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WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BY YOUR SIDE IN 2022 It’s been another challenging year for teachers and, once again, your dedication and hard work has been truly awesome. What lies ahead? Well, on pages 18-23 we’ve been thinking about the future and explore some of the trends and developments to look out for in 2022. Whatever is on the horizon, however, rest assured that we’ll be right there with you, supporting and inspiring your use of digital technology in your teaching. Thank you for being part of the INTERFACE family during 2021. We loved catching up with at our INTERFACEXpo events in May. And we couldn’t bring you this great publication without your
input and support, which is more important now than ever to enable us to continue to provide this great resource for you, the educators of New Zealand. Everyone at INTERFACE wishes you, your school and students, family, and friends, a happy and enjoyable holiday, and all the best for 2022! INTERFACE OFFICE CLOSED: Please note, our administration, distribution and accounts team will be on holiday from Friday 10 December to Monday 31 January.
AND THE GAMEFROOT COMPETITION WINNER IS … Congratulations to Victor Marian, a Year 9 student at Taupo nui-a-Tia College, who is the winner of our Gamefroot competition. His prize is a trip to Gamefroot’s studio in Wellington, which we’ll feature in a later issue. In his game, called Moa Run, players are a moa running away from Lake Taupo’s first eruption, having to dodge lava, smoke, and more. “Victor won because everything in his game was customised,” said judge and Gamefroot founder Dan Milward. “From the art assets he created himself, through to the type of game, everything about it was unique. Importantly, his entry included elements of storytelling about Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories, which aligned with the goals of the competition. “Victor is proof that our tamariki and ranatahi are capable of using digital tools to fulfill both the DT learning areas in the curriculum and, at the same time, apply those skills across multiple learning area. A job very well done!” Thanks to everyone who entered. There were some awesome games – keep up the great work with Gamefroot!
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