Total Solutions for Schools - Edition 1 2022

Total

SOLUTIONS FOR SCHOOLS

EDITION 1 2022 Prices in this brochure are valid as of 20/04/2022 and are subject to change. Errors and omissions excluded.

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IN THIS

ISSUE EDITION 1 2022

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From the CEO

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Managed Services - A Solution for Every School

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King’s High School Saves More than $50,000 Over 3+ Years

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A Day in the Life of an ICT Tech

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New Era’s BYOD Solution

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Providing Options for Outcomes

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The Importance of Principals & School Business Managers

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Computers & Laptops

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Digital Trends in the Classroom

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Cloud Transformation

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Staff Profiles

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Top Tech Tips

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From The CEO Greg Strachan CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Kia ora, Happy New Year!!

Hopefully with the wonderful summer that’s been, you managed to have a break to refresh and recharge.

2022 I am sure, will throw some curveballs at us all, however as a collective it does feel like Kiwis are ready to embrace “getting on with it”. As we progress into 2022 we are seeing signs at last that we may well have a year that could be… normalish. I certainly hope so.

Moving away from all things pandemic, this Total Solutions publication contains great articles that will assist many schools to save money, all the while ensuring things run smoothly. Some great reads in this edition include providing options for outcomes through leasing, digital trends in the classroom and cloud transformation.

Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) Saving money, is something that we are all interested in, this edition we cover the use of VoIP. Telephony utilising your N4L fibre connection is the way forward without a doubt (especially since copper phone lines are to be decommissioned in the near future). The cost savings are huge and the functionality is amazing compared to traditional phone systems. This really is a must do for schools.

New Era Technology is a very proud sponsor of Secondary Principal’s Association of NZ (SPANZ) and the School Business Managers Association (SBM). This edition we highlight the importance of the relationships between Principals and School Business Managers.

Lastly before signing off, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our clients for their continued support over the past two years. The past few years have been extremely difficult for all organisations and we at New Era are no exception. However with the client base we have, and the positivity we have received has gone a long way for us as a business and to our individual team members. It’s been greatly appreciated.

All the very best for 2022 Nga mihi

Greg

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MANAGED SERVICES

A Solution For Every School

New Era Technology has managed service agreements to suit schools that need a little bit of help or schools that want us to do everything.

New Era Technology has delivered ICT assistance and services to schools in New Zealand for over 25 years. Our team of technicians and education experts ensure our customers get the best technical skills and advice available.

Our managed service agreements can cater to those with in-house ICT departments that want assurance of back-up when required, schools that need an additional hand throughout the year, and schools that want someone to look after their ICT for them.

ICT Support

ICT Strategy

Procurement

AS YOU NEED IT

HANDS ON SUPPORT

Your back-up in case things go wrong.

A helping hand throughout the year.

Let us do the heavy lifting.

As you need engineering time

Regular on-site visits

Fulltime technician on-site

As you need strategic planning

Strategic planning

Annual strategic plan

As you need service desk

Regular technician support

Service desk support

Access to security and BYOD

Service desk support.

Included project hours.

services.

Find out what Managed Service plan is right for your school.

Scan the QR code to take our quiz. Or visit neweratech.com/nz/school-itservices/

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Have You Implemented Strategies To Mitigate Your ICT Operational Risk?

What if your ICT person suddenly leaves?

What if there’s a situation your team doesn’t know how to handle?

What if your ICT person gets sick?

Volatility around staffing and the increased need for

helps your school to be proactive around network

digitisation will impact how schools need to approach

security, BYOD, procurement and more.

their ICT plans. We have designed a service that allows flexibility in the way we provide our services and ensures

As a result, your in-house team can continue to focus on

your school has minimised ICT risk.

supporting your school’s core ICT services that enable quality teaching and learning outcomes. Our services

Our newest agreement, the ICT Risk Service, gives

give you the assurance that the best security measures

schools that have an internal ICT resource an extra layer

have been put in place and specialist support is available

of ICT expertise and support. This risk mitigation service

to call on when needed.

Our ICT Risk Service

24 hours of ICT consultancy – these can be used for a range of specialist services based on your school’s requirements.

An annual check and update of network security credentials.

An annual Network Security Assessment Exercise to run security checks and survey staff on existing ICT security processes.

Contact us now to reduce your risk Phone: 0800 438 428 or visit A free BYOD portal.

A free procurement service.

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Ultra Managed Services

King’s High School Saves More Than $50,000 Over 3+ Years Summary

Case Study

King’s High School, based in Dunedin, New Zealand, provides a comprehensive education for boys from Year 9 to 13. With a goal to build men for life, the school encourages its students to strive for personal excellence across academic,

Key Points

cultural, sporting and personal pursuits.

