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An Enabling e-Learning group where teachers explore why and how technologies can be used to improve students’ learning. Anyone can join the group to participate.
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Annemarie Hyde replied on the discussion topic The great BYOD debate- Andrea Tapsell replied on the discussion topic The great BYOD debate
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Started by Heather Harper 30 May 2013 3:22pm (20 days ago) Replies (4) Last reply by Roxy Hickman 19 days agoHas anyone got any good ideas how we can get people to upload videos to a place where they then can be viewed and evaluated? I am hoping to run a competition via a website where students from other schools can register and then create a video that...An Interesting New Teaching and Learning Tool - MyChatPak
Started by Justine Hughes 28 May 2013 7:25pm (22 days ago) Replies (25) Last reply by Justine Hughes 16 days agoHi everyone. My class and I have been really fortunate to have been able to develop this software over the past 7 months and we're now in the trial phase looking for people to trial it to see what the educational uses / benefits are and what...What changes when you get ultra-fast broadband?
Started by Tessa Gray 24 May 2013 10:34am (27 days ago) Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa Gray 14 days agoOn 8 May, Tim Lovelock from Myross Bush School tweeted this image showing when ultrafast broadband first went live in their school. On Wednesday 5 June at 3.45- 4.45pm, Enabling e-Learning is running a FREE WEBINAR: What does effective...Chrome books
Started by Andrea Tapsell 11 May 2013 7:14pm (39 days ago) Replies (2) Last reply by Helen Prescott 38 days agoI attended a workshop on these late last year. Unless things have changed, if you just want a tool to access the intenet and specific items by google, then it will do the job. You cannot load any software onto the Chromebook (well that...Chromebooks
Started by Fiona Robertson 10 May 2013 8:32pm (40 days ago) Replies (2) Last reply by Helen Prescott 40 days agoHi we are looking at chromebooks at our school. I am wanting to know what the benefits of them are? What are the downsides of them? does anyone have examples of programs or items that students have created using them. Thanks FionaChromebooks
Started by Fiona Robertson 10 May 2013 8:32pm (40 days ago) Replies (1) Last reply by Gerard Macmanus 13 days agoHi we are looking at chromebooks at our school. I am wanting to know what the benefits of them are? What are the downsides of them? does anyone have examples of programs or items that students have created using them. Thnaks Fiona
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The NZ iSchool
By Karen Melhuish Spencer 191 days agowww.nzherald.co.nz - An interesting story via the New Zealand Herald about Bucklands Beach and the way they have integrated technology through their school: "Bucklands Beach Intermediate, with a roll of 850, has a long association with computers, having started with...6 Technologies That Will Shape Higher Ed
By Nick Ford 498 days agocampustechnology.com - For the NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition, researchers and analysts identified six technologies that have the potential to break down linguistic and cultural barriers, make education more affordable and efficient, open up new...Netbooks in the North in the news
By Karen Melhuish Spencer 546 days agowww.northernadvocate.co.nz - An interesting news story from the Northern Advocate (10 December, 2011): "The kids of a Far North school - Kaikohe West - who traded books and set lesson times for laptops and self-management have notched up their school's best progress in...150 more schools to receive network upgrades
By Enabling e-Learning 547 days agowww.elearning.tki.org.nz - The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, has confirmed the next 150 schools to receive government-subsidised internal network upgrades, in readiness for ultra-fast broadband. Full information on the Schools Network Upgrade Programme (SNuP) can be...YouTube for Schools | Education channel
By Karen Melhuish Spencer 551 days agowww.youtube.com - YouTube is launching a brand new tool to help teachers and students access video content safely. “YouTube for Schools” is a portal that helps curate education materials and videos on subjects such as history and maths while filtering out...Apple OS X Lion software for schools
By Enabling e-Learning 555 days agowww.elearning.tki.org.nz - News update on the availability of Lion has been posted on Enabling e-Learning on TKI.
