An Auckland school is seeking legal advice on how to best protect the intellectual property of students who are designing and programming apps. Avondale College is looking at how best to protect the work of students whose work could have commercial potential. The college has set up an […]
“Miss! We made it breathe out fire!” exclaimed 10-year-old Joe, pointing at the laptop on his desk, where he has programmed his animated dragon to belch flames into the face of the Greek hero Heracles. Gasps of excitement ripple across the classroom, as the children at Launcelot school […]
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s award. We’ve chosen this year’s finalists. Congratulations to: Best Teaching with ICT – Primary and Intermediate Chris Dixon and Hayley Hikairo, Maungatapu Primary, Tauranga – Battle of Gate Pa Nick Leith, Casebrook Intermediate School, Christchurch – Creating a website Kerry Poulsen, West Melton School, […]
The ‘Digital Technologies in New Zealand Schools – 2014 report”, the ICT survey by Research New Zealand for the 2020 Trust is soon to be released. What a sneak peek? A special 4-page supplement exclusive to INTERFACE Magazine provides a report card on selected key results from the […]
Are you teaching computer programming? Are you and your students using coding in your classroom? If so, we want to hear from you. Next year we’re planning a number of projects and features on the subject. We’d like to learn about your experiences using code, from the successes […]
Today N4L (Network for Learning) announced its has connected the 1,000th school to its Managed Network, which means more than 40 per cent of New Zealand schools are now signed up with it. In total, nearly 319,000 students, teachers and school administrators are now using N4L’s services, which include fast and reliable […]
There are always some job changes at the start of a new year. If you’re moving schools and want to continue reading INTERFACE, let us know. We’ll be able to tell you if your new school receives the magazine and who to contact to make sure you get […]
Where are we going? Who’s going to be sponsoring INTERFACE Xpo 2015? We’re delighted to announce the following companies have signed up to be at the event: Gold: Cyclone, HP and N4L Silver: WatchGuard, eTV, Fortinet, Watchdog, Sitech Systems, New Era, Norrcom and Noel Leeming Supporting: Toshiba, 3P […]
The Mind Lab has partnered with Unitec to offer a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Digital and Collaborative Learning). The 32-week part-time course is designed for teachers at all levels to build knowledge of emerging technologies and teaching methodologies, for immediate application in the classroom. The inaugural programme […]
Students whose schools use Google Apps for Education will soon be able to store as many files in their Google Drive folders as they like. Earlier this year, Google launched Drive for Work, its premium $10/month version of Google Drive with unlimited storage and a couple of additional enterprise […]
Teachers can make a bigger splash in Pond, with the new digital learning hub designed by Network for Learning (N4L) now available to all educators and administrative staff working in New Zealand schools. When teachers return for Term 4, they can take part in N4L’s new ‘Make a Splash’ […]
Entries for the INTERFACE Awards 2014 close on Friday, 10 October. Don’t miss out – get your entry in now! Teachers across New Zealand are doing fantastic things with information and communications technology. Are you one of them?Why not tell us how you successfully use ICT in your […]