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Full-time on-site technician

Challenge

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Ultra Agreement inclusive of day-to-day operations management and project implementations

found that its previously simple network had become more complex. Combined

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Predictable budget management

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Infrastructure management for school devices and BYOD program

Following a rapid growth from around 600 students to 1000, King’s High School with the transition from traditional ‘chalk-based’ learning to digital learning, this meant the school recognised it needed additional support and could no longer manage its IT and networking needs in-house.

Solution With an existing knowledge of New Era Technology through another school in the area, King’s High School approached the Company to complete a small project to get a sense of what could be possible. This then led to an evaluation of options with New Era Technology and other local providers. King’s High School now has a full-time on-site network technician provided by New Era Technology. This option gives the school access to the latest technology and IT skills that is able to grow with their needs, without needing to invest in the continual upskilling that an inhouse team would require.

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Process A major goal for King’s High School is to be at the forefront of technology adoption in the education space.

Ensuring that it has a robust network infrastructure to introduce changes, without sacrificing teaching and learning outcomes is a key requirement.

Opting for an on-site technician, backed up by the support available from the broader New Era organisation, means that King’s High School can have a seamless delivery of digital learning. Teachers are able to work collaboratively with the on-site network technician to discuss the implementation of technology into lesson plans, and have full confidence that no class will be interrupted due to tech fails.

According to Mark Greenfield, Assistant Principal, King’s High School, “Staff really appreciate that we have on-site tech support.

It means there’s always someone to call on and no waiting for a day or longer if we need help. The on-site tech is treated like staff and seen as part of the team, fully integrated into the school culture and environment. Everyone we work with at New Era Technology has been approachable and happy to help, and that makes a big difference

“In my last Board report, I calculated that we saved more than $50,000 through the Ultra Agreement. From day-today support, the little incidental projects during the year, through to major infrastructure upgrades, knowing that we have budget certainty is a huge benefit. The Ultra Agreement has probably paid for itself three times over,”

Says Greenfield.

King’s High School has also used New Era Technology to implement a BYOD program, including wireless network management. Thanks to robust network infrastructure, the school has not had to mandate specific devices, allowing families to select devices that suit their means.

Students can connect to Wi-Fi using any tablet or laptop, with mobile phones excluded from the network. In addition, the school manages a fleet of more than 100 Chromebooks that can be loaned to students who do not have their own device.

Outcome With a solid working relationship developed over three years, King’s High School has recently extended its partnership with New Era Technology. As well as day-

to our relationship.”

to-day support, future plans involve a wireless network

As well as an on-site technician, King’s High School uses

a Windows 11 upgrade and planning for its next server

New Era’s Ultra Agreement, which includes all consulting

replacement. The school is also considering its plans for upgrade cycle.

and time for major projects like network upgrades and migrations. This means the school only needs to budget for materials, with all project management time inclusive in the existing agreement. Over the past three plus years, the school has used the Ultra Managed Services Agreement to complete many projects, including: •

Server migration

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Site wide wireless upgrades

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Upgrade of 300+ devices from Windows 7 to Windows 10

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Upgrade of five computer labs

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Rollout of projectors in classrooms

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Implementation of Google for Education and Office

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INSIDE GLANCE

A Day In The Life Of An ICT Tech

Terry Jensen

Toni King

We interviewed two New Era Technology team members, Terry and Toni to learn more about their roles and daily activities as On-site Technicians.

What site/s do you work at?

Terry: Mercury Bay Area School in Whitianga.

It’s a very interesting school that has around 1000 students from years 1 - 13, many siblings get to go through their education together here.

Toni: I started working for New Era not that long ago.

Since I started, I have worked at Oamaru Intermediate, Waitaki Girls High, Geraldine High (for a project) and I mainly visit Waimate High and Waitaki Boy’s High.

How many days are you on site and for how long?

Terry: Monday to Friday, on average 40 hours a week but normally when it’s busy I dedicate my own time to catch up on jobs to avoid longer delays in helping someone.

Toni: I work 8 hours each day, Monday to Friday. Although

the day that’s when I generally check over computer labs and tidy up things.

Toni: A typical day for me involves arriving on-site, signing in and saying Good Morning/Afternoon to the office staff, then making my way to the server room.

Checking my tickets is the first thing I do once there.

I then read through them, making a priorities list and starting with the most urgent tasks. Depending on the job, I usually go and meet with the Teacher or student and start on the issue at hand. My breaks are often not at the same time everyday and some days I do work a bit later, but that’s all part of being a Tech, adaptability.

What are some issues you see all the time?

Terry: Students printing can be an issue at times due to the wide range of devices that they use. The main problem is based around troubleshooting as there can

sometimes I might start early or stay behind if required.

be no specific pattern on which a student is affected

What does a typical day look like?

other schools across New Zealand allows us to share

Terry: Server checks are done first thing in the morning, physical and virtual. Followed by talking to the Senior Leadership Team and the Principal to see if there are any concerns or questions they may have. Then, I look over the ticket board and plan my day on what jobs I would

or for how long. Having other technicians based in information and work together to try and resolve a common problem so we are not alone without support.

