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Think ... erm ... Different : Part 2
Thanks to all for the positive response to part one of the report on the Apple Birmingham Leadership Event. I have tried to continue to be as open as I can about the day, and whilst there is still considerable criticism in some parts about Apple and their strategy on technology, I hope I am giving some insight into how their tools can be used within schools. It is not intended to be a sales pitch but to give people as much information as possible to make decent evaluations on their options. I kn
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Events
EduGeek @ISTE 2012 San Diego
Come and meet Shaun (ZeroHour) and myself on booth 5311 (we are on the other side of Smoothwall) at ISTE 2012 in San Diego next week. We shall be there to meet our members and spread the word to those in the US who don’t already know us. As an extra special thank you to our existing members in the States, the first person each day to get to the stand and declare their membership will receive an EduGeek t-shirt/shirt (size permitting of course!) and whatever other goodies we can cram in our su
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EDIT2012 Photographs
The photographs of the EDIT2012 conference are now online at If you have any photos from the day, please feel free to add them to the group.
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EduGeek EDIT2012 Powerpoints
For those that were asking, here are the EduGeek EDIT presenter power points from the day. Rick Byers - DPA/EU Cookie Directive Update Rick Byers - Edugeek Cookie Data Protection.pptx Frambozenbier: Raspberry PI Play time An introduction to the Raspberry Pi.pptx An introduction to the Raspberry Pi 2.pptx Smoothwall: Internet Security Update Smoothwall - EGConf12.pptx Microsoft: Office 365 Microsoft - Office 365 EduGeek.pptx Impero: BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices) Impero - BYOD.pp
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EduGeek EDIT2012 Itinerary
08:00 EduGeek staff/exhibitors arrive for setup 08:30 Delegates arrive coffee etc. 09:00 Opening address 09:15 - 10:00 Rick Byers: DPA Update 10:00 - 10:45 Raspberry Pi: Pi Playtime 10:45 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 11:45 Smoothwall: Internet security update 11:45 - 12:30 Microsoft: Window
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EduGeek EDIT 2012 Streaming
EduGeek EDIT 2012 in association with Smoothwall will be streamed live via Adobe Connect. We also hope to make the recording available later. To view the stream on your Android/iOS device, simply download the app from the Google Play or AppStore and enter the meeting URL when prompted. Using a PC/Mac simply visit the meeting URL. Kindly provided by Adobe. The meeting URL is: http://eseminars.adobeconnect.com/edugeek-edit2012/
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Want to exhibit at the EduGeek 2012 conf?
Due to a drop out at the last minute, we have one (possibly 2 (TBC)) exhibitors tables left. If you work for a company and would like to meet our members and show off your 'stuff' then please PM me or contact us for more details. Dos_Box
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Releases
New NetSupport Assist 1.10 for Mac and Linux
We've just received word from our Network and Classroom Management forum sponsor NetSupport about a new update to their product range with NetSupport Assist 1.10 for Mac and Linux. Below is a copy of the PR release we were sent. New NetSupport Assist 1.10 - Mac® and Linux classroom monitoring and instruction software – introduces optimised File Transfer and Power Management capabilities Leading UK education software supplier NetSupport, developer of the market-lead
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EduGeek EDIT2012 Conference
Thursday June 7th 2012 In association with It's that time of year again when we at EduGeek in association with Smoothwall, who have kindly sponsored this years event, ask you once more to make you way up, down and across to Preston in Lancashire, for a day of informed talks from companies specialising in education and other areas, networking and meeting the site sponsors as well as being pampered by us and our event sponsor Smoothwall. This year we shall once more be holding
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Introducing Frambozenbier
By now most of you will have noticed that we are hosting the Frambozembier Raspberry Pi developers forums and we think it is about high time we let you know a bit more about them and why we have teamed up. Frambozenbier.org is the brainchild of 3 avid open source and electronics enthusiasts: Liam Fraser (@Liam-FB) is the technical lead at Frambozenbier and had already made several Raspberry-Pi tutorials that can be seen on the main RaspberryPi.org website and YouTube. Austin Waddecar (@O
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A little about the upcoming RM Technical Seminars
If you hadn’t noticed, we are currently helping RM Education promote their forthcoming Technical Seminars. These training days are being held throughout England and Wales and cover a range of subjects that are not just related to RM products, and they are £85 + VAT to attend for the day. The seminars include: Managing Apple Devices I am sure many of you now face increasing calls for Apple devices and clients to be integrated into the classroom this seminar should prove extremely useful in g
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Released
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been released to the world, giving users a chance to test the most recent incarnation of the Windows operating system before it's release. The preview also includes the Windows Store where apps will be free of charge during the testing period. Microsoft claims there are over 100,000 changes since the early developer preview was released. Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview here and pop by the thread on the forums to tell other Edugeekers what you think of
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