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You're invited: Live-stream to help hack your classrooms
Microsoft

You're invited: Live-stream to help hack your classrooms

Upcoming worldwide live-stream is offering educators the chance to be inspired to incorporate technology into their classrooms.

By Matthew Bain • 1 min read • Fri, 9th Jun 2017
Browser-based studio is music to Kiwi teachers' ears
Unified Communications

Browser-based studio is music to Kiwi teachers' ears

New Zealand schools are embracing the browser-based production program, Soundtrap, for music and podcast projects.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Tournament getting eSports into NZ schools preps round 2
Gaming

Tournament getting eSports into NZ schools preps round 2

New Zealand's high school gaming league, HSL, is set to expand to 100 schools in Season Two, with hopes to go international in Season Three.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
Teachers want to do more with digital technologies
Cloud Services

Teachers want to do more with digital technologies

New research, from a survey of over 300 schools, finds a desire to work with digital technologies, but a need for more training to deliver it.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Chance for teachers to win 3D Printers with lesson plans
3D Printing

Chance for teachers to win 3D Printers with lesson plans

3D Printing is transforming education. Ultimaker challenges New Zealand teachers to create innovative lesson plans using 3D printing.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017
Recharging robots with stories and teamwork in term 2
Unified Communications

Recharging robots with stories and teamwork in term 2

A chance to try a new gamification tool that encourages collaboration. Can you save the droid before his power cells are permanently drained?.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd May 2017
Digital Inking could drive digital thinking
Human Capital Management

Digital Inking could drive digital thinking

Can educators use digital inking to improve student learning in class? Will it help create more insightful feedback and elaborate student work?.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Wed, 17th May 2017

Global Stories

Technology in the Classroom stories

JetLearn launches AI literacy test in US & UK schools
Generative AI

JetLearn launches AI literacy test in US & UK schools

Schools in the US and UK now have a new way to measure pupils' AI readiness as JetLearn pushes to shape an emerging education standard.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026
Six tips for integrating tech in the classroom
Microsoft

Six tips for integrating tech in the classroom

Discover six transformative tips from educator Eileen Heller on skilfully embedding tech into teaching for dynamic, student-centred classrooms.

By Matthew Bain • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Jun 2017
Kura takes on solving global issues with 3D printing
3D Printing

Kura takes on solving global issues with 3D printing

Students at Christchurch's Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Te Whānau Tahi are using 3D modelling and printing to tackle world problems.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
Robots can be programmed in the playground with Swift
Apple

Robots can be programmed in the playground with Swift

Children to code robots and drones with Apple's Swift Playgrounds, transforming the way programming is taught in schools.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017
Remote observation tech gives classrooms an Ocean view
EduTech

Remote observation tech gives classrooms an Ocean view

Using tech-enabled ocean observation tools, a teacher in Hampton Hill School is bringing the science of the seas into her classroom.

By Matthew Bain • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2017

Stories from Other Regions

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Students outpace universities on essential AI skills
EduTech

Students outpace universities on essential AI skills

Australian students see generative AI as vital for careers, but most say universities lag badly in teaching workplace-ready AI skills.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
Nicola Allen appointed Managing Director at Educake
EduTech

Nicola Allen appointed Managing Director at Educake

Educake has appointed Nicola Allen as Managing Director, aiming to enhance the use of its online assessment technology across UK schools amid rising teacher workload concerns.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jan 2025
How connected schools are reducing the strain on overloaded teachers
EduTech

How connected schools are reducing the strain on overloaded teachers

Connected schools in Australia are easing the teacher shortage crisis by leveraging technology to enhance classroom connectivity, collaboration, and learning experiences.

By Phil Gaut • 4 min read • Tue, 11th Jun 2024
Education has gone digital: here's how to drive student success
EduTech

Education has gone digital: here's how to drive student success

The sweet spot for EdTech occurs when the technology is fit for purpose and students and teachers know how to use the technology and get the most out of it.

By Katrina Lawrence • 5 min read • Tue, 5th Dec 2023
Adobe: Gen Z don't feel prepared for a tech-driven workforce
EduTech

Adobe: Gen Z don't feel prepared for a tech-driven workforce

93% of students and 78% of teachers agree that Gen Z would be better prepared for the future if they had a good understanding of technology.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Nov 2017