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By Natalie Tubman, CommBox Head of Customer (NZ) We have explored what interactive displays are, how to set them up, how they support collaboration, inclusion and assessment. What happens when it is not just one classroom using interactive technology but an entire school? A Collaboration Enabled Classroom is powerful. A school full of them is transformational. Consistency builds confidence When students move from one classroom to another, consistency matters. If every room fe

Australia’s litter problem is at a critical juncture. Clean Up Australia’s Litter Report for FY25 offers a sobering look at the scale and nature of the challenge: plastics continue to dominate our environment, representing a staggering 80.8% of all litter counted this year. Of particular concern, cigarette butts (which are made of plastic) were the number one item collected, making up nearly a quarter of all recorded litter. Soft plastics and packaging remain persistent probl

By Sarah Drysdale, COO and Head of Product, CommBox Welcome to our next article on Collaboration Enabled Spaces. Over the past few weeks, we have explored how interactive displays support modern meetings, thoughtful space design, secure shared environments, and more human collaboration. This final article looks at what happens when collaboration moves beyond a single room and becomes an organisation-wide standard. Scaling collaboration is not just about adding more screens. I

In earlier weeks, we explored setup, collaboration, and inclusion. This week focuses on assessment and feedback and how interactive displays help teachers see learning as it happens.

Welcome to Week 5 of our Collaboration Enabled Spaces series. So far, we have explored the role of interactive displays, room design, security, and the human side of collaboration. This week focuses on a familiar workplace challenge. Meetings that feel productive in the moment but fail to translate into action.

In every classroom, diversity is the norm, not the exception. Students arrive with different language backgrounds, learning needs, confidence levels and ways of processing information. As teachers, we’ve always adapted our practice to meet those differences. What’s changed is how effectively technology can now support us in doing that, in the moment, without adding to our workload.

By Sarah Drysdale, COO & Head of Product, CommBox For the past few years, we’ve talked endlessly about hybrid work . Hybrid policies. Hybrid meetings. Hybrid fatigue. But what I’m seeing now, across enterprise and government teams, is a shift away from the label and back toward something more important: human connection. The best collaboration technology today isn’t about adding more tools or more features. It’s about removing friction, so people can think together, see each

Welcome to Week 3 of our Collaboration Enabled Classrooms series. In Week 1, we introduced interactive displays and how they support daily teaching. In Week 2, we looked at practical setup and routines to help you get started.

Welcome to Week 3 of our Collaboration Enabled Spaces series. Last week, we focused on room design and how thoughtful layout improves collaboration. This week, we turn to a topic that is becoming increasingly important in workplaces across every sector. Security and simplicity in shared technology environments.

Welcome to Week 2 of our series on Collaboration Enabled Classrooms. Last week, we looked at what an interactive display is and why it plays such an important role in a modern learning space. This week is all about practical setup. If you are new to interactive screens, this guide will help you feel confident from day one.

Welcome to Week 2 of our series on Collaboration Enabled Spaces. Last week, we explored the role of interactive displays in modern meeting rooms. This week, we look at how to design spaces that support productive meetings and effective teamwork.

Kia ora and welcome to the first in a weekly series where we’ll unpack the world of interactive classroom technology, in plain English, one piece at a time.If you’ve ever stood in front of your class thinking “I have no idea how to use that big fancy screen on the wall” you’re in the right place.