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Microsoft & EduGeek - School of the Future Whitepaper
Microsoft School of the Future As some of you may have been aware, earlier this year some of our members very kindly donated some of their time and expertise to helping Microsoft in developing their upcoming School of the Future strategy via a whitepaper. This strategy aims to leverage some of their existing technologies whilst integrating some new ones to give schools’ a whole raft of ready-to-go tools to enable schools to roll out and manage their Microsoft software and infrast
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EduGeek
FTB Infinity Evolved Server - Competition!
Server address: mc.edugeek.net:25566 FTB Infinity Evolved can be downloaded via the Curse launcher, or the legacy FTB Launcher. In order to encourage some building and some fun, this server is going to be a little different - as there is a competition. Prizes First prize - A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Second prize - A BBC micro:bit Runner up - A Minecraft plushy I reserve the right to substitute the prize for something of equivalent value, should the original p
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EduGeek
EduGeek and Smoothwall at ISTE 2016
As the saying goes, ‘No rest for the wicked’! We are, once more, packing our bags, as well as a whole raft of assorted geekery required to setup a tech stand at a trade show, and are off to take part in the ISTE Conference in Denver, Colorado. The conference and expo takes place from the 26th June to the 29th and once more we shall be sharing a booth (#1524) with Smoothwall and are looking forwards to a frantic two and a half days at the Colorado Convention Centre where we shall be mee
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Webinars
Microsoft & EduGeek webcast on licensing changes is online
We recorded our licensing changes webcast with Microsoft and it is finally online for you to view now. We hope to answer more questions with Microsoft soon as we know there may be some remaining ones. You can read the discussion thread here
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Events
EduGeek EDIT 2016 - Itinerary
Kindly Sponsored by Smoothwall With just over a month to go we’re motoring ahead with this year’s conf organisation and have just about nailed the line-up and exhibitors. So, for all of you who have currently booked tickets and those thinking about it here is a heads-up for the day. We have a great line-up of speakers and exhibitors and it promises to be a very informative and useful day for everyone with our theme this year of ‘Future Technologies’ which will help you all plan for
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Webinars
Join in the Licensing Webcast Live Today at 10am (BST)
This is just a quick reminder to let you know that the EduGeek-Microsoft Licensing webcast will be held today (27/04/16) at 10am (BST). You can watch it live here - Licensing Webcast - just click on the link and you'll be taken to it. Recording is ready, you can view it in this article
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Webinars
EduGeek/Microsoft Educational Licensing Webcast – 27th April 2016
We’ve been talking to Microsoft over the past few weeks about the best way to address the confusion some of you have about recent changes in the educational licensing arrangements we decided it would be a good idea to host a live webcast in conjunction with one of Microsoft’s licensing experts to clear things up and put to bed any fears you may have. The webcast will take place on Wednesday the 27th April at 10am and cover the following areas: EES, OVS-ES, Academic Select Plus and Schools A
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Releases
New Windows 10 Features for Education Announced
Yesterday Microsoft announced at their Build Conference a raft of new features for Windows 10 to be enjoyed by their education customers. These feature will been introduced into the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition and will address several issue identified by Microsoft. namely that: Over 90% of schools in the US use shared devices and it can take too long for students to get to work quickly. Nearly 50% of teachers serve as their own tech support in their school classrooms, with unique chall
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Minecraft Education Edition Almost Here!
Yet more good news from Microsoft for all of you who have been waiting on the Education Edition of Minecraft. This announcement lets us know that Minecraft Education Edition is almost ready: If you do get on either the beta or early access program please let us all know what you think of it
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Releases
Microsoft adds new features to Office 365 for Education
It’s been a big day for Microsoft in education today with several announcements which you should all find very interesting and helpful indeed! Firstly, here is a raft of new features for teachers and students to be included in Office 365 Education: --- As part of today’s Microsoft’s Education announcement, we are announcing new and unique experiences and updates to Office 365 Education coming summer 2016* that will make it easier for teachers to manage their classroom; students to learn; an
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Articles
Microsoft needs your help to shape MS IT in schools
Do you want to help shape Microsoft IT in schools? Are you a network manager or technician working in a Windows based environment? In that case, we need you! Microsoft in conjunction with EduGeek are working on a whitepaper and need the input from experienced educational technical staff. This is your chance to make a difference and help promote best practice in schools throughout the UK and for this we are asking for 10 EduGeek members to come on board and assist in the production of this pa
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Events
Smoothwall eSafety Roadshow
Smoothwall have let us know that they are currently running an eSafety Roadshow which started last month in Leeds (sorry for not being able to give you a heads-up in time) and running through to October in various locations throughout the UK. ------ A roadshow aimed at demystifying e-Safety and government legislation is set to visit seven towns and cities across England. The first event on the nationwide e-safety Masterclass tour will get underway on the 16th March at the Jurys
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