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Schools Broadband now deliver filtered 4G broadband with additional 10GB of free data
Here at Schools Broadband, we have further enhanced our offering so staff and students can have the same level of content filtering and reporting whether at home or at school via our unique 4G filtered Internet solution. As standard our solution provides real time reporting of users that enables you to manage and report on their activity for safeguarding and Prevent compliance. What is more, until at least the end of June all data bundle packages come with an additional free 10Gigabytes of da
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Free 30 day trial of TALAXY now available
It is business as usual for TASC Software and we continue to support all our schools during lockdown. Requests for TALAXY demonstrations have been high which is great however organising webinars for multiple staff in individual schools has been difficult for many of our contacts; using TASC Software products in schools is rarely one person's decision. We want to make the processes as easy as possible and to assist, we have a demo site available - https://demo.talaxy.app - for all to 'have a g
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Complimentary LanSchool Air licenses to help lessen the impact of Coronavirus closures
As former educators, parents, sons and daughters, the team at LanSchool knows how disruptive the impact of Coronavirus has been to so many across the globe. We appreciate that you are taking immediate measures to protect the health and well-being of staff and students, and we want to support schools during this uncertain and challenging time. Many have asked if LanSchool Air can help support emergency distance learning plans - and the answer is yes! LanSchool are offering additional compl
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NetSupport Radio goes live with key shapers and shakers in education
NetSupport Radio (from NetSupport, the global experts in school IT solutions and official broadcaster of BETT 2020) has invited educators, edtech experts and education specialists to discuss and debate a range of the hottest topics in education on a live radio show, broadcasting on 22nd of April from 7.00 – 9.30pm. The show panellists will cover: • 7.00 – 7.45 pm: The future shape of edtech – What have recent events taught us about the future shape of edtech in schools? • 7.45 – 8
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Microsoft Resources for Teams Users/Administrators
If you administer, or use Microsoft Teams for remote learning then there is some great news! Microsoft have reached out to us and have created a whole bunch of resources to help you better administer Teams, as well as providing a lot of very helpful links to other resources that are designed to give you the assistance you may require in your administration of Teams and for teachers using Teams for remote learning. • Teams FAQ’s • Best practices for school leaders creating teams and channels
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Google Distance Learning Events and Support
**PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GOOGLE VIRTUAL OFFICE HAS NOW CHANGED AS THE DfE PAID SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TAKING OVER. YOU CAN STILL CONTACT GOOGLE TO GET VIRTUAL SUPPORT BY CONTACTING THEM VIA THIS WEB FORM HERE** We know it’s an exceptionally challenging time for schools and, like many other school leaders you may be looking to improve or upgrade your distance learning provision over the Easter holidays. The team here at Google for Education would like to help. From April 16th, we will be
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Intelligence Hosting Services - 6 Months Free Cloud Backup
We at Intelligence Hosting Services have had a think about how we can support the public sector during these difficult times and we're willing to donate some of our data centre space... To help schools and colleges reduce their IT costs during the COVID-19 crisis, we're offering all educational institutions 10TB of Veeam Cloud Connect Backup and Recovery Disk Space for 6 months completely free of charge. To take advantage of this offer simply connect your infrastructure by either installi
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Helpful EduGeek Coronavirus Related Threads
Given the current situation throughout the world as regards the current Coronavirus outbreak, we have created a few threads to help you all in both the professional capacity and on the personal level and hopefully these threads will guide both you and your schools at this uncertain time If you are new to EduGeek please be aware that we do insist that you use netiquette at all times and refrain from profanity as your posts will be removed should they be reported to us. We are a professional fo
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Google Advice for Schools and Remote Learning
In the light of the Covid19 situation Google have very kindly contacted us to let you all know about the following guides and advice they have available for setting up G Suite and remote teaching: Google G Suite for Education Quickstart IT Setup Guide Google Education distant learning advice Advice for teachers on teaching from home For these and more helpful Google links, please read James Leonards post here. Please feel free to pass these links on to colleagues and teaching staff
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Use remote-control tools for free with NetSupport
With Covid-19 bringing new restrictions and changes to our lives every day, the only thing to do is to follow advice and be considerate in our interactions with others to prevent the spread of the virus as much as possible – and help to save lives. Technology is set to play an important role during our social distancing obligations, whether that’s using websites and social media to stay informed, or working from home. Tools like NetSupport Manager can really help in this situation. Working ov
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EduGeek EDIT 2020 Conference Update
Hi everyone, This is just a quick announcement from all of us here at EduGeek to let you know that we are going to be putting this years EDIT Conference on hold for the time being due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation. This wasn’t an easy decision for us to make, and we were already in the planning stages when took it late last week. As the conf was due to be held in May, and it is apparent that the current situation in the UK is only just beginning to take effect, plus is also predict
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Utilising technology to unlock limitless learning with Stone
Technology is a key factor in effectively personalising learning to meet the unique needs of every individual. Research shows that personalised learning can maximise student success and help prepare students for the evolving future workplace. To support personalised learning at scale, teachers need both the tools and time to put students at the centre of their own learning. With easy-to-manage technology from Microsoft Education and affordable Windows 10 devices, school IT teams can seamlessl
