Today is Internet Safety Day – a day dedicated to promoting a safer online world and inspiring conversation and discussion about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. A good place to start is Netsafe’s Safer Internet Day site (netsafe.org.nz/safer-internet-day) where you’ll find a collection of resources to get you started, including […]
Network for Learning (N4L) is beginning a four-year wireless upgrade programme for schools. Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has announced classroom internet throughout hundreds of schools will get a boost via a new support programme, Te Mana Tūhono, (the Power of Connectivity). From this month, N4L will begin […]
The team at INTERFACE hopes you all had an enjoyable holiday – now school terms are starting and it’s back to the business of learning. We’re looking forward to working with you during the year ahead. The first magazine is out at the end of February. The feature […]
Well, another year is almost over. How was the digital journey for you? From e-sports to robots, drones to makerspaces, we hope our coverage of the e-learning world both informed and inspired you. Educators face many challenges in the year ahead, not least the new Digital Technologies learning […]
Challenge your students to explore and showcase their passion for science in the KineticKiwi competition. The aim is to create an original video (three to five minutes long) that explains a topic in one of the following subjects: “Submissions will be judged based on creativity, understanding and interest,” […]
Congratulations again to Julian Langbein, of Campbells Bay School, who won the Primary category in our recent ‘Make a Machine’ Minecraft student competition. We met up with him today to present him with his certificate and class prize – a Meccano Meccanoid G15 Ks Personal Robot, courtesy of […]
Thanks to everyone in Room 2 at Papakura Central School for your warm welcome this morning. Teacher aide Stellest de Villiers won a recent competition, where we challenged you to name the items we used to create the masthead in our September issue. The promise of food was […]
As a parent, Renu Sikka was always mindful of how much time her son spent on Minecraft. As an educator, it wasn’t until a student was referred to her, that she started to realise and understand the educational potential in the popular building game. Like many parents, I […]
INTERFACE NEWS AND VIEWS NOTICEBOARD MOTAT: Science Fiction Science Future! THE MIND LAB: Helping to build resilient futures TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME WITH A NEW AR GAME Time travel and experience what life was like in central Auckland a century ago thanks to a new Augmented […]
Need to read different data cards? Make your life simple (and never be caught out again) with a Combo Card Reader Hub for MS Duo, SD/HC, M2, and T-Flash cards. This 3.0 USB Type-C reader is compatible with Windows, Mac OS and Linux, and powered by the USB […]
Set your phone up, stand back and say cheese. Snapping yourself some sweet selfies is easy thanks to a wireless, retractable Selfie Stick Integrated Tripod. Find the best angles with the 270-degree adjustable head and the most appropriate distance with its fully adjustable extension (up to 70cm). The […]
Kai’s Clan (kaisclan.ai) is an exciting, new collaborative coding activity that encompasses several technologies into an all-in-one learning platform: Coding, Robotics, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). With a range of projects and lesson ideas for guidance and inspiration, use […]