Toni: A lot of people don’t realise how important it is to restart your device often. A lot of issues can be solved that way.

like to get done, this changes though depending on what the day brings - so two days are never the same and keeps work interesting. Once staff and students leave for 08

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How do school staff contact you when there is an issue?

Terry: Staff have a shortcut called ‘technician help’ on their computer’s desktop. Once the request has been completed, it then goes into our internal ticketing system which allows us to prioritise them based on how many people are affected by the issue or urgency required. Otherwise, the request is made by email or in an emergency by cellphone.

Toni: As Terry mentioned, it’s all based around the tickets usually, but some people will approach you directly. Even

The plane students build

when approached directly, we still need to input it into the ticketing system.

What are the interactions like with staff and students?

Terry: Staff and students are very friendly here and will often stop for a chat when they see you. Though we are employed by New Era Technology, schools will often welcome a Technician in as part of the family rather than see us as merely an outside provider. This really helps in dropping down barriers and allows a more welcoming environment.

Toni: In terms of work, most interactions are easy. The discussions with the schools ICT contact and Principal are more technical about what’s happening all round and making things happen.

Any interesting stories whilst working at schools?

Terry: I am lucky enough to be part of a project where students can build an actual plane! It has been running for 10 years now and is operated by a group of mentors who are experienced pilots and volunteer their free time to the cause. The plane parts arrive as kits from America and are sponsored by an individual who would like to

What do you enjoy the most about working on-site at schools?

Terry: Being able to help a teacher solve an IT issue.

I can only imagine what it must be like with a full class, and something stops working in the middle of a lesson with pressure to get the work completed and keep the students focused. Walking through the door and seeing the teachers face light up is a great feeling for me and helps motivate me to learn more so I can resolve jobs faster in the future.

Toni: I think the best thing is the interactions, teachers are people too and have good stories to tell. I also love learning new stuff all the time!

purchase the finished result. Once built, it has an official aviation inspector go over everything, the process takes between one to two years start to finish. The students also get to fly the plane for 10 hours to give them a taste to see if they wish to pursue a career in being a pilot.

Toni: I got a ticket the other day about a kid putting something into a disc drive, it was a 10c piece! I got it out by tipping the machine upside down - simple fix, but it made my day!

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New Era’s BYOD Solution Make purchasing of devices easy for your parents and students

Let us guide you on the products that are best for education, your school, your budget and for the best learning outcomes

We work with you to build a list of recommended devices for your school community to choose from.

Add individual devices or hardware packages to your school’s portal.

0800 number and hassle free finance available for parents.

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Get Learning Sorted!

How does BYOD purchasing work?

To assist parents and students with their device purchase,

Alternatively, they can check out the list of New Era

New Era Technology, in partnership with Acquire, has

Technology’s hand-picked models suitable for any

created an online School BYOD Program portal to make

student’s requirements and ones that we know work in a

choosing a device and accessories easier than ever.

school environment.

With the online School BYOD Programme portal, the

With access to all leading brands, each school’s unique

team at New Era Technology can work with your school

site can be tailored to suit your learning objectives and

to choose specific recommended devices for your

enable students to complete all the necessary school

parents and students to select from.

work at home and in class.

The Process...

The recommended options are loaded, parents and students can choose not only the device they want, but they can also bundle additional items into their purchase from a list of accessories including

School to confirm what students are

keyboards, mice, carry bags, warranty upgrades,

required to do with a device.

printers and more.

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03

02 New Era Technology will then look

The device is then shipped directly to the student’s home.

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04 Once the items have been selected, all payment,

at these requirements and provide

finance, insurance, and warranty options are

a solution to assist with purchasing

available via the portal so there is no further input

suggestions.

or ongoing management required from your school.

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Docking Stations Made for the Future of Education The eruption of COVID-19 required many teachers, parents, and students to rapidly adjust to new modes of learning. Globally, around 87% of the world’s population have been affected by school closures, resulting in remote learning.1 This increased digital implementation into classrooms has made teaching and learning more accessible for everyone, from anywhere.

As education leans to a hybrid structure, teachers and students need to be prepared to cater for a more digital presence. But what does this look like?

HP offers a range of versatile docking setups, tailored specifically for education that allow for more agile teaching, bridging the gap between portability and having a stationary place to work.

4 ways to set up for remote teaching:

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2

3

4

What makes HP Docking Stations so popular?

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Longer life span of 6 years

Cost and time efficient

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Seamless teaching with hassle-free connecting to laptop

One hardware piece only

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Providing Options For Outcomes Great leaders are creative leaders and no more so in education.

As teachers you look for a variety of ways to connect

proven more than challenging for some. At these

concepts and ideas that provide understanding for

times schools have looked to use existing partnerships

learners. Beyond the classroom, school principals,

or explore new ways of ensuring that teachers and

school business managers, Boards of Trustees and other

learners are not disadvantaged. One of these avenues

leaders look for avenues to create an environment

has been through the process of leasing.

where teaching and learning can prosper.

