodi Maniapoto, Learning and Qualifications Manager jodi@literacy.org.nz at the National Office.
3. TEC Assessment Tool - Accessing and utilising a Learners outcome from a previous educational provider:
Nga Poupou are able to access and use an assessment outcome completed by another educational provider with a Learner, if that assessment is under 3 months old. Once a Learner’s permission is gained this can then be used as the learner’s pre-assessment to meet TEC criteria.
To do so:
• Log on as an Organisational Administrator to the TEC Assessment site.
• Go to the Learners tab.
• Locate the Learner in question and click the “view details” link.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page, on the right hand side of the screen will be a link to view assessment history at other organisations (this will be greyed out if the Learner does not have previous data available).
• This will then make any existing assessment data viewable on this screen.
4. Professional Development Opportunity:
Those who attended National Planning Hui 2011 may have attended Jennifer Leahy’s workshop Tertiary Practitioner's Guide to Collecting Evidence of Learner Benefit: ACE Aotearoa has contracted Jennifer to provide this free Workshop nationwide, as professional development for the sector. Unfortunately three South Island workshops have already happened, but the Workshops are still to run on the following future dates:
• Wellington - August 11
• Palmerston North - August 12
• New Plymouth - August 23
• New Plymouth - September 16
• Greymouth - September 19 (not confirmed)
• Christchurch - September 20
• Auckland - September 27
• Whangarei - September 28
• Gisborne - October 18
• Whakatane - October 27
The process of collecting evidence of learner benefit. Do you want to use evidence to understand the learners you teach, train or supervise?
Do you want to use this evidence to ensure that your learners achieve the best possible outcomes?
If you want to find out more about how to do this, come along to this workshop to find out about the new tertiary practitioners guide to collecting evidence of learner benefit, prepared by Anne Alkema for AKO Aotearoa. This guide will provide you with lots of practical information on the importance of evidence-based teaching and how you can start integrating evidence collection into your day-to-day teaching. The session will give you a chance to find out ideas from this guide as to how you can clarify what is working best in your teaching and will offer you ways to support your professional, reflective practice.
If you or anyone from your Poupou wish to attend, or for more information, please contact ACE Aotearoa Professional Development Manager Analiese Robertson (analiese.robertson@aceaotearoa.org.nz).
5. International Day to Move Away from Fossil Fuels:
Ngā Poupou personnel, including students, may be interested in this global environmental initiative, coming up on 22 Mahuru (September) 2011. For more information, go to http://www.350.org.nz/our-projects/global-day-of-action-2011.
6. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2010 – Excel 2010 Shortcuts:
Want to speed things up when you're working in Excel?
Microsoft has created 3 handy PDF reference sheets to help you learn all the shortcuts you can use in Excel 2010. There's one for the Function keys, one for the Ctrl button shortcuts, and also a third Miscellaneous guide. To download any of these just click on the links.
If you'd just like to know a few of the main ones, here's a quick guide.
1. CTRL+PgUp - Switches between worksheet tabs, from left-to-right.
2. CTRL+PgDn - Switches between worksheet tabs, from right-to-left.
3. CTRL+SHIFT+& - Applies the outline border to the selected cells.
4. CTRL+SHIFT+~ - Applies the General number format.
5. CTRL+SHIFT+$ - Applies the Currency format with two decimal places
6. CTRL+SHIFT+% - Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.
7. CTRL+SHIFT+# - Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.
8. CTRL+SHIFT+: - Enters the current time.
9. CTRL+; - Enters the current date.
QUICKCHAT For the week ending 29 Hōngongoi (July) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
This week, Bronwyn’s key activities were:
• attending the NZ Post Book Awards that were held Wednesday evening at the Wellington Town Hall;
• meeting with representatives from Huia Publishers, Scholastic NZ and NZ Post to finalise detail in preparation for the Travelling Books launch. We will send the labelled books (50 per Poupou) out to Ngā Poupou by the end of next week;
• meeting with Gene Kumekawa, Senior Analyst, Information Management, TEC for discussions following up on CALT and NCALNE;
• meeting with Tim Copeland, Director, Silverstripe and Thanee Chatsinchai for an update report on the Intranet; and
• continuing to progress projects and key initiatives as outlined in last week’s Quickchat.
