The summer is a great time to clean your hard surface floors. Events and foot traffic are less frequent, giving time to apply waxing and other cleaning techniques and giving them time to dry. As you prepare your summer cleaning schedule, this blog will provide some considerations as you get ready to clean and make sure it’s done right.
Classrooms are becoming more reliant on devices such as laptops and tablets. The convenience and efficiency come at the cost of logistics and storage for the hundreds of devices. Charging carts have addressed this problem by providing a portable storage case that can charge devices and keep them safe when not in use. However, what makes a quality charging cart? This article will go over a few considerations as you look for the best cart for your unique situation.
In today's world, where technology is everywhere, it is important to keep yourself safe on the internet. The importance of cybersecurity is rising every day, especially for schools. From having learning, grade books, and school staff and student information all online, it is a priority to keep this information secure. With threats like phishing attacks, data breaches, and other forms of cyberattacks, cybersecurity will help keep your information safe. Below, we’ll describe each type of cyberattack and the safeguards against each threat. These are an overview of recommendations, so be sure to contact your IT department or internet security provider for professional advice on how to protect your data and users.
The trope of libraries that are full of possibility, but appear dingy, dusty, or dated is one we’re all familiar with. Libraries, after all, are often known for utilitarian storage of thousands of titles with little room — or budget — for flashy displays. However, as the library’s role in community and education spaces grows, it’s important to ensure the space is welcoming and inviting, encouraging patrons to engage and learn.
When you consider where students spend most of their time, it’s at their desks at school. Studies indicate that children spend over 70% of their school day sitting in the classroom, which makes getting their seating arrangements correct vital for the learning process. Read the article for some considerations to have when choosing your next desk purchase!
As with all things, time brings about changes in the way we live and operate. In the realm of education, adaptation and understanding societal changes are essential to the educational experience for both students and staff. This also includes adapting purchasing priorities for your school. We’ll look over some of the significant shifts in education over the past several years and how to consider what to do as school purchaser:
Sports play a large part in the extracurricular activities of our middle and high school students. Whether they play football, track, baseball, tennis, or any other sport, we want to give them the best tools to enjoy their time on the field or court. The surface they play on significantly contributes to the overall experience for our students. As you think about your student-athletes, consider these critical factors when planning your next sports surface project:
As we become an increasingly urbanized society, the number of green spaces becomes smaller and smaller. A systematic review of studies suggested that “small-scale greenery, including green walls and potted plants, may have beneficial effects on stress reduction.” Having a little greenery could lead to learning experiences and a calmer atmosphere at your school. Today, let’s go through some considerations of how you might implement green spaces at your school and maintain them:
Having modern, accessible furniture is critical to the learning experience. Outdated furniture can become more of a liability when it doesn’t suit the environment or the subject matter, causing a distraction to take away from learning. So, what considerations should you have to make learning easier from a furniture standpoint? Let’s consider things that relate to ergonomics, or psychological and physiological factors that affect people’s efficiency, to have in mind as you decide on your next purchase:
Whether you enjoy it or not, our schools, organizations, and personal lives are increasingly dependent on technology. As such, wrongdoers will use this dependency to target your sensitive information and data. The more walls of defense you place against these bad actors, the safer you can feel navigating our ever-changing digital world. Take the following into consideration to protect you and your staff, students, and customers:
