Shopping around for IT
When it comes to our personal bills – such as car insurance, mobile phone contract and utilities – we don’t think twice about shopping around for the best deal. So, why aren’t we doing it [read more]
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Backups: do you test?
Backups, including redundant solutions, are increasingly important as we seek to keep our IT services up-and-running, explains Gary Henderson, ANME member CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article which appeared on the ANME [read more]
Pupils’ work lost in school cyber attack
As reported by the BBC, Year 11 GCSE work has been lost in a cyber attack on a Dorset school A school in Dorset has fallen prey to a cyber attack, causing GCSE coursework to [read more]
From the magazine: Building the basics: the infrastructure problem in our schools
Despite technology being hailed as the solution to many of the issues facing the education sector, it sometimes feels like it causes more problems than it solves. Royden Gothelf, independent IT adviser at Right ICT, [read more]
Bridging the gap between training providers and SBMs who want to learn
Thanks to an influx of technology, IT tools are now more than just classroom resources. Here Livia Bran explains how education technology can benefit SBMs as they seek to facilitate, manage and progress CPD Running a [read more]
Education workers outline what they want from technology
New research by Aruba highlights what those working in the education sector want and expect from technology in schools Education employees are reporting that better digital technology has led to greater productivity, wellbeing and the [read more]
The gamification of education
‘Gamification’ integrates elements of game mechanics – for example, point scoring – with non-game areas of activity, typically to motivate participation and encourage engagement. Its place in the classroom is long established; however, technology is [read more]
4k clarity of vision: the latest lamp-free projectors in action
Thanks to the emergence of 4K poor quality visuals are a thing of the past, with eight out of ten IT leaders predicting it to be the projector standard for the foreseeable future. Large venue [read more]
Girls in ICT Day: Inspiring a gender-balanced future in IT
Such is the imbalance that there needs to be a recognised – and celebrated day…Today is Girls in ICT Day – an international drive that aims to encourage girls and young women to consider careers [read more]
Does refurbished IT holds the answer to technology challenges?
Digital technology has become a prerequisite for schools; students will, no doubt, need to be digitally-fluent in order to thrive in their lives after school. However, procuring the hardware to enable this can be costly [read more]