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The EduGeek Bett 2018 Draw Results
Here we go! (next week there is a special raffle for those that couldnt come as well fyi) Before we list the results of the EduGeek Bett 2018 draw below, we’d just like to thank you all for coming to visit us on our stand with ICT Direct last week. It really was a pleasure to see you all in real life and, when possible, sit and have a chat, especially those who we got to meet for the first time this year and others of you who we see far too little of for one reason or another. We hope th
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EduGeek @BETT Live Stream Competition 2018
Like last year if you can’t make it to BETT and want at least want a few freebies we have the perfect solution for you! Now our live stream is up and running we are to raffle off five prizes which, we are sure, will make up for you’re not being able to make it to Excel. To enter all we need you to do is to watch our live stream and look for a ‘keyword’ in the video description. Once you have seen the word then please post it in this thread here with the title of each day, e.g. Thursday: EduGe
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Events
Come and see EduGeek (E150) and our sponsors @Bett 2018
Raffle prizes..Check Train tickets booked…Check Hotel rooms booked…Check Oyster card located…Check Comfy shoes packed...Check Increased caffeine intake…Check Pizza tolerance upgraded…Check It must be Bett time once more, and we are more than set for a week of fun and mass geekery at London’s ExCEL to participate in the world’s largest education technology show. This year we shall be joining forces with the wonderful chaps at ICT Direct on stand E150 right in the heart of the action.
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GDPR in Schools - EduGeek Members Offer
Happy New Year to you all. With Christmas been and gone and a glorious new year of challenges ahead, all of us at GDPR in Schools would like to take time to thank you for the conversations, feedback and support you have shown over the last 8-9 months. There have been a lot of changes and updates during that time with what is happening with GDPR and there is still a considerable journey to go. As we enter the second week in Jan we see the next reading of the Report Stage for the Data Prot
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EduGeek
The EduGeek Christmas 2017 Message
Here we are once more at the end of another year and we know many of you are now anxiously clock watching and waiting to get away for the Christmas holidays whilst hoping something important doesn’t go ‘pop!’ before the final bell. And we can’t blame you, it’s been a very busy year for all of us we suspect, and the new year is going to bring increasing demands upon us as GDPR kicks in and budgets are squeezed ever tighter. For that you deserve to take it easy, so go home have a drink of yo
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Webinars
Google for Education webinar: Data security & GDPR
Updated with slides and video Google for Education hosted a webinar focused on data security & privacy in light of the upcoming GDPR in partnership with EduGeek. With GDPR coming up in May 2018, tune in to learn more about the following questions: Given changes in EU privacy regulation, what is Google’s commitment to GDPR? And how do I know Google’s keeping their word? How does Google keep sensitive student school data secure in its Cloud? How might schools create a safe and se
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NetSupport DNA + NetSupport Notify Special Offer For EduGeek Members!
Get NetSupport DNA with NetSupport Notify for only £4 per device, per year! This special offer provides schools and Trusts with the complete solution to manage technology in the classroom and across the school, while safeguarding students and enhancing emergency communication policies – all across multiple platforms. What does the offer include? IT Asset Management tools: Technicians gain features to effectively track, monitor and manage IT assets across a school or Trust, from one ce
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Releases
NetSupport DNA 4.5 is out!
NetSupport has just released the latest update to their award-winning IT Asset Management solution, NetSupport DNA: version 4.5. The new release includes a whole host of new tools and added support by extended its support to include iOS and Chrome as well as enhancing Mac OS X. NetSupport DNA can now monitor and support users in a multi-platform environment, from real-time monitoring to internet metering and safeguarding tools including keyword alerting, you can now gain a complete overview
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Webinars
Microsoft EduGeek Webinar: Devices Built for Education
Wednesday June 28, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Join us for this webinar where we share the affordable 'Built for Education' devices Microsoft has partnered with to bring to the UK to discuss improved and new devices to better fit the expectations of users and helping to transform how teachers teach, affordable costs to suit different budgets. We will share details on the new powerful 4GB/64GB ruggedized devices with all day battery life. With these new price points, Microsoft expects to compete aggr
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GDPR forum, EDIT 2017 Videos & Slides
We'd just like to say a (slightly) belated thank you to all those who had attended EDIT the other week. It was a great day and certainly one of the best EDIT confs we have had to date, which also means we'll really have to push the boat out next time! Due to all the upcoming GDPR questions and issues we have created a new forum specifically for data handling and GDPR questions. View the new forum: Data Protection & Information Handling Please find attached below the various PowerPoints
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Events
EduGeek and Smoothwall at ISTE 2017 Booth #2340
Here we go again! We are, once more, packing our bags and flying off to the great state of Texas for the ISTE 2017 Conference in San Antonio. The ISTE Conference, which is the biggest educational technology event held in the US, will take place over the 25th – 28th June and as usual, we shall be there, hosted by Smoothwall on booth 2340 We shall, of course, be there to meet members and take a good look at what is happening in the US in the educational IT space. Please find listed below where
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Summer Special for EduGeek members - NetSupport DNA for only £3!
As many of you will know, NetSupport DNA provides schools and Trusts with the complete solution to manage technology in the classroom and across the school while safeguarding students. >IT technicians gain IT asset management features to effectively track, monitor and manage IT assets across a school or Trust; >Teachers can access our award winning classroom management tools to leverage the full value of technology-led learning. >Safeguarding Leads are provided with proactive an
