3D printing opens up new and exciting pathways for learning opportunities and outcomes in schools, as Neville Walker discovers. 3D printers can be used to create a range of objects, from true-to-life replicas and high-resolution models, to functioning prototypes, visual aids, real world products, and more. While it’s […]
Last year, we reported on Pt England School’s decision to introduce teaching tool Maths-Whizz. Fast forward 12 months and its use is showing impressive results. What impact is Maths-Whizz having on learning outcomes at Pt England School? Well, the analysis of results is showing some remarkable improvements as […]
Not content with enrolling nearly one-third of school and university students, eTV is launching Version 3.5, a major update to its content services, features and functionality. “We’ve been working on eTV version 3.5 for much of this year”, said General Manager Gresham Bradley. “We’re refreshing the look, feel […]
Belmont Primary School on Auckland’s North Shore has been so impressed with the Samsung 65-inch interactive display it recently purchased that two more have been ordered and are on their way, writes Lee Suckling. “Belmont is trying to differentiate itself from surrounding schools with a focus on in-classroom […]
As Avondale College weighs up its options for introducing BYOD, HP’s Pavilion x360 was put through not one but two trials for assessing their use, as David Farquhar explains. Avondale College is currently considering the pathway to develop student use of devices in the classroom. An over-riding objective […]
A new digital textbook that was introduced to US students in Houston, Texas is very different from any other textbook one would have ever come across in the past. It is the first digital schoolbook in which lessons are personalised. The book creators wanted to change how students learn […]
Primary school children in the UK will be given compulsory lessons in computer coding and foreign languages under a new national curriculum. Children aged just five to seven will be required to create and debug simple computer programs in the first two years of school, as part of […]
MakerBox, an educational community programme in Wellington, will be holding Maker Party Wellington on Saturday 13 September, from 12.30 to 3.30pm at the Miramar Community Centre (27 Chelsea Street). Maker Party, an international initiative sponsored by the Mozilla Foundation, unites educators, organisations, and enthusiastic technologists of all ages […]
Children are often discouraged from playing video games because it can distract them from their school work. But now new research claims gaming could actually improve their performance at school by boosting their language skills and vocabulary. In particular, Swedish scientists found that Massively multiplayer online role-playing games […]
Microsoft New Zealand has announced that its business social networking platform Yammer Enterprise will now be available to all educational institutions in the country as an extension to its free Office 365 for Education plans. Office 365 for Education provides staff and students at New Zealand schools with […]
More than 225,000 students from 700 schools have connected to Network for Learning’s (N4L’s) Managed Network and the company has announced that it hopes to connect another 300 schools by the end of the year. N4L CEO John Hanna credits the steady pace of the rollout to the big […]
Who did you vote for? Thanks to everyone who viewed and voted for their favourite video in our Toshiba Portégé Z10t competition. It was a close run thing and we’re delighted to announce the winner. Congratulations to Jo Day, of Churchill Park School in Auckland. Her video was […]
