ICT Direct

The Coming Ed Tech

More budget squeezing - sometimes schools focus budgets on other areas of the school, leaving the tech departments with little or no investment.

Challenges

Schools being able replace old computer equipment. By that I mean that some schools have PCs which are sometimes 10 years old and past their working lives. Replacing them will require creative ways of thinking. Does the school reorganise the placing of hardware so that they have dedicated suites that can be booked, as opposed to a small number of PCs in every classroom.

Do they use laptops/tablets instead of PCs, so that they can be transported from classroom to classroom (schools need to consider how the laptops/tablets will be stored and charged, also there is more risk of damage to these and the batteries will eventually degrade).

Do schools now look to buying refurbished computers instead of paying a lot more for new equipment (we have seen a marked increase in the number of schools buying our refurbished hardware which is low cost, reliable and has long warranties).

Conference Stands (If Known)

BETT Stand E150

EduGeek Conference (No dates or stand numbers yet)

ANME Conferences (No Dates or stand numbers yet)

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John Graham @ict_direct