Enterprise or Student Chromebook? The difference explained.

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Choosing the Right Chromebook for Your Needs

Chromebooks are becoming increasingly popular in both the enterprise and education sectors. They are affordable, easy to use, and secure. However, there are a few key differences between enterprise and student Chromebooks that you should be aware of before making a purchase.

Enterprise Chromebooks

Enterprise Chromebooks are designed for businesses and organisations. They typically have more storage space, faster processors, and longer battery life than student Chromebooks. They also come with a variety of security features that are not found on student Chromebooks.Read more…

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Benefits of Chromebooks for Teachers

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As a teacher, you know that technology can be a great asset in the classroom. But with so many different options on the market, it can be tough to know which device is right for you.

If you’re looking for a reliable, affordable, and user-friendly option, a Chromebook may be the perfect fit. Here are just a few of the benefits of using Chromebooks in the classroom:Read more…

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YouTube Creator Award for 100k Subs!

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YouTube Silver Award

It’s here! A rather impressive Silver YouTube Creator Award for reaching 100k subscribers has finally landed on my doorstep. My YouTube channel, musictheoryguy, passed the momentous metric a few weeks ago and since I received ‘the’ email from YouTube I haven’t been able to stop watching the delivery updates from FedEx. I can now relax. Never did I think that my YouTube channel would ever get the attention it recently has.

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Google Classroom App for Windows? Move on, please.

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If you use a Windows device then you’re probably aware of the Windows Store even if you’ve never used it. It’s full of apps that you can download onto your Windows device in the same way as you can on your phone or tablet. However, among the few helpful tools available it is full of apps that seem appealing or even parade as official apps but can sting you for some cash when you don’t need them.

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Conditional Formatting adds clarity to your data

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As a teacher, I am given plenty of spreadsheets to look at, review and/or analyse. These tables of stats, information, numbers, symbols and formulas can sometimes be quite terrifying to comprehend. The use of colour always helps me pick-out or identify key information. Conditional Formatting goes one step further; it allows different colours to appear depending on the content in a cell.  

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Neither fish nor Flash, nor good red herring

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Goodbye Flash. Hello. Enable. Disable. Splutter, cough, wheeze…

Tech giants have long agreed that Flash (an outdated technology that has been used to deliver interactive online content) is to be confined to history at some point in 2019 or 2020. Adobe, its makers, agree and big companies such as Google have helped to speed-up its demise by making Flash harder to use from their Chrome web browser. Developers are also happy to say goodbye and switch over to its replacement; HTML5. The problem? This switch and change hasn’t been fully communicated to end users, such as teachers, and it’s causing a number of problems.

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National Coverage of Digital Leaders

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Digital Leaders are a common sight in most secondary schools. The team of students who are assigned as digital leaders are usually expected to help with a range of IT based tasks. For example, assist with computer based learning, provide assemblies in e-safety and/or be a friendly face to the less technical minded students. I was therefore flattered and surprised when I was contacted by The Times to discuss the Digital Leaders programme that I have put together.Read more…

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