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news.T4L: all prior issues since 2015!

news.T4L is published three times each term and collectively is a useful tool for school ICT Coordinators and staff interested in using technology for teaching, learning and school admin. This archive will grow as each new issue is released. External links may also change from time to time so it is understandable that links from older articles may no longer work.

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Windows 10 for eT4L is coming | No Windows 8 on desktops? | Safe Schools Framework PL | SPA update | Use OneNote? Get Office Lens | Can't type in Word 2016? | What do you think of MyPL? | Assistive technologies video | MS Disability Answer Desk | Disaster resilience education | UDM software deployment | My software didn't arrive! | eT4L Windows updates | Real NSW Photo competition

13: news.T4L - 2016 | Term 2 | Week 6

Adobe Enterprise Agreement | DER infrastructure closedown | Still got DER-built laptops? | Current ICT challenges | Office 2016 deployments | O365 Sway / Office Mix webinar | OneNote Staff Notebook | Virtual Opportunity Classes | Managed iPads and Wi-Fi | Oliver - Build 8 | Return to Base or Swapout? | Intel-MC Leaders Breakfast | AwesomeDrive for Chrome | Using Facebook Safely poster

12: news.T4L - 2016 | Term 2 | Week 3

Technology for Schools website | New HP computers available | Software Catalogue update | EdConnect | MS Office 2016 for eT4L schools | Collaboration opportunity | SPA update | T4L at Coutts Crossing PS | Notebook battery warranty | SMART Notebook for Mac | HP Dual-Personality ports | HP Procurve switches now Aruba | eT4L F12 error: Task Sequence | eT4L logon via WiFi

11: news.T4L - 2016 | Term 1 | Week 9

Oliver hits 1,000 schools | Connected Classroom hardware | Getting ready for Office 2016 | What's new in Office 2016? | Outstanding T4L rollout orders | Recycling eWaste | Projector lamp recycling | SMART Notebook licence error | Connecting Aruba WAPs | Sharing iPads at school | STEM Programme Index 2016 | Fixing the language in GAFE | Technology scholarships | YouTube for staff | TV display in the school foyer

10: news.T4L - 2016 | Term 1 | Week 6

Secure Proxy Authentication | Computer recycling / eWaste | Wi-Fi Service Accounts | Office 2016 free for home use | Clean-up of DETNSW domain | So where's Google Forms? | Future-focused learning | YouTube / MyMaps in GAFE | ICT equipment deliveries | Office 2010 opening in O365 | Internet filtering at home | Rural / Remote opportunity | Problems with F12-building?

09: news.T4L - 2016 | Term 1 | Week 3

New Citrix Receiver client | Software Catalogue update | Your profile photo in Webmail | Monitors on HP desktop PCs | Office 365 ProPlus upgrade | HP switch warranty support | BYOD @ Bundanoon PS | 40 maps explain the internet | Google Apps for Education blog | Updates to Google Classroom | My Essentials shortcuts | CM12 for primary schools | OSX El Capitan in eT4L schools | Hardware warranty lookup

08: news.T4L - 2015 | Term 4 | Week 9

CM12 for Primary Schools | Secure Proxy Authentication | Staff leaving your school? | What NOT to turn off | What you should turn off | New AMU and SMU guides | Password resets | T4L @ Gorokan Public School | ICT Coordinator changes in 2016? | No longer a relieving principal? | News Jnr - news activities | OS updates during vacation | Chromebooks and DoE GAFE | ERN/OASIS/LMBR maintenance | T4L Hardware Rollout update | SMART Notebook 11.4 advice

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Update to eT4L F12 build | Secure Proxy Authentication | eT4L Reports: Primary schools | New School Libraries website | Futures Learning Unit | eT4L: Apple Mac builds | Need new data outlets? | Learning @Macquarie Fields High | Manipulating PDF files | What's Google Keep? | Technology changing lives | On-line Coding courses | The MathsLinks Network | eSafety guide for parents

06 news.T4L - 2015 | Term 4 | Week 3

T4L Hardware Rollout update | SMART Notebook 11.4 issue | MS Office 2016 for home use | Office 2016 Quick Start guides | A4 Printable Paper | Oliver - ClassMovie | Lenovo Desktop "Blue Screen" | eT4L Software Catalogue ratings | Add-ons for Google Apps | Turn captions on in class | Office 365 Landing Page | Legal Issues Bulletin 56 | AirServer, iOS9 update issue | Chrome browser availability | Google like a pro: Posters | IST, IPT and SDD resources

05: news.T4L - 2015 | Term 3 | Week 9

IE11 deployment | Clicking links in our articles | Managing bottlenecks | BYOD iPad settings | 2015 DER Laptop graduation | School Email distribution lists | eT4L Software Catalogue | Dell Server warranty emails | Non-Contract Vendors | T4L Rollout notifications | Integrated Imaging help | Learning Tools in DoE | Got time for some feedback? | MS Office Apps for iPad | Learning Potential app | Access for Relieving Principals | Want to buy a Smart TV?

