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The term four issue of Total Solutions for Schools is out now! In this Issue What’s New? We take a look at what’s new for educators in the technology space this term. Term Four Giveaway. Win an Acer Spin R11 Chromebook in this term’s reader giveaway. …

I was taught that policy is an organisation’s overarching guidance and principles, which are clearly different from procedures. Procedures, on the other hand, are what we actually use on a day-to-day basis to support policy. Procedures can be refined and redefined…

Welcome back to school for 2018. Hopefully, you have had a great break and are fully recharged to take on the New Year. At New Era, we have been very busy over November, December and January assisting our client schools with numerous ICT projects across the country. Mov…

One of the most difficult challenges for an educational leader is to filter, shield and straight out destroy some of the internal and external noise that exists. Most of this noise is well-intentioned, however the sheer volume of it in education alone can make for littl…

After having spent a few years out of Senior Leadership role in a school and now with some experience under my belt helping run a commercial business, I feel like it is time to share. I do not exaggerate when I say that I have heard in one form or another “…schools …

The Windows 10 Creators update was released on the 11th of April and is now available to New Zealand schools through the Microsoft Schools Agreement. The Creators Update is the next free update to Windows 10 and includes a number of new features. Dive Into 3D Now with t…

Microsoft has announced that the chat-based Microsoft Teams is now available for education customers. Teams is the chat-based workspace in Office 365 Education. Teams brings people, conversations and content—along with the tools schools need—together in one place so…

What is the Cloud? The “Cloud” is a network of servers hosted online to deliver services to your school. Cloud servers can replace onsite servers, substituting what you already have at school through solutions such as Microsoft’s Azure platform or New Era’s EduS…

New Era IT partner to deliver PLD with the aim to keep educators at the forefront of developments in eLearning and contemporary pedagogies. Cognition Education PLD New Era IT is proud to partner with Cognition to offer leading edge ProfessionalLearning and Development t…

CEO Greg Strachan spoke to Educator’s NZ about the award: “It’s fantastic to receive such a prestigious award from our long term partner Microsoft. ICT support can be a thankless task and often feedback is reserved for when things aren’t going to plan. This reco…

Google has introduced a new name for GAFE: G Suite for Education. Google has introduced a number of new features, marking the start of a new chapter for its collaboration tools for schools. The new name and logo will now appear in the admin console, online help, and ema…