There’s still time for your students to enter our Minecraft competition … but they’ll have to be quick! Entries close today. The page will be open until the end of the day. There are four categories to choose from in this year’s competition. Your Dream House (Years 1-6) Your […]
Following months of testing and free trials for early adopters, Microsoft has announced the official launch of Minecraft: Education Edition. In a statement it says: “We are excited to announce that the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition is now available for purchase in 11 languages and 50 […]
Twitter has announced that it is closing video sharing service Vine. It launched about four years ago and lets users share six-second-long video clips that played on a loop. In a statement the company said: “Since 2013, millions of people have turned to Vine to laugh at loops and […]
Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s awards. There was some great work on show. Now it’s your turn. We’ve chosen our finalists – congratulations to each of you for reaching this stage. Now we’re asking our readers’ to help us select the winners. Vote now! Check out the […]
Got an app you’re just itching to try? Or maybe a new digital challenge in mind for your class? Whatever it is, we’d like to hear from you. This year, we’ve reported on some great initiatives in classrooms across the country. Like the teacher who wrote an award-winning […]
“I can’t remember my password!” Does this sound familiar? As more learning activities move online, teachers are often required to set up new accounts for every student before they can access web-based educational content. On a daily basis, a student’s online learning experience can be interrupted with forgotten […]
When the people at eTV learned that the video annotation ZAPTION service that had been integrated into theirs was closing, there was only one thing for it. “Realising how powerful being able to add interactive content to videos is for teaching and student engagement, we decided to build […]
Edgewater College’s Desirè Truter was awarded the NEXT Foundation Expert Teacher Award at The Mind Lab by Unitec’s graduation in Auckland last month. The specialist English teacher recently completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Digital & Collaborative Learning) and was recognised alongside 215 fellow teachers from the […]
Kiwibots is a Charitable Trust whose mission is to ‘inspire a passion for STEAM’ through VEX robotics platforms, its curriculum and learning support, and associated challenges and competitions, writes Chris Hamling. Everything needs to have a beginning, so this description of the programming pathways associated with VEX should […]
Did you know World Tsunami Awareness Day is on 5 November? How would you deal with this or other natural disasters? Do you have a plan? Check out the new-look ‘What’s the Plan, Stan?’ resource from the Ministry of Civil Defence. ‘What’s the Plan, Stan?’, a well-known guide […]
Looking for a way to achieve student ownership of devices that is both compliant and all inclusive? A new initiative from Cyclone may just be the answer. Digital devices are becoming more pervasive in the hands of students. Teachers are moving their learning programmes towards a digital environment. […]
Really enjoying our time at ULearn this year. Great to see so many people. Lots of ideas and solutions to discuss and digest!
