Category: Article

WANTED: Your experiences using Virtual Reality (VR)

Imagine walking ancient worlds, flying through space, meeting dinosaurs or travelling in our own bloodstream … all from the comfort of your classroom. Virtual Reality – or VR for short – is an exciting technology and, in our next issue, we’ll be investigating its enormous potential for learning. […]

May Magazine Out Now!

Issue 87 – Term 2, May 2018   To read more you can subscribe at interfaceonline.co.nz/subscribe/ Subscriptions start from just $1 a copy! or Previous issues of Interface available for just $4.60, plus P&P, for orders in New Zealand. (Overseas rates available on request.) Click here to place and order. […]

Scratching beneath the Surface Laptop

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 […]

SPECIAL OFFER: Free network cyber safety audit from Linewize

Linewize is offering the opportunity to audit cyber safety on your school network for free. You’ll receive a customer report that highlights cyber safety and network issues, including social media use, dangerous app use and content filter evasion. This is a strictly limited offer. Book now at linewize.com/audit   […]

What can we learn from Artificial Intelligence?

What is Artificial Intelligence? What does AI mean for educators? How could it impact your classroom? Should you be amazed or afraid (or a little bit of both)? Ben Reid, Executive Director of the AI Forum of New Zealand, explores this intriguing technology and the steps we should […]

Reshaping education for a new digital world

A new curriculum with even more emphasis on digital learning. It’s a brave new world out there for students, but what about for teachers? New Minister of Education Chris Hipkins shares with INTERFACE his thoughts on the future of teaching. This article is exclusive to the print version […]

My Endless Passion for Learning

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 […]

New look and new offers for TELA scheme

The Ministry’s TELA Scheme has been putting digital devices in the hands of school educators for years. Now under new management, it’s promising more choice, better deals and enhanced service, writes Paul Brislen. TELA has undergone the first major revision in its 17-year history, with Cyclone Computers taking […]