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Schools stories - Page 7

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Mashup competition for Christchurch schools
Fri, 26th Jul 2013
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Christchurch high school students have the opportunity to build a business in a weekend with the first Mashup competition in the region.
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TEDxYouth comes to Auckland
Thu, 25th Jul 2013
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Schools are being asked to nominate inspirational young people to present at the TEDxYouth event to be held at Auckland Museum in October.
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Making maths fun
Wed, 24th Jul 2013
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A New Zealand app, The Math Machine, is turning maths into a game, aiming to transform kids' learning experiences.
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Kiwi kids empowered by technology
Fri, 19th Jul 2013
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Kiwi kids gather at High Tech Youth Meet Up in Manukau, developing tech skills and creating projects on social issues with guidance from top tech firms.
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Students get hands on with technology
Thu, 18th Jul 2013
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Pupils at Whataroa School, a small school on the South Island’s West Coast, had a taste of the future recently when they trialled a new multi- touch display.
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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.
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Tech boost for West Coast schools
Thu, 27th Jun 2013
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An almost $500,000 investment in new computer equipment over the last three years has seen West Coast primary schools become more tech savvy.
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Schools need to lead creative computing
Tue, 25th Jun 2013
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creative computing
NZ expert urges schools to embrace creative computing, highlighting the sector's potential for the nation's economic future.
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School privacy has room for improvement
Tue, 18th Jun 2013
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New Zealand schools lack adequate privacy policies on their websites, warned the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner after a recent investigation.
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CallPlus offers unlimited school internet
Thu, 26th Jul 2012
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CallPlus pioneers in NZ by providing unlimited internet to schools, aiming to enhance education with its fibre packages and partnerships.
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The Inbetweeners Movie
Thu, 1st Dec 2011
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I first stumbled across The Inbetweeners when I was a jobless insomniac with no internet, forced to watch actual TV until I could fall asleep.
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Congratulations
Fri, 1st Dec 2006
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Ambient Design's ArtRage 2.2 surpasses 1 million downloads; NZ schools receive over 3,000 copies for just NZD $1 each. New updates now live for Windows and Mac.