MS Access for students

[cookie_monster]

We have a 6th former who wants to buy Access but as i'm sure you know it's not included in the S&T edition, i found a comment on this Amazon link saying you get a voucher to claim a cheep Access has anyone ever seen this.

 

a voucher to claim MS Access for 30Euros - translated to £18.81 when I ordered it form the MS website.

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Office-Student-Teacher-2003/dp/B0000BZ54S

 

Cheers.

[Guest kerrymoralee9280]

I don't know if this helps, but if you are an RM school I think your students can buy MS software at up to 90% off retail prices.

 

Sorry if I'm way off with this one...

[Dos_Box]

Microsoft are currently doing Office 2007 Ultimate for £38 for students:

 

http://theultimatesteal.co.uk/

[cookie_monster]

Ah nice one Dos_Box, i suppose we'll have problems as we run 2003 on the network. Any idea if this is the case?

 

Cheers.

[elsiegee40]

See also RM's the basement - open to all students: http://www.rm.com/thebasement/

 

and

 

Software 4 Students- http://www.software4students.co.uk/

 

both of which have been discussed in earlier threads

 

e.g. http://www.edugeek.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15148&highlight=software4students

[cookie_monster]

How do you get it if you don't have a .ac email address?

 

Is the RM offer open to non RM schools?

[Dos_Box]

Ah nice one Dos_Box, i suppose we'll have problems as we run 2003 on the network. Any idea if this is the case?

 

Cheers.

 

No idea. The file format converters only cover Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

[elsiegee40]

Both RM the basement and Software4Students are open to any UK student, regardless of who there school is with. All you have to do is say which school the child attends. You don't even have to give a name. I assume M$'s own website is the same.

 

They have a deal with M$ to sell the software cheaply to students. I assume this means there will be no more "student & teacher' versions of software.

[enjay]

I assume this means there will be no more "student & teacher' versions of software.

 

Software4Students and The Basement are student only, i.e. not teachers and not schools, so there is definitely still a place for academic licences.

[CyberNerd]

We have a 6th former who wants to buy Access

Mysql and decent frontend (openoffice) is what this student needs. Does anyone write access anymore? I mean it's really poor in the scalibility dept. oh I forgot - access is what they use in school, right.

[cookie_monster]

Although i don't agree with students being force fed office i'm sure Access is still quite popular...

[elsiegee40]

Software4Students and The Basement are student only, i.e. not teachers and not schools, so there is definitely still a place for academic licences.

 

There is a place for academic licenses I agree, but if student software is being sold this cheaply, there will be no call from students for the traditional 'student & teacher' license.

 

Teachers don't get licenses because their schools have them, so I assume that some other arrangement will be forthcoming.

[CyberNerd]

I just don't see many big projects using access, but lots of large sites use mysql So I figure why pay for something thats second rate. When the OOO/Mysql option is free.

[cookie_monster]

I can see where you're coming from but all they're required to do is make a small pretty Db and you need to stick with what the staff can teach.

[enjay]

Teachers don't get licenses because their schools have them, so I assume that some other arrangement will be forthcoming.

 

Some teachers still get licences - they can only use ones from their school if there is an MS Schools Agreement in place, but not every school has one of those (we don't, for example).

[elsiegee40]

Some teachers still get licences - they can only use ones from their school if there is an MS Schools Agreement in place, but not every school has one of those (we don't, for example).

 

neither do we... hence the point I was trying to make (but failing miserably)

[enjay]

Sorry - I'd read your post as saying "teachers get licences because their school has them" when in fact you say the complete opposite!!

[SYNACK]

Ah nice one Dos_Box, i suppose we'll have problems as we run 2003 on the network. Any idea if this is the case?

 

Cheers.

 

Compatibility shouldn't be a problem so long as the student saves as a 2k3 or 2k database. There is really good compatibility for the older formats in Access. I just had a look at it on my pc and it is so much more friendly looking than before.