New Era Technology has worked with FlexiCommerical The recent impact of COVID-19 and the resultant

(formerly Equico) for many years in scoping, sourcing,

restrictions on international students and school

and supplying solutions that work for schools. The

budgets have meant keeping momentum around

advantages are clear:

providing the right resource to affect outcomes have

>> >> >> >>

Get what you need when you need it to support teaching and learning Have options about how you structure payments and ownership – taking control of how expenditure can work on your terms Partners that know what you need. Access trusted advice that ensures solutions are meeting your needs and that work together Backup – a hassle free environment that can be flexible with your needs

New Era is proud of its partnership with the team at FlexiCommerical and feels that it genuinely provides better outcomes and options for school. We encourage you to talk to the team at FlexiCommerical or your New Era Account Manager if this is something you would like to know more about.

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Leading Relationships: The Importance of Principals & School Business Managers Vaughan Couillault

W

Troy Gerbich

e have been working in the New Zealand education industry for over 20 years. In that time, we have recognised that two

and the School Business Manager (SBM). These roles

The Leadership Team and School Business Managers

serve to improve outcomes for students and the

Each school has its own “best fit” for their SBM, depending

critical roles in New Zealand schools are the Principal

community but have different portfolios to focus on to enable this. From our experience, schools that have a visibly great working relationship between the Principal and School Business Manager operate more strategically and reach their goals faster.

on the school’s strategic planning outcomes and the structure of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). When asked how he fits into his SLT, Troy said, “I work alongside the Senior Leadership Team in providing advice and support around the areas of my responsibility without unnecessarily crossing over into their areas of responsibility.”

We recently sat down with the President of the Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ), Vaughan Couillault, and the President of the School Business Managers’ Association, Troy Gerbich to explore the key elements of this critical working relationship.

As

Papatoetoe

High

School’s

Principal,

Vaughan

oversees the daily activities and operations within the school. His responsibilities as a Principal include providing professional leadership and creating a learning environment that fosters a school culture on enhancing learning and teaching.

Troy is the SBM at Palmerston North Girls’ High School.

In his role, he supports the Principal and School Board in operating a safe and effective learning environment for students and staff. This involves but is not limited to managing finance, property, human resources and health and safety operations.

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He went on to explain that in other schools, his colleagues sit on the SLT and that works well for them. This is the case for the SBM at Vaughan’s school, where the SBM is a member of the SLT. “It’s important to acknowledge the direction the school Principal chooses to lead and to compliment that with our specialist skill set” said Troy.

The day-to-day working relationship As a Principal, Vaughan outlines that he has a meaningful, decision-making based interaction with his SBM at least twice a day. His SBM is also very happy to get involved in the wider life of the school and is a full, active, valuable member of the SLT. Troy also has a great day-to-day working relationship with his Principal. Troy says he is, neweratech.com | 0800 438 428

get snowed under by the mechanics of finance and “Privileged to be working with and for an experienced

property.

Principal with vision, who understands the value of people

“I am liberated, somewhat, to focus on leadership and

working to their strengths.”

innovation in those areas,” said Vaughan.

Troy believes this model allows for increased creativity,

Working with partners and the community

innovativeness, and opportunities for staff to excel in their chosen field of expertise. It also compliments the requirements of an effective management team by being able to always keep both hands on the wheel and allow

When talking with Vaughan and Troy, we not only wanted to understand the working relationship between Principal and SBM, but also how that changes when

for improved fiscal management practices.

working with partners such as New Era Technology.

What makes an effective School Business Manager?

Troy expressed the importance of collaboration when

As a SBM himself, Troy believes that

“When working with New Era, we have recognised that

“There are some core skills that will allow a SBM to settle

involved in the strategic discussions, and often, teaming up

in swiftly and make a positive contribution to any school immediately. These are financial or accounting experience,

working with partners.

it is important for both the Principal and the SBM to be in those all-important meetings,” said Troy.

payroll knowledge and understanding, and previous school

He further explained that once the strategy was set, the

working experience.”

day-to-day management of issues often shifted to the SBM. Allowing the Principal to focus on other matters of

“Other specialist skills that are highly valuable are project management experienc e, systems and database management, health and safety qualifications and human resource management skills” He continued.

Beyond functional skills and experience, Troy highlighted that he believes the greatest quality for a SBM to have is effective communication.

importance and only be brought into a discussion when there are matters of strategic significance.

Similarly, Vaughan operates in a similar way with his SBM. “My SBM has a good handle on how we want things to roll around here, so again, this frees up time for me to be more strategic and higher level in my interactions and thinking”

As a Principal, Vaughan finds that having a SBM is not only beneficial from a financial standpoint but also brings a slightly different perspective to discussions as they are not usually viewing things through a teacher lens. Vaughan finds this valuable as his SBM also helps significantly in lightening his workload so that he doesn’t

he said.

