Those early morning starts; cold evenings and exam preparation nights are in full swing. That’s right, it's back to school. And we are here to help make your new academic year that much simpler. We have provided helpful tech tips for students, parents and teachers to help make this year fly by!

So get ready to check out our back-to-school tech tips to help you own the new year!

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How can I locate someone's lost phone?

It can be very easy at school to misplace your smartphone, maybe in your locker, in a classroom or you could have lost it somewhere in your bag. Perhaps you are a parent looking to check your child's arrival at school safety or just want to keep an eye on them throughout the school day. There are lots of helpful apps you can get like Life360 which will help you keep the location of your child’s phone at all times.

As well as this, Find My Phone on your device is great for finding any missing smartphone, or if you want a physical tag to help find your missing tech, an Air Tag from Apple is great. These devices can be fitted into bags, on keyrings and more and will help speed up your search for your smartphone.  

Best phone tracking apps:

• Life360
• PhoneTracker
• Find My Family
• Google Maps
• Google Family Link
• Live Mobile Location

How to stop a child from using a phone at night?

Children must get on average 8 hours of sleep a night to ensure they are ready for a long day of learning the next day. But smartphones and tablets can easily get in the way, cause distractions, and before you know it your child is up until the early hours of the morning playing games, talking to friends and watching TV.

There are many apps like The Family Link App which sets a time for your selected tech device to lock, meaning it is no longer able to use until the device is unlocked the next day. This app can easily be downloaded onto any device, smartphone, tablet… you name it!

How do I block YouTube at school?

Laptops and computers are great at school because they give us access to the internet to research, allow us to learn new skills and most importantly are great for speeding up work time. But along with this they can be very distracting and stop students staying focussed. Especially when YouTube is only 1 click away. That’s why with BlockSite, you can block certain words on your laptop to help avoid distractions.

The website is very simple to use and is perfect for completely removing any temptation away from your class.

Which is better laptop or tablet?

A tablet is the perfect tech life hack for any classroom. They are bigger than smartphones so are great for research, they aren’t as big as laptops so are easy to transport and they can easily slide into a bag, drawer or cupboard. Tablets can also vary in different sizes, so if a large, screened device similar to a laptop is necessary at your school, a tablet is a great way forward.

We have plenty on our website from top brands like Apple, and Samsung, take a look now.

Is refurbished good or not?

And finally, why not shop refurbished? Refurbished is great because you are paying less for more! It’s tech that has been returned simply because it was damaged or no longer wanted. It is then returned and extensively checked and tested by our team to ensure it’s working like new. Because it has been purchased previously, it can no longer be classed as ‘brand new’, so the tech is given a grade based on its condition and then made available to repurchase at a much lower price.

We have plenty of refurbished tech on Envirofone, from smartphones to laptops and even gaming consoles! Take a look now and save today.

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Conclusion:

Hopefully, these tech tips will help improve your academic year. We have plenty of other tech tips on our website not just aimed at back-to-school, so if you need any more tips make sure to go back to our previous blogs and take a look!