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The very best support from a ViewSonic Platinum Partner!
What does it mean to be a ViewSonic Platinum Partner? We want you to know that this high-level accreditation means you will get only the best support on your brand new ViewSonic Technology!
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Develop your staff through self-paced CPD courses!
Looking for the perfect way to energise your lessons? Look no further than our Get Set Go portal for self-paced CPD courses
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Meet the Team: Debbie Bellwood, Service Delivery Coordinator
We meet Debbie Bellwood, a member of the Service Delivery Team. She tells us all about her role, her challenges and her advice to teachers who are new to AV like her!
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Supporting pupil wellbeing and reducing teacher workload with Gluu and SMART
Find out how teachers can save time whilst supporting pupils using Gluu, in collaboration with SMART. A perfect combination.
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Meet the Team: Samantha Ebbrell, Customer Success Team
We meet Samantha Ebbrell, a member of the Customer Success Team. She tells us all about her role, her advice to teachers and her personal life! Meet Samantha here.
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InVentry & Paxton Integration: Safeguarding your school
InVentry having Paxton integration brings fantastic safeguarding opportunities to your school, saves time, and why InVentry is the perfect sign-in system to add to your school or Multi-Academy Trust!
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ANME & Elementary Technology Touchscreen Shoot Out
Find out about how we, alongside our partners at The Association of Network Managers (ANME) supported schools in our Touchscreen Shoot Out webinar…
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Meet the Team: Conor Farnaby, Digital Marketing Assistant
In this article, we meet Conor Farnaby, our Digital Marketing Assistant. He helps with the maintenance of our websites, our analytics, social media as well as our video editing. Meet Conor here.
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Cloud-based storage – why you should move online
Technology is ever-changing, and a lot of schools are still using servers for holding data and running the systems that the school needs. However, cloud-based systems are often a much better form of achieving this, whilst saving money and time… Find out how.
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Meet the Team: Clare Douglas, EdTech Consultant
Catch up with Clare Douglas, EdTech Consultant at Elementary Technology. Clare supports our customers across the midlands and surrounding areas, helping them to make an informed choice about their EdTech.
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Proud to support the Global CPAD Campaign
We’re proud to formally support the Global CPAD Campaign, a fantastic campaign that aims to put public access defibrillators in easy to access places, should the worst happen.
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What does a Visualiser actually do?
Within this article, we go back to basics and cover the question we’re asked so often – “What does a Visualiser actually do?”…
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Meet the Team: Ed Fairfield, Commercial Manager
In this article, we meet Ed Fairfield, our Commercial Manager here at Elementary Technology. Ensures we understand schools’ challenges so we are the supplier of choice for EdTech.
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Touchscreens vs Interactive Whiteboards – what’s the difference?
There can be confusion when you are picking through the piece of EdTech you want to proudly display at the front of your classroom… We’re here to help try to alleviate some of the pain and answer some of your questions!
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Five ways a Desk Visualiser can enhance lesson delivery
The Visualiser is an incredibly powerful piece of EdTech, made to bring additional excitement to the classroom and reduce teacher workload. In this blog, we break down just five ways that a visualiser enhances your lesson delivery…
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Teacher Training: Why EdTech training is essential to the success of your school’s digital strategy
In this blog, we look at how effective teacher training can be the key to successfully implementing EdTech in your school and keeping your new technology away from the ICT Cupboard of Doom!
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Meet the Team: Sam Wilkinson, EdTech Consultant and Visualiser Specialist
In this article, we meet Sam Wilkinson, EdTech Consultant and Visualiser Specialist at Elementary Technology. Sam supports our customers from initial contact, all the way through to installation, training and beyond.
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Front End Feedback: Using a Visualiser to improve lesson delivery
In this blog we look at how EdTech and Visualisers in particular, can be used to support key areas of development and assessment, now teaching has returned to the classroom…
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Outdoor digital signage: How can it benefit my school?
Whether you’re looking to improve communication across schools with large campuses, or embrace technology to enhance PE lessons, outdoor digital signage provides lot of ways to improve the in-school experience for both pupils and teachers.
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EdTechSheff // Elementary Technology
Elementary Technology is supporting EdTechSheff as they share their edtech expertise with schools. It’s part of our mission to help schools deliver better education
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EdTech: Five ways to revolutionise your school
Covid-19 has brought a large change from teaching in a classroom to remote learning and even now a way of blended learning. But is this where the EdTech revolution ends? It appears it’s just the beginning…
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Meet the Team: Frazer Williams, Training Manager
We catch up with Frazer Williams, our Training Manager and find out how he helps all of our education customers make the most of their technology, by delivering outstanding, education-focused training.
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Touchscreen not working? Your HDMI or USB could be to blame…
We explain the difference between HDMI and USB and how these cables could be the cause of your touchscreen issues
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Classroom Displays – Projector vs Screen Technology
Interactive whiteboard, classroom projector, touchscreen… compare the main options when upgrading your classroom display
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DfE Catch up Funding – how to tackle the impact of lost teaching time
As the Covid-19 crisis continues, the focus is shifting to supporting schools to tackle the impact of lost teaching time
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We surveyed 533 educators about EdTech
We asked schools about their experiences, challenges and aspirations with education technology. Here are their fascinating, insightful answers…
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Teach remotely using an interactive touchscreen
Maintain outstanding teaching using a remote learning solution interactive touchscreen and videoconferencing technology in your school.
