Virtual Learning Network

Earlier this year, the Connected Learning Advisory published an article, How to introduce mobile digital devices to your school. This article includes a number of points that the advisory recommends you consider when implementing 1:1 devices or...

Hi, We are struggling with the movie making options on Chromebooks.... We do have some decent Windows devices though - does anyone have an iMovie equivalent for Windows? Happy if it costs - as long as it does the job! Finding Windows Movie...

We got some new HP laptops from TELA at the beginning of this year and we are having no end of trouble with them and projecting sound. All our teacher laptops are connected to televisions via HDMI cables (some with display port to HDMI adapters, as...

Hi there I am part of the software development team that is working on e-asTTle. We are currently making changes to the student portal. (i.e. where students sit online tests). I would like to find out information around what android tablets...

I'm putting together a proposal to our BOT to purchase more devices for my classroom. Next term our concept is design and I'm eager to start coding with my class. However the reality at the moment is we only have 5 desktop computers and 2...

Currently we have a projector hanging from the ceiling in our hall...it doesn't work. We've tried countless times to get it sorted and sometimes it works for a short amount of time and then fails again. The techs who installed have basically...

We are a GAFE school and the students are really developing their skills. Currently for our photographs of events... We save photos onto our intranet at school in a folder called Maeroa Images. The students can, while at school, access this folder...

Hi out there, I have a team of teachers who would like to be using interactive whiteboards.  I am aware that lots of schools have stopped using them.  Is there a school in the lower half of the South Is who would consider selling...

Kia Ora Koutou, Our school has just leased 7 iPads per class. We are trying to mirror the iPads to our projectors/tv's but it seems there are a few other options out there Has anyone tried installing software on PC laptops so that iPads...

Hi everyone In the mid 2000's our school invested heavily in Mimio boards, however as with many other schools we are now moving in a different direction and I have found no teachers are really interested in using our mimos anymore.  What...

We are looking at revamping our school website and would love some feedback from schools that use different hosts. We are investigating Squarebox, Schoolgate, and Spike@school... Would love to know peoples reviews and feedback, suggestions and...

Hi, I've noticed a few schools passing on the cheaper VPP apps to their students as part of BYOD.  We were looking at doing this too, then I had a look at the VPP terms and conditions and found this: "VOLUME CONTENT...

If schools are considering implementing BYOD, this can be a costly and major transition for all concerned. If the move is simply to implement ‘old ways’ with ‘new things’, then there’s clearly much more to consider,...

Hi Everyone, Prior to our BYOD trial initiative, all of our devices were Ipads -specifically one for each class and we quickly discovered the use for apps such as: -Show Me -Educreations -Fotobabble     With BYOD we...

Kia Ora  Just wanting some help. I have set up a class blog using blogger.  I want to have all the students in my class have their own blog and have this set up on my class blog.  BUT.... I have no idea how to do this....

Educamp for BOP is scheduled for Saturday 08 August 2015 at Tahatai Coast School. "EducampNZ is a user-generated 'unconference' focused on digital learning and education.We're all about growing our learning, networking, and, of...

Anyone else take the eLearning Ecologies course on Coursera? The instructors discussed the "affordances" of eLearning: Ubiquitous Learning Active Knowledge Making Multimodal Meaning Recursive Feedback Collaborative...

Hi, I am going to start a lunchtime group for students interested in learning how to code. I have explored lots of sites online but now feel overwhelmed. Can anyone point me in a starting direction. Many of the students who are keen are quite au...

Hi all, We have recently got two new iMacs for our NE classroom (we are a modern learning environment with 35 kids so far!). Really want to make good use of these in the classroom and just wondering if other junior teachers could give me some...

Kia Ora Just needing some help and this is the best place to come.   I am wanting to have a class blog or class website.   What are some easy sites to use to create either a blog or website. Thanks in advance