Are you using Minecraft in your classroom? If so, we want to hear from you for an upcoming ‘special issue’ on this popular building game. We want you to tell us about your experiences using this teaching solution. Just get in touch with INTERFACE Editor Greg Adams and […]
Interested in finding out more about what computer coding can offer? Looking for ways to use it with your students? In the latest issue, read how eight teachers share with INTERFACE their experiences of bringing programming into their classes. Learning how to adapt and change with technology, Janie Tito, Chilton […]
Teaching computational thinking, digital technology and cyber security at primary school level has been identified by NZTech in a first-ever substantive report to be as integral as maths and English to the nation’s economy. The New Zealand education system is not evolving fast enough to generate local talent […]
A charity group has teamed up with Ngai Tahu to produce a first-of-its-kind initiative to teach primary school students how to embrace Ngai Tahu’s cultural beliefs and language by creating a variety of coding projects incorporating te reo. Code Club Aotearoa is a charity that partners with primary schools and uses the knowledge of […]
Previously only available on Google Apps, education management system Hapara can now be used with Microsoft Office 365 and OneNote. Microsoft New Zealand’s Education Sector Manager Evan Blackman says by combining OneNote and Hapara, educators have a powerful tool that helps them focus attention on improving student learning outcomes. […]
There are plenty of Windows-powered tablets with slim keyboard covers, varying in price, power and performance. If you’re finding it hard to choose, Acer’s latest device could well be the ‘Alpha’ in the pack. The Switch Alpha 12 is an impressive-looking (and good looking, too) 2-in-1 tablet. […]
Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru is a Rotorua-based trust dedicated to providing ‘ubiquitous learning’ across the district and is creating its vision in two ways, writes Lee Suckling. “The first objective is to assist in putting a device into the hands of every child in Rotorua,” explained Adam Ellis, Ngā […]
Award-winning teacher Gareth Haddon is passionate about progressive learning and believes traditional teaching practices are no longer enough to develop lifelong learners. Gareth Haddon teaches Geography, Social Sciences and Robotics teacher at Aorere College in Auckland. He recently completed the The Mind Lab by Unitec’s Postgraduate Certificate in […]
After 18 months of research and development, SPCA has launched an exciting new education programme for schools: Teachers’ Portal teachers.spcaeducation.org.nz SPCA Kids Education kids.spcaeducation.org.nz Teachers’ Portal Teachers are invited to register for free and unlimited access to SPCA’s extensive collection of innovative New Zealand Curriculum aligned animal welfare […]
During an open night at Shirley Boys’ High School for prospective families, a group of Year 10 students waited for their audience. The lads fired up their devices, pulled out decks of cards and it was game on. The students are in a social sciences class working on […]
3P Learning has been awarded the 2016 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award. The Public Sector, Education Partner of the Year Award recognises a partner organisation that excels at providing innovative and unique services or solutions based services on Microsoft technologies to education customers. 3P Learning was also […]
3P Learning has announced that it now fully supports Google SSO and Office 365 SSO for both Mathletics and Spellodrome. Direct SSO login links have been added across all product homepages: Office 365 Mathletics Spellodrome: Coming Soon Buttons on all Mathletics Homepages. Google Single Sign On Mathletics Spellodrome Buttons on all Mathletics Homepages. For […]