“When we get to strategic stuff, we tend to bring more of the SLT on board as we all know the more ‘big brains’ we have looking at an issue the more likely we are to find a suitable solution” he continued.

At its core, the relationship between the Principal and the SBM is based on interaction and communication. The Principal and the SBM work together (with regular and open discussions), often within a larger team (the SLT), to ensure that the best possible student learning outcomes are achieved for the best financial outlay and within the approved school budget. After talking to Vaughan and Troy, it is obvious that having a quality working relationship between Principal and SBM is integral to providing an enriching education for students.

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School Paging & Emergency Announcement Systems Put sound in spaces without extra audio wiring.

- For lock down procedures - For evacuation announcements - For classroom bell schedules and outdoor horns The 2N Net Speaker receives high quality digital audio and power over your school network using its integrated amplifier and decoder.

The audio signal is synchronised over all speakers and can be scheduled from your computer, phone, tablet or set up as an extension on your VoIP Phone System. Set up speakers, schedule bells, adjust the volume and more from your computer.

Contact the New Era team on 0800 438 428 or visit neweratech.com to find out how 2N Net Speakers can transform communication in your school.

Give Your Students and Teachers Peace of Mind with Cleaner Air TruSens Air Purifiers use DuPont™ filtration to capture indoor airborne pollutants whilst the UV-C lamp kills germs and bacteria trapped in the filter. In fact, TruSens eliminates 99.99% of airborne coronavirus (SARS - Cov-2) in your indoor space.*

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PORTABLE ON THE GO Travelmate P4

KEY FEATURES • • • • • • • •

COMPLIANT

11th Generation Intel® Processors Windows 11 Home/Pro Academic 14" FHD IPS Up to 16GB DDR4 memory2 Up to 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD storage2 Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 Up to 15.5 hours battery life1 3 year warranty

MIL-STD MIL810H

U.S MIL-STD 810H Compliant

Powered by Intel® Core™ Processors.

Up to 15.5 hours battery life1

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KEY FEATURES • • • • • • • •

Touch fingerprint reader with Windows Hello

Facial Login

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Thunderbolt™N/A4

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Backlit Keyboard

MIL-STD MIL810H

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IR Camera for Facial Login with Windows Hello

Thunderbolt™ 4

Backlit Keyboard

Thunderbolt™ 3 8X Faster than USB 3.0

Thunderbolt™ 3 8XBacklit Faster than USB 3.0 Keyboard

N/A

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Specifications vary depending on model.

Facial Login

GarageableN/A Stylus

Facial Login

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Acer Active Stylus

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8X FasterKeyboard than USB 3.0 Backlit

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COMPLIANT

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IR Camera for Facial Login with Windows Hello

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Battery life: 10 Hours

$255.00 Apple TV 4K 32GB With an operating system called tvOS, innovative ways to connect to your screen, and a smart use of Siri to search for something to watch. This is the Apple TV.

$389.00 Acer Chromebook 311 Intel Celeron N4120 up to 2.60GHz Quad Core • 4MB Cache • 11.6” HD (1366 x 768) • Anti-glare • 4GB LPDDR4 • 32GB eMMC • Intel UHD Graphics 600 • 1 Year Return to Base Warranty Battery life: 12 Hours

$566.00 Acer Veriton Z4870G Non-Touch AiO Desktop Intel Core i5 up to 4.4GHz Hex Core • 23.8” FHD Display • 8GB RAM • 256GB SSD • Windows 11 • 3 Year Onsite Repair Warranty

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$694.00 Acer TravelMate Spin B311 Academic Laptop with pen Intel Pentium up to 3.1GHz Quad Core • 11.6” FHD Touch Display with Active Stylus • 4GB RAM • 128GB SSD • Intel UHD Graphics • Windows 10 Pro Academic • 1 Year Return to Base Warranty Battery life: 12 Hours

$566.00 Acer Chromebook Spin 511 Series Intel Celeron N5100 up to 2.80GHz Quad Core • 4MB Cache • 11.6” HD IPS Touch/Pen Support • 4GB LPDDR4X (1x 4GB) • 32GB eMMC • Intel UHD Graphics • AX+BT 5.0 • 1 Year Return to Base Warranty Battery life: 12 Hours

$361.00 Lenovo 100e 3rd Gen Chromebook (4GB RAM | 32GB Storage) AMD processor up to 2.3GHz Dual Core • 11.6” HD Display • 4GB RAM • 32GB eMMC • AMD Radeon Graphics • Google Chrome OS • 1 Year Return to Base Warranty Battery life: 10 Hours

$322.00 Lenovo 100e 2nd Gen Chromebook (4GB RAM | 32GB Storage) Intel Celeron up to 2.8GHz Dual Core • 11.6” HD Display • 4GB RAM • 32GB eMMC • Intel UHD Graphics • Google Chrome OS • 1 Year Return to Base Warranty Battery life: 10 Hours

