Worklife / Student Graduate profiles

Mouse Hunt

18/07/2007

*Rodent-catching students are helping Tanya Chubb solve genetic mysteries by Caitlin Sykes.* When a mouse gets caught in your house you probably think it's kind of...

Blood and Guts

15/02/2008

*It isn't every day you can do something to help save someone's life ... or maybe you can by Noreen Gill.* If it wasn't...

Shining the Light on Meat.

16/06/2007

Shining the Light on Meat. by Bette Flagler. Most of us blame the guy standing at the barbecue if we bite into a steak...

Road to Riches.

16/06/2007

Road to Riches. Four Christchurch students are going places with the invention of a GPS tracking device. by Sara Goessi. In the words of one of...

Mad About Ads.

01/06/2007

Mad about Ads. Ad designer Dan Walton's love of drawing has led to a thrilling career. Dan Walton gets a real buzz from billboards....

Physics at Play

01/06/2006

Physics at Play. The chance to combine creativity and technology was too good to miss for graphic designer Gabriel Salas. by Sara Goessi. If...

Trade Me at al.

01/06/2006

Update. actv8 went back to talk to four people we profiled in our first issue, and heard about pretty exciting things happening in the world...

Texting the Teacher

01/06/2006

Texting the Teacher. Imagine going into a class where it's not only okay to take your mobile phone, but you're encouraged to use it....

Moving Pictures

01/11/2005

Moving Pictures. Campbell McGrouther goes digital to produce his animations for TV. But he's all for learning traditional drawing skills first. by Chris Bell. K12...

Arts to Animation

01/11/2005

Arts to Animation. A former arts student is making his mark on the New Zealand fi lm scene. by Amanda Strong. Over the past...

Trade Me

01/11/2005

IT girl. Jessi Morgan never dreamt she'd end up an IT whiz. Now she's running Trade Me's website. by Amanda Strong. Five years ago,...

How To

Harajuku Party

15/02/2008

*Tech can be girly too. Briony Bennett (17) took her inspiration from Gwen Stefani and got creative with PowerPoint to make a party-on-the-wall slideshow* Seventeen isn't...

EyeToy for your help in fighting obesity

15/02/2008

EyeToy for your help in fighting obesity! Can active computer games like EyeToy help Kiwi kids beat obesity? Hopefully they can, but first...

Care for your Computer.

01/11/2005

Care for your computer. Take good care of your PC and it will take good care of you. Or, more like, 'Take good care...

How to make a vlog.

01/02/2007

Star in Your Own Video. Giga Girls guide to Vlogging. Want to get yourself on YouTube but don't know how? Annabel Crerar tells you what's...

How to stop web pages from dissapearing.

01/11/2005

Browser Error Mysteries. What can you do about disappearing web pages? By Scott Spanbauer. The internet is a resilient creature - it...

How to set up a blog.

01/09/2006

Get Blogging. Starting a blog (short for web log ) is easy, fun and lets you make friends all over the world. Here's Giga...

Add Special Effects to your Photos.

01/11/2005

Photos go Sci-Fi. It's easy and a lot of fun to make special effect photos of your friends and family disintegrating each other with phasers....

How to get a MySpace page.

16/06/2007

Launch yourself into MySpace. by Emma van Beurden. If MySpace was a country it would be the eighth largest in the world. And that's just this...

A - Z of Technology.

01/06/2006

Giga Girls Guide to A to Z on Technology. Apple maker of the iPod, iMac and many generations of Macintosh...

Turn your PC into a Studio.

01/09/2006

If your PC or Mac was bought in the last few years, it'll probably have enough grunt to get you started. The more RAM (random...

About Podcasting.

01/11/2005

Pod People. How would you like to be the director of your own radio show; one you can listen to on the move? by Chris...

Want a Bebo page?

16/06/2007

Go Bebo. Here's how to get your own Bebo page. by Katie Pearson. Katie Pearson is a year 13 student at Rangitoto College in Auckland. In...

Not just another online shopping site

22/05/2008

Etsy is just like the weekend markets — only virtual by Briony Bennett, 18 As a kid I always had a thing; for markets: the...

What's Inside a Cell Phone.?

