Building Collaborative Learning Communities Knowledge Networks. Pilot Program @NetNZ1 with Middle and High School students. Founders @Renea @GeniusNet #edtech

Joined February 2017
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WAXing lyrical. Monster doodle formulae from @Renea
9 Aug 2023
Doodling with Donk is all about getting our imaginations going through fun creative activities! Today in Doodling with Donk we’re going to create AXY Monsters! Give it a go! reneamackie.com/doodling-wit… #art #childrensbooks #creativity
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Splashes of colour. As @Renea often says, "... just throw stuff against the wall and see what sticks!"
1 Aug 2023
The Blank Page Monster – Putting Your First Felt Forward. reneamackie.com/the-blank-pa… #art #illustration #drawing #childrensbooks
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Our founder @Renea has been busy with some new directions in creativity and exploration for kids!
14 Jul 2023
Pursuing my passion for creating children's books! Recently submitted a manuscript to the dPICTUS Unpublished Authors Showcase. This book is the first in a series that explores #creativity & #inspiration. #donkleponk #childrensbooks #followyourpassion
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Radio silence ended. We've been in the upside-down. More news soon...
Fascinating! The Verge Science team joined Simón(e) Sun in the lab — and the recording studio — to create a song out of a brain cell. via @verge youtu.be/P99KB1TD76I
The Verge: Next Gen – The Future Belongs to Young People. The Verge will be publishing a series of articles about people living IN the future, now: theverge.com/22587391/next-g…
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Adèle Castillon: the end of Videoclub, her dad, to get into music at 13,... youtu.be/QlRkLDaYq6E via @YouTube What an inspiring young woman! We can’t wait to see what @adelecastillon gets up to next! All the best to you, Adèle!

Can we please just stop labelling neuro-atypical people as "disabled"? Technically brilliant, straight A student who is struggling to find employment in the tech industry. nzherald.co.nz/nz/no-one-wan…

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We dropped in to visit our talented @ashcollnz crew for afternoon tea and project presentations today. Raced a freight train all the way home.
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Sean from @ashcollnz has been creating some stunning B&W landscapes as part of his photographic journey.
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Start 'em young. Lots of budding tech talent with an interest in aerospace here in our local community. 👍
Had an awesome afternoon/evening with these lovely folks at Tūranga library building rockets! We make use of @chchLibLearning 3D Printer and Laser Cutter. This photo is us, holding the @ulalaunch "Remove Before Flight" tags sent to us and the KSP club by @torybruno and his team!
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Tune in to the next episode of Creative Forest students KaiKye Lens&Latte's Podcast entitled "Pixelated" where they discuss "Is The Age of Nintendo Over?" Let's hope not! anchor.fm/kaikye/episodes/Is… #creativeforest #nintendo #onlinelearning #education

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Video check-in with rural Maniototo Area School crew and @Renea today. Quietly working away on animations using @Blender and making good progress with their steampunk game.
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Check out the new Podcast from Creative Forest's AshColl Crew members KaiKye and Lens&Latte: anchor.fm/kaikye/episodes/Te…

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Hello ducky! After a busy session with @ashcollnz kids this morning, it was time to head down to our local pond for feeding time. Muscovy ducklings are the cutest!
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Good to see @JohnJCampbell @Breakfaston1 push back on NZ Initiative flawed report. Student directed learning occupies a tiny % of school time, yet builds soft skills needed for this transition economy. Yes, room for improvement, but little evidence to support Lipson's claims.
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Spring Collection. How @ashcollnz students worked on their photography projects with @_creativeforest creativeforest.info/spring-c…
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Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed nytimes.com/interactive/2020…

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Wow, this is very cool!
These guys are really raising the bar for music production
The Maniototo boys are busily working toward completing Level 1 of their 2D Steam Punk Game "Escape From Earth" so they can show progress to our wonderful mentors @beagandica & the team @NuevoFoundation They are still using placeholders but the artwork is almost complete! 🤩
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