I know the role of the School Teacher ICT Coordinator for Department of Education Public Schools can sometimes be a little overwhelming, especially when dealing with computer issues that don't always involve pressing F12. Don't get me wrong, teachers handle it professionally and diligently, but qualified IT specialists they are... read more →
Oct
02
Oct
01
We were recently approached by Principal Heather Ale of Curran Public School to help assist in her technology vision of a working mobile device for every available student. This vision included the creation of class sets of Laptops, Chromebooks and iPads for increased Mobile Learning (M-Learning) based lessons for all... read more →
Sep
11
21st Century teaching is all about embracing technology in today's modern classroom, with the aid of learning tools such as iPads, Digital Projection and Augmented Reality to name a few, students can apply self-paced 'hands-on' learning direct at their fingertips. Recently we were tasked with upscaling the technology at Georges... read more →
Sep
08
Last week we were tasked to help setup and deploy the new Artie 3000 Wi-Fi Enabled Drawing/Coding Robot for Stage 1 classrooms at Penshurst Public School. Out of the box the setup is very easy and after batteries are installed and Artie is powered on, it's a very quick process... read more →
Sep
07
A retrospective review of how implementing ZuluDesk Mobile Device Management software helped deliver a major project and solved an ongoing technology issue. Back in August 2018, Glenwood Public School, located in Sydney's South West Region, approached us with a dilemma. Their fleet of over 100 iPad devices had been experiencing... read more →
Aug
26
From the makers of Cubetto comes an innovative new digital money saver for kids of all ages from Primo Toys. Growing up in an age prior to smart phones and apps the only means of earning an extra quid was by doing household chores set by your parents. From mowing... read more →
Jun
26
Apple have confirmed that all schools currently using Volume Purchase Program or Device Enrollment Program to purchase iPad Apps will be forced to upgrade to Apple School Manager to continue using these services. Apple Deployment Programs will no longer be available starting December 1, 2019. If your school currently uses... read more →
Jun
26
The August 26 deadline for all Desktop and Laptop devices running Windows 7 or less to be updated to Windows 10 is fast approaching, has your school updated yet? With over 40,000 devices in the DoE environment still to be updated and the end of term 2 only weeks away... read more →
Feb
21
Sphero has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for their brand new all-terrain robot, aptly named 'RVR'. This cute little fully programmable robot can travel on all kinds of surfaces, recognizes faces, has an onboard camera, responds to voice commands, maps the environment, streams music, just to name a few and... read more →
Feb
12
Well if you are like me and probably don't use Google+ anymore this news may come as no real surprise to you. Yes that's right Google's social media flagship platform Google+ will be shutting it's doors for all consumer (personal) accounts come 2nd April 2019. No this is no April... read more →