Schools stories - Page 7

Assistive learning software to help autistic children recognise emotions from facial expressions recently won a UniServices prize in the Spark Ideas Challenge.

NetSafe's Comic Creator revolutionises teaching cyber security to kids, making online safety lessons engaging with comic strips.

Christchurch high school students have the opportunity to build a business in a weekend with the first Mashup competition in the region.

Schools are being asked to nominate inspirational young people to present at the TEDxYouth event to be held at Auckland Museum in October.

A New Zealand app, The Math Machine, is turning maths into a game, aiming to transform kids' learning experiences.

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.

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.

NZ school principals and NZEI speak out against PaCT assessment tool, fearing harm to student learning and teacher autonomy.

An almost $500,000 investment in new computer equipment over the last three years has seen West Coast primary schools become more tech savvy.

NZ expert urges schools to embrace creative computing, highlighting the sector's potential for the nation's economic future.

New Zealand schools lack adequate privacy policies on their websites, warned the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner after a recent investigation.

CallPlus pioneers in NZ by providing unlimited internet to schools, aiming to enhance education with its fibre packages and partnerships.

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.

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.