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Download the latest edition of t-news - Issue 58, September 2012
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Latest Techlink technologists' practice
case studies
Shikoba - Fashion steeped in values
Waikato-based clothing designer Aroha Wikotu has carved out a niche in the New Zealand fashion industry with a unique business model that emphasises core cultural values from her ...
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Latest Techlink classroom practice
case studies
Computer Game Development
This course was structured around a focusing theme of video game design. Over the year, students design and create a video game prototype, a logo and accompanying marketing mater...
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Latest Techlink student showcases
Sumo Bots/3D printing
Students created a range of advanced robots to compete in a class sumo tournament. The students also experimented with the school's new 3D printer to create many of their robots' ...
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Latest Techlink teaching snapshots
Māori Technology glossary
Trident High School is working to translate common Technology terms into words in Te reo Māori, increasing the vocabulary of the Māori language while improving the integration of ...
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Latest Techlink facilities snapshots
Whangarei Girls' High School
Technology teachers at Whangarei Girls' High School had a strong working relationship which was enhanced with their proximity following completion of new Technology classrooms. More»
Latest Techlink resource reviews
Figure It Out
A series of combined Mathematics and Technology resource books for Primary and Intermediate level. The illustrative 24 page books focus on activities that place “mathematics in te...
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New Scholarship Exemplars
Frances Jenkins - Outfit for client with prosthesis
In 2009 Frances Jenkins was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Technology for her project designing an outfit for her client who wears a prothesis.
The project focussed on the development of an outfit for her client to wear on an overseas trip. The complexities of the situation were explained, including such things as issues around amputation and having a prothesis.
Other news
IPENZ Foundation Scholarships 2013
Applications for the IPENZ Foundation Scholarships are due by Friday 5 October 2012.
IPENZ Foundation Scholarships are available for students who plan to study professional engineering in 2013. A number of scholarships available, for those studying a four-year Bachelor of Engineering (BE), a Bachelor of Engineering Honours (BE (Hons)), or (for the first time in 2013) a three-year Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BEngTech) degree.
For more information, please visit the IPENZ Foundation website:
These recordings were done by teachers who regularly use Techlink to support their teaching. They offer insight into how these teachers have used particular features on the site to benefit their students' learning. Each recording is 5-10 minutes long and offers practical suggestions for how to make the most of the material available on Techlink.
http://www.techlink.org.nz/teaching-snapshot/Audio_Snapshots/index.htm
'Where Technology can take you' posters
Don't forget our new Technology education posters for use by the schools community. The posters feature former Technology students talking about the skills and knowledge they developed from Technology education at school and how this benefited them in tertiary study and employment. The posters cover a variety of different Technology subject areas and various pathways taken by the former student.
The information on the posters is also featured on a new section on the Techlink site called Where Technology can take you, which sits in the Student Showcase area.
The posters are available for download free-of-charge and can be printed in either A4 or A3.
Technology in the news
Legal action as copyright law reaches one year
The first repeat offenders are about to face legal action under the controversial three strikes copyright law
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Security risk for millions of Android users
A serious security flaw has been discovered on some Samsung Android smartphones which allows hackers to remotely wipe them just by sending an SMS or getting a user to visit a URL.
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Canterbury Seismic Instruments' hi-tech bridge work
The Norwegians are building a bridge that is described as an engineering wonder, and a Christchurch company will be making sure anyone who uses it is safe. When construction of the bridge is completed it will be one of the longest in the world, and it will also be one of the safest thanks to technology provided by Canterbury Seismic Instruments. Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Canterbury-Seismic-Instruments-hi-tech-bridge-work/tabid/421/articleID/270657/Default.aspx#ixzz27cZ4X7DI
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