“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, […]
HP has announced the winners of its inaugural Rural Schools Competition, with the top prize of $10,000 worth of HP products and support going to Te Kura O Hata Maria School. It was one of more than 60 submissions. A panel of judges, including a Rural Women New […]
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 […]
Network for Learning’s (N4L) Pond is now open to all educators working in New Zealand schools. If you’re an educator who has been waiting for an opportunity to get into Pond this is it. And if you’re an e-asTTle user it couldn’t be easier – you can sign into Pond straight […]
On the streets and in the classroom, students now have an opportunity to become knowledge producers, with safer travel in their sights. Wayne Erb reviews ‘Everyone is a road user’, a new curriculum resource from NZTA. When students are given prompts, a purpose, and time to sit safely […]
Sitech Systems NZ has announced it’s entered into a significant relationship with Samsung NZ. This means that it now offers schools not only experience and expertise in the education market but also an expanded product range, specifically the latest display technology. “It makes sense for the two […]
With the first programme successfully underway, enrolments are now open for The Mind Lab by Unitec’s next Postgraduate intake. Here we look at what participants think and whether it’s something for you to consider. In today’s digital age, should you be enabling your learners to know how to think, […]
