As New Zealand moves into the second week of lockdown, one of the biggest problems both educators and parents are finding with remote learning is how to keep kids engaged while they are being educated at home. Wellington-based company, Gamefroot, has developed a Remote Learning website that allows […]
LearnCoach, a platform for online schooling, has launched virtual classrooms for secondary schools across New Zealand, ensuring that the nation’s youth are kept up to date with their NCEA study. Dave Cameron, LearnCoach Founder and CEO, says that they have designed online NCEA courses that can be delivered […]
With the lockdown, one app that’s seen a surge in popularity is Zoom (zoom.us), which provides a remote conferencing service that combines video, chat, and collaboration tools. It’s fairly straightforward to use. Simply sign up for an account (there’s a basic free one to get you going). When […]
An announcement from Sue Beesley, on behalf of the MADE Awards committee: “We have made the difficult decision to cancel the MADE Awards for 2020 due to the Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown and the uncertainty of when schools will be operating to be able to produce projects for […]
Welcome to our daily Covid-19 Update. Each day, we’ll bring you a selection of the latest news, information and advice on the coronavirus pandemic. . Covid-19 Pandemic level added to NZ Civil Defence’s game ‘What’s the Plan Stan?’ A new Covid-19 Pandemic level has been added to New Zealand […]
A new Covid-19 Pandemic level has been added to New Zealand Civil Defence game What’s the Plan Stan?, a free resource to support schools, teachers and students to develop the knowledge and skills to prepare for emergency events. Developed by Auckland Emergency Management (AEM), MCDEM, NEMA and EQC […]
Welcome to our daily Covid-19 Update. Each day, we’ll bring you the latest news, information and advice on the coronavirus pandemic. . Tahi Rua Toru Tech / 123 Tech: A perfect solution to delivering the new DT/HM content via a collaborative (and remote) online environment Remember, 123Tech is something […]
80 per cent of students worldwide now ‘at home’ UNESCO estimates 80 per cent of all school children worldwide are at home because their schools are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more at https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-emergencies/coronavirus-school-closures . From 1News Schools get creative as lockdown looms for education sector . […]
14 tips to guide educators implementing remote learning amid COVID-19 Educators face the challenge of moving to virtual classrooms. Netsafe’s Pauline Spence has put her top tips to help them get through. Read here. . Teaching remotely with Google and Microsoft tools A recent Google blog provided plenty of tips and […]
Welcome to our Covid-19 Update, where we bring you a selection of the latest news, information and advice on the coronavirus pandemic. . Wednesday 8 April Government moving quickly to roll out learning from home The Ministry of Education is working with partners to develop a package of […]
Sadly, with the disruption of COVID-19 and in line with Ministry of Health advice we are unable to go ahead with INTERFACEXpo 2020. In considering the health and safety of everyone involved, we are postponing our three conferences in May and all registrations for INTERFACEXpo 2020 have been […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has not (yet) hit New Zealand’s education system. At the time of writing, schools and kura are open and the Ministry of Education’s Deputy Security Katrina Casey is publicly stating that here is no rational reason to change this. In other words, it’s business as […]
