What to do

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

You will choose a kōrero paki or pakiwaitara that you relate to and develop a digital technologies outcome to present it. Kōrero paki and pakiwaitara (stories) help us understand ourselves and our world, connect with our past, and imagine our future. Your story could come from a number of sources, but try to choose one that’s meaningful and relevant to you.

You will need to do these three things:

  • Describe the users. Who is the kōrero paki or pakiwaitara for? How can you create a digital story for them?
  • Describe the purpose of your outcome. What is it intended to do? How will it tell the story? What do you want people to learn from your story?
  • Describe the requirements and specifications. Requirements are things you need to do, while specifications are short, specific statements that are measurable — you should be able to tick them off. What does your digital story need to have, be, or do in order to achieve its purpose? What does your digital story need to have, be, or do in order to work best for the people it is intended for?

Once you have decided on these, you can start developing your outcome.

  • Think about and choose the most appropriate tools or techniques to use to create your outcome. You must keep evidence of which ones you used.
  • Ensure you follow conventions for the tools or techniques that are relevant to the outcome you are developing.
  • Use your knowledge of the relevant tools and techniques to ensure you apply them in the best way you can.
  • Test your outcome throughout the development process and use that information to make improvements during the development process. You will need to keep evidence of this.
  • Trial your outcome with other people, including potential end user(s). Show them your kōrero paki or pakiwaitara and ask them about it and use that information to make improvements. You will need to keep evidence of this.

Your outcome needs to be fit for purpose. That means it meets the requirements and specifications that you have described, considers the potential users and context, and performs as intended. You will need to show this in your outcome and in your additional evidence.

You will choose a kōrero paki or pakiwaitara that you relate to and develop a digital technologies outcome to present it. Kōrero paki and pakiwaitara (stories) help us understand ourselves and our world, connect with our past, and imagine our future. Your story could come from a number of sources, but try to choose one that’s meaningful and relevant to you.

You will need to do these three things:

  • Describe the users. Who is the kōrero paki or pakiwaitara for? How can you create a digital story for them?
  • Describe the purpose of your outcome. What is it intended to do? How will it tell the story? What do you want people to learn from your story?
  • Describe the requirements and specifications. Requirements are things you need to do, while specifications are short, specific statements that are measurable — you should be able to tick them off. What does your digital story need to have, be, or do in order to achieve its purpose? What does your digital story need to have, be, or do in order to work best for the people it is intended for?

Once you have decided on these, you can start developing your outcome.

  • Think about and choose the most appropriate tools or techniques to use to create your outcome. You must keep evidence of which ones you used.
  • Ensure you follow conventions for the tools or techniques that are relevant to the outcome you are developing.
  • Use your knowledge of the relevant tools and techniques to ensure you apply them in the best way you can.
  • Test your outcome throughout the development process and use that information to make improvements during the development process. You will need to keep evidence of this.
  • Trial your outcome with other people, including potential end user(s). Show them your kōrero paki or pakiwaitara and ask them about it and use that information to make improvements. You will need to keep evidence of this.

Your outcome needs to be fit for purpose. That means it meets the requirements and specifications that you have described, considers the potential users and context, and performs as intended. You will need to show this in your outcome and in your additional evidence.

How to present your learning

At the end of this task, you will need to hand in your outcome and evidence to your teacher for marking. You will also need to show that you have done the following:

  • described the purpose, users, requirements, and specifications for your outcome
  • tested your outcome yourself throughout the development process, trialled it with other people, and made improvements to enhance and refine it based on the information you gathered
  • made an outcome which is fit for purpose.

Evidence for these could take the form of:

  • annotated screenshots
  • audio or video recordings, or screencasts
  • planning boards
  • testing documentation (such as testing tables)
  • images
  • descriptions of what you have done and why.

Besides your outcome, any evidence you hand in should be no more than five A4 pages or no more than 3 minutes of video or audio. Talk with your teacher if you would like to present your evidence in another way.

At the end of this task, you will need to hand in your outcome and evidence to your teacher for marking. You will also need to show that you have done the following:

  • described the purpose, users, requirements, and specifications for your outcome
  • tested your outcome yourself throughout the development process, trialled it with other people, and made improvements to enhance and refine it based on the information you gathered
  • made an outcome which is fit for purpose.

Evidence for these could take the form of:

  • annotated screenshots
  • audio or video recordings, or screencasts
  • planning boards
  • testing documentation (such as testing tables)
  • images
  • descriptions of what you have done and why.

Besides your outcome, any evidence you hand in should be no more than five A4 pages or no more than 3 minutes of video or audio. Talk with your teacher if you would like to present your evidence in another way.

Timeframe

You will have approximately 4 weeks to develop your outcome for this assessment.

You will have approximately 4 weeks to develop your outcome for this assessment.

Getting started

Kōrero paki and pakiwaitara are stories. Stories are central to our experience as people. From pūrākau in Aotearoa New Zealand to fagogo in Samoa, they help us understand ourselves, learn about the world around us, connect with our past, and imagine our future. We’ve told stories in all kinds of ways throughout history, and digital technologies today give us more options for making meaning and engaging our audiences.

Your first step is to find or create the story you want to share. This decision can be made in collaboration with others, for example, your whānau might have a story you are able to use. But talk with your teacher if you are thinking of using a story that belongs to someone else. It is important that you ask permission before using a story that is special to someone else.

Once you have identified the kōrero paki or pakiwaitara you want to use, you will need to make a plan of what you want to say and how you could tell the story. This won’t be assessed, but it will help you when you start to develop your digital story. Include as much detail as you need to be able to complete the task.

Here are some questions to help you get started with your Assessment Activity:

  • What kind of stories do you like to tell or experience?
  • Where could you find a story to tell?
  • Could you talk to your whānau or someone in your community to find a story? Remember to ask permission before you use one belonging to someone else.
  • Do you have a favourite story from your culture, or from your childhood?
  • Could you create your own story? You might like to write about a favourite book, film, TV show, or video game, create a fictional story, or teach your audience about something.
  • What kind of digital technologies outcome will you make?
  • Who would be interested in stories told in this way?
  • What would you want these people to get out of your story?

Kōrero paki and pakiwaitara are stories. Stories are central to our experience as people. From pūrākau in Aotearoa New Zealand to fagogo in Samoa, they help us understand ourselves, learn about the world around us, connect with our past, and imagine our future. We’ve told stories in all kinds of ways throughout history, and digital technologies today give us more options for making meaning and engaging our audiences.

Your first step is to find or create the story you want to share. This decision can be made in collaboration with others, for example, your whānau might have a story you are able to use. But talk with your teacher if you are thinking of using a story that belongs to someone else. It is important that you ask permission before using a story that is special to someone else.

Once you have identified the kōrero paki or pakiwaitara you want to use, you will need to make a plan of what you want to say and how you could tell the story. This won’t be assessed, but it will help you when you start to develop your digital story. Include as much detail as you need to be able to complete the task.

Here are some questions to help you get started with your Assessment Activity:

  • What kind of stories do you like to tell or experience?
  • Where could you find a story to tell?
  • Could you talk to your whānau or someone in your community to find a story? Remember to ask permission before you use one belonging to someone else.
  • Do you have a favourite story from your culture, or from your childhood?
  • Could you create your own story? You might like to write about a favourite book, film, TV show, or video game, create a fictional story, or teach your audience about something.
  • What kind of digital technologies outcome will you make?
  • Who would be interested in stories told in this way?
  • What would you want these people to get out of your story?