04: news.T4L - 2015 | Term 3 | Week 6

Blocking Updates FAQ | Discovered your Sway yet? | Should schools engrave PCs? | Apple Configurator backup | Office 365 at Barnier PS | Dialling into a VC by phone | Update your profile in Portal | OneNote Class sharing error | Coding for younger students | Free student access: MS Azure | Video streaming an event | Video History on YouTube | YouTube without the guff | Office 365: "Shared with everyone" | AirServer in High Schools

03: news.T4L - 2015 | Term 3 | Week 3

2015 T4L Rollout update | New Staff Email Guides | Webmail Conversations | eT4L/DIP Server Windows Updates | Member Servers and Updates | eT4L - F12 a new laptop? | IT Performance Issues Team | HP EliteDesk 800 LCD Port | New Proxy Settings for iPads | Online Safety for Children: Law | 2015 Next Tech Girl Superhero | Web Filter Check Tool | Office 365 & Google Apps PL | Film by the Sea - Film Festival | Avoid Network Loops!

02: news.T4L - 2015 | Term 2 | Week 9

2015 T4L Rollout notifications | Reports of network slowness | New Aruba WiFi Bundles | New Windows Tablets models | Power outages and eT4L | Requesting an eT4L shutdown | Restoring deleted files on eT4L | Looking forward to Oliver? | OneNote for Teachers: Guides | Adobe Education Exchange | DEC Contract for Laser Printers | Got a green screen at school? | A parent's guide to Instagram | The Internet in real time

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T4L today | MS Office 365 in DEC Portal | NSW DEC Office 365 user guides | It’s time to join DEC Yammer | MS & Adobe software for staff and students | Setting the IE Homepage in eT4L | WeCommemorate competition | Access your eT4L Server at home | Easy Service Desk call logging | New DEC PC hardware standards | SMART Notebook Licence update | Windows 8.1 for eT4L Tablets | Tandberg VC Remote batteries | Principal’s Network Information | Need PDF plans of your school? | Great Digital Citizenship poster

magazine.T4L archive

Welcome to the new T4L Magazine! Packed with advice, tips and product road tests, this handy mag features our T4L experts and is heading your way twice each term. Click the cover image to launch each issue.

Click to read T4L issue 16

It's our Choose your own adventure issue with so much to do!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 28 - Our School LIbrary Special Edition

It's our special guide for getting started with tech for Teacher Librarans!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 27 - Our SASS staff tech guide

It's our special tech guide for School Administrative and Support Staff!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 26 - Our Beginning Teacher Special

We've updated our popular Beginning Teacher Tech Guide for 2024!

Click to read T4L Kids issue 15

Are you a budding entrepreneur? Start a tech-based business!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 25

Build a business with your students!

Click to read T4L Kids issue 14

Our Minecraft Challenge issue! | Let's get designing!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 24

Exploring microcontrollers, Minecraft and Canva for Education!

Click to read T4L Kids issue 13

Our Food and Farming issue! | Let's get agricultural!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 23

Feedback and Assessment with tech! | So many tools that help with the task

Click to read T4L Kids issue 12

Our Tech in Sports issue! | Build your tech fitness!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 22

Our Beginning Teacher Tech Guide! | start with tech on the front foot!

Click to read T4L Kids issue 11

Our Animals issue! | Three animals and tech challenges inside!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 21

The How-to issue! | Makerspaces and other tech tips explained!

Click to read T4L Kids  issue 10

Our Transport app challenge issue! | Get your students involved!

Click to read T4L Kids  issue 9

Our Influencers issue! | Raise your voice and share your passion!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 20

Our Refresh issue! | Refresh your skills and boost your confidence!

Click to read T4L Kids  issue 8

Our Connecting with Community issue! | You'll love this one!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 19

Our getting Connected issue! | Dive in and get hooked up with tech!

Click to read T4L Kids  issue 7

Our Amazing Apps issue! | So many tips and activities for Hour of Code!

Click to read magazine.T4L - issue 18Our Hour of Code issue! | Empowering resources for this global event!

Click to read T45L Kids  issue 6

Our dynamic data issue! | Discover how to present data in exciting ways!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 17

Our Level Up! issue | Time to level up your tech skills in another bumper mag

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 16

Our Teaching and Learning in the Cloud issue! | It's bumper sized!

Click to read T45L Kids  issue 5

Our Classroom in the Cloud issue! | Get expert in learning from anywhere!

