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"This term all of our Year 5 to 8 students will be trained in the use of Google Docs as their primary word processing tool. This has been done by creating a Google account for every student within the school's Google Apps account. They will have access to their work anywhere with an Internet connection, meaning parents and caregivers will be able to check out what their children are doing at school."
First 'intelligent' stamp put on sale by Royal Mail
Published: 7/09/2010
Britain's Royal Mail has launched what it claims is the world's first "intelligent" stamp. Viewing the stamp via a smartphone takes users to a related webpage. Also required is the Junaio image recognition application – versions of which have been made for iPhone and Android...
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Sleep in, start school later works for teens
Published: 7/09/2010
Everyone knows teenagers like to stay up late and sleep in – and even then they're grumpy. But now a study has found if teens start the school day after 10am they're likely to be more... more >
Police: Google committed no crime with Wi-Fi data grab
Published: 3/09/2010
Police have found no evidence Google committed a criminal offence by gathering personal wireless internet data during its street view operation in New Zealand. They have referred the matter back... more >
Early iPad adopter to use art application this fall
Published: 3/09/2010
Seton Hill University, one of the first campuses to board the Apple iPad bandwagon before the device was released in April, announced Aug. 23 that its art history students will use an iPad... more >
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Monty Python Hospital Sketch
Monty Python Hospital Sketch
The 'Machine that goes Bing' sketch by Monty Python.
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What is Geocaching?
What is Geocaching?
Learn about the high-tech treasure hunting game being played around the world by adventure seekers!
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What is Prezi?
What is Prezi?
Prezi is a dynamic presentation tool that lets you zoom in and out across a large area (no slides), create motion paths, embed images,video and more
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Dragon Dictation
Dragon Dictation
Training video for Dragon Dictation.
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Principal Learning
Principal Learning
Principal Greg Carroll's blog from Outram Primary School
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E-learning Infusion
E-learning Infusion
Engaging learners, teachers and parents through technology.
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Room 8 Brookfield School
Room 8 Brookfield School
This is Room 8's blog from Brookfield School, Tauranga, New Zealand
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The Principal's Perspective
The Principal's Perspective
Marriene Langton's blog from Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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New things to look out for in the world of IWBs
Published: 20/08/2010 | Issue 26
What's new and improved with interactive whiteboards? Greg Adams went looking for answers at the 2nd NZ and Australia IWB Conference. Walking through the exhibitors' stands, it's not hard to come to the conclusion that every classroom should have an interactive whiteboard. In the right hands they put plain old whiteboards to shame...   more
What happens when your tech whiz leaves?
Published: 20/08/2010 | Issue 26
Principals need to build a sustainable e-learning model in their school that can cope with the vagaries of staff turnover, writes David Kinane. ICT knowledge and skills are assets and I'm always telling schools that they need to plan for e-learning sustainability. If they're not properly planned for and managed then e-learning – like so...   more
Telling students to get lost has its rewards
Published: 20/08/2010 | Issue 26
For three days at the end of last year, Year 9 and 10 embarked on Papatoetoe High School's first ever project-based learning exercises – among them 'Get Lost!', as Gerard MacManus explains. I have a passion for technology, especially ICT. When I was asked what could be done as a three-day project, I wanted to find a way for students...   more
Choosing to go Google
Published: 20/08/2010 | Issue 26
Staff and students at Lakeview School are successfully adopting a wide range of Google applications, as Tim Nelson explains. What got you started? Last year, I read an article about a large college in Auckland that was using only open source products. This really struck a nerve with me. If they could do it, why couldn't we do...   more
Issue 26 - Term 3, August 2010
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