superteech Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 Welcome all especially @superteech - you are not the only teacher on here - but I try to keep it quiet!! Oh - and there is a friendly bunch of us in the North West - well - when I say friendly - I mean some are a bit weird - but we do meet up for a burger every term or so look out for Edubyte threads - one os for tomorrow - but it might be a bit short notice Oh yes, I'd seen the meet up thread, and as for weirdos, I've already met AndyCat 😉 Thanks for the welcome, and congrats on coming out of the teachers supply closet 😂
superteech Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 THEY'RE BANDING TOGETHER! Ruun! everybody! 😂 next we'll be infiltrating your server rooms! Thanks for the welcome!
Bedders Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 Welcome all As someone who worked in school IT for 7 years, and who has 3 close family members as teachers - we're not against teachers learning! (see what I did there? )
mikeprice Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 see what I mean mad as a bucket of frogs the lot of 'em
korifugi Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 see what I mean mad as a bucket of frogs the lot of 'em I don't know what you mean... 2
Helen25 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Hi All, I've been a techie for what seems a very long time now! Pre kids Aircraft Mech Eng then post kids I.T. techie in various forms of Education. Now getting dragged into class to "assist" teachers with Computing curriculum. Still thoroughly enjoy it, especially when I can help SEN pupils achieve and access things. I've been a lurker for a long time so a HUGE thank you to all the information I've found in the past & hope to contribute to in the future! 1
elsiegee40 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) Hi All, I've been a techie for what seems a very long time now! Pre kids Aircraft Mech Eng then post kids I.T. techie in various forms of Education. Now getting dragged into class to "assist" teachers with Computing curriculum. Still thoroughly enjoy it, especially when I can help SEN pupils achieve and access things. I've been a lurker for a long time so a HUGE thank you to all the information I've found in the past & hope to contribute to in the future! Hello and welcome onboard There are several of us with pre-kid technical backgrounds. You balance @witch's marine electronics nicely Me? I started on punch cards Edited May 23, 2017 by elsiegee40
Bedders Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 Hi Helen and Adrian, welcome to Edugeek @Helen25, glad to see you're coming to say hello if you've been lurking since 2015 - as you know we don't bite (much!) 1
Helen25 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 @Bedders - Was off sick for first half of 2016 but all better now, hence the long - term lurk;)
chewee Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 not exactly new but up for getting to know people and make new tech minded friends
elsiegee40 Posted May 23, 2017 Posted May 23, 2017 not exactly new but up for getting to know people and make new tech minded friends Hello and welcome We meet in the flesh from time to time - everyone welcome. You and @Helen25 might be interested in this http://www.edugeek.net/forums/other-stuff/184407-edubytes-south-central-meet-july-2017-a.html
witch Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Yes, welcome! Do try and come to a meet - they are great fun
chewee Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 Yes, welcome! Do try and come to a meet - they are great fun Would be nice to meet people, what is the current location for the meet-up?
witch Posted May 24, 2017 Posted May 24, 2017 http://www.edugeek.net/forums/other-stuff/184407-edubytes-south-central-meet-july-2017-a.html
jenatddm Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Hi, I'm Jen at defenddigitalme. Great to meet so many of you today, and thank you for the warm welcome and interesting talks and discussion at #EDIT2017. I'm an independent member of the Department for Education National Pupil Database Steering Group, and have a current special interest in GDPR and its implications for children. I coordinate the NGO defenddigitalme. About defenddigitalme defenddigitalme campaigns for fair, safe and transparent use of school pupil and student data. Founded in 2015, the non-governmental organisation addresses privacy and ethics in national education data policy and practice in England. Our work 2015-2017 has had a special focus on challenging the fair collection and expansion of the school census. We are non-partisan, and funded in 2017 through a single grant from the Joseph Rowentree Reform Trust. In autumn 2017 we will publish a report on data privacy policy and practice in schools. We will offer a free resource under Open Access / creative commons, to support GDPR readiness with easy steps to review and action. I'll raise your questions and bring info to the forum where we can. And I look forward to getting answers to open questions, such as age verification, parental consent, and schools' legitimate interests as soon as we can. 4
hallb15 Posted June 5, 2017 Posted June 5, 2017 Welcome @jenatddm I think this is something that will come round very quick if we don't keep an eye on it - 25th May 2018 may seem a long way off but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take this time to get prepared. There's all sorts of companies offering seminars and training sessions but I think the ico website is the best place to start familiarising ourselves with the main changes GDPR brings. https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1624219/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf
GrumbleDook Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 Welcome @jenatddm I think this is something that will come round very quick if we don't keep an eye on it - 25th May 2018 may seem a long way off but that doesn't mean we shouldn't take this time to get prepared. There's all sorts of companies offering seminars and training sessions but I think the ico website is the best place to start familiarising ourselves with the main changes GDPR brings. https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1624219/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf Welcome @jenatddm ... it was good to meet and chat last week at the conference. Just to let you know that @maturelady and I had a really good chat with @jenatddm and it looks like there will be more materials to use for helping schools get to grips with GDPR ... as mentioned at the conference, GDPR in Schools will be a good resource and DefendDigitalMe are ardent campaigners to get the DfE to sort out advice to schools as well. 1
fiza Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 Welcome to everyone. @GrumbleDook - just to say links to documents on the GDPR in Schools website don't work. Do you know if this site is a work in progress so links are yet to go live?
PurpleTentacle Posted June 7, 2017 Posted June 7, 2017 Hello all. I left the community a few years ago. I'm the idiot formerly known as TheLibrarian. I'm back, just don't expect me to have matured at all. Regards, -Martin 3
sparkeh Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Hello all. I left the community a few years ago. I'm the idiot formerly known as TheLibrarian. I'm back, just don't expect me to have matured at all. Regards, -MartinHaha nice to see you back @PurpleTentacle ( @TheLibrarian ) 1
elsiegee40 Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Hello all. I left the community a few years ago. I'm the idiot formerly known as TheLibrarian. I'm back, just don't expect me to have matured at all. Regards, -Martin Ooook! Welcome back If you want to reclaim your former rep or your former identity then contact ZeroHour Edited June 8, 2017 by elsiegee40 1
korifugi Posted June 8, 2017 Posted June 8, 2017 Hello all. I left the community a few years ago. Make a wrong turn in L-Space? 4
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