Connectivity enables transparency for better government, education, and health.
(Gates,
2013)
The
importance of transparent communication is vital for any community to be
successful. We acknowledge
that curiosity is key to the development of collaborative practices that
strengthen learning for all, while at the same time maintaining strong equity and
quality results.
One
of our biggest challenges in our ACCoS Kāhui Ako was working out how our
schools communicated with each other. Systems needed to be established and a
framework for storing and sharing information online was important. The
importance of structure and archiving past information to help with ease of
access and for transparency has always been one of our strengths. As well as
connecting, collaborating, co-creating and sharing of ideas. As we have evolved
and grown so have our structures and systems. Initially we began with google +
communities, a site and a blog. However our blog has surpassed all of these
online areas for sharing what we do. All of our Across School Leaders
contribute to our blog and this helps all our schools keep up to date with what
we do as a community.
Our
Blog went live on Friday 5th of August 2016 .
So
it has been in operation for nearly 3 years.
In
that time we have had 12,476 all time views.
This
past year I have noticed that we are tracking at nearly 1000 hits per month so
there has been greater activity, particularly this year.
Below
is a list of the number of blog entries so far.
●
► 2019
(20)
●
► 2018
(31)
●
► 2017
(16)
●
► 2016
(9)
About us is our biggest hit static
page at 403 views.
Regarding
our blog posts, the following have been our most successful entries.
|
Blog
Entry
|
Date
published
|
Number
of hits.
|
|
Nov
14, 2017
|
396
|
|
|
Oct
14, 2017
|
284
|
|
|
Mar
28, 2019
|
251
|
Currently
we average 1000 hits each month.
Most
visitors continue to come from New Zealand. Recently I have noticed numbers
coming from Eastern Europe and have been monitoring our space carefully.
New Zealand
|
71.60%
|
United States
|
10.50%
|
France
|
5.60%
|
Russia
|
5.50%
|
Ukraine
|
2.10%
|
Germany
|
1.60%
|
Singapore
|
1.40%
|
Canada
|
0.90%
|
South Korea
|
0.80%
|
If
we track back on blog posts we can see how far we have come as a Kāhui Ako. The
entries are like a narrative of our journey. As a team we are becoming better
at tagging our blog entries and at sharing updates via Facebook or Twitter.
Where
to next, I believe our blog represents who we are and what we do, that it is
important to continue to share our URL in all our communications and to
remember to link it into any presentations we give.
