Thanks to everyone who encouraged and helped your students to enter our Minecraft Student Competition 2017. Entries have now closed. We have received a high number and are starting to work our way through them. We are following up on some entries that don’t have all the info […]
The way we live, learn and work is changing rapidly. We rely on connectivity and digital technology to interact, to acquire new skills, to innovate and thrive. New minister Clare Curran shares a few thoughts about how she sees her Ministerial roles in supporting the changing nature of […]
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s INTERFACE Student Minecraft Competition. Your efforts to design the perfect eco-house were outstanding! Judging was extremely tough. But we’ve made our decisions. Congratulations, the winners are … Primary (Years 1-6) Winner Alex Gray, Worser Bay School Runners-up Joshua, Ferguson, Jai, Christian, […]
Issue 84 – Term 4, December 2017 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. INTERFACE News and Views Noticeboard Student competition winners: Meet our Minecraft marvels for 2017 Shaping a […]
The Mind Lab by Unitec could be coming to a town near you, with 12 potential new locations announced for the November intake of its Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Digital & Collaborative Learning) and free workshops over the next month. “This is a fantastic opportunity for teachers […]
If you’re taking part in our Minecraft student competition you have until Friday 29 September to enter. That’s the end of Term 3 – just four days! So, don’t delay. This year we’ve teamed up with Schoolgen and the challenge is a little bit different. We want students […]
A report entitled ‘Digital New Zealand 2018’ reveals a growing awareness and acceptance of the positive potential of computer games for culture, imagination, social interaction, and learning. Findings from the recently-released Digital New Zealand 2018 (DNZ18) research study provide valuable insights for educators with an interest in the […]
We can reveal some of what’s happening for INTERFACE Xpo in 2018. The INTERFACE team has been working hard planning to make next year’s events the best ever. While there are still some details to finalise, we can reveal where and when. There will be three events, as […]
It’s hard to believe that we’re two-thirds through the year. That means your thoughts will be well and truly turning to 2018. How is your school going to continue its digital technology journey? Any new technologies? New solutions? Maybe it’s just a new app you’re going to try […]
Auckland Civil Defence is working with GEO AR Games – the makers of Magical Park – to bring Augmented Reality (AR) technology to its latest app that teaches kids to be ‘disaster ready’. “We’re looking for volunteer schools where we can run tests in October,” said Melanie Langlotz. […]
Wow! Thanks to everyone who dived into our Student Scratch competition – we received hundreds of fantastic entries. The theme was ‘Clean Our Ocean’. We provided the template and the challenge was for students to add their own unique code to program the diver character to save the […]
Calling all digital creators … entries are open for the MADE Awards 2017. Designed to recognise excellence in digital media skills, these popular awards continue to grow in size and standard – could you be a winner in 2017? There are eight categories to choose from – including […]
