GrumbleDook Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 It is a day for events. NetworkNorthants - Safeguarding Through Technology - Eventbrite The growth of technology within schools presents a number of challenges for senior leaders, teachers and IT support staff. OFSTED's recent report on safeguarding emphasised that management is key to supporting children's understanding of safeguarding. This free event is aimed at raising awareness of different tools which can be used as part of safeguarding, and will target IT professionals working in and for schools, senior leaders in schools, key teachers and advisors or consultants working in Northamptonshire, as well as being open to the wider Education Technology community. The morning will look at classroom management and monitoring tools, both to allow for control of pupil activities and also as educational tools to support teaching and learning. The afternoon will look at the range of options for providing filtering solutions in schools, how they can be implemented and the impact they can bring. Keynote sessions before and after lunch will focus on the role of Acceptable Use Policies, advisory materials for schools and parents, options for safeguarding training and the role of effective management of technology to support children learning about safe use of the internet at school and at home. Registration is from 9-9.30am and breakfast rolls will be available. Buffet lunch will be provided. 1
GrumbleDook Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 A massive thank you to those who came along today ... it was quite a fun event. Big thumbs up have to go to @elsiegee40 who came up. Thank you to Meha from Altimate (formerly known as CodeWorks), Karen and Dan from Impero Software, David and George from iTS, Kevin and Toby from RM, Bill and Sally-Ann from Securus, Caroline Moore (e Safety- Safeguarding Children Online / LSCBN eSafety Officer), Josie Fraser, Jane and David from EMBC and Rob and Sean from Smoothwall. Those members of NetworkNorthants who couldn't make it, or couldn't make the full day we will be putting up as many of the resources as we can on the NetworkNorthants site after half-term. Some goodies and information were also left behind by some folks for the next NetworkNorthants workshop (15th July ... get it in your diary) ... but the chocolates left by Altimate will be gone. Trust me on that one! And a final thank you to Tracy and @Stevegough for helping get the event going. I'll follow up over the next few days with feedback from folk and things to look out for, and some folk have already said they will be making blog posts. 1
Sylv3r Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Good to hear it was a good day, I would have liked to have come down but had things in the diary I couldn't rearrange. 1
elsiegee40 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 A good day out! Lovely location. Caroline Moore, the e-Safety Oficer could have done with a double slot to dilute the sales-speak, but otherwise no complaints from me! 1
russdev Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks to all those involved from Impero for a great day. Karen and Dan came back very impressed with the whole day . Russell 1
synaesthesia Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Was rather good (even though I was only there for half of it!). Damn, Elsie was there? Should have known. Probably the lady sat RIGHT in front of me with the blue edugeek lanyard? I should have mingled some more 1
elsiegee40 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Was rather good (even though I was only there for half of it!). Damn, Elsie was there? Should have known. Probably the lady sat RIGHT in front of me with the blue edugeek lanyard? I should have mingled some more Blue lanyard was me I didn't hide that I'm an edugeek!
GrumbleDook Posted May 25, 2011 Author Posted May 25, 2011 A good day out! Lovely location. Caroline Moore, the e-Safety Oficer could have done with a double slot to dilute the sales-speak, but otherwise no complaints from me! One of the problems with people asking to see a range of options ... you get quite a lot of vendors happy to come along ... but I would have quite happily had Caroline presenting all morning ... Those IT staff who have been to her TUK training do get their eyes opened.
john Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Sounds an excellent event that you and the people in the southy midlands ran I'd have loved to join in but I was chairing the N Yorks IT Managers meeting with Gav from Smoothwall attending to be on-hand for questions on the shiny new filtering were moving to 1
synaesthesia Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Blue lanyard was me I didn't hide that I'm an edugeek! Hehe, so it was you! If only I'd knew, I'd have said hello - was wearing a bright yellow Edugeek lanyard behind you
elsiegee40 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Shows how observant I am. The only other geek lanyard I could see when I was there was grumbledook's... I obviously wasn't looking properly
seanlaz Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks again for inviting us Tony, a very interesting afternoon of discussion and it was great to present to all that were there. 1
GrumbleDook Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 Sounds an excellent event that you and the people in the southy midlands ran I'd have loved to join in but I was chairing the N Yorks IT Managers meeting with Gav from Smoothwall attending to be on-hand for questions on the shiny new filtering were moving to I did invite Gav ... but he kept claiming he had something more important ... and how inconsiderate of you to run an event on the same day?
SpuffMonkey Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Thanks to all those involved from Impero for a great day. Karen and Dan came back very impressed with the whole day . Russell That's funny coz I came back very impressed with Impero 1
elsiegee40 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 That's funny coz I came back very impressed with Impero Somebody else who didn't come and say hello... Ho hum!
GrumbleDook Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 We've been wondering who Spuff was You mean you don't know @SpuffMonkey? one of the few people who has been to pretty much every NetworkNorthants meeting? In fact the instigator of the bacon inna bun breakfast you had yesterday?
synaesthesia Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I didn't partake in said breakfast bun, which Terry has made light of at numerous occasions! We guessed he was a regular attendee but never figured out actually who Besides which, it's one of those names you don't really want to ask out loud. "Are you Spuffmonkey?"
elsiegee40 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Someone give Spuffmonkey a lanyard and make him wear it. I promise to be more observant in future!
GrumbleDook Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 @spuffmonkey has had lanyards (and pens), but we did not stipulate that all EG members *must* identify themselves ...
elsiegee40 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 @spuffmonkey has had lanyards (and pens), but we did not stipulate that all EG members *must* identify themselves ... Shame!
SpuffMonkey Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 I remain a man of mystery - bring on the EduZorro! 1
GrumbleDook Posted May 27, 2011 Author Posted May 27, 2011 I remain a man of mystery - bring on the EduZorro! You *know* I am going to bring a Zorro mask to the next meeting and take a photo! And if you can't make it I am sure some of your staff would be happy to help get a photo!
SpuffMonkey Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 You *know* I am going to bring a Zorro mask to the next meeting and take a photo! And if you can't make it I am sure some of your staff would be happy to help get a photo! And a cape & hat!
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