Students whose schools use Google Apps for Education will soon be able to store as many files in their Google Drive folders as they like. Earlier this year, Google launched Drive for Work, its premium $10/month version of Google Drive with unlimited storage and a couple of additional enterprise […]
Teachers can make a bigger splash in Pond, with the new digital learning hub designed by Network for Learning (N4L) now available to all educators and administrative staff working in New Zealand schools. When teachers return for Term 4, they can take part in N4L’s new ‘Make a Splash’ […]
Entries for the INTERFACE Awards 2014 close on Friday, 10 October. Don’t miss out – get your entry in now! Teachers across New Zealand are doing fantastic things with information and communications technology. Are you one of them?Why not tell us how you successfully use ICT in your […]
Microsoft unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available from 1st October PT. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. “Windows 10 represents […]
In a bid to foster a new generation of computer whizz-kids, teachers from across Manchester will be trained in the art of coding now that the National Curriculum requires lessons in it. Google is supporting Code Club Pro, a non-profit organisation providing training and resources aimed at teachers […]
Network for Learning (N4L) has announce two major developments to help its portal Pond become an integral part of teacher planning. It’s now open to all educators working in New Zealand schools, and N4L has also recently introduced its new Make a Splash programme – “a self-manage programme to introduce […]
Thierry N’Doufou’s three eldest children tumble out of the car; the little one trips over her school bag as she tries to work out what to do with her break-time snack. “We continue to go to school here as we went to school 100 years ago,” says the […]
Microsoft confirmed that it’s buying massively popular game Minecraft and the studio behind it, Mojang. The purchase amount is $2.5 billion. The company says it “plans to continue to make Minecraft available across all the platforms on which it is available today: PC, iOS, Android, Xbox and PlayStation.” Though Microsoft […]
Wow, we’ve been blown away with your entries so far! If you’re still thinking about it, there’s still time to enter this year’s INTERFACE Awards … but don’t delay. Entries close in just under a month. “What we’re looking for are people who are making successful and effective […]
Cyclone has a team of e-learning specialists that work with schools to ensure the learning outcomes within their strategic plans are aligned with their technical capability. Here we talk to three of them about their work. Arnika Brown, e-Learning Facilitator Almost a year ago, Arnika Brown swapped […]
Five rural primary schools are in the running to win a share of $20,000 worth of HP products and support thanks to the inaugural HP Rural Schools Competition. A panel of judges, including a Rural Women NZ representative, reviewed more than 60 entries to select the following schools […]
Connected Educator Month (CEM) begins on 1 October and brings a new approach to educators’ professional learning by bringing networking, knowledge, professional development and community together all online, all month. CEM is a series of online events and activities, including forums and conversations with experts, webinars, virtual guided tours, […]