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The great BYOD debate
Started by Tessa Gray 11 Sep 2012 10:22am (282 days ago) Replies (11) Last reply by Annemarie Hyde 13 days agoThe great BYOD debate continues… Gary Stager wrote a post (Oct 2011) on BYOD the Worst idea of the 21st century. He provided some interesting arguments refuting the quality of the devices, educative potential, underfunding from...Chromebooks
Started by Fiona Robertson 10 May 2013 8:32pm (40 days ago) Replies (1) Last reply by Gerard Macmanus 13 days agoHi we are looking at chromebooks at our school. I am wanting to know what the benefits of them are? What are the downsides of them? does anyone have examples of programs or items that students have created using them. Thnaks FionaWhat changes when you get ultra-fast broadband?
Started by Tessa Gray 24 May 2013 10:34am (27 days ago) Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa Gray 14 days agoOn 8 May, Tim Lovelock from Myross Bush School tweeted this image showing when ultrafast broadband first went live in their school. On Wednesday 5 June at 3.45- 4.45pm, Enabling e-Learning is running a FREE WEBINAR: What does effective...An Interesting New Teaching and Learning Tool - MyChatPak
Started by Justine Hughes 28 May 2013 7:25pm (22 days ago) Replies (25) Last reply by Justine Hughes 16 days agoHi everyone. My class and I have been really fortunate to have been able to develop this software over the past 7 months and we're now in the trial phase looking for people to trial it to see what the educational uses / benefits are and what...Up loading videos for viewing
Started by Heather Harper 30 May 2013 3:22pm (20 days ago) Replies (4) Last reply by Roxy Hickman 19 days agoHas anyone got any good ideas how we can get people to upload videos to a place where they then can be viewed and evaluated? I am hoping to run a competition via a website where students from other schools can register and then create a video that...Ruckus Wireless setup for sale - Off Topic a bit -
Started by Warren Grieve 22 Jan 2013 10:16am (149 days ago) Replies (1) Last reply by Grant Peacock 35 days agoHi all. Ex school 1-2 years old we have 10 7163 Ruckus basestations and a 25 client 1000 controller up for a good home. We have replaced with higher spec devices and would like to offer to NZ schools. We are based in Chch. Please get in touc if...Chrome books
Started by Andrea Tapsell 11 May 2013 7:14pm (39 days ago) Replies (2) Last reply by Helen Prescott 38 days agoI attended a workshop on these late last year. Unless things have changed, if you just want a tool to access the intenet and specific items by google, then it will do the job. You cannot load any software onto the Chromebook (well that...Chromebooks
Started by Fiona Robertson 10 May 2013 8:32pm (40 days ago) Replies (2) Last reply by Helen Prescott 40 days agoHi we are looking at chromebooks at our school. I am wanting to know what the benefits of them are? What are the downsides of them? does anyone have examples of programs or items that students have created using them. Thanks FionaUsing Workspace to Go and online formative assessment in the classroom
Started by Tom Neumann 04 May 2013 12:12pm (47 days ago)This video shows how Workspace to Go could be used to replace school computer suites and still give students a totally shared and school controlled experience. It also shows how formative online assessment in a wireless classroom environment...School ICT Infrastructure Survey | April 2013
Started by Karen Melhuish Spencer 29 Apr 2013 10:00am (52 days ago)Just shared via Ed Counts/Ministry of Education is the School ICT Infrastructure Survey that "provides information about the current state of ICT infrastructure in New Zealand schools, how they are currently using technology and what they...Establishing systems for maintenance and management of devices | An Enabling e-Learning event
Started by Catriona Pene 25 Mar 2013 3:20pm (86 days ago) Replies (18) Last reply by Jo Fothergill 63 days agoKia ora, Talofa and welcome to our latest Forum: Establishing systems for maintenance and management of devices. Are any of these in your...Using Google Docs to Create Digital Kits for Student Projects
Started by Tania 04 Apr 2012 10:06pm (441 days ago) Replies (7) Last reply by Tessa Gray 65 days agoA great find in my inbox from a colleague today. Love it when a link leads me on a new path of learning. I really like the idea of creating 'digital kits' - check out how you can use google docs to create digital kits by reading this...Using Google tools...ideas, help, questions....
