Today, I did this morning’s kick start activity with the local, one of a kind Kea! For those people who may not know, the Kea is a large bird found only in the South Island of New Zealand and is the WORLD’S ONLY alpine parrot.
To do this task, I became a “future Kea conservationists” and crafted a Kea conservation video using Google Vids. I chose to make a Google Vid instead of a poster because I kind of got the hang of making these videos and now I start to enjoy making them. The hardest part and the part that took me the longest was finding nice pictures and videos of real Kea flying about their cheeky business. This is my Kea conservation video.
There are so many endangered species of animals in New Zealand, and the Kea is one of them. What other native, endangered parrots in New Zealand can you name?
Kia ora Isa!
I am Zana from the Summer Learning Journey team. It is fantastic to see you sharing your “Kea Conservationists – Kick Start” activity! I really enjoyed watching the video you added where you talk all about these amazing birds and their homes.
Your presentation was very informative and showed that you did a lot of research. You did a great job explaining that kea live in the South Island’s alpine regions, which are very cold and windy. It was clever to use Google vid to build your video because you felt you were getting the hang of making the videos.
Because kea live in such harsh mountain environments, their intelligence is their best tool for survival. As you mentioned in your work, kea are the world’s only true alpine parrot. They have specialised feet with two toes facing forward and two facing backward, which helps them climb rocky cliffs and even hold onto tools!
Since you know so much about where they live, if you went for a hike in the mountains, what is the one thing you would make sure to “kea-proof” so the birds couldn’t get into it?
Keep up the amazing blogging,
Zana (SLJ)
Kia Ora Zana,
It’s Isa here. Thank you for your comment. I liked reading what you said about my Kea Conservationists Kick Start activity. Making the video was fun, and learning more about where kea live helped me understand why they’re so clever and curious.
If I went for a hike in the mountains, the one thing I would definitely kea‑proof is my car, because they love pulling rubber and taking things out. I’d make sure everything was in the kea-proof car so they couldn’t get into it.
From Isa
Hello Isa!
My name is Ameya, from WPS ( Wigram Primary school )
I loved your video, so much I wanted to watch twice !
The voice and music in the background was amazing, I thought you were a youtuber cause you are just so good at that! One thing you can improve on is a little bit more description but just like 2 or 3 more sentances that’s all, but everything else you are so good at keep posting these wonderful posts ! 😀
-Ameya
Kia Ora Ameya,
It’s Isa here. Thank you for your comment. I’m really glad you liked my video, and it’s cool that you watched it twice. I had fun choosing the music and recording the voice‑over, so it’s nice to hear that it sounded good.
Thanks for the feedback about adding a bit more description. I’ll try to put a couple more sentences in next time so it’s clearer for people watching.
Thanks again for visiting my blog and leaving such a kind message.
From Isa
Malo Lelei Isa
Hello Isa it’s Feauini from PBS ( Panmure Bridge School ) .
I really enjoyed your video showing us facts and information in an amazing and fun way . How you did your video was just outstanding I have never seen a video this great .
Thank you for sharing your video with me and others and I can’t wait to see what is next , ( next time ) .
Nga Mihi Nui
Feauini