Click to read T45L Kids  issue 4

Our Minecraft issue! | Get your building gear on and let's start making!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 15

Our Digital Collaboration issue! | MS Teams | Google & Apple Classroom

Click to read T4L kids issue 3

Our Science issue! | Using scientific enquiry! | Save the planet!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 14

Our Back to basics issue! | Shortcuts for office tools | Google Drive gold!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 13

Our 2020 Top Tech issue! | Become a power presenter | stem.T4L top tips!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 12

Our EduTECH 2020 issue! | Discover all the sessions! | Boost Tech Skills!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 11

Our All Stars issue! | Build your presenter skills | Meet our All Stars!

Click to read T4L kids issue 2

Our Science Fiction issue! | 3D Design Challenge | Build scenes & objects

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 10

Our Robotics issue! | Robots in action | Road test | In the lab | Careers

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 9

Our Play issue! | Build, Create, Engineer with our eight creative challenges for students!

Click to read magazine.T4L issue 8

Our Subject Spotlight edition! | So many great ideas for applying ICTs across all key learning areas!

Click to read T4L Kids - issue 1

Our first edition! | Design challenge | Creating video games | Six super apps | Screen recording

Click to read Issue 7

DoE sources and courses | Formative assessment and feedback | Fun and free online tools | Virtual excursion links | Video conferencing Hacks | Top tips for healthy workspaces

Click to read Issue 6

Issue 6 - 2020 | Term 1 | Week 8
Digital classrooms | Anywhere, anytime learning | Webmail | Digital Learning Selector | Collaborating and Connecting

Click to read Issue 5

Issue 5 - 2020 | Term 1 | Week 5
Unleash your creativity! When Art meets Tech, Podcasting made easy, Drawing and design apps, Lights! Camera! Action!

Click to read Issue 4

Issue 4 - 2019 | Term 4 | Week 8
We road test Coding with micro:bit, Lego Mindstorms, Swift Playgrounds, Tynker and more. We finish up our ongoing Minecraft:EE journey and launch the new T4L Events calendar

Click to read Issue 3

Issue 3 - 2019 | Term 4 | Week 4
We road test the micro:bit, unpack the stem.T4L PC Robotics Kit,  follow up on Como West Public School's Minecraft journey and dive into Accessibility tools

Click to read Issue 2

Issue 2 - 2019 | Term 3 | Week 8
We road test MoCoWs and MLDs, unpack the stem.T4L PC Robotics Kit,  start Como West Public School's Minecraft journey and dive into tools to drive your new teacher display

Click to read Issue 1

Issue 1 - 2019 | Term 3 | Week 4
We road test 3D printers, see what the fuss is with Minecraft Education Edition and launch Your Year of Tech


TNFS archive

Technology News for Schools (TNFS) was published once every term for principals and all school staff. Up to issue 11, it is only available in PDF format which is not accessible. From issue 12 on, it reverted to web format and complies with WCAG 2.0. Note that links from some older articles may no longer work. TNFS has been replaced by magazine.T4L!

Augmented reality with MinecraftTNFS 21 - 2019 | Term 1

Wi-Fi in NSW public schools | What's Google Guardian | Which interactED suits you? | Tinkercad at Tighes Hill | The Future of Transport Challenge | Tablet Robotics in action! | HP ProBook 11 power connector repair | T4L Sandpit | More Minecraft EE licences | Google Classroom updates

Cozmo robotics

TNFS 20 - 2018 | Term 4

Adobe Wok-at-Home Changes | Printing in 3D at Gunning PS | Robotics at Wilton PS | Cloud storage and file sync client options | Connecting VOIP phones at school | The T4L Show | New Apple Mac Mini | Bring Your OLD Device update

The STEMShare Trailer arrives at a school

TNFS 19 - 2018 | Term 3

CIO's Technology in Schools conference | Digital Writing: research | Meet our new STEMShare Leaders | Connect.T4L at Conargo | T4L Rollout ordering | Getting help for MyPL | T4L Trailer at Forster | T4L Technology Sandpit | Google Classroom shortcut on Chromebooks

Students working with LED touch screen

TNFS 18 - 2018 | Term 2

Cooma North PS - connected and ready! | BBC Microbit | Google Hangouts Chat | Dudley PS and Double telepresence | Minecraft EE at Chatswood PS | Schools and Skype for Business meetings | Google Photos for students | Meet Now in MS Teams | Apple buy-back and e-waste recycling | VS Community 2017 | EduTECH 2018 | Apple Clips

Teaching with technology

TNFS 17 - 2018 | Term 1

Rounding up the MoCoWs | interactED: Newcastle | eT4L Primary Refresh for country schools | HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini | T4L Apple webcast | A visit to Microsoft HQ | Taking the Adobe advantage | HP event: Untether from Reality | Connecting Country Schools FUTURE:story | Chromebooks update v63 | Lynda.com for Adobe CC

