So I've had this idea related to the time of the year, and linked it to the great help that Twitter provides me whenever I need to find the answer to a question quickly.
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Our laptops are out of commission today - they are being "fixed" with a script from our ICTservices technicians. Unfortuantely, this means that the suite is out of action too (with wired connections in there, it's a quicker job than being wireless) leaving the school computerless.
Continue reading "An analogue day!" »
The school network has been poorly. Very poorly. We've been suffering from severe problems over the past few weeks.
Continue reading "A Slow Recovery" »
Yesterday I spent the morning with a member of staff showing them how to login and post articles to the school website, and encouraged her to make a post.
Continue reading "It had to be during this week..." »
Had a great morning today, training another member of staff how to use various parts of the school website.
Continue reading "Training Breakthroughs" »
I've been pulling my hair out over the sidebar on the school website for a while now. It's all to do with <script> coding for a few features we're using.
Continue reading "Sidebar Coding Gripes" »
It's my new name for Insurance Cover, after all that's what they are doing. They are taking my money, and refusing to give it back when I request it
Continue reading "Legalised Robbery" »
We've had the school learning platform up and running now for just over half a term, and it seems to be working well.
Continue reading "Living, and learning" »
...then why can't a school website too? What am I talking about? The banner along the top of the school website.
Continue reading "If Google can do it..." »
If ever the argument for Local Authorities to embrace social networking, and other web2.0 services needs evidence, then what I have been watching over the past few days must go to the top of that list.
Continue reading "Jump on board, don't block the unknown" »
Yesterday we started a new half term, and a new focus for the next few weeks in maths - data handling. I began by asking the class a simple question: "what did you do during the holidays?" Naturally they all had plenty to say, and each child took delight in telling the others what they had done during the break.
Continue reading "Data Handing 2.0!" »