It’s an exciting time in Pond and we’re pleased to announce two major developments to help Pond become an integral part of teacher planning. Pond is now open to all educators working in NZ schools, and we’ve also recently introduced our new Make a Splash programme - a...
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Making a difference in Howick; By Matt Hall-White
One of the great things about my job is seeing first hand the difference that N4L makes in schools. A case in point is my recent visit to Howick Intermediate. Howick Intermediate is a decile 5 intermediate school nestled in the eastern suburbs of Auckland. It’s one...
Updating to Apple iOS 8
Hey Apple fans! Excited for iOS 8 coming this week? Whether or not you're excited about the update or you like things they way they are, you'll probably remember last year's big update. When Apple released their new operating system (iOS 7) 12 months ago school and...
Tims provide the guiding light via ICT Advisory Service
Recently N4L was given the interim contract to offer an ICT Advisory service for schools while an RFP process allowed the Ministry of Education to assess applications for a more permanent solution. This Interim ICT Advisory Service is fully funded by the Ministry of...
As Pioneer Schools come to a close, what have we learned?
Over the last 5 weeks we have been working closely with the 15 schools participating in our Pioneer School programme for Pond. Some schools have done amazing work, coaxing even the most reluctant of teachers into Pond and some schools have been snowed under meaning...
Barry explains how the back end team work; Barry Dahlberg
Our technical teams often gets asked how they work and what sorts of technologies they are using and integrating - both for Pond and the Managed Network. Here is the first blog from our Dynamic Services team who are building Pond. I'm Barry Dahlberg and I head up a...
Flurries of feedback from our Pioneer Schools
Time saving. Helpful sites. Ways to share effectively. This is some of the feedback from our Pioneer Schools so far. We’re over 2 weeks into the Pioneer School programme and already we’ve had a great response from schools and seen a spike in people splashing about in...