Coming back into the office this week there was quite a buzz from the team lucky enough to be part of ULearn. Whether it was people we met at the stand, or those we who attended one of our breakout sessions, we met some amazingly passionate educators and there were...
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Introducing Paula Hay
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi Ko Ngāti Moe tōku hapu Kō Papawai tōku marae Kō John Stenton Workman rāua Kokoriti Ellen Riwhanga tōku tipuna Ko Paula Hay tōku ingoa. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a teacher. As I got older the question wasn’t “what am I going to...
N4L on the Road, with Vector Schools
Sian Willicott, N4L Client Manager Following the recent announcement of N4L’s partnership with Vector, our team have been busy visiting the 50+ schools using Vector fibre, to offer them a connection to the Managed Network. Even though these schools already have fibre...
N4L wins at the 2015 Internet Awards
The Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) were held in Auckland last week and we are very excited to have been named winners in the Access and Digital Skills category, for our Managed Network! The ANZIAs are a collaboration between auDA and InternetNZ...
NetHui Wrap
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...
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...
Google Search Changes: What you need to know
We have recently been informed by Google that they are making changes to their search functionality which will have implications for your school, specifically with regard to the way content filtering works in Google Search. These changes are being made to improve the...