26/07/2007

What's Inside a Cell Phone. A mobile phone is also called a cellphone because the phone network is made up of base stations that...

Need for Speed

22/05/2008

*Need for Speed **Spencer Dowson, 17, takes the latest instalment* *in the Gran Turismo series for a spin* *Much to the constant annoyance **of my friends,...

Turning one computer into two

22/05/2008

Johanna Bennett investigates a worthwhile deal to turn one computer into two —but there are some pitfalls... It seems it’s true: you can turn your...

Tagging: How to find a needle in a haystack

22/05/2008

**New-style labelling helps you study — and find that lost song you** stashed somewhere on your computer What’s the smartest way to find stuff on...

Volunteers wanted .... To play video games

01/09/2008

Can active video games help New Zealand children beat an epidemic of obesity? Researchers at The University of Auckland are looking for volunteers to take part...

Be smart and stay safe

01/09/2008

Safety on the internet runs on a two-way street. Just as you need to be smart and alert to online threats, you also need to...

Secret Agent Clank ~ Sony PlayStation PSP game review

01/09/2008

Secret Agent Clank ~ Sony PlayStation PSP game review Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: High Impact Games Platform: PlayStation Portable (PSP) Rating: PG actv8 star rating: ****.5 (out...

What are you really burning

01/09/2008

When you hear the term ‘copyright', perhaps it calls to mind something that only really applies to lawyers and big companies. But if you think...

NZ excels in Global Game Jam

01/04/2009

*Dunedin and Hamilton were the first New Zealand cities to join the international race to create games for the first annual Global Game Jam (globalgamejam.com)....

Halo Wars

01/04/2009

*XBOX 360* *Before I jot* down my impressions from Halo Wars, let me get this caveat out of the way; I'm a huge fan of...

Gaming Mice Shootout

01/04/2009

*Microsoft Sidewinder X8* *Most gamers will *automatically shy away from wireless gaming mice, but the X8 just might change that. The X8 is the latest...

Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box

Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box *PC* *UNLIKE MY COLLEAGUE* Scott, I like my racing games to tilt towards the arcade side of things rather than a full-blown simulation...

STARTING FROM SCRATCH

23/09/2009

*At 24, Rodi Kirkcaldy (aka Scratch22) has music covered*, says Amanda Sachtleben. *Since he started DJing about a decade ago*, Scratch22 has been part of hiphop...

MAKING WAVES IN RADIO: ZM's MARK DYE

23/09/2009

*The radio industry sounds exciting when you’re listening online or in the car. ZM Drive host Mark Dye gives Hamish Barwick some helpful broadcasting advice...

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN - behind the movie

12/11/2009

*Taking Under the Mountain from the page to the big screen was something no one had tried before. Director Jonathan King and Weta Workshop creative...

REVIEW - NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT

12/11/2009

*Xbox 360 (tested), PS3, PC* *This year EA* finally took drastic action with the tired Need For Speed franchise and announced a major re-invention including a...

Review - Halo 3 ODST

12/11/2009

*Xbox 360* *Still lurking near* the top of the Xbox Live multiplayer popularity charts two years after its release, Halo 3 has proven it has...

Windows 7 Review

13/11/2009

Windows 7 Not flashy, just effective Microsoft's new OS won't blow you away with major innovations, but it gets the basics right. Here's what you'll love...

Downtime

Fashion Blogs

16/06/2007

Get your Dress Sense Online. Fashion bloggers around the world are sharing their style tips on the web. Emma van Beurden visits some of...

Audio Engineering.

28/04/2008

Making Tracks They're our faceless sound stars, the 'ears' who shape the sound for our favourite music, TV shows and movies. But how does an...

Turn your PC into a Studio.

01/09/2006

Turn your PC into a recording studio. If your PC or Mac was bought in the last few years, it'll probably have enough grunt...

Watch for counterfeits

01/09/2006

Watch for counterfeits!. WHAT'S ON your Christmas list? Is it a DVD, an Armani T-shirt or a pair of Nike trainers? If you haven't...

What's On

29/09/2009

* AIR NEW ZEALAND FASHION WEEK* *WHAT: *The best of New Zealand's fashion design will again be on show, with indications from designers showing...