2. Open Polytechnic Programme – Opportunity for Ngā Poupou:
This week Ngā Poupou were emailed a ‘Registration of Interest’ Form and information about the opportunity for Nga Poupou to be contracted to recruit and support students who wish to complete the Open Polytechnic’s ‘Get Ahead Start Programme’.
If your Poupou is keen to be involved this year, please complete the ‘Registration of Interest (RoI)’ Form and return to carol@literacy.org.nz by Tuesday 2 Here turi kōka (August).
3. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2007 – Changing the Colour Theme:
Office 2007 provides you with a number of Colour Themes to help you colour co-ordinate your documents, by providing you with a palette of colours that work well together. You may have noticed that the default Theme Colours appear whenever you are selecting a colour. This is called the Office Theme.
To select another Colour Theme:
1. Go to the Page Layout tab (the Design tab if you are using PowerPoint)
2. On the left hand side of the ribbon click Colours
3. Now simply click on the Colour theme of your choice
From now on in this document, whenever you go to select a colour for text, borders, backgrounds etc, Office will provide you with colour options from the theme you selected.
Office Theme Urban Theme Metro Theme
Note: You can also create your own custom Colour Themes by going to Page Layout, Colours, Create New Theme Colours. To change a colour click on the arrow next to that colour and select More Colours. Once you are done give the Colour theme a name in the Name box and click Save.
QUICKCHAT For the week ending 22 Hōngongoi (July) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
On return to the office several key initiatives have been resumed:
1) The New Zealand Post launch of the Travelling Books will take place 11 Here turi koka (August) 2011. Details are being finalised regarding delivery of books to Ngā Poupou, and information will be sent out next week. View attachment.
2) Literacy Aotearoa was one of the successful applicants for ACE PD collaboration grants. The launch of the collaboration initiative with Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu will also be held next month, Here turi koka (August) 2011.
3) Follow up from Te Hui a Tau & the National Planning Hui has begun. The minutes and report will be sent to Ngā Poupou following discussion by Te Koruru. Ngā Poupou will be contacted shortly regarding the election campaign materials. The resources and posters are now at the printers.
2. New Website for Community Grants and Advice:
A new website, www.communitymatters.govt.nz has been launched by the Department of Internal Affairs.
The new site is a one-stop shop where communities can access information about the community advisory services, Lottery grants, COGS (the Community Organisation Grants Scheme) and Crown-funded schemes and trusts administered by the Department.
This new site replaces the Department’s old www.cdgo.govt.nz website, and is the new gateway to the Grants Online system.
3. Destination Reo:
As part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori celebrations 2011, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu launched a new online resource called Destination Reo on 4 Hōngongoi (July) July 2011.
www.destinationreo.com is an online mapping tool powered by Google Maps, allowing users to quickly find te reo Māori services, learning opportunities and events nationwide, even worldwide. The tool splits services into three categories AKO, HOKO and KŌRERO – or LEARN, SHOP and ENJOY. For more information about this website and the tool contact destinationreo@gmail.com or phone through on 0800 KAITAHU.
4. Employee Volunteering Health and Safety Guidelines:
The importance of health and safety in volunteering and the particular issues faced by employee volunteers have led to a new publication, the Employee Volunteering Health and Safety Guidelines, launched recently by Volunteering New Zealand – available for download from www.volunteeringnz.org.nz.
5. From ‘Informed Communities’ e-Newsletter – assistance with Building Social Enterprises:
The online resource Social Enterprise Builder is a step-by-step guide on how to build a social enterprise. For more information go to http://cst.org.nz/r/topic/63Eh3wLwqfBxW4LdwFkHhR
6. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2010 – Adding the Favourites tab to an Office application:
In a previous Office Secret we looked at how you can customise the Office ribbon to suit you, but if you have yet to customise your ribbon a good place to start might be to download and add the Favourites tab.
A Favourites tab has been created by Microsoft for each Office application and includes (based on user feedback) all the most useful commands. Below is a picture of the Favourites tab for Excel.
