For all the technological changes within schools in recent years, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is arguably having the biggest pedagogical impact. Here Martin Hughes explores some of the issues to consider. Many schools have a blend of school-owned and student-owned devices. Some have a ‘managed choice’ approach, […]
Registrations are now open for #GirlsInnov8 Camp 2016. If you know girls interested in technology then these three days of coding, robotics, 3D modelling, and game design are the perfect place for them to meet like-minded peers and get their geek on, writes event organiser Klaris Philipson. We know […]
If you thought Harvey Norman was just a shop in your local shopping mall, think again. The company’s created a specialist education team keen to meet your school’s ICT needs. With shops from Whangarei to Wellington, Blenheim to Invercargill, Harvey Norman has been a familiar name in computing […]
Affordable Maker Space Solutions Sitech Systems NZ is stocking the Robotist range from Artec Blocks. Great for hands-on STEM experimenting from age 8. Students can design and build robots. The basic robots that they can control. The basic kit contains infrared, touch, light, and sound sensors, as well […]
Waitakere College was the first school in New Zealand to sign up Zaption. It saw its combination with eTV as the perfect solution for storing, manage and actively using video content, says Lee Devenish. Why did you choose to use eTV? It looked like a really powerful tool […]
From choosing devices to organising servicing and PD, managing a BYOD programme isn’t easy. Here three schools describe how Harvey Norman is proving a safe pair of hands for their student devices Sarah Trethewey, Lead teacher for ICT, Katikati Primary, Bay of Plenty “Our lease was up and we […]
The Connected Learning Advisory (CLA) is a free advice service that’s helping schools integrate digital technology with learning, so they can get the best results for their students and communities, writes Nathaniel Louwrens. When new Principal Denyse Healy, of Blenheim School, was looking for support with the use […]
When St Margaret’s College upgraded its AV capabilities recently, Epson’s ‘impressive’ and ‘flexible’ EB-485Wi and EB-585Wi interactive ultra-short throw projectors proved the perfect solution. “The upgrade came about for two reasons,” said Technical Systems Manager Blake Richardson. “Firstly, due to the Canterbury earthquakes, we lost more than 80 […]
Concerned about security? Absolute Computrace can provide schools with comprehensive control over their computing devices with a hidden on-board chip, writes Andrew Fergus. Keeping hardware and data protected against theft and loss is becoming an increasing challenge for schools. One answer could be ‘Persistence Technology’ from Computrace, which […]
Schoolgen was one of the earliest adopters of solar in the country and has now installed free solar panel arrays on more than 80 schools across New Zealand. By 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that nearly 30 per cent of the world’s electricity demand will be […]
When a group of Year 8 students from Ross Intermediate identified a problem in their local community, they came up with an ecological and economical solution, as they explain. In Term 1, our class learnt about something we called ‘community media’. This is where you see a problem […]
By Bruce Schneier Cellphone providers can track location. Search histories are recorded. Emails can be read. Almost any digital data online can not only be stored but also manipulated. If you’re grappling with ways to keep data secure – whether your own, your students’ or your school’s – […]
