Common IT Challenges in the Education Sector
The education sector has seen a massive uptick in technology adoption in the past decade. 77% of educators — according to Promethean — agree that technology is crucial to engaging students in an effective manner. With this brings common IT Challenges in the Education Sector. As schools, colleges and universities look to technology solutions to […]
Virtual classrooms: a thing of the future?
Learning has never looked more different or changed so much in such a short space of time. For schools and further education establishments, the adjustment to remote classrooms has been a steep learning curve and one which has, in many cases, required a complete overhaul of tech capabilities. Not an easy ask in the middle […]
Microsoft Teams for Teachers in 2021
Adoption of Microsoft Teams by commercial businesses has made headlines over the world, but the news about its take up by the education industry has been a little less explicit. This month, Teams reportedly hit the milestone of 100 million students – an increase of 30 million since September 2020. While Teams was already gaining […]
Tips for helping children (and adults) stay safe online at home
During the last year of lockdown, working from home has brought several internet-related issues into sharp focus, not least how to keep ourselves and our children safe online. Even when lockdown ends and children head back to school, internet usage is likely to remain at an all-time high. ONS data published in March 2020 (just […]
Three ways Microsoft 365 Education can change remote learning for the better
The past year has seen a transition to remote learning on a scale never seen before. According to a YouGov survey, 43% of teachers surveyed in 2020 believe their institution is now properly prioritising digital education, versus 4% five years prior. The pandemic-induced uptake in remote learning might be more than just a fleeting trend […]
Remote education – technology tools for success
Students across the world have been met with a very atypical environment this educational year. They’re trading desks in classrooms for virtual learning spaces, and teachers have so far been faced with many challenges associated with this kind of learning. Whilst nothing will replace in-person teaching, education has been trending towards remote learning for some […]
Microsoft Teams for Education
“The education mission at Microsoft is to empower every student, everywhere, to achieve more. To that end, we create hardware and software that improves learning outcomes. Together, we’re taking the classroom into the future.” Microsoft Teams for Education In light of the current COVID- 19 situations in the UK, resulting in nationwide school closures, many schools […]