The Insights Blog

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…

Keeping track of shared documents has historically been a challenge with cloud services aimed at single users with shared documents. As staff arrive and depart, documents and links can be lost when their drive is moved or removed. Drive for teams will enable staff to sh…

We’re proud and excited to welcome a number of new clients to the New Era family this term, along with schools who have continued their ongoing journey with us. New Era has a range of Network Support Agreements that are tailored to suit individual school needs. Our Pl…

The New Era team thoroughly enjoyed catching up with clients, partners and educators over three action packed days in Rotorua. Tony Gilbert writes about the experience. uLearn is always an exciting event to attend. There is nothing like feeding off the passions and peda…