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tarquel

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garethEds

garethEds

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I saw this thread and realised I hadn't put my details through. Here goes.

 

I'm Gareth Edmondson (gje I sign my posts). I am a Head of ICT / ICT Coordinator / Network Manager at Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, a Welsh language secondary school in Swansea.

 

The school was an RM Connect school for over 10 years but this year the SMT decided to move back into the arms of the LEA. I fought it for a while but eventually had to give up the fight. On the whole it hasn't been a bad experience. Even though I was (am) a big supporter of RM I am happier with the network now than I ever was with the RM setup.

 

We have thrown ourselves wholeheartedly into the LEA network. I have had to learn quite a lot of server skills - skill that the RM network protected us from I guess. I'm a pretty quick learner.

 

So hi everyone - that's me in work.

 

GJE

grumpy_git

grumpy_git

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Hi all,

 

I've been a member here for a few days - only contributed to a few threads, but read lots more and found a lot of useful stuff!

 

Whilst preferring to retain some anonymity I'm a part time technician based somewhere 'up north'. The reason I'm part time is that I'm studying computer science at uni; and do the techie-ing outwith term times.

 

Spend quite a bit of time manning our 'helpdesk' - which isn't too bad as usually there's something to be getting on with in the office, whilst being about for phone calls / visitors. Still, I get to do a fair bit of higher level stuff.

 

I like the fact that I usually control most of my workload - get given jobs to add to the list by the NM or other technicians but most of the time prioritise things myself.

 

Pet hate... teachers who report a projector/computer/laptop/network point as being faulty 5 minutes before a lesson when "I *must* have it to teach with!"; upon investigation it wasn't working 3 days ago, but "I didn't need it then so I didn't report it". Or the ones who think that stopping you in a corridor and blurting something about a faulty projector is "reporting" it - by the time I'm back in the office I've forgotten what you've said!

 

Ah well; better money than I'd get elsewhere, for the time being anyway, and arguably I've learned as much here as I have from uni; network cabling, DIY(!) etc.

El_Nombre

El_Nombre

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Hi all. Just noticed this part and thought I'd drop a message.

 

Started as a technician in the summer after a brief stint as a database admin. Previous to that took an MCDST whilst wortking as a callout technician on my own.

 

Loving the job, but I'm still green as hell. Lots to learn and enjoying doing it, so will probably swing by and ask all the noobly questions going!

 

Great resource you have here, looking forward to hanging around. :)

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silver_hippo

silver_hippo

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Hi guys.

 

Been looking at the forum for a while now and finally worked up the courage to join and say hey :D

 

I am a Technical Apprentice on the Isle of Man. Just started. Found this and it has helped me a lot so cheers for that! :D

 

Looking forward to to errr... chatting...

optimist

optimist

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Hi everyone,

 

I'm Tony, I am employed by a rather large organisation who provide IT services to schools. I previously worked a for another educational IT services provider called ConnectED, but have now moved on up the ladder as such. so why did I join this forum? for my business knowing what schools want and need is key to me;

 

A) staying ahead in the game

B)filling the requirement void, by finding products which suit both function and pocket and not just best fit.

C)By doing this growing the business and building relationships with schools, suppliers.

 

I want to be able to provide you with the technology you need, but to do that I need to know what you want. so drop me a message I am happy to reply.

dtakias

dtakias

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Hi everyone,

 

Despite the fact that I've been a regular visitor since middle 2007 and try to help whenever I can, I haven't introduced myself yet! Name is Nik and I am one of the IT Technicians at a secondary school in the South of the country...

 

Don't be put off by my avatar, fortunately I do have a face :) and the Greek flag represents the country I come from :D

cjturnpike

cjturnpike

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Hi, I've been a regular edugeek browser for a while..., but tonight made the leap and signed up, so Hello from Down South......Craig & Co Parkstone Grammar School
witch

witch

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Ohh oh I'm SO excited: first dtakias from Pompey which isn't a million miles from me and now cjturnpike from a school 2 miles up the road!

Hi Guys! :cheer2:

elsiegee40

elsiegee40

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Welcome to our new members too! :wave:

 

Ohh oh I'm SO excited: first dtakias from Pompey which isn't a million miles from me and now cjturnpike from a school 2 miles up the road!

Hi Guys! :cheer2:

 

Careful witch... you'll get some comments about it being unfair that you're showing your pompoms to newbies! ;)

witch

witch

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He may be a newbie, but he's a LOCAL newbie and that overides all else, as far as I am concerned. It gets lonely down here as there still aren't many of us on Edugeek:rolleyes:

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