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, […]
The Mind Lab has partnered with Unitec to offer a Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Digital and Collaborative Learning). The 32-week part-time course is designed for teachers at all levels to build knowledge of emerging technologies and teaching methodologies, for immediate application in the classroom. The inaugural programme […]
Students whose schools use Google Apps for Education will soon be able to store as many files in their Google Drive folders as they like. Earlier this year, Google launched Drive for Work, its premium $10/month version of Google Drive with unlimited storage and a couple of additional enterprise […]
Teachers can make a bigger splash in Pond, with the new digital learning hub designed by Network for Learning (N4L) now available to all educators and administrative staff working in New Zealand schools. When teachers return for Term 4, they can take part in N4L’s new ‘Make a Splash’ […]
Entries for the INTERFACE Awards 2014 close on Friday, 10 October. Don’t miss out – get your entry in now! Teachers across New Zealand are doing fantastic things with information and communications technology. Are you one of them?Why not tell us how you successfully use ICT in your […]
Microsoft unveiled its next Windows operating system, Windows 10, and gave a first look at an early technical preview for the PC available from 1st October PT. The announcement highlighted advancements designed for business, including an updated user experience and enhanced security and management capabilities. “Windows 10 represents […]
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 […]
Thierry N’Doufou’s three eldest children tumble out of the car; the little one trips over her school bag as she tries to work out what to do with her break-time snack. “We continue to go to school here as we went to school 100 years ago,” says the […]
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 […]
