Need to print remotely or on the go? What factors should you be considering when choosing mobile printing solutions? Here we talk to HP’s Scott Leman, Print Market Development Manager, on the latest trends, supported devices and ways to print. What do you and HP see as the […]
Thanks to everyone who took part in our Reader Survey. Your feedback really matters to us and by sharing your views and opinions you’re helping us to keep improving and bringing you the best magazine possible. Here are just a few of the things we learned: 91 per […]
When N4L asked teachers what they need the most, their answer was “more time”. Time to plan, to be inspired to inspire and, most importantly, time to teach and engage with their students. Pond helps teachers save time planning while being inspired by what other teachers are doing. […]
3D printing opens up new and exciting pathways for learning opportunities and outcomes in schools, as Neville Walker discovers. 3D printers can be used to create a range of objects, from true-to-life replicas and high-resolution models, to functioning prototypes, visual aids, real world products, and more. While it’s […]
A new digital textbook that was introduced to US students in Houston, Texas is very different from any other textbook one would have ever come across in the past. It is the first digital schoolbook in which lessons are personalised. The book creators wanted to change how students learn […]
Primary school children in the UK will be given compulsory lessons in computer coding and foreign languages under a new national curriculum. Children aged just five to seven will be required to create and debug simple computer programs in the first two years of school, as part of […]
MakerBox, an educational community programme in Wellington, will be holding Maker Party Wellington on Saturday 13 September, from 12.30 to 3.30pm at the Miramar Community Centre (27 Chelsea Street). Maker Party, an international initiative sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation, unites educators, organisations, and enthusiastic technologists of all ages […]
Children are often discouraged from playing video games because it can distract them from their school work. But now new research claims gaming could actually improve their performance at school by boosting their language skills and vocabulary. In particular, Swedish scientists found that Massively multiplayer online role-playing games […]
Microsoft New Zealand has announced that its business social networking platform Yammer Enterprise will now be available to all educational institutions in the country as an extension to its free Office 365 for Education plans. Office 365 for Education provides staff and students at New Zealand schools with […]
More than 225,000 students from 700 schools have connected to Network for Learning’s (N4L’s) Managed Network and the company has announced that it hopes to connect another 300 schools by the end of the year. N4L CEO John Hanna credits the steady pace of the rollout to the big […]
Who did you vote for? Thanks to everyone who viewed and voted for their favourite video in our Toshiba Portégé Z10t competition. It was a close run thing and we’re delighted to announce the winner. Congratulations to Jo Day, of Churchill Park School in Auckland. Her video was […]
Four months into the rollout of Network for Learning’s portal Pond, more educators are set to participate. If you missed out on becoming a Pioneer Educator, now’s your chance to get your hands on an invite. From Friday 8 August, Pond Educators can start inviting colleagues to join […]
