When the school year winds down, most students and teachers have their eyes locked on summer break. Hallways, classrooms and administrative offices will soon be silent. School won’t be in the rearview mirror for everyone though. The new year will be here in the blink of an eye (don’t tell the kids!) and your classrooms, computer labs and offices will need new gear.
The Board of Education
Whiteboards are essential for both teaching and planning, but not all can hold up to the heavy use of busy classrooms. They can scratch and dent easily. And the ghosting and staining from dry erase markers make the board frustrating for teachers and students to write on and read.
If you want to be named the value valedictorian, invest in the Quartet® Porcelain Magnetic Whiteboard for your classrooms and offices. The porcelain surface gets an A+ when it comes to smooth writing, clean erasing and extreme durability. No ghosting, staining, scratching or denting either. It’s backed by a 50-year surface guarantee, too, so you can be confident it’ll be around for a long time.
Trusted Tech
Computer labs, classrooms, administrative offices…they all rely on tech. And with the number of people using that equipment every day, it can take a beating.
“This keyboard won’t type the letter ‘E’, the spacebar sticks on that one, and that mouse doesn’t connect to any computer.”
You can’t afford to have equipment malfunction when teachers need to teach, students need to learn and administrators need to, well, administrate. The Kensington® Pro Fit Wireless Desktop Set is a desktop duo you can count on.
The keyboard has a thin membrane that protects the electronics from liquids, so accidental spills from coffee, soda and water can be wiped away without worry. The two-button mouse is ambidextrous — no need to swap it out for lefties and righties. Everyone can click and scroll without missing a beat.
Listen Up
Headsets are a staple for computer labs, language labs and office work. They help keep students focused (as much as kids can be) and give staff hands-free flexibility to multitask comfortably. But many headsets in the market fall short of daily school needs. They may be incompatible with applications or operating systems, fail to filter out distracting sounds, or simply be uncomfortable.
The Kensington® H3000 Bluetooth® Over-Ear Headset checks all the boxes. It has multipoint Bluetooth® 5.2 technology and universal device compatibility, so you can rely on it to work seamlessly with popular calling applications, operating systems, mobile devices and voice assistants like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Siri, Google Assistant, Windows, macOS and Chrome OS. Passive noise cancellation technology blocks out surrounding noise, while environmental noise-canceling microphones suppress distracting sounds. Adjustable, ergonomic earphones deliver all-day comfort with their cooling-gel earpads and swivel earcups. Plus, the industry-leading battery life helps ensure the headset won’t stop working halfway through a lesson or call.
A Cut Above
Paper trimmers are workhorses in shared workspaces, cutting countless flyers, photos, artwork and documents with precision. If yours just aren’t making the cut anymore (figuratively AND literally), replace them with a trusted Swingline® ClassicCut® Ingento™ Guillotine Trimmer. It’s designed to handle high-volume creative projects. The strong die-cast metal arm with 24″ self-sharpening guillotine blade slices through up to 15 sheets of paper with ease. The solid maple base with grid lines creates a beautiful and durable surface that lasts. And the trimmer comes with a 10-year limited warranty, so you know you can count on it semester after semester.
Protect & Preserve
Bulletin board projects, hallway signage and classroom materials take a lot of time and effort, but students going class to class can quickly take a toll. There’s a simple way to protect all that hard work — and save teachers and school staff the precious time and cost of redoing them again and again —lamination. It puts a clear layer of protection between your documents and students, helping to prevent tearing, bending and staining.
The GBC® Ultima 65™ Laminator is a go-to for busy educators because of its incredible versatility. It can handle everything from bus tags and handouts to signage and posters. Plus, user-friendly features and EZLoad™ film loading system of the Ultima 65™ are intuitive, making operation and reloading as simple as possible.
To learn more about these and other Quartet® , Kensington®, Swingline® and GBC® products and help you gear up for the new school year, contact your SPR Account Manager.
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