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SMART takes affordable tech to UK classrooms

SMART Technologies has announced the UK availability of an education hardware and software bundle of products designed to create a next-generation integrated classroom at an affordable price. The bundle includes a SMART Board® 6065 interactive whiteboard with SMART Notebook® software, SMART amp™ collaborative software, Google Apps for Education and HP Chromebooks.

The bundle of products will be offered to UK schools subscribing to SMART’s new Classroom-as–a-Service (ClaaS). With SMART ClaaS, schools throughout the country are able to obtain their education technology needs from SMART and other best-in-class vendors, all under one easy-to-manage service agreement that can be tailored to meet budgetary requirements.

ClaaS allows schools to benefit from the latest hardware. software, and support by making affordable monthly or quarterly payments over the length of a defined subscription term.

“This elite bundle of education technology with solutions from best-in-class vendors like SMART, Google for Education and HP provides UK schools with the opportunity to create a next-generation integrated classroom environment, which brings the power of natural collaboration to learning,” said Neil Gaydon, president and CEO, SMART Technologies. “With our unique ClaaS offering, schools can enjoy the advantages of this classroom at an affordable rate without the need for a significant capital expenditure.”

The bundle includes:

SMART Board 6065 interactive flat panel – an intuitive, walk up and use ultra-HD interactive display that empowers natural collaboration with eight ways to simultaneously touch, manipulate and interact with content. For more information visit education.smarttech.com/6000-series

SMART Notebook software – the world’s most popular collaborative learning software, which enables teachers to quickly create interactive, engaging lessons that can lead to improved learning outcomes. For more information visit education.smarttech.com/notebook

SMART amp software – BETT 2015 award-winning software that allows students to use virtually any internet-enabled device to collaborate and co-create anywhere, anytime while providing real-time insights for teachers. For more information visit education.smarttech.com/smart-amp

Google Apps for Education – a free suite of communication and collaboration tools – including Gmail, Calendar, Docs and Drive – for learning anywhere, anytime on any device. For more information visit google.com/productivity-tools

HP Chromebooks – affordable, powerful and productive Chromebooks that can keep students engaged and empower staff to easily manage classroom assignments. Each Chromebook will come with a web-based management console, making it easy to deploy and control users, devices and apps across a fleet of Chromebooks. For more information visit hp.com/chromebooks – each Chromebook will come with a web-based management console, making it easy to deploy and control users, devices and apps across a fleet of Chromebooks

“HP are delighted to be partnering with Google for Education and SMART in this exciting proposition,” said Neil Sawyer, HP UK&I Channel and Education Director. “The education landscape is changing where collaboration between technology partners is key in achieving the objective of delivering an inspiring and immersive learning experience.“SMART’s Classroom as a Service (ClaaS) provides a future-proof way for all schools and colleges to deliver the most rewarding technology experience for students and staff.”

“We are very excited to partner with SMART and HP to offer schools affordable access to a comprehensive learning bundle,” said Liz Sproat, Head of Google for Education EMEA. “By combining the Google Apps for Education platform, a SMART interactive display with Notebook and amp software, and Chromebooks, we can provide schools with a sophisticated, seamless solution that allows teachers and students to benefit from education technology.”

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