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Published: 2/12/2013
Carnegie Mellon University is convening a high-powered consortium of educators, researchers, and technology-company executives that will spearhead efforts to develop standards and promote best practices in online education.
The Global Learning Council – to be led by Carnegie Mellon’s...
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Published: 2/12/2013
Cast your mind back to your high school days and ponder for a moment the kinds of tasks you undertook in science class.
You may, for example, have tested absorbency levels of different types of... more >
Published: 26/11/2013
Massey Primary has become the first school to go live with a connection to Network for Learning’s (N4L) managed network.
At an event to mark the first live N4L connection today, Associate... more >
Published: 26/11/2013
KidsGoMobile, a Wellington based startup company whose mission is to make the digital world safer for kids, are launching a Kickstarter campaign today to help resource and accelerate the development... more >
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For a quick introduction to the opportunities, check out PBS’s Mike Rugnetta’s video ‘Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool?’ He suggests a number of ways teachers can use Minecraft-based learning.
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Florabelle Et La Mushroom Family - Linda Chocolat performing L'alphabet En Chantant. A music video for young French children teaching the alphabet.
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Jetpack Joyride (www.fizurl.com/jetpack) takes you on an adventure with Barry Steakfries as he breaks in to a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of science evildoers. Complete missions to earn cash and buy new gear.
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Scoopt.It! (www.scoop.it) is an interesting tool for creating an online ‘magazine’ out of your favourite online content. Collect material based around what it calls a ‘Topic’, the webpage that’s generated with its own url and title. Each Topic is made up of Scoops, which is the content you collect and choose to display and share.
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We have started our topic by looking at the treaty of Waitangi and the people in New Zealand in 1840. We split into 5 groups and decorated a waka with the things important to each group. Then we had a race.
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Here are two awesome web apps for practicing your typing skills. Typing Monster - seriously fast [ for expert typers] and Typing Tide Pool - for learners.
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Today we are going take part in a Mystery Skype session with another class. We have to work out where in the world they are! We will have to ask some really intelligent questions to work that out!
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Today Constable Wong spoke to Room 16 and Room 17 about cyber safety. We are learning to be digital citizens and his messages were very helpful. Here is a short animated video I created using Go Animate. It is one of the sites on the Writing Symbaloo at the bottom of the blog.
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FEATURED IN OUR LATEST ISSUE...
Published: 22/11/2013
| Issue 52
We're delighted to be able to announce the winners in the INTERFACE Awards 2013.
The standard of entries was extremely high this year and teachers across New Zealand should be very proud of the work they're doing.
We've made our choices and congratulations to:
Best Teaching with ICT
WINNER: Stephen Baker and Pascal Dresse,... more
Published: 22/11/2013
| Issue 52
Thanks to everyone who entered our Minecraft competitions.There were two to choose from.
In the first, we challenged students to build a structure of their choice. There were three age categories and the winners each received an iPod Touch for their classroom. We were blown away with the quality of the designs we received – you can see a... more
Published: 21/11/2013
| Issue 52
Students take lead against cyberbullying
‘Sticks ‘n Stones’ is a student-led project that’s urging teenagers to be positive digital citizens and encourage action against cyberbullying.
The truth is words do hurt. At Sticks ‘n’ Stones, we’re a group of teenagers who have seen first-hand what words... more
Published: 21/11/2013
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Free software helps to bring robotics to life
VEX Robotics kits and free software from Autodesk provide a powerful combination that transforms robotics into an easy and engaging activity for the classroom.
VEX may not be a name that you’re familiar with but, for teachers interested in robotics, it shouldn’t be far from your... more
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ALL THIS AND MORE IN OUR AUGUST ISSUE. GET YOUR COPY TODAY!
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