Leading IT Services and strategic leadership
I am here at New Place, listening to Nick Dennis sharing his thoughts on technology for education. Nick draws on his clear passion for his subject (history), a passion for learning, but an strong appreciation for infrastructure and a working …
Hampshire IT (the newly formed EdICT and IT Services) presented their vision for ICT and IT in education. At the forefront, Daniel Fearnley (Business Partner for Children’s and Schools), introduced a Star Wars themed presentation. Think about the date….. May …
OfficeTalk was first demonstrated last year as part of Office Labs and getting any feedback from Microsoft has been impossible. I posted my hopes for this tool back in August. Now we might be getting a step closer. Office Labs …
Remote Desktop Service (RDS), formerly known as Terminal Services, allows a user to access applications and data remotely. Our visit to Twynhams School further supported our intention to investigate this option further. We have been discussing Terminal Services here at …
Independent Research company Forrester made a bold statement in light of the 80+ tablets appearing at CES this week…. e-reader sales to increase by 50% in 2011 to 15.5 million devices while tablet computer sales jump 130% from 10.3 million …
Every January, just four months into the current Laptops4Learning programme, our E-Resource Manager and I began planning, researching and procuring test devices for the start of the next academic year. Each year we remind ourselves, it is not about the …
Over at Sharepoint in Education Mike Herrity has a diversion, an belief we both share, discuss and are currently pursuing. For the past two years, Mike and I have been charting our respected school progress towards 1-2-1 computing. There is …
Content control or filtering of the internet in schools remains a hot topic of debate within schools. Not just for LEA administrators, school leaders and Network Managers but believe me, for the students. Frustrated by the disparity of home and …
