New Year = New challenge

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Kia Ora Koutou
Welcome everyone
With so much information coming at us from so many directions it is hard to keep up. This blog is a trial in keeping our maths & statistics related information together on a continuum and in one place. It is also be a learning experience for me having never used blogs before despite them being around for a number of years.
Have you trialled blogs with your students?  
How could they be used to improve teaching and learning in maths & statistics? 
How might  a blog be used to create opportunities for natural reading and writing? 
Could a blog be used to collect evidence for assessments?

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