Secure, manageable and cost-effective remote learning solutions from Dell Technologies and Microsoft.

Building a safe, reliable and user-friendly remote learning capability can be transformational and rewarding for students, teachers and parents alike. But for the staff tasked with choosing a remote learning solution, selecting the right fit from an abundance of providers isn’t easy.

Working together, Dell Technologies, Microsoft and CCS Media can simplify this decision and give you a proven, fully joined-up solution with everything you need to plan, implement, manage, secure, support and finance a successful remote learning solution.

Home-to-home teaching devices

Enabling teaching staff and students to work from home.

Students learning from home

Designed and tested to withstand the rigours of all-day use, the Latitude 3000 Series laptops are ideal for classroom and home learning environments. With up to 15 hours of battery life, students can stay productive all day. We also offer a range of accessories to assist remote learning including monitors, headsets and cases.

Example recommendation:

• Dell Latitude 3310 – Purpose-built for students with robust power, and large screen for STEM-environments.

• Pair with Dell Pro Stereo Headset and Dell Pro Sleeve 13

Staff teaching from home

With a wide range of proven devices we can meet the varied needs of different staff members.

For those who need flexibility, the Dell Latitude laptops and 2-in-1s are the world’s most intelligent and secure commercial PCs – smaller, lighter and built to optimise enduser experiences with Express features and Safe security solutions.

For those teachers using more demanding applications – for example graphic design, film production and CAD – we have our high performance Precision Mobile Workstations. They feature optimised processors and graphics and expandable storage options.

Having selected the appropriate device, we can then help you build-out the perfect home teaching solution with key accessories including monitors, headsets and docking solutions.

Example recommendation:

• Dell Latitude 3310 2-in-1 Business Laptop – Excellent choice for teachers, with industry-leading battery life and Dell ExpressCharge capabilities.

• Pair with Dell 22″ Full HD Monitor, Dell Pro Stereo Headset, Dell Pro Briefcase 14 and Dell Wireless Mouse WM126

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School-to-home teaching devices

Enabling simultaneous classroom and remote learning.

In situations when some students are unable to get to school, we have solutions which help ensure successful teaching to those in the classroom as well as those at home. Alongside the remote access home devices seen on the previous page, for the classroom we can help you configure the appropriate solution including elements like video and audio conferencing, interactive whiteboards, projection and monitors as well as purpose-built Latitude 3000 Series devices for students and more powerful devices for teaching staff.

Example recommendation:

• Dell Mobile Adapter Speakerphone – MH3021P
  An All-in-One connectivity and conferencing solution, with this device you can connect to a display, transfer large files in seconds and charge your laptop all at once, while you are enjoying a seamless conference experience.

• Logitech MeetUp
  Capturing 120° field of view with a Ultra HD 4K lens, providing superb video quality, and integrated audio, delivering an exceptional sounds experience.

• Dell Interactive Touch Monitors – C7520QT & C8621QT
  Touch displays can help students retain learning content by empowering educators to make lessons that are more interactive, engaging and collaborative.

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Collaboration and learning tools from Microsoft

To assist schools with the transition to remote learning, Microsoft has created resources, training, and how-to guides to help teachers, students, and their families.

Get started with free Microsoft Teams for remote learning Microsoft Teams is a digital hub that brings class assemblies, lessons, content, assignments, and apps together in one place, letting teachers create vibrant learning environments allowing them to build collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and connect with colleagues – all from a single experience.

Each lesson held on Microsoft Teams can support up to 250 students at a time, with audio, video, content sharing, whiteboards and shared notes. Lessons can be scheduled within the Teams client, so all teachers and students know about it.

Lessons held on Teams can be recorded and saved for students to review later. These recordings can also be transcribed as a record of what was covered during the lesson.

Best of all, Microsoft Teams for remote learning is available for free to schools with Microsoft 365 Education.

Microsoft 365 for Education

Create collaborative classrooms, connect in professional learning communities, and communicate with school staff using the power of OneDrive, Teams, Skype, and more – all from a single experience in Office 365 Education.

Benefits:

• Remote collaboration – through file sharing, co-authoring and OneDrive storage

• Virtual communication with secure video calls

• Maximum mobility with full access to all Office applications

• Always up to date via a complete cloud solution

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Infrastructure, Security and Management

When people think about remote learning they tend to focus heavily on the end-points (the devices used by the teachers and students), but the success of the system as a whole is dependent upon the infrastructure, the security and the ease of management.

In addition to endpoint devices, CCS Media has a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure solutions to support your remote learning capabilities, enabling your staff and students to get secure yet fast access to applications and desktops, anywhere, anytime.

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Flexible payment solutions. Make your money work harder

Our competitive financing solutions will help you unlock capital that could be used to improve your business. We can help you grow, ease your cash flow and increase productivity.

Typically we help companies with software, lifecycle management and specialist projects.

Our expertise allows us to tailor a solution specific to your business. Solutions include deferment leasing, master leasing, managed service funding and step rental options.

Regardless of the current climate, it makes sense to make your money work as hard as you do.

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