It's really important that just as your students are learning and experimenting you should be also. There are many ways of developing your own PD if there's none for you locally. It's very hard to be the only teacher in the school doing "stuff".
Don't forget to check the gazette for courses in your area or for online courses.
The most important thing is that you take some time to have a play with whatever it is you want your students to learn. You DON'T have to become an expert but you do need a little experience with it.
Personal PD
It's really important that just as your students are learning and experimenting you should be also. There are many ways of developing your own PD if there's none for you locally. It's very hard to be the only teacher in the school doing "stuff".
List of NZ educators on twitter
List of NZ bloggers in education - screenshot below
Fiona Grant's Virtual North blog
Digistore wiki
Suzie Vesper's blog site
Don't forget to check the gazette for courses in your area or for online courses.
The most important thing is that you take some time to have a play with whatever it is you want your students to learn. You DON'T have to become an expert but you do need a little experience with it.