New Zealand Schools stories - Page 4

The Connected Learning Advisory has announced it will run a one-day professional support workshop for teachers around New Zealand this April.

Busson and Jarre say at each stage of the New Zealand leg, they were welcomed and impressed by this country’s approach to edtech.

Schools in New Zealand are using sports GPS technology to teach subjects such as maths and English using personal data.

NZ's Communities of Learning caught the eye of several international education experts at the annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession.

Young New Zealanders have a lack of knowledge in budgeting, saving and investing, according to a new survey from Massey University.

New Zealand's schools leap into the digital age as the nationwide School Network Upgrade Project nears its successful completion.

To keep your student’s heads down and brains turned on, you need to ensure that your network is equal to the task.

The MoE has introduced a new Education Legislation Bill, aiming to improve administrative and governance arrangements in educational entities.

Yesterday New Zealand led the world into the global Microsoft Skype-a-Thon, a 48-hour long event designed to connect schools around the world.

According to Microsoft, the event is designed to connecting classrooms around the world and showcase how technology can be used to enhance learning.

With rapid changes in the digital technologies used in schools and their communities, the concept of online safety has fundamentally changed.

Schools must develop efficient policies around how student and teacher data is managed, according to the Ministry of Education.

Over 200 New Zealand schools have applied for grants from the $100,000 raised by Caltex customers in the Fuel Your School initiative.

Victoria University unveils a Finnish anti-bullying strategy, KiVa, to combat NZ's dire school bullying rates.

Tairua School in the Coromandel is replacing desks with e-hubs as part of a pilot program to modernize education.

Pakuranga College students have been reaping the rewards of an outcome-based eLearning initiative, which has now won them $10,000 of IT and support.

Allied Telesis NZ's profits soar by 166%, reaching £1.1m, after a robust sales surge in its educational tech sector.

The UFB rollout to schools is 96% complete with 2324 schools now able to connect, with all schools being able to connect by the end of the year.

Aerohive partners with Dicker Data in NZ, leveraging their networking capabilities to expand business in local market.

The Ministry of Education’s Connected Learning Advisory is helping New Zealand schools and Māori communities make the most of digital technologies.