In a bid to foster a new generation of computer whizz-kids, teachers from across Manchester will be trained in the art of coding now that the National Curriculum requires lessons in it. Google is supporting Code Club Pro, a non-profit organisation providing training and resources aimed at teachers […]
Network for Learning (N4L) has announce two major developments to help its portal Pond become an integral part of teacher planning. It’s now open to all educators working in New Zealand schools, and N4L has also recently introduced its new Make a Splash programme – “a self-manage programme to introduce […]
Microsoft confirmed that it’s buying massively popular game Minecraft and the studio behind it, Mojang. The purchase amount is $2.5 billion. The company says it “plans to continue to make Minecraft available across all the platforms on which it is available today: PC, iOS, Android, Xbox and PlayStation.” Though Microsoft […]
Wow, we’ve been blown away with your entries so far! If you’re still thinking about it, there’s still time to enter this year’s INTERFACE Awards … but don’t delay. Entries close in just under a month. “What we’re looking for are people who are making successful and effective […]
Five rural primary schools are in the running to win a share of $20,000 worth of HP products and support thanks to the inaugural HP Rural Schools Competition. A panel of judges, including a Rural Women NZ representative, reviewed more than 60 entries to select the following schools […]
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Primary school children in the UK will be given compulsory lessons in computer coding and foreign languages under a new national curriculum. Children aged just five to seven will be required to create and debug simple computer programs in the first two years of school, as part of […]
Microsoft New Zealand has announced that its business social networking platform Yammer Enterprise will now be available to all educational institutions in the country as an extension to its free Office 365 for Education plans. Office 365 for Education provides staff and students at New Zealand schools with […]
From 45 that applied, 16 schools have been chosen by N4l for the ‘Pioneer School’ programme. They have been selected for their “diversity in roll size, age group, geographic location, socio-demographic and the variety of technologically confident staff they have on board”, according to the company. The schools […]
Nine students from Mana College, Porirua, have been recognised and congratulated by Education Minister Hekia Parata for their efforts in successfully graduating from a Microsoft-led IT training programme at their school. The Minster presented the students with graduation certificates for the Microsoft IT Academy’s ‘Microsoft Office Specialist’ course […]