Fashion Q & A

16/06/2007

What should I wear? Emma van Beurden addresses fashion dilemmas, with some online help. Q. I have to wear mufti to high school....

Joining the dots for Hollywood .

01/09/2006

Joining the dots for Hollywood. One of them works with some of Hollywood's hottest stars. One of them creates graphics for TV3 and C4...

How to set up a blog.

01/09/2006

Get Blogging. Starting a blog (short for web log ) is easy, fun and lets you make friends all over the world. Here's Giga...

What's your favourite Gadget?

01/09/2006

Upload Yourself to Fame. Mobile phones are just about like body parts for many people today. What won't they be able to do without...

Catching the Tech Wave.

01/11/2005

Catching the Tech Wave. There's a whole lot of surfing going on at Raglan Area School - on the waves and on the web. by Anthony...

HEARING IT COME ALIVE

23/09/2009

It's almost a decade since Zed hit the big time with ‘Renegade Fighter'. Nathan King has moved on. He'd like to learn to read music...

A Day at Kog Transmisssions.

01/02/2007

A Day in the Studio. Pukekohe High School student Allen Crimmins won a day at Kog Transmissions' studios in Auckland, in an actv8 online competition....

Animation.

01/11/2005

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A to Z of Computing History.

01/06/2006

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Free Software

01/06/2006

The Best Thing in Life are Free. - By Jan Birkeland. Free software is not just free of cost, like free pies. It is free...

Design Courses

01/11/2005

Design your Future. If you're interested in design, a course in digital design, 3D animation, game development or 3D visualisation offers not only an exciting study...

How to create the perfect robot.

15/02/2008

*Want to build a robot but don't know how? There's help on hand - and a competition to enter, too - Yvonne Gill gives you...

A - Z of Technology.

01/06/2006

Giga Girls Guide to A to Z on Technology. Apple maker of the iPod, iMac and many generations of Macintosh...

Finding the Answers Online.

01/06/2006

Finding the Answers Online. Where do you go on the internet to find the most reliable help with your homework? Homework. Wait, don't turn...

Bright Ideas win awards

01/11/2005

Bright Ideas Win Awards. A robot waiter, a finger drum machine and a trick whiteboard marker were among the winning entries in this year's Bright Sparks...

22/05/2008

Do you love playing computer games or watching cartoons? Well how about making them? Animation is huge these days. So how do you get into animation? actv8’s...

Original - it's the only way to go

15/02/2008

Original - it's the only way to go The winners of our Intellectual Property IP Design competition believe taking inspiration from others is okay but...

About Podcasting

01/11/2005

Pod People. How would you like to be the director of your own radio show; one you can listen to on the move? by Chris...

Easy downloads.

01/06/2006

Easy downloads. Where do you go for the best music? And once you get there how do you know it's legal? by Nick Waters. You're...

Upload yourself to fame

01/02/2007

Upload Yourself to Fame. Blogs, standup comedy, films, music videos and dancing hamsters are all part of the fun at MySpace and YouTube. Both sites...

How to stop Web pages from dissapearing

01/11/2005

Browser Error Mysteries. What can you do about disappearing web pages? By Scott Spanbauer. The internet is a resilient creature - it...

Shopping Stories

01/06/2006

Shopping Stories. WATCH OUT FOR FAKES Apparently, I really like to shop online. You can always find something you like online, when you can't...

Bringing You the News.

01/09/2006

Bringing You the News. A tsunami has washed away Auckland. Wellington has been crumbled in a massive earthquake. An alien race that feeds on coal has...

Te Reo Texting

01/02/2007

Te Reo Texting. Wharenui, whakapapa, koha, tikanga, mauri, wairua. Words like these might have you fumbling for the Maori dictionary. Now you can turn to...

Add Special Effects to your Photos.

01/11/2005

Photos go Sci-Fi. It's easy and a lot of fun to make special effect photos of your friends and family disintegrating each other with phasers....

Watch for Counterfeits!.

01/09/2006

Watch for counterfeits!. WHAT'S ON your Christmas list? Is it a DVD, an Armani T-shirt or a pair of Nike trainers? If you haven't...

Mad about ads.

01/06/2006

Mad about Ads. Ad designer Dan Walton's love of drawing has led to a thrilling career. Dan Walton gets a real buzz from billboards....

