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FREE ACCESS TO ETV FOR ALL TEACHERS EXTENDED FOR TERM 4

Want to try the largest online, on-demand video platform for educators in New Zealand, with more than 150,000 searchable videos? ETV has extended its offer of free access for every teacher in every school to its entire catalogue of videos and online tools for Term 4. Don’t miss your chance to check out and enjoy this fantastic teaching and learning resource. There’s no obligation, just register and give it a try. Contact ETV General Manager Martin Drew on 0800 438 388 or martin.drew@etv.org.nz

ROADSHOW CARES ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Last month, the Lenovo Think Beyond ‘22 national tour demonstrated a future that is sustainable and transformative in a Zero Carbon, Zero Waste Roadshow that visited five cities.

“The roadshow started with the importance of sustainability and the message that Lenovo cares about our environment and want to help provide better outcomes for students,” said Cameron May, presenter and Education Account Executive.

“Each of the presentations had a common thread around sustainability and discussed three key priorities of the Lenovo Education strategy: Empower, providing the products and solutions for improved outcomes for students; Inspire, working with our partners to provide software solutions to promote student engagement and ensure student online safety; and Accelerate, the future of education with education tech innovation.”

NETSAFE LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO BUILD STUDENTS’ DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE

Netsafe is introducing the eSmart Digital Licence+ into New Zealand schools – and it’s available for free for a limited time. Aimed at students aged 10-14 years, the education tool is designed to help students grow their digital literacy skills, develop digital intelligence, and identify strategies to harness digital capabilities and minimise risks.

The solution is free of charge for all state and state integrated schools for Term 4, 2022 and Term 1, 2023. Find out more at digitallicenceplus.org

MEET THE WINNERS OF 2022 SOLVE FOR TOMORROW COMPETITION

A non-invasive diabetes device and safe kitchen utensils for people with disabilities took top honours in Samsung’s 2022 Solve for Tomorrow competition. Delivered in partnership with MOTAT, the competition celebrates young people using design thinking and STEAM to innovate and solve issues in their communities – helping to change the world for good. Howick College’s Eva Malez, Htet Waiyan, Lennox Dilworth, and Kurt Marshall’s won for a Non-Invasive Diabetics Device, which aimed to devise a practical way for diabetics to measure their glucose levels. Second place went to students from Mount Richmond Special School in Auckland, for their idea Kitchen Tools Reimagined, which created kitchen utensils that are safe for people with disabilities to use.

“I was absolutely blown away with the calibre of entries this year,” said judge Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles. “What was exceptional about the Non-Invasive Diabetics Device was not only did this group ideate a breathing device and app to measure blood glucose levels for diabetics, but they also prototyped it, too! “It was a close race between first and second though, as the other project, Kitchen Tools Reimagined, really stood out to me as well.”

Find out more about the competition at samsung.com/nz/solvefortomorrow/

LIFT OFF FOR SOLAR SYSTEM PROJECTIONS PROJECT

3... 2... 1... Lift-off! Get to know the cosmic neighbourhood with Our Solar System, a new 3D adventure from NASA and Google Arts & Culture. Virtually tour stunning 3D models of planets, moons and spacecraft, learn about the history of our solar system, and humanity’s ongoing mission to explore and understand space. More at artsandculture.google.com/project/explore-

the-solar-system

DIGITAL SCHOOL AIMS TO EDUCATE 1 MILLION REFUGEES IN 5 YEARS

The Digital School officially launched this year across five countries, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Mauritania and Colombia. In partnership with academic institutions worldwide, Harvard, MIT and UNSW Sydney, the goal is to provide educational material in Arabic, French, Spanish and English to one million refugees and underprivileged children in the next five years. More at thedigitalschool.org

BY THE NUMBERS, THERE’S AN ESTIMATED …

5.3 billion mobile phones thrown away in 2022 Up to 50 million metric tons of e-waste are disposed of worldwide every year (which is equivalent to throwing away 800 laptops every second) 20 rare metals in a smartphone 7% of the world’s gold currently contained in e-waste For every 1 million mobile phones recycled, 16,000kg of copper, 327kg of silver, 34kg of gold, and 15kg of palladium can be recovered 83% of e-waste is not properly recycled Two-thirds of all toxic waste is e-waste

Auckland students refurbish PCs for schools in Samoa. See page 10.

FROZEN PLANET II WORLDS CREATED IN MINECRAFT

BBC Earth has partnered with Microsoft to bring the icy worlds of Frozen Planet II to Minecraft: Education Edition. Through five all-new free worlds, Minecraft players will be able to discover cold habitats, and meet and learn about animals and landscapes featured in the TV series. This includes access for teachers to lesson plans for exploring the effects of climate change. Learn more at education.minecraft.net

SUPPORT TO END FOR WINDOWS 8.1

From 10 January, 2023, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support or software and security updates for Windows 8.1. The operating system will still run but will be at greater risk for viruses and malware, and upgrading to Windows 10 or Windows 11 is recommended. More at

bit.ly/windows8end

2FA RESOURCES FROM CYBER SMART WEEK

Two-factor authentication (2FA) – aka multi-factor authentication or two-step verification – is a simple and highly effective step to protect online accounts, with access to resources and data requiring two forms of identification. As part of last month’s Cyber Smart Week 2022, the Ministry of Education has advice for setting up 2FA in schools. For this and a range of cybersafety resources go to education.govt.nz/school/digital-

technology/cyber-smart-week/ INTERFACEONLINE.CO.NZ