Started by Enabling e-Learning 23 Sep 2011 11:35am (636 days ago) Replies (6) Last reply by Tessa Gray 65 days agoMany of us use Google apps for all kinds of learning, our students' learning, our own sharing processes. Here's a useful post from Jo Fothergill's blog on how she uses Google docs to support her students' writing and...Ultra-fast broadband and your school - what's happening?
Started by Enabling e-Learning 11 Aug 2011 9:49am (679 days ago) Replies (12) Last reply by Karen Melhuish Spencer 65 days agoThere is a growing exploration of what the fibre roll-out may mean for your school - some schools are well down the track, while others are beginning to explore the implications for their own students, budget, infrastructure and so on. Here in the...Using Google Sites and Google Docs
Started by anne robertson 05 Apr 2013 4:08pm (75 days ago) Replies (12) Last reply by John Graves 71 days agoI have been trialling using a Google Site this term with a Yr 10 Language Class as a Virtual Classroom as well as to build student portfolios for speaking and writing activities. We also use Google Docs for drafting writing and feedback which...Using Google Docs as a Free LMS
Started by John Graves 09 Apr 2013 10:59am (72 days ago)A group of over 400 interested educators have joined on Google+ to discuss and collaborate on Using Google Apps as a Free LMS. Course and class templates are being developed. Here is a Popplet map of some of the resources (with links).SlideSpeech
Started by John Graves 21 Nov 2012 1:49pm (210 days ago) Replies (3) Last reply by John Graves 72 days agoI'm a PhD student at AUT University studying open source software. My research involves trying to build a sequel to Wikipedia, a collaboratively created resource of on-line learning materials. The current version is freely available for use at...Professional twitter #
Started by joleneb 01 Apr 2013 10:11pm (79 days ago) Replies (2) Last reply by Barbara Reid 76 days agoHi, Was wondering what hashtags people use in Twitter. Have just discovered #edchatnz and had that feeling of how has it taken me so long to find this and buzzed about the possibilities. Are there any other professional twitter chats people...Professional twitter #
Started by joleneb 01 Apr 2013 10:11pm (79 days ago)Hi, Was wondering what hashtags people use in Twitter. Have just discovered #edchatnz and had that feeling of how has it taken me so long to find this and buzzed about the possibilities. Are there any other professional twitter chats people...Class twitter accounts
Started by SteveHT1971 28 Feb 2013 4:26pm (111 days ago) Replies (10) Last reply by Marnel van der Spuy 87 days agoJust wondering if anyone has set up a class twitter account. Some of my colleagues are keen and need to put some guidelines in place etc. What works or doesn't work with it? How are you using them? wha policies and guidelines are in place?
The NZ iSchool
By Karen Melhuish Spencer 191 days agowww.nzherald.co.nz - An interesting story via the New Zealand Herald about Bucklands Beach and the way they have integrated technology through their school: "Bucklands Beach Intermediate, with a roll of 850, has a long association with computers, having started with...6 Technologies That Will Shape Higher Ed
By Nick Ford 498 days agocampustechnology.com - For the NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition, researchers and analysts identified six technologies that have the potential to break down linguistic and cultural barriers, make education more affordable and efficient, open up new...Netbooks in the North in the news
By Karen Melhuish Spencer 546 days agowww.northernadvocate.co.nz - An interesting news story from the Northern Advocate (10 December, 2011): "The kids of a Far North school - Kaikohe West - who traded books and set lesson times for laptops and self-management have notched up their school's best progress in...150 more schools to receive network upgrades
By Enabling e-Learning 547 days agowww.elearning.tki.org.nz - The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, has confirmed the next 150 schools to receive government-subsidised internal network upgrades, in readiness for ultra-fast broadband. Full information on the Schools Network Upgrade Programme (SNuP) can be...