A few weeks ago I was asked to be part of a Digital Inclusion panel discussion at NetHui. The theme for this year was “the Internet is everybody’s business”. The 3-day covered a range of issues including education, privacy, security, copyright and a particular focus...
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Changes to Google Search – Implications for Schools
As of June 23rd, Google is now using HTTPS to deliver all of their search websites. HTTPS - is an encrypted protocol for providing web pages to users. Trade Me, Amazon, online banks and many other websites all use HTTPS to protect their users data and identity as they...
“Our Experience Moving to N4L’s Managed Network”; a guest blog by Elise Goddard
Elise Goddard is the Director of E-Learning at Mt Albert Grammar School in Auckland. Here she shares her experience working with N4L during MAGS’ recent transition to the Managed Network. MAGS is very fortunate to have the perfect set up to deliver IT services to our...
The real challenges of BYOD; by Tim Kong of the N4L advisory team
One of the biggest debates currently in education in New Zealand, is around the designing and implementation of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programmes. In my role in Advisory, I’ve spoken with many schools about how best to implement a BYOD policy. The most humbling...
Woohoo! Ahead of schedule and connecting kiwi kids to a world of possibilities.
1000 schools are now connected to N4L’s Managed Network, well ahead of the initial 700 set as a target for 2014. That means an awesome 319,000+ users are now able to access fast, reliable internet with uncapped data at school to enhance their learning and ensure that...
700 schools are already connected to the Managed Network
It’s time to celebrate as we have managed to blast through the targets set both by the Ministry of Education and ourselves with 700 schools now connected to the Managed Network! This means that the target of 700 schools, which was initially set to be reached by the...
500 schools connected to the Managed Network
Exciting news is bubbling around N4L as Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has just announced that 500 schools are now connected to N4L’s Managed Network. The rollout of the Managed Network is ahead of schedule and with this in mind the projections have now...