Care for your computer

01/11/2005

Care for your computer. Take good care of your PC and it will take good care of you. Or, more like, 'Take good...

Going online for free

01/11/2005

Access all Areas. Just because you don't own a PC, it doesn't mean you can't get online. by Lanie Thorpe. These days just about everyone...

What's your favourite gadget?

01/09/2006

Upload Yourself to Fame. Mobile phones are just about like body parts for many people today. What won't they be able to do without...

Physics at Play.

01/06/2006

Physics at Play. The chance to combine creativity and technology was too good to miss for graphic designer Gabriel Salas. by Sara Goessi. If...

When the internet attacks

01/11/2005

When the Internet Attacks! A complete stranger, a creepy-looking man you've never even seen before, has your photo on his computer. He looks at...

Free Software

01/06/2006

The Best Thing in Life are Free. - By Jan Birkeland. Free software is not just free of cost, like free pies. It is free...

Moving Pictures.

01/11/2005

Moving Pictures. Campbell McGrouther goes digital to produce his animations for TV. But he's all for learning traditional drawing skills first. by Chris Bell. K12...

Finding the Answers Online

01/06/2006

Finding the Answers Online. Where do you go on the internet to find the most reliable help with your homework? Homework. Wait, don't turn...

Arts to Animation.

01/11/2005

Arts to Animation. A former arts student is making his mark on the New Zealand fi lm scene. by Amanda Strong. Over the past...

Easy Downloads

01/06/2006

Easy downloads. Where do you go for the best music? And once you get there how do you know it's legal? by Nick Waters. You're...

Trade Me.

01/11/2005

IT girl. Jessi Morgan never dreamt she'd end up an IT whiz. Now she's running Trade Me's website. by Amanda Strong. Five years ago,...

Shopping Stories.

01/06/2006

Shopping Stories. WATCH OUT FOR FAKES Apparently, I really like to shop online. You can always find something you like online, when you can't...

Trade Me et al.

28/04/2008

Update. actv8 went back to talk to four people we profiled in our first issue, and heard about pretty exciting things happening in the world...

Bringing you the News

01/09/2006

Bringing You the News. A tsunami has washed away Auckland. Wellington has been crumbled in a massive earthquake. An alien race that feeds on coal has...

Texting the Teacher.

01/06/2006

Texting the Teacher. Imagine going into a class where it's not only okay to take your mobile phone, but you're encouraged to use it....

Going Online For Free

01/11/2005

Access all Areas. Just because you don't own a PC, it doesn't mean you can't get online. by Lanie Thorpe. These days just about everyone...

When the Internet Attacks

01/11/2005

When the Internet Attacks! A complete stranger, a creepy-looking man you've never even seen before, has your photo on his computer. He looks at...

Inventing the Future.

01/02/2007

Inventing the Future. Each year, school students from around New Zealand enter their inventions in the Bright Sparks Awards. Sara Goessi talked to some of 2006's...

Scholarships aim to get more Maori into IT Jobs

22/05/2008

IT company EDS is fundingten scholarships worth $5,000 a year forMaori students keen on an IT career. Thescholarships also come with a packageof mentoring support...

Learn Maori Via Ipod

22/05/2008

Once you get to school, you generally have to stash your iPod. But that may change, as students learning Maori could soon be using their...

The Sci-Tech Experience

22/05/2008

*Learning at school *may teach you about science and maths, but it can’t give you a real feel for what working in a science career is...

Alexandra's own bright spark

22/05/2008

Alexandra’s own bright spark Not only can this 18-year-old make award-winning night vision goggles out of old pieces of TV remote control, headlamps and swimming goggles,...

Freelance Animation School

22/05/2008

Do you love playing computer games or watching cartoons? Well how about making them? Animation is huge these days. So how do you get into...

What's New

22/05/2008

WII : Good for Wannabe Dogs The next time you get told off for playing endless computer games just tell the parents you’re training to...

Make my day

22/05/2008

*Four mice on a mission prove what you eat for breakfast** can make or break your day: *We’re often told *breakfast can make all...

Student IT discounts on a huge range of products

22/05/2008

*If you’re a *school student, Student IT can save you money on computers and other IT purchases. We offer student discounts on a huge range...

