IMHO, LOL, OIC, OMG. If you’ve read students’ writing recently, chances are you’ve come across terms like these. If you’re becoming more and more perplexed to see them using texting talk in their homework and writing assignments, help is at hand. In this book, English teacher Jennifer French […]
Code Champions is a new initiative supported by INTERFACE that’s offering after-school computer programming. After a successful first year, it’s looking for schools where it can host coding classes. “We hold courses at schools but deal directly with parents,” said Greg Adams, Publisher of INTERFACE and founder of Code […]
Known for his digital innovation and creativity in teaching, the Microsoft HoloLens team knew Subash Chandar K was just the person to try out Virtual Reality with his maths class – and the results were amazing. “Virtual Reality is something that’s interested me for a long time – […]
While Virtual Reality has been on many educators’ radars for a while, it has gained prominence in the last few years as the technology evolves, and gear and content become more readily available. What part can VR play in education and where will it take learning in years […]
The Mind Lab by Unitec has launched ‘Digital Passport’, a new video-based learning platform that aims to empower and enable teachers to get the best from the new Ministry’s Digital Technologies Curriculum. This article is exclusive to the print version of INTERFACE Magazine. To read more you can subscribe […]
Released last term, schools have two years to study and implement the new Digital Technologies/Hangarau Matihiko (DT/HM) Curriculum. David Kinane explores your next move into this new digital world – and the support that’s available. This article is exclusive to the print version of INTERFACE Magazine. To read more […]
The new, wrap-around ecosystem approach from Family Zone Education Solutions enables cyber safety anywhere, any time, on any device. This means kids stay safe online whether at school, on the move or at home, explains Tim Levy. Keeping students safe and focused whilst delivering digital learning and modern […]
At the beginning of last year, Ferguson Intermediate School upgraded its interactive whiteboards to new Promethean ActivPanels – and it hasn’t taken long for them to transform teaching and learning, writes Imteeaz Mohammed. It’s safe to say that the installation of the new Promethean ActivPanels created a great […]
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Microsoft has entered the TELA arena with two devices. Here we reveal everything you need to know about one of them, the Surface Laptop. Out of the box, the stylish look and feel of the Surface Laptop is hard to ignore. This is one heck of an impressively-designed […]
New to the TELA+ scheme, Acer is offering two distinctly different devices to help teachers perform to their best in the classroom. How does it feel to join TELA+? Acer is extremely proud to be a part of the new TELA+ initiative working alongside Cyclone. We have been […]
By Chet Pipkin, Founder and CEO, Belkin International I’ve always been fascinated by history and global, broad-stroke thinking. I enjoy assessing the bigger picture and to look for the big and transformative changes that are taking place in the world. Back in the early 1980s it was clear […]