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  • Why Information Security Standards make sense to School Leaders

    Having worked with Learning Possibilities as a client, a consultant and as a Project Manager, I still find myself relating almost all my activities to the following phrase, “What Would School Leaders Think?” For most people in schools, awareness of Information Security standards is limited, and usually only heard about when talking about data protection…

  • Internet Safety Talking Point 2

    This is my latest blog post based on Scott McLeod’s 26 Internet Safety Talking Points. Over the next few weeks I am looking at each point to tease apart the ideals behind them, to try to see both sides of the discussion and to share examples about who others have work on the issues. A lot…

  • Opening up your options…

    In these days of strain budgets, restricted investment and and tough decisions we have a bit of a bidding war to get the attention of schools. With Google Apps for Education being heavily pushed through grass roots and national projects we now see some of the counter-blow from Microsoft. It was interesting to see today…

  • SharePoint Saturday UK

    It is lovely to be around folk who see the benefit of spending a bit of their own time being part of something larger, and SharePoint Saturday is a perfect example of this. For those who have never been to this sort of user event before it generally consists of a combination of noted speakers…

  • I’m sure I had some budget left?

    Let’s face it … we have all had this thought in our heads at some point in the school year. We may have even said it out loud in front of the Bursar / Business Manager as we try to sneak an order in for something. We may be at the point of having to…

  • The Perils and Pitfalls of being ‘The Block’ to learning & teaching

    Once again I fall into the role of the fervent defender of the blighted IT Support teams in schools. As much as I enjoyed a good argument (oh no you don’t!) there are times when I feel that the word compromise is missing from the vocabulary of some people. In a short break from the…

  • Sharepoint Articles

    This week will see a few blog posts go up. First will be one already writte, exploring a bit more about sharepoint and web 2.0, next will be talking about why we filter emails and what impact the management of it can have, then finally I will be asking around about how different people feel…

  • ETRU VLE Special

    Sunday saw an EdTech RoundUp special on VLEs, looking at what is out there, how they are used, particular solutions and how they are adopted, and a bit more of a look at EdModo. It was a good session and I have just listened to the podcast to review certain aspects of it. One of…