Two of New Zealand’s brightest social media stars are backing a programme to help teenagers create their own campaigns to encourage better online behaviour. Caito Potatoe, who has nearly 30,000 YouTube subscribers, and Liam WaveRider, who has more than two million Instagram followers, have both thrown their support […]
The ubiquity of ICT in New Zealand schools is a myth, according to Accelerating Aotearoa. The charitable organisation that has been conducting a series of community-based programmes to grow technology skills in underserved areas in South Auckland, writes Lee Suckling. “We believe every child in New Zealand could […]
This August, a virtual field trip will let students experience how engineers and workers build giant ramps over a busy motorway as part of a major infrastructure project. Wayne Erb looks into the potential for classroom learning. Cars and trucks move along a motorway beneath the wide concrete […]
Schools across the country are running BYOD programmes for their students. Looking after these BYOD devices is called Mobile Device Management – or MDM for short. One option is software from Lightspeed Systems, writes Andrew Fergus. If your school currently has a BYOD programme without an MDM, Lightspeed […]
Add Twitter to teaching and what do you get? Award-winning Kidsedchatnz is a great way to get students connecting, sharing and learning … and enjoying every minute of it, writes Stephen Baker. Have you ever had a student say to you, “Wow, this is so much fun, do […]
Moodle in NZ Schools is closing down. Here’s the message posted on its website: “The Moodle in NZ Schools project started in 2009 and was launched officially in July 2009. Its purpose was to promote the use of Moodle in New Zealand schools and make it possible for Moodle […]
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be available 29 July in 190 countries. The new operating system will be a free upgrade to people using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. “Windows 10 is a new generation of Windows designed to empower you to do great things,” said Terry Myerson, […]
New Era has been named a finalist in the 2015 Microsoft Public Sector: Education Partner of the Year Award. “Microsoft’s selection of New Era as a global finalist in a very competitive market is an affirmation that our people and processes are truly world class,” said MD Anthony […]
Lexel Systems has been awarded authorisation to sell Apple products to education customers at education pricing. Following an evaluation and certification process, Apple has awarded Lexel Authorised Apple Education Reseller status. As a nominated Apple Education partner, Lexel can offer schools and education institutions education-specific product and pricing. […]
Thanks to the team of Year 6 students from St Kentigern Boys’ School for creating a video of INTERFACE Xpo 2015 at the Aotea Centre in Auckland. “Fantastic video guys,” said INTERFACE Editor Greg Adams.” Thanks for creating this for us. It’s a great record of the […]
Due to requests from schools, HP has extended the deadline for entries into its Rural Schools Competition. Entries must now be in by June 15. So, if you’re a school that thought you didn’t have time to enter … you do now. The competition is in its second year and gives rural primary schools the […]
N4L has won the ‘most innovative initiative award’ at the Hi-Tech Awards gala for its online learning hub Pond, designed to make it easier for teachers to find and share educational content, as well as connect with their peers across the country. Judges said they were impressed at the […]
