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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."
Published: 10/09/2010
A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he’d bought over the internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online. One eye expert called it “a legitimate public health menace.” The boy’s case is...
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Published: 10/09/2010
Google has sped up its internet search engine by launching a product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries. The service predicts a user's query and modifies the... more >
Published: 9/09/2010
More than a quarter of people online have lied about their name and more than one in five has done something online they regret, says a new report. The behavioural and psychological impacts of... more >
Published: 9/09/2010
Workshy schoolchildren no longer rely on traditional excuses such as "the dog ate my homework", prefering more modern variations including "my computer crashed", according to a survey. A study... more >
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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
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
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
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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