Ministry of Education stories - Page 6
Ministry extends Microsoft Schools Agreement to 2015
Thu, 8th Aug 2013
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Teachers and students across the country have greater access to modern e-learning tools thanks to the renewed Microsoft Schools Agreement.
Novopay still bugging teachers
Wed, 17th Jul 2013
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Positive progress has been made in resolving outstanding issues with Novopay under the Remediation Plan – but the system is not out of the woods yet.
PaCT no longer mandatory
Mon, 15th Jul 2013
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The Ministry of Education has backtracked on its decision to make the Progress and Consistency Tool (PaCT) mandatory for every primary school student in 2015.
PaCT under fire again
Fri, 12th Jul 2013
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NZ school principals and NZEI speak out against PaCT assessment tool, fearing harm to student learning and teacher autonomy.
Learning in the virtual world
Thu, 11th Jul 2013
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New Zealand's VLN Primary School revolutionises rural education, offering virtual lessons in languages and more to students nationwide.
Funding for Computers in Homes to benefit students
Wed, 3rd Jul 2013
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A boost in funding for the Computers in Homes digital literacy programme has been announced by the government.
PaCT sent packing by teachers
Wed, 19th Jun 2013
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A computerised national standards assessment tool, which is expected to be compulsory for every primary school student in 2015, has been given a red light by leading teaching associations.
Making sense of security
Fri, 14th Jun 2013
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A Kiwi connection is helping keep New Zealand in focus at the Asia Pacific headquarters of unified security company Websense.
Allied Telesis to restructure it's NZ operations
Fri, 19th Apr 2013
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Sweeping change is expected at the networking and wireless vendor's NZ offices.
Hindin Solutions extends Ministry of Education deal
Tue, 1st May 2012
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Enterprise workflow platform and application tool set extended from internal users to entire education sector.
Integrated CMS a winner for Sitecore
Tue, 1st Nov 2011
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big data
Latest financial results show global revenue up 50%, profit up 30%, headcount up 40%.
Licensing change means greater access for schools
Thu, 2nd Jun 2011
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An amendment to the school agreement between MED and Microsoft gives schools greater access to server software hosted by third parties.
Lack of digital literacy in teens to be addressed
Wed, 6th Apr 2011
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Microsoft and the Ministry of Education will work together to address the lack of digital literacy amongst school leavers in New Zealand.
HP targets niche markets
Thu, 1st May 2008
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HP anticipates the launch of its HP 2133 Mini-Note PC will provide significant opportunities for reseller and retailer partners focused on the education and business sectors.
Hire a student
Sun, 1st Oct 2006
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university of canterbury
An alternative to employing someone fulltime is to consider the increasing number of university and tertiary programmes looking to place students in work experience.
Networking in Schools - Accessing technology in the classroom
Mon, 17th Jul 2006
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For the digital native, access to ICT is about keeping skill levels current.