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Effective, remote learning using a visualiser
Here’s how to use a classroom visualiser, your laptop webcam and standard screenshare tools to speak directly to your learners.
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Easy, effective, remote learning ideas
A long list of powerful remote learning tools available to schools for distance teaching and learning. Prepared by our Guest Blogger Neilam Iqbal
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – our latest statement
As the impact of Covid-19 on society and the education sector becomes clear, reassurance that we’re here to support as normal.
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Helping schools tackle the big EdTech challenges in 2020
As technology reshapes the education, see how we’re helping schools cut teacher workload, foster efficiencies and support inclusion
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Our hard work for schools is recognised by SMART
Elementary Technology is proud to be recognised as the prestigious SMART Reseller of the Year.
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5 ways to use a Classroom Visualiser – Explainer Video
Gary Talbot, Assistant Head of Science at a secondary school, explains how he uses his classroom visualiser to aid teachers in reducing marking, improving engagement, and more
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An ageing interactive whiteboard in your classroom? 5 ways you can still deliver outstanding teaching…
Deliver outstanding lessons, even without the latest and greatest teaching technology in your classroom
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Elementary Technology awarded place on CCS RM6103 Education Technology Framework
See how procurement using the Crown Commercial Service RM6103 Education Technology Framework benefits schools
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This will improve your pupils’ handwriting
How do your teachers teach handwriting formation? Letters with circles on paper with lines, letters with slants all improve over time.
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An interview with our Senior Engineer
We spoke to our Senior Engineer, Wesley Mills, to find out what motivates him to do an outstanding job for our customers.
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Visit our Customer Experience Centre
The latest interactive technology is transformative, powerful and fast-moving. Experience it all for yourself in our showroom.
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Beware the Bett Barcode
It’s busy, hectic and bright, and you’re at a loud exhibition stand trying to keep track of a classroom visualiser demonstration.
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Merry Christmas from our Team!
Meet some of our team of Christmas Elves on the road! Chris, Marc, Clare, Dan and Jake. Unfortunately Tim couldn’t make it…
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SMART descends on Wakefield schools!
Two of our customers in Wakefield were proud to host 7 Canadians from the movie production department at SMART recently!
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A charitable, jargon-free office
We’re now imposing heavy fines to visitors who use corporate jargon! And it all goes to our chosen charity, Hand on Heart…
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Proud to support Hand on Heart
After enrolling in First Aid Training, and were shocked to learn that 12 young people die of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the UK each week.
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A long list of new things this September
The Autumn Term is a new start – a new school year with new pupils, new curriculum content, and new goals and aspirations.
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The very best support from a Promethean Platinum Partner
Classroom display technology is one of the most significant investments a school can make. Aside from this financial commitment…
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The chaotic, exciting picture of technology in our schools
Our research with the University of Huddersfield highlighted an inconsistent, fast-moving picture of education technology…
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Why schools should work with a SMART Platinum Partner
As part of our growth and our continuous improvement, we’re delighted to be recognised as a SMART Platinum Partner!
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My apprenticeship – the exciting story so far…
In my first two weeks at Elementary Technology, I have thoroughly enjoyed myself. I have enjoyed the fact that I have…
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Strengthening our commitment to Service
Since our inception twelve years ago we have evolved from a product sales company into a customer service company.
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Comic Relief event a roaring success!
Over 1,500 children from around York had a rip-roaring time at the York Barbican to support Comic Relief 2017 this week…25
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Providing training as unique as your school
When we work with a school, the technology as a teaching tool is only part of the solutions we offer.
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The interactive classroom revolution – the story so far…
It’s been over a decade since the UK adopted interactive whiteboard technology, and it was nothing short of a revolution.
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The EU as a Collaborative Classroom
Collaboration delivers results in the classroom, yet are these lessons we teach at school reflected in our commercial circles?
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Using the latest technology to excel, and avoiding capital spend
Independent schools are under immense pressure; pressure to generate results, to be the best option for parents and pupils…
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Bringing budget back into your balance sheet
Anything which costs a school money must be carefully managed. Alongside effective teaching and learning, it’s a vital part…
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How many circles?
Why your answer says more about you than you realise. Let’s start with the facts – the Oxford English Dictionary tells us…
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All part of the service…
Visiting, demonstrating, quoting, installing, testing, training… and hoovering. Elementary is a full-service supplier!
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Casting a shadow over your teaching
Would a teacher accept work with large sections missing, and the rest only just about legible?
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Moving on from the unreliable visitor book
It’s vital a school knows exactly who is on the premises at all times, and Elementary are supporting a growing number of…
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EdTech Expo Event Success
In partnership with GLF Schools academy group, we were delighted to hold one of our flagship EdTech Expo events at Glyn School.
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Classroom visualisers – what, why and how?
Considering using visualisers in your classroom but need a little more information? Read on to learn the basics from our latest…
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Is it time to draw a line in the sand?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it’s likely the classrooms in your school mainly use interactive whiteboards with a projector?
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There are lots of I’s in team…
We reflect on our recent success as an AV Awards Finalist, the fantastic night out we had in London and the Dad dancing…
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Technology in education – my first impressions as a new employee
Being new to the company and the industry I knew I was in for a whirlwind few weeks trying to get up to speed! I didn’t really know…
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AV Award within touching distance!
We always try our hardest to provide the most outstanding service and the best product we can to all of our customers.
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Applying Carol Dweck’s ‘Growth Mindset’ to classroom technology
“In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount…