$1,260.00 HP ProDesk 600 G6 Small Form Factor Intel i5-10500 up to 4.5GHz Hex Core • 12MB Cache • 8GB DDR4 RAM • 256GB SSD • Slim DVD-Writer • Intel UHD Graphics • 3 Year On-site Warranty

$1,539.00 Lenovo ThinkCentre M90a Gen 3 24” Non-Touch AiO Intel 12th Gen Core i5 up to 4.4GHz Hex Core • 8GB RAM • 256GB SSD • Intel UHD Graphics 730 • Windows 11 Home • 3 Year Premier Support Onsite Warranty

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Digital Trends in the classroom

The pandemic insisted change in all industries on a global scale, especially in education. As COVID-19 forced lock downs for many schools, teachers and students had no choice but to adapt to remote learning structures. Subsequent to this, a digital presence grew in classrooms around New Zealand, planting solid technology roots that have transitioned into normal practice for the future.

So what trends are we referring to?

Online Classrooms Prior to COVID-19, remote learning was a concept schools merely flirted with. During lock-downs, the New Zealand education sector found there was no other option but to implement online teaching to keep communities safe. Digital connectivity has improved tremendously in education with schools in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, providing students and teachers with devices that cater to their needs and better networking services. Schools and their leaders recognise the importance, more than ever, of a robust online learning delivery mode and ensuring equity and access to devices.

The video calling and interactive teaching software required to make them function properly has grown in adoption in the last few years. HP devices have the strength and bandwidth to run a group call with twenty or more people on it to ensure digital classes run seamlessly.

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Technology in the classrooms As the world continues to evolve digitally in all industries, it is important that children are involved with the technological upgrades in society. There are many benefits to technology in classrooms such as multi-medium teaching to increase engagement and give better accessibility to students for learning resources and services. HP offers a range of versatile docking setups, tailored specifically for education that allow for more agile teaching, bridging the gap between portability and having a stationary place to work.

HP devices in the classroom HP devices are well-liked in classrooms for their sturdy designs and builds, surviving in the classroom and beyond. HP solutions for education maximise learning and create meaningful outcomes with their innovative products designed to guide connectivity between students and teachers. HP provides technology to empower teachers to unlock every student’s potential through reinvented learning with digital solutions. Aimed for educational institutions, HP helps school navigate their way to hybrid campuses.

New Era’s Technology solutions for education are designed to maximise student achievement, empower teachers to innovate and engage in the classroom, and enable support services to effectively deploy and manage technology throughout a campus.

Being experts in the industry, New Era Technology can help your school transform digitally with:

ICT Support

Technology Strategy

Procurement

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Fixed Cost ICT Support

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Cloud Transformation

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Purchasing

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Project Management

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Development Planning

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AOG Pricing

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ICT Consultancy

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ICT Appraisals

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Leasing

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BYOD Support

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Helpdesk Support

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MoE Is Now Funding Teams Voice Software Secure Your Phone Lines For Free Teams Calling Empowers Staff to Work More Effectively & Productively

The result is a system that has the functionality of a PBX

Microsoft Teams combines chat, video meetings, file

without the actual PBX. Moving to Teams Voice means

storage, application integration and calling. Direct routing adds high quality calling functionality to and from the public phone network, directly from the Teams

phone system; with call-handling functions like call hold, transfer, forwarding and voicemail all in the cloud, but no more reliance on old copper lines and expensive hardware with the benefits of a future-proof, scalable and feature-rich system.

application.

Teams Calling Licensing Now Covered

by MoE As part of the Microsoft Renewed Schools’ Agreement with the Ministry of Education, Teams Calling Licensing (per user) is now covered under A5.

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Talk to us to see how much you can save with a Teams Voice Solution.

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WORKING WITH RECYCLE A DEVICE TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Recycle A Device, or RAD, is a nationwide not-for-profit initiative which gets laptops to those who need them. RAD tracks down unwanted laptops and puts them to good use, teaching high school students to refurbish them, and then working with community groups to get the refurbished laptops into the hands of ākonga (students) and rangatahi (young people) who need them.

“For the first time in years I am excited about what this year will bring, and this laptop will enable me to study, which I “RAD is a fantastic initiative that is doing a part to

haven’t been able to do with my kids at home so far”

help close the digital divide that exists within

Device recipient

Aotearoa. Donating some of our laptops to RAD is doing a small part to close that gap” Ian Beardslee, Catalyst IT

"I can prepare for and organise my life and that makes me excited because my dreams feel more achievable" Device recipient

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? Get in touch with RAD to donate a device or set up a device donation collection point - laptops or tablets less than 10 years old that come with a charger are accepted, they don't have to be in perfect condition!

Set up a refurbishment club at your school - your students can learn new digital technology skills, participate in community support, and discretionary NZQA credits may be available.

Spread the word about RAD! So many people have laptops to get rid of and don't know how, so feel free to tell as many people as possible about RAD's awesome mahi and how they can help.