What's New: News Snippets

30/08/2008

Original NZ booook successss ...

Robo soccer: future sport?

30/08/2008

Robo soccer is an international experiment. Its goal is to create artificial intelligence and foster robotics research. Thirteen-year-old Jordan Cope checked out some fixtures. The idea...

Calendar for Term 3; August 2008

30/08/2008

Calendar for Term 3; August 2008 Global Voices, Christchurch, 23 August 2008 What: Global Voices is a four-part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) a capella (without accompaniment) choir...

Radioactive Sheep

30/08/2008

Chloe Bangs, aged 13, of Mt Albert Grammmmar ScSchool (9HSN) remembers the Chernobyl nuclear plant incident in 1986 and considers the possible consequences for New...

Edutainment on the Bus

30/08/2008

What makes iTunes U so interesting is that it combines some of the benefits of portable entertainment devices with a popular sideline of digital downloads,...

Your Country Needs Your Vote

30/08/2008

The Kids Voting initiative gives school students an authentic election experience - voting in a real election with real candidates on a real ballot paper...

KiwiSaver - There's free money in it

30/08/2008

READ THIS ! To find out how: • The government gives money to people enrolled in KiwiSaver. • KiwiSaver can help you to buy a house, for...

Txttunes Independent Band Profile: The Midnight Youth

31/08/2008

Txttunes Independent Band Profile: The Midnight Youth Nicola Meullo caught up with The Midnight Youth's frontman Jeremymy Redmore to talk about the New Zealand band's much-anticipated...

News

01/04/2009

*Rock it retro style with The Beatles: Rock Band* *If you don't* know who the Beatles are, ask your Mum which of them she had...

First NZ Computer Clubhouse Scholarships

02/04/2009

*Wiki** Ripia and *Ngawai Manuel, both from Otara in South Auckland, have been awarded the first local scholarships from Intel and the Computer Clubhouse. The scholarships...

Language Barriers

02/04/2009

*Profile:* Name: Masaru Kawashima Nickname: "Mazzy" Age: 19 (Masaru came to New Zealand when he was 15) Bebo username: masaru_kawashima_mas Hometown: Chiba, Japan (in the countryside near Tokyo) NZ...

Songwriting is alive and well

02/04/2009

*WE NEED TO SOUND A FANFARE FOR THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND SONG BOOK, AND IT COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER CHAMPION THAN INDUSTRY ICON MIKE CHUNN.* The...

DIGITAL MUSIC 101

23/09/2009

Buying CDs has become a thing of the past. Caitlin Gordon asks if digital downloads are the way to go. Type "download music" into Google...

WHAT'S ON THIS SUMMER

16/11/2009

CALENDAR FOR summer 2009 - 2010 *CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND* *WHAT: *Between 2004 and 2006, Christmas Wonderland took over 42,000 people on a magical journey celebrating all things Christmas....

Learning Curve

Feel-Good Fuel

15/02/2008

*Some days, it seems like everything's an uphill struggle - especially when it's a school day. But before you blame your hard-out weekend, or the...

Mapping Your Future

22/05/2008

* How to put yourself on the map with mash-ups *by Phil Parent* * Maps have been with us since ancient times. The Babylonians made maps on clay...

Texting Without Tears

15/02/2008

Texting without tears Text bullying is a big problem. One-in-four teens are now thought to have received abusive messages. This abuse has even led to suicide....

The Robots are coming!

22/05/2008

The cute little ipods we love and the sassy laptops everyone wants on their bedroom desk — it’s hard to believe these gadgets evolved from...

Get Ready For Stage Challenge

06/06/2007

Suzanne Bowerman wants to continue Northcote College's winning streak in this year's event. by Laura Bond. Most of you have heard of Stage Challenge and many...

How to be a lunch legend

22/05/2008

In the last issue of actv8 we gave you some tips for getting a good start to your day. Now Fuelled4School brings you an insider's...

Sparks Fly

01/02/2007

Sparks Fly. What's life like after Bright Sparks? Sara Goessi talks to two previous winners. A year ago, actv8 talked to some of the Bright Sparks...