If you would like to view and maybe download one of these tabs, here’s how you can do it:
1. First go to this customised ribbons link and choose which Favourites tab you would like to download.
2. Once you have saved the file, open the corresponding application e.g. Excel.
3. Now go to the File tab, click Options, and from the menu on the left select Customise Ribbon.
4. Click Import/Export and select Import customisation file.
5. Now browse to the file you have downloaded and select it. When prompted to replace all existing ribbon customisation, click Yes.
Note: If you have previously customised your ribbon this will override your changes. If you would like to further customise your Favourites tab after you have imported it, you can do so by right clicking on the tab and selecting Customise the Ribbon.
QUICKCHAT For the week ending 15 Hōngongoi (July) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
For the better part of the week, Bronwyn has been on well-deserved leave following the annual Te Hui ā Tau, National Planning Hui and Student Writing Event held last week at the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Tamaki Makaurau. This week she also met with Doug Pouwhare (ESITO) and Pauline Kingi (TPK – Auckland) to discuss options for retention of Maori apprentices.
2. 2011 Te Hui ā Tau, National Planning Hui & Student Writing Event:
Thank you to everyone who attended – students, tutors, managers, governance members, staff, speakers, presenters and the ‘chicks in charge’ for your part in making this year’s event so enjoyable, stimulating and re-energising. And those are only a few of the comments from the Evaluations handed in at the end of Friday. It was, as expected, wonderful to catch up with old friends and welcome new ones. The National Planning Hui Report will be completed and distributed to Ngā Poupou in due course.
3. Website Updates:
Literacy Services > Links > Ngā Poupou newsletters section:
Newsletters have been added from Literacy North Shore, Read Write Plus (Upper Hutt) and Literacy Aotearoa Porirua http://www.literacy.org.nz/links.php#PoupouWebsites.
4. New Poupou Manager – Literacy North Otago:
The National Office received notification this week that Helen Jansen has accepted the Manager position for Te Poupou, Literacy North Otago. We wish you all the very best Helen and look forward to working with you in the near future.
5. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Dictionary online:
Most people might not be aware that many New Zealand Deaf people view themselves as being members of a unique cultural and linguistic group within our society. Their language, NZSL, was officially acknowledged with the passage of the New Zealand Sign Language Act in 2006, recognising NZSL as an official language in NZ.
The Deaf Studies Research Unit at Victoria University has recently released their new Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language, a comprehensive work 20 years in the making. You can access it at: http://nzsl.vuw.ac.nz/
All of the information on the site is available in English as well as NZSL. The dictionary itself can be used monolingually (searching for entries by features of the sign, eg handshape, location etc) as well as bilingually (searching for entries by their English gloss). Each entry has a line drawing as well as videos of the sign itself along with videos of the sign in context in one or more example sentences. The sentences are also glossed in English, and cross-referenced so that you can look up other signs in the example sentences.
6. Proposed Review of NZ Charities Commission and amalgamation with Department of Internal Affairs (DIA):
There is considerable concern in the Not for Profit sector about Government’s future plans for the Charities Commission. The attached documents are the response from the Association of Non Governmental Agencies of Aotearoa (ANGOA) that is receiving support across the sector. The position paper was sent to Ministers English and Sharples, and the Opinion Piece appeared opposite the editorial page of the New Zealand Herald on Thursday 14 Hōngongoi (July) 2011. This matter is brought to your attention because future developments relating to the Charities Commission could have implications for Ngā Poupou of Literacy Aotearoa as well as for the national organisation.
7. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2007 – Adding Style to a Picture:
Office 2007 provides you with a number of pre-designed styles to choose from when working with pictures. These styles range from adding a simple white frame to giving the image soft edges.
To use this feature:1. Click on the picture you would like to add a style to and the Picture Tools tab will appear at the top of the screen. Click on this to open the Picture Format ribbon.
2. Now in the centre of the ribbon you will see examples of Picture Styles you can choose from. To see more Picture Styles click on the down arrow to the right of the Picture Styles group.
3. To preview how a certain style will look on your picture hold your mouse over the Picture Style for a few seconds and it will show you what your picture will look like with that style.
