The school year is winding down and districts across the United States are preparing to collect devices from students and teachers alike. With more devices than ever before, end of year collections can be a daunting task. Utilizing your asset inventory management system will help keep the collections process organized with up-to-date data and reporting. Here are some quick tips to remember while tackling the end of… Read More
Each year, school districts are tasked with managing thousands of assets such as computers, textbooks, furniture, vehicles and more. Being unable to track fixed assets can result in billions of dollars wasted. As we work through closing out one budget season and moving into the next, many school districts face a similar question: How to make up for shortfalls in… Read More
Asset Management Software Aided in a Smooth Transition Average school district use of different EdTech products each month has risen from 952 to 1,327 since March of 2020, and K-12 schools are finding that asset inventory management software is vital to maintain an efficient, well-managed institution, but… Read More
When is it Time for a Wall-to-Wall Inventory? Do you ever doubt the accuracy of your inventory data? Are you concerned about missing large amounts of equipment? Are you running out of devices when your data says you have more? You may be feeling that you could… Read More
If you are a district administrator or technology director, it's very likely your school has recently increased the amount of mobile technology and take home devices. It is also likely you're anticipating and preparing for the addition of even more devices in the next several years. Understanding and… Read More
The first school shutdown wreaked havoc on students, faculty, and staff. In the frenzy to make learning accessible remotely, devices were quickly distributed before they could be properly accounted for and organized. Now, with some… Read More
Physical inventories can be so daunting. Countless mundane hours of touching every single asset across your district, manually counting mobile devices, projectors, access points, server rooms, and everything in between is dull, time-consuming, and leaves room for human error. Imagine if you could magically inventory everything within 14 feet of you in a few seconds, Well… Actually, you can!… Read More
Broken devices don’t have to break the bank… It’s that time of year again! The sun may be shining outside, but inside the walls of your campus, it’s the perfect storm. Students are heading back to school, parents scrambling to make it through their school supply checklists, and district staff is preparing technology to deploy out to students. District technicians… Read More
This guide will provide you with key questions to ask vendors when evaluating help desk/ticketing management systems to ensure you choose the right system for your district. You’ll learn why it’s important to ask questions like: Can you create custom problem types for common tickets? Can… Read More
School technology staff should follow these best practices when working in your help desk ticketing system. By Gena Blankenship Help desk ticketing systems are a great tool to streamline the daily management of school help desk tickets from teachers, students, and school administrators. They also hold a goldmine of data that you can use to drive decisions to provide the… Read More