Cool Science

01/02/2007

Cool Science. Christchurch students find out about global warming by dialling Antarctica. by Bette Flagler. Danielle Nossiter, Anna Howley, Aleyce Thompson and Shelby Generfaas were among more than...

Talking to the Media

01/02/2007

Talking to the Media. Do you feel sorry for robots? Like unpopular contestants on New Zealand Idol, they have a bit of an image problem....

Revitalising Revision

01/02/2007

Revitalising Revision. MAGS students are big web users, and they're not just browsing. Sara Goessi finds out how the internet helps them prepare for exams. On a...

Maths Match

01/02/2007

Maths match. Web-based games have livened up maths classes at Collingwood Area School. by Laura Bond. In Disney's High School Musical Gabriella Montez showed us that being a...

Design for the Digital World

01/09/2006

Design for the Digital World. Get a qualifi cation in web design or development and your career prospects are excellent. Chris Bell tells you how...

Aorere College, Making Websites Work

01/09/2006

Making Websites Work. by Sara Goessi. Aorere College students in Papatoetoe are making real websites for real clients. What did you do in the school holidays?...

Robots

01/06/2006

Robots. Do you feel sorry for robots? Like unpopular contestants on New Zealand Idol, they have a bit of an image problem. But they're already doing...

Board Games

01/06/2006

Board Games. Interactive whiteboards are bringing more fun into the classroom - and making learning easier. by Bette Flagler. Before interactive whiteboards were installed at Southland Girls High,...

Amateurs' Hour

22/05/2008

In 1976, three tech geeks sat around a living room fiddling with a central processing unit and some basic computer chips. They got to...

Character Building

01/06/2006

Character Building. by Sara Goessi. How would you like to create your own swamp-dwelling ogre in thrilling 3D? That's the idea behind a school holiday programme...

Catching the Tech Wave

01/09/2006

Catching the Tech Wave. There's a whole lot of surfing going on at Raglan Area School - on the waves and on the web. by Anthony...

Design Courses

01/09/2005

Design your Future. If you're interested in design, a course in digital design, 3D animation, game development or 3D visualisation offers not only an exciting study...

Bright Ideas Wins Awards

01/11/2005

Bright Ideas Win Awards. A robot waiter, a finger drum machine and a trick whiteboard marker were among the winning entries in this year's Bright Sparks...

Cool Water

31/08/2008

You're really, really thirsty. You open the fridge and reach for a glistening can of... Hey, wait a minute! What are you really putting into...

Putting NCEA to the test

02/04/2009

*Year 12 student Alison Officer has had her share of assessments and exams thanks to NCEA, but actv8 gave her and some other students the...

Homework - Finding the answers online

31/08/2008

The internet and homework: your favourite pastime and your most hated chore. Wouldn't it be great to combine the two, without spending hours on Google...

Intrepid reporters for a day

31/08/2008

Intrepid reporters for a day The February issue of actv8 featured a competition in which the prize was a double pass to attttend the Wellington...

Alt Albion: Hidden Britain

02/04/2009

*The UK is* well known for Big Ben, the London Eye and Buckingham Palace, but this Kiwi team got to experience the underground scenes where...

Wait...don't hibernate

02/04/2009

* **It's official - summer is over. : (* *That means colder *weather's on its way. No more beaches, picnics and barbies. Chilly school mornings...

Technology Seems to Rule our Lives

02/04/2009

*Diaries, letters and phone calls are now often stored electronically. Year 12 student Alison Officer looks at a few technology options that are designed to...

CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE

23/09/2009

In the April issue of actv8, we talked to Mike Chunn about Play It Strange, which was set up to provide outside-the-classroom music programmes to...

JOIN THE VIRTUAL ART WORLD

Ever wished you could share and sell your artwork with other people who actually appreciate it? Rose Docherty has. I'm only young, so nobody would...

HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES VIA THE WEB

23/09/2009

The net changed music - buyers switched from CDs to MP3s. Artists followed, sidestepping record companies to sell directly to fans. But the web also...

TALLYHO TIME CAPSULE

23/09/2009

*Music industry insider, SIMON COFFEY, calls his www.tallyho.co.nz[http://www.tallyho.co.nz/] website "An historic cyber art gallery". Actv8 asked him for his thoughts on today's New Zealand chart-toppers...