Digital citizenship word cloud

TNFS 16 - 2017 | Term 4

Connecting Country Schools | CCS at Grafton High | eT4L Primary Server refresh | New Aruba wireless access points | What's computational thinking? | Regional NSW STEM Roadshow | Minecraft Education Edition - Early Access | Your local Apple Store | Brekkie with a Tekkie ep 1 | DoE Chromebook OS update

Image: students participating in robotics challenge

TNFS 15 - 2017 | Term 3

Ever thought about Chromebooks? | NAPLAN Locked-down Browser on CBs | Coding at Enfield PS | Lynda.com: On-demand PL for staff | Accessing Lynda.com via mobile apps | Personal information security for staff and students | New Adobe Titles for eT4L schools | DoE Chromebook enrolments | Windows 10 in eT4L schools | Minecraft Education Edition pilot in NSW schools

Image: students at touchscreen

TNFS 14 - 2017 | Term 2

Evolving 'Technology 4 Learning' | Windows BYOD Security Update patching | G Suite at Mulwala PS | How secure is your DoE account password? | Get a free School Pond on FilmPond | StoryQuest FilmPoinf competition | Bega Valley PS Kinder webquest | Building new HP Notebooks | Windows 10 in eT4L schools | Free Apple Teacher PL

ICTs and Assistive Technology in Education

TNFS 13 - 2017 | Term 1

An excITing 2017 begins | Apple Mac builds in eT4L | Breaking records with Windows 10 in NSW DoE | BYOD iPads at Lindfield East | From OASIS to Oliver - end of an era | New Adobe titles for eT4L schools | Digital Technologies Hub | The NBN and telephony | Marrickville High School - Advanced Learning Studio

Image - Internet graphic

TNFS 12 - 2016 | Term 4

No More PDF newsletters | Windows 10 for eT4L schools | Windows 10 Webinars | Oliver at Hunter School of PA | DoE's new Strategic IT Plan | NMC Horizon Report 2016 | Wi-Fi standards update | More NASA posters for your classroom | Education on Air conferences | Tech Girls Movement - Gymea Bay Public School

Image - Students with Google Cardboard VR

TNFS 11 - 2016 | Term 3

2016 T4L Rollout | New website, new focus | ClassMovies is now Filmpond | Eight Central School | Information Security resources | Online collaboration mentors in NSW | Sanyo projector remote controls | NSW DER Closedown | Logging IT Support with EDConnect | Student email on Smart Phones | Coding at Darlington Public School

Image - robotics

TNFS 10 - 2016 | Term 2

eT4L Software Catalogue | Office 2016 via UDM | Enhancing Student Engagement using ICTs | Australian STEM Video Game Challenge | Adobe Connect 9.5 | Teach & Learn resources | SPA and Dropbox client | Wired to Learn - ICT Whitepaper | Adobe Spark | How the web changed us

Image - collaboration

TNFS 9 - 2016 | Term 1

Wi-Fi in schools | Computational Thinking Challenge | Secure Proxy Authentication | Office 2016 Desktop | Learning Systems update | Managing computer records in DETNSW | Inspire Innovate conference | Digital Literacy in Years 6 and 10 | Google Forms update | Become an Adobe Education trainer | Free posters from NASA

Image - Futures classroom

TNFS 8 - 2015 | Term 4

eT4L Primary system update | Improving ICT services | Personal data security | Avoiding data loss | What is Phishing? | Malware and Identity Theft | Innovative Learning Spaces | New Spaces at Campbelltown High | Goodbye TaLe, hello Scootle! | Google Apps and Office 365 privacy | ICT Quick News | Update your profile in Portal

Image - students at desktop computers

TNFS 7 - 2015 | Term 3

Planning for T4L Rollout | eT4L in Secondary Schools Update | MS Office 365 PL Resource | Google Chromebooks | Technology Stories with ClassMovies | Internet Traffic management | Blocking Windows and Apple Updates | Free Digital Licences for Year 6 | Office 365 ProPlus for staff use | Understanding eT4L Services | MS Office 365 Sway | Aruba WiFi in Secondary Schools

Image - HTML coding

TNFS 6 - 2015 | Term 2

Google Apps and MS Office 365 | Learning Systems | ICT Support for Schools | Oliver - Schools Library System | eT4L Update | New Hardware Standards | What's New?

Older issues:

TNFS 5 - 2014 | Term 4

TNFS 4 - 2013 | Term 4

TNFS 3 - 2013 | Term 3

TNFS 2 - 2013 | Term 2

TNFS 1 - 2013 | Term 1