Microsoft NZ is running a series of webinars aimed at IT teams at NZ schools, universities and polytechnics. Run monthly in 45 minute sessions, these webinars will cover relevant Microsoft technologies in common teaching or IT scenarios. The list of webinars until December are listed in the “Upcoming Events” tab on the NZ education blog homepage. Please register in advance…
NZ schools to receive ‘all you can eat’ Microsoft software solutions
Microsoft New Zealand signs new licensing model with the Ministry of Education Schools can immediately take advantage of the Enrolment for Education Solutions (EES) agreement between Microsoft New Zealand and the Ministry of Education. Simple and easy to understand, the newly signed variation to the Microsoft Schools Agreement has removed traditional barriers to software licensing…
Microsoft’s latest online service for Education comes to NZ this Winter!
Microsoft are very excited to announce the latest online services that are coming to the Education sector here in New Zealand in Winter this year. These latest services (Office 365 for Education) will be available for all students, faculty and staff in education. Some of the services will include Office web apps, IM & Presence, email, calendar and much…
PiL Asia Pacific Forum 2012
Innovative educators and education leaders from 19 countries gathered in Auckland last week for the 8th Microsoft Partners in Learning Asia and Pacific Forum. The two hundred strong delegates from as far as Brunei and Sri Lanka attended the three-day forum to learn, share and connect with fellow peers from around the region.The conference opened…
DeforestACTION Live Event March 2012
On March 28th, join us for an exciting DeforestACTION live event! We will take you deep into the heart the Borneo jungle to connect with orangutans, hear from Dr. Willie Smits and the Eco Warriors about the work they are doing with the Masarang Foundation, and speak with other youth and schools around the world…
Integrating Kinect into classrooms around the world! Teachers bring learning to life with engaging and immersive experiences for students.
Capturing students’ interest and making concepts come alive in a personalised way can be a challenge for educators in this technology and gadget-driven world. The popularity of gaming outside the classroom makes it an appealing and exciting platform for kids inside the classroom. Gaming can be a revolutionary technology that provides an immersive content experience,…
Do more with Moodle and Live@edu together. Moodlerooms intergrates Microsoft Live@edu with Moodle Learning Management System.
The Live@edu plug-in for Moodle developed by Moodlerooms was officially released last week to the Moodle community.The plug-in integrates email, calendar, instant messaging and Bing right into the Moodle classroom environment. This Moodlerooms release works for both Moodle 2.0 as well as Moodle 1.9. You can download the free plugin directly from Moodle.org. Give it a go…
SkyDrive and Office: Student friendly, full-powered collaboration in the cloud across PCs and Macs
A few months ago, we annouced a wave of improvements for the already popular SkyDrive cloud storage solution. This has led to an even more powerful and streamlined collaboration feature set to sreamline intergration through an app-centric approach to getting work done together. Students now are able to complete their tasks with less screens to move between and stick to the…
Kinect for Windows SDK beta available for download
It is finally here! Great for students working on human interface technology
SharePoint for Internet Sites Adoption by Industry–Education on top
This data is taken from my list of SharePoint Internet sites on http://www.wssdemo.com/livepivot which currently shows screen shots of nearly 2,200 sites. Industry Total Education 284 Government 279 MS Certified Partners 182 Industrial/manufacturing 179 Health 171 Technology 158 Finance/insurance 150 Professional Services 130 Charity/Club/Community 113 Retail 85 Professional Association 79 Transportation 72 Entertainment 69 Utilities…