How to build an ICT suite
Cablers Network & AV Solutions have been providing education technology solutions to schools in the South East for many years and we have developed a few skills that many of our competitors do not come close to matching. One of the skills Cablers have developed is the ability to work with schools and colleges to design bespoke solutions that fit their education technology needs perfectly and the capability to bring those designs to life using only our own
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I have just upgraded to version 9.8 of the Ruckus Firmware. But at first I got this error message after the upgrade had finished - "A support upgrade entitlement does not appear to have been purchased for this ZD. Please contact Ruckus Support further assistance. [What's this?]"
It seemed that the filtering was stopping my ZoneDirector calling back home. To resolve this issue I added the IP address 12.217.161.158 to the authentication exception in order to get this working. Once I h
I have tested mapping shares with Profiles and determined that it wasn't 100% reliable, and not as powerful as I liked. I decided to use an AppleScript to map the network shares, which is saved as an app with a nice icon and run at login. It can also be run if the shares disconnect while the user is logged in, which happens quite often since so many of our teachers just close the lid and can go weeks or months without actually logging in to their account on the network (sigh).
The script tha
UPDATE!
Interactive Projectors
SMART LightRaise™ 60wi2 to launch later this month (June)
My last post for interactive projectors has had quite a few views which indicates that schools are seriously considering them as viable option for delivering multimedia resources in the classroom.
Steljes will be adding the new SMART LightRaise 60wi2 interactive projector to the product range in June to provide a choice of interactive projector models this summer.
The new SMART LightRaise 60
Out Now! SMART Notebook™ 2014.1
The next update for SMART Notebook is now available. SMART Notebook™ 2014.1 focuses on enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom with an improved pen and touch experience in SMART Notebook.
Notebook 2014 is only available to customers with a valid SMART Notebook Advantage subscription and provides them with access to the following new features and performance improvements:
Maths Editing for SMART Notebook allows users to edit complex maths equatio
How to effectivelylicence Office 365 is not easy as with everything to do with Microsoft the bestbits are always hidden and you need to be Inspector Clouseau to get to theright answer.
On initial inspection pricing forOffice 365 look expensive for instance, for a school of 150 staff and a 1000students you would be looking at an annual cost of £28,920.00 PA for an A3Plan.
(http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans-FX103045755.aspx).
However it ispossible to
Classroom LED Interactive Displays
Large format touch screens are becoming a regular addition to the front of class these days. They are also a popular choice for businesses and look great in a meeting or board room setting.
As a long established supplier and installer of innovative AV equipment we have taken a keen interest in this technology as it has developed. It has taken a few years for it to filter down from the high end, high priced units first available to the more sensibly p
http://www.cablers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/smart-e70-300x193.jpg Smart E70
This is currently the Rolls Royce of interactive touchscreen's. The Smart E70 comes bundled with the latest version of Smart NoteBook software fully licensed for your use in school. It has a 70" high definition display (16:9 aspect ratio) which is big enough for any class room. It's low glare, low friction surface provides a natural touch experience whilst allowing students to see the board from all ang
I'm a big fan of cloud services. They provide universal access to powerful software at little cost to the school, and they're convenient for both students and teachers. But data protection is a big issue to get your head around, and many schools either struggle to understand the implications of storing data online, or simply never address the issue.
I've worked with schools that have dived in head first and never considered where or how their data is being stored, and also the opposite where
Promethean provide some great options with their interactive whiteboards
The other prevalent interactive white board Cablers supply to schools are from Promethean who have also refreshed their range recently. (You can read my first post about Interactive Whiteboards here.)
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They come in
With the vast array of multimedia options available for the classroom these days it is easy to get a bit lost or confused. By the time you reach the end of this article i hope you will be a little more informed which will make your future buying decisions a little easier.
I will start with Smart Boards, they have been around for the longest time and in our experience seem to be the most popular multimedia addition to a classroom. They come bundled with the fantastic SMART Notebook Advan
Why Get Interactive Projectors?
Modern teaching practices rely increasingly on digital media to get results and keep learners engaged. Schools and colleges are benefiting from providing well connected multimedia rich environments and interactivity that can be used across all subject areas.
An interactive projector provides an option that integrates the interactivity of a whiteboard into a projector, you could think of it as a virtual whiteboard.
With an interactive projector:
Studen
Been a bit of a break, sorry - some bugger keeps putting exams on in school, the cheek of it - but I've made time again today, so have a tip: ICT Tip 068 - Forcing webpages to reload.doc
Lots of people keep asking me what the transparent proxy forwarder in onBoarder is and how does it work. I thought I would write a post to try to explain what it is and how it can benefit a school or business with an upstream proxy.
Having been involved in deploying BYOD systems for some time now, the biggest frustration for us has been upstream proxy. The main problems we have encountered have been managing user device configuration and faults in guest and BYOD web redirection portals
Link: The evolution of Ordnance Survey mapping | Ordnance Survey Blog
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Background info
Wireless has, for the most part, been the bane of my existence as a Network Manager. It's flaky, it's unreliable and it can ruin your otherwise lovely day. Combined with some odd behaviour with Windows 7 and domains, student logins tend to be a bit of a lottery, with around a 1% chance of getting an error "there are no logon servers available..." and another 1% chance of logging in fine, but having no My Documents or Start Menu as they haven't mapped properly on login.
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“Wireless networking works well in all schools and can help deliver major educational benefits.”
Now that may be a sweeping statement but i believe it is a powerful truth.
A carefully planned wireless network will allow more children to benefit from ICT learning. It also gives teachers the freedom to incorporate ICT into more subjects and the flexibility to use more areas of the school for a wider range of purposes. Which is no bad thing considering the pressure many primary schools ar
A really short and simple one this, but it was one that was news to me when someone pointed it out - using Ctrl + [ ] to resize text up and down a point at a time. ICT Tip 066 - Quickly Resize Text.doc
Despite having a bios password, a student has managed to go into bios and add a password to the HDD/SSD, completely locking me out.
1. Why does bios password not protect this ?
2. How can I unlock the drive
Why do we carry out wireless surveys?
Cabler’s provide a complete range of services to organisations planning to implement wireless and mobile network solutions.
The best piece of advice i can give you before you embark on your wireless adventure is to do some homework on the company or consultant you plan to work with. Ask for testimonials and case studies, these will always be provided by businesses with a proven track record. Unfortunately we visit too many organizations that have
If you broke your iPad Mini 2 Retina front glass, and want to replace a new screen. You should know firstly that Can iPad Mini 2 Retina Digitizer Touch Screen used on iPad mini? The answer is yes. They are compatible. The IC Chip Connector is also compatible.
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iPad Mini 2 Retina was released for couple of months. Some people broke his or her front touch glass. Will you send it to Apple after sales service station for replacement ? If Apple charges you high extra
