The Electric Garden

Kia ora e te whānau o Electric Garden,

Since the Electric Garden’s inception in 2018 and beginnings in 2019 the aim has been to bring the garden and technology together into the classroom to help support kaiakō and ākonga weave the Hangarau Matihiko/Digital Technologies curriculum into meaningful, hands-on digital technology lessons via their gardens.

Sadly, the Electric Garden will be coming to an end this winter and the EG web portal will be turned off on Friday 14 July 2023. We will open-source the code.

It was a difficult decision for the EG and Digital Future Aotearoa team, but due to diminishing numbers of schools subscribing to the service it has become financially unsustainable.

Over the course of the last year we have developed additional resources which weave digital technologies into the classroom via the environment. You can access these for free as part of our Digital Pīkau, which will continue to grow.
https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/digital-pikau

We would love it if you're able to return your EG unit so we can keep it out of landfill. Simply email Bronwyn (address below) to arrange for a courier at no cost to you.

We would like to thank all the users and supporters of the Electric Garden. Please contact me directly if you have any pātai.

Ngā mihi nui,
Bronwyn Scott
General Manager, Digital Future Aotearoa
[email protected]

Happy International Women's Day!
This years theme is and here at RAD (& Digital Future Aotearoa) we are dedicated to the mission of improving equity for women in tech.

We gave Year 11, 12 and 13 students at Lincoln High School a task of developing solutions to shift the narrative and reduce the impact of digital inequity for primary school-aged girls in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Have a read of our blog for more about this and our take on embracing equity.

We have also proposed a challenge to YOU 🫵🏽
What can you do today to encourage others to pursue further learning in tech? Let us know!

https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/blog/international-womens-day-2023-embrace-equity

REMINDER ‼️

Don’t forget to sign up for GIANTS! 🌻

digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/giants

Sign up is now available at: https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/giants -up

Register your group today! 🌻

Coming soon, ā kō ake nei.. The GIANTS Grow Competition!

Keep an eye out 👀 for updates, find out more on our homepage, or pre-register your group today to join the fun!

Homepage: https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/giants
Pre-Register: https://www.digitalfutureaotearoa.nz/giants -up

We’re proud to be one of 11 worthy causes who NZ Post is supporting with a years' worth of free courier services. With your vote we now have the chance to receive a second years' worth!

Visit:
https://deliveringforgood.nzpost.co.nz/share/digitalfuture
to vote and help us go all the way! (Takes 2 seconds!)

Free courier services will allow us to focus parts of the budget that had been earmarked for logistics on onboarding new schools and community groups, increasing the opportunities we can create for rangatahi.

NZPost

Register for our Earth Day project if you are having trouble finding something to do these school holidays!

Design a prototype for your community based on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals! (For ages 5-18)

The project guide is split up into booklets for each stage and is available in two formats.

Register:

Sustainable Development Goals — Digital Future Aotearoa Think global. Act local. Design a prototype for your community based on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Digital Future Aotearoa have developed a 5-step, classroom-ready resource. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are drawn upon to address social needs like a...

Last lesson is live! 🙌🌻

Check out the picture for submission details! Can’t wait to see everyone’s reports! 😁

Last Lession: https://app.electricgarden.nz/giants/session16

GIANTS Homepage: https://www.electricgarden.nz/giants