Classroom technology and digital trends - Education Matters Magazine
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Technology

Outlining the challenges and solutions to digital trends for the modern classroom, Education Matters’ technology section covers everything from robotics to 3D printing and whiteboards.

We speak to educational leaders from schools across the country, asking them what products and services are needed to better prepare students for the modern workforce.

We also talk to the education product and service providers to find out how their offerings can be used and adapted to meet the learning needs of today’s students.

Bringing fun to the classroom

Australia and New Zealand’s longest-serving educational resource supplier, Modern Teaching Aids, is preparing students for the future with its wide range of robotics resources. Business Development Manager – STEM and Robotics Joanna Burk describes the skills robotics brings into play.

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ACER report addresses concerns in STEM curriculum

According to a new report released by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), an integrated curriculum, early intervention and a stronger teaching workforce are key to reversing Australia’s downward spiral in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning. Read more

Defend your data with Ricoh

Nick Barbagiannopoulos, Digital Automation & Solutions Manager for Ricoh Australia, addresses what the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme means for schools – and what they need to do about it. Read more

FLIR weighs up warmth

Sean Towner, Sales Manager Science, Instruments for FLIR, explains how the company’s thermal cameras are ideal to teach students about a fundamental principle of physics. Read more

EduTech returns in June

Technology has fundamentally changed how today’s students learn about and interact with the world; even changing how their brains develop, think and focus. If that’s not enough, the world is also changing and we need to be confidently prepared for the increasingly global, competitive and vastly different digital world of tomorrow. How does one keep up? Read more