chinesewhispers Posted May 15, 2009 Posted May 15, 2009 Hello! Been reading here for a couple of months, only been in education since September. Picking things up fairly quickly, but still got a huge amount to learn (from you!).
MattMitchell Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 Hi everyone! I'm Matt, and I've already been spounting off a bit on the forums but here's the proper "hello" part! I've recently started as a data analyst in a secondary school in Nottinghamshire. I am new to education though - before this I've done doing business analysis, database app development and web development over the years, along with a side order of software and network support. The thing I'm finding hardest is learning the jargon! Education seems to have more acronyms and abbreviations than any other area I've worked in, and people join them all together like some kind of weird pig-latin. Hopefully I'll get to know lots of people here and also manage to stay sane in the process! Rake care.
vikpaw Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 to the community Matt I'm sure i'll see you on the MIS forum again soon. i'm just going to go and post there. If you need anything just holler, we're all a friendly bunch. )
grumpy_git Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 Welcome! The thing I'm finding hardest is learning the jargon! Education seems to have more acronyms and abbreviations than any other area I've worked in, and people join them all together like some kind of weird pig-latin. Indeed, it's quite a bugger, especially to be thrown in and try to learn it all! One of the things our ex-head did was create a "Dictionary of Teacherspeak" for staff and parents alike - so we all knew what CVA, TRLP, GLEA stand for. Apparently UPS is the name of a teachers pay grade - this one caused a bit of confusion when explaining the process of moving the server room to a teacher once!
Ignatius Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Hello everyone It's great to find such a forum which has such a large number of UK members! I've just ceased being a mature student (I usually have to explain that when I register on fora!) and have a long-standing interest in IT as a hobby because it's not my primary profession. I've got my A+, Network+ and CCNA exams and WIP include MS certs leading to MCSA. I have a keen interest in Network Administration, Security and Penetration Testing. I've followed many of the threads here and thought it about time that I dipped my toes in the water and registered so I can contribute to the community. I suspect that I'll be primarily an "asker" rather than a "responder" but, with time, that should change!
FN-GM Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Hello everyone It's great to find such a forum which has such a large number of UK members! I've just ceased being a mature student (I usually have to explain that when I register on fora!) and have a long-standing interest in IT as a hobby because it's not my primary profession. I've got my A+, Network+ and CCNA exams and WIP include MS certs leading to MCSA. I have a keen interest in Network Administration, Security and Penetration Testing. I've followed many of the threads here and thought it about time that I dipped my toes in the water and registered so I can contribute to the community. I suspect that I'll be primarily an "asker" rather than a "responder" but, with time, that should change! Hi and welcome. Feel free to ask any questions at any time.
MattMitchell Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 Hi there Ignatius! Good to see ya - hope you like it here. Matt
cheriedignan Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Hi all, Just looking for some dynamic teaching resources for OCR Nationals Level 2. Me
webman Posted June 12, 2009 Posted June 12, 2009 Hi all, Just looking for some dynamic teaching resources for OCR Nationals Level 2. Me Hi Me, You probably won't find many of those here. EduGeek is for educational IT professionals, and as such, it focuses more on the IT aspects (implementation, policies, technical) more than the curriculum and resources for learners.
ElectroFan Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 I'm Daniel, 24 and just started work managing a network of Macs a College and wondering why OS X does some strange things.
vikpaw Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 Daniel i'm not too up on macs, but there are plenty of fans on here. my colleague Ulkary is also pretty hot on them, so browse the forums and ask away if you need anything. 1
ElectroFan Posted June 13, 2009 Posted June 13, 2009 Daniel i'm not too up on macs, but there are plenty of fans on here. my colleague Ulkary is also pretty hot on them, so browse the forums and ask away if you need anything. Thanks for that the *NIX base is great just the GUI which gets a bit confusing for someone used to AD Management
OllieC Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 I'm Ollie, 17, part time IT technician at the Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, I'm also a sixth form student at the school, just reaching the end of year 12. I was well geeky and helped the IT techs from year 8 so when I was 16 and we were moving buildings they started paying me which I was rather happy about. I don't think I could be any happier with my job at the moment, doing what I enjoy and so much better than working in Waitrose.
FN-GM Posted June 14, 2009 Posted June 14, 2009 I'm Ollie, 17, part time IT technician at the Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, I'm also a sixth form student at the school, just reaching the end of year 12. I was well geeky and helped the IT techs from year 8 so when I was 16 and we were moving buildings they started paying me which I was rather happy about. I don't think I could be any happier with my job at the moment, doing what I enjoy and so much better than working in Waitrose. Another you techie Welcome 1
DiscountTech Posted June 15, 2009 Posted June 15, 2009 (edited) Hello, My Name is Steven.. Thanks Steve Edited June 15, 2009 by DiscountTech Removed my company details from the post...
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