Please email team@recycleadevice.nz or phone 020 4019 6510 (Rebecca) to talk about how you can get involved

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Windows 11 brings you closer to what you love

P350 SFF The ThinkStation P350 with Nvidia RTX A2000 is ideal for CAD, media creation and even e-sports!

ThinkPad P14s AMD Gen 2 The ThinkPad P14s AMD Gen 2 offers incredible performance and ISV certifications without a discrete graphic card!

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Do Your Staff Know Their Role In Network Security?

Learn how New Era’s NSAE can help.

NETWORK SECURITY ASSESSMENT EXERCISE

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Cloud Transformation What is cloud transformation?

There is no longer the need for a room full of

In simple terms, cloud transformation is the process of

and server software.

migrating a school’s software and files from local servers to the cloud. As a result, schools no longer need to maintain servers, thus saving money and time with the added advantage of allowing users to work anywhere, from any device. Further benefits are seen as IT staff have more time to focus on strategic priorities rather than day-to-day IT maintenance.

How does cloud-centric learning benefit your school?

More savings

on-premises servers, power protection, backup hardware

Historically, storing data was an expensive task. As storage capacity reached 100%, schools used to purchase new servers. Cloud services are more price efficient as most cloud providers only charge users for the capacity being used. In addition, many other expenses involved with maintaining a server room (such as cooling and maintenance) are eliminated with a cloud-based model.

Optimise your ICT budget by taking full advantage of the cloud services already funded by the Ministry of Education. With the Ministry funding Google and

When you switch to the cloud, you can make significant cost savings and reinvest them back into the school.

Microsoft Cloud platforms, schools get unlimited storage within fair use for free.

The process of transforming your school to the cloud New Era has implemented many cloud transformation projects for schools, so we know what works and what doesn’t.

Typically, this is the process we go through when undertaking a cloud transformation.

01. Review

03. Compare

05. Quote

07. Delivery

We review the existing workloads and the servers hosting them.

We highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the current solution and the cloud transformation project.

You will sit down with your Account Executive to review the proposal.

The New Era Technical Team will execute the planned project, typically done during term breaks.

02. Discuss

04. Scope

06. Plan

08. Review

We discuss which of these could be cloud-hosted and what the benefits are.

We scope out a plan with our Solutions and Engineering Teams.

The New Era Engineer & Account Executive will explain the execution plan with the school ICT nominee.

Your Account Executive will meet with you post project to review the works completed.

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Digitally transform your school with the Cloud

Improved scalability

Cloud software helps to:

Compared with scaling on-premise data server rooms,

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Support student communication

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Create teacher management portals

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Power remote learning virtual classrooms

a cloud-based system helps to reduce costs associated with a school’s growth. A cloud system can grow alongside a school, no matter how many students it has or education facilities managed.

Accessibility

Community collaboration

Moving to the cloud enables data and information to

Schools can collaborate and communicate far easier on a cloud-based model using various devices, communication channels and specially developed education platforms. The cloud allows for file-sharing across any device, so faculty no longer need a specific medium to collaborate or communicate with others.

be accessed anywhere with an internet connection.

This means teachers and students can access files, documents, the latest software, and other learning resources from any work and personal device. This has proven advantageous during the pandemic as schools had to adjust to hybrid teaching.

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Allenvale School

CUSTOMER SNAPSHOT

One of our customers has recently completed a cloud transformation.

Allenvale School, based in Christchurch, has been

improve the operational side and reduce costs

on an ICT journey to modernise how they teach

surrounding hosting servers.

and collaborate. Allenvale School is in the process of building a brand-new school, consequently,

Since the upgrade, the school has seen a saving

they reviewed their current systems. During the

of $3,384 per year just in server hosting fees. Staff

review, we identified a significant opportunity to

satisfaction is the proof in the pudding.

Testimonial: “I want to say a big thank you to New Era for the smooth transition from server to the cloud...Your staff were obliging and helpful at all times. I am impressed with how smoothly things went and the fact that we experienced no disruption or problems. Considering the significance and size of what was changed over I feel New Era deserve full credit for the success of this.”

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Staff Profiles With more than 200 employees in New Zealand and 2,900 globally, our staff are at the core of what we do. Our people are our most valuable asset and so we encourage our team to lead, collaborate, innovate and enjoy the work that they do.

We interviewed three New Era Technology employees to get an inside glance of their time at New Era and how they got to where they are now. Read below Greg, Steve and Nathaniel’s journeys.

position. This gave him the opportunity to expand on his business acumen, people skills, and change management. Now, as the CEO of a business with almost 200 staff, Greg notes

Greg Strachan CEO

“It’s been a fantastic ride”.

New Era is actively involved in internship programs and Greg believes this provides value to New Era, but also to As CEO, New Zealand, Greg Strachan has overseen New Zealand’s education ICT business for around five years.

However, he joined the Company 21 years ago in a technical capacity as a Contract Systems Engineer. In this role, his job involved deploying servers and deploying servers and implementing new networks throughout schools. Over the years, he has held various roles; from Solutions Architect, where he helped design solutions that schools required for their internal networks, to managing around 70 staff in the technical team, making sure New Era’s service delivery was up to standard.

