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Preparing schools for ultra-fast broadband

Amplify’d from www.beehive.govt.nz

Preparing schools for ultra-fast broadband

Fourteen schools are set to receive major upgrades to their ICT infrastructure, in the first stage of the government’s $34 million boost for broadband in schools.

The schools will receive internal network upgrades of around $5 million of the $34 million allocated, providing opportunities for teachers and students to make greater use of digital learning technologies and improving access to online learning tools.

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Teachers encouraged to text

Amplify’d from www.stuff.co.nz
Teachers encouraged to text

Teachers text-messaging pupils and parents is being officially encouraged, despite concerns about abusive exchanges and inappropriate relationships.

A Ministry of Education team is touring the country addressing parents and senior school staff about online risks and benefits.

The team gave seminars in Christchurch last week and told parents how electronic systems could help manage the attendance of children at school, including by text-message alerts for truancy.

There was also advice about classroom blogs and social-networking sites in education.

Read more at www.stuff.co.nz