4. Now simply click on the picture style of your choice.
QUICKCHAT For the week ending 01 Hōngongoi (July) 2011
1. Te Tumuaki Update:
This week Te Tumuaki has spent time:
• Fine tuning detail for the upcoming Te Hui ā Tau, National Planning Hui and Student Writing Event, 7- 8 Hōngongoi (July), Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland);
• Attending a Matariki Breakfast to Celebrate Mana Wahine hosted by the Hon. Hekia Parata, Ministry of Women’s Affairs; and
• Meeting with members of the Auckland Central Community Response Forum.
2. Update - 2011 Te Hui ā Tau, National Planning Hui & Student Writing Event:
Again, thank you to everyone who has registered their attendance at next week’s conference. Fantastic! We’re gearing up for an exciting two days and look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new. We have had a great response to the online pre-registration link for workshops that went out to Ngā Poupou on Wednesday. As of 3.30pm today, 62 delegates have indicated their workshop choices. Thank you!
By now, all Poupou representatives should have received confirmation of their travel information, i.e. Flight boarding passes, Accommodation, Shuttle transfers & Catering. Please contact the National Office on Monday 4th Hōngongoi (July) if you haven’t received this documentation.
Just a reminder: At this late stage, any changes to confirmed flight arrangements are likely to incur additional charges. Please note, these additional charges will be passed on to the individual requesting the change unless it is an emergency situation, ie. Sudden Bereavement, etc. Please do not make your own changes prior to contacting the National Office, as this may impact on the shuttle and accommodation arrangements already confirmed. If you have any questions, please direct your queries to Ara Smith, ara@literacy.org.nz.
3. Tutor Training Starting Soon:
Certificate in Adult Literacy Tutoring Level 5:
The Whanganui Learning Centre, 8-10 Hōngongoi (July) 2011; facilitated by National Trainer, Lena Samu.
4. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Maori Language Week 2011:
This year, thanks to the rescheduling of Term Two School Holidays to accommodate the Rugby World Cup, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori will be celebrated in the second to last week of Term Two – from 04 -10 Hōngongoi (July). This is a chance to brush up on vocabulary and pronunciation and engage in conversation in te reo whenever possible – and as we are lucky enough to be meeting for Te Hui ā Tau and the National Planning Hui at the same time – perfect timing! As noted in the Pipiri (June) issue of Tui,Tuia this year’s theme is Manaakitanga. For more information about the theme, refer to Tui, Tuia on the Literacy Aotearoa website Home Page www.literacy.org.nz , or go to http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw The fabulous Kōrero Māori website is well worth exploring. In addition to offeringing interactive conversation support for learners to try at their own pace, it provides basic phrases and greetings in te reo Māori, http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics some phrases for special occasions, and ideas for ways to celebrate the week. http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw/ideas
5. Quickchat will take a break next week:
Because Te Tumuaki and Ngā Maihi will be attending Te Hui ā Tau and National Planning Hui on 7-8 Hōngongoi (July) 2011, the next issue of Quickchat will be coming to a screen near you on Friday 15 Hōngongoi (July) 2011.
6. Ta Da…:
The next database submission, due at National Office 10 Hongongoi (July) 2011, is a quarterly reporting period for BCITO, MITO, and ESITO. Please ensure that concise progress comments related to learning goals are included for all eligible learners.
7. Microsoft Office Secret for Office 2010 – Working with Calendar Groups:
If you have a set of Outlook calendars that you frequently view together (e.g. a group of your work colleagues), you can easily see their combined schedules at a glance, using calendar groups.
Here’s how you can create a calendar group:
1. In your Calendar, on the Home tab, click Calendar Groups.
2. Now click Create New Calendar Group and type a name for the group in the box that appears. When you are done click OK.
3. The Address Book will now open and you will be able to browse for names or type them in the Search box. When you find the person you want to add, click their name and then click Group Members. Repeat this step for each calendar that you want to include in the group, and then click OK.
Your new calendar group will now appear under My Calendars in your calendars list and whenever you want to see this group of calendars, all you need to do is place a tick in the box next to it.
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