During this time, New Era grew significantly, as a result

the intern. He says “It’s a great place to start your IT career as the experience you receive is very broad and you won’t be stuck doing mundane tasks such as resetting passwords all day.”

When asked about what Greg likes about New Era, he responded, “We’re first and foremost a people business that delivers IT services – We have a great bunch of people.”

As for the future, Greg is looking forward to continuing to grow and develop the business in New Zealand.

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Steve Kea

Nathaniel Papalii

TECHNICAL TEAM LEADER

SERVICE DESK TECHNICIAN

Steve is currently a Technical Team Leader based

Joining in January 2022 as a Service Desk Technician,

in Auckland and manages a team of around 21

Nathaniel is enthusiastic about starting his career in the

Technicians. Originally from a warehousing and logistics

IT industry. Nathaniel’s love for ICT stems back to his

background, Steve believed that the opportunities in ICT

childhood where he used to enjoy pulling apart PC’s and

were greater. This led him to start his career in ICT by

trying to put them together again.

completing studies at Techtorium for about three years.

After gaining the relevant knowledge, Steve applied at

In Intermediate, he found himself as the resident ICT

New Era Technology for a Desktop Network Support

expert, every time a teacher had an ICT issue, they

Technician role, which he started in June 2018. Towards

would call on him to come help fix it. His interest in ICT

the end of 2019, Steve took on a mentoring role within

continued throughout High school where he learned

the Company, helping interns from Techtorium starting

new skills such as creating websites and games. After

at New Era.

finishing High School, Nathaniel wanted to explore his passion for ICT further, so studied Computer Engineering

Steve would be assigned to a student who stayed on-

at Techtorium.

site at a school with him once a week. During this time he would share various expertise on things such as the

Nathaniel has spent his spare time tutoring Pasifika

ConnectWise system, how to interact with staff, how to

students. Combining his passion with ICT and education,

present yourself at the school, and other important day-

New Era Technology was the best company to pursue

to-day tasks. Steve is positive about his future within the

his career in IT. Since working at New Era, Nathaniel has

ICT industry and believes that

expanded his IT knowledge and is constantly learning new things. The thing he loves most about working at New Era are the friendships he has formed. He says,

If you do your job properly, then opportunities will come your way.

“Everyone is so friendly and caring. On my first day I was so nervous, but so many people came up to me and introduced themselves”.

What Steve likes about New Era is that no two days are the same as you’re faced with new challenges every day. He believes the internship opportunities New Era provides allows interns to get a front-row seat on how

Nathaniel is very ambitious and as he gains more knowledge, he plans to progress into other areas of the business, such as sales and eventually into senior leadership roles.

technical services interact with users and gives insight into all aspects of ICT – from networking and software, to setting up hardware devices.

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Top Tech Tips Here are some popular tech tips, tricks, and shortcuts to make your life a little easier:

Reopen a closed browser tab Hit Ctrl+Shift+T on your PC or Command+Shift+T on your Mac to automatically reopen the last tab you just closed.

Search Google with a rightclick To search a term quickly in most browsers, right-click on the term in your browser and choose the “Search Google” option in the menu. Your browser will open a new tab and show you search results on the topic. The feature works in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. But you won’t yet find it in Microsoft Edge.

Use your scroll wheel to open a new tab When you want to quickly open a link in a new tab, look to your mouse. After placing your cursor on the link, click down on your scroll wheel. It’ll automatically open the link in a new tab and save you from opening a new tab, copying the link location, and pasting it in your browser.

Use the spacebar to scroll up and down a page Want to scroll to the bottom of a page quickly? Tapping on the spacebar on a web page will allow you to quickly scroll down. If you want to go back up, hold Shift while you tap the spacebar.

Use quotation marks to narrow your search

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If you’re searching for something in Google but getting bogged down with irrelevant results, consider wrapping your query in quotes. By doing so, Google will only show results that exactly match whatever you might have in quotes.

Use “Site:” to find content on a single site If you’re searching Google but want to look for results in a particular website, try out the search engine’s “Site:” command. From within the Google Search box, type “site:” followed with no space by the site of your choosing. For instance, “site:neweratech.com” without the quotation marks. You can then add a query after the URL and press Enter. Google will then only display relevant results from the site of your choosing.

Use Alt-Tab to rotate through open applications Quickly jumping between applications on your Windows PC or Mac is simple. To quickly go to another app, hold down the Alt key and Tab keys at the same time. Each time you press the Tab key, you can select another app to open. On the Mac, press the Command and Tab keys to get the same effect.

Use F5 to Refresh A Browser Webpage Using your mouse and clicking on the refresh button in your browser is a waste of time. If you want to refresh a web page without the hassle, just tap the F5 key on your PC keyboard. The browser will refresh whatever page is active in your browser.

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