JoeRogue

I've done something similar! BT contract was coming up (500mb) and Hyperoptic offered me 1gb for £20 less a month. Phoned BT who said their best offer is same speed for £4 cheaper then what I was paying.....never had such an easy decision.

I do similar to this, I have tabs for hardware, software and infrastructure. I try and put down the dates license terms are ending and highlight bits as they are paid. Like people have said, everyone will have their own way but find a way you can understand yourself.

Thanks. We have someone who already ran a coding and robotics club so was trying to go in different direction, will keep that link of resources though!

Hi All, We run an outreach programme with the local schools and I have been asked if I would consider running an IT related club. I have tentatively said I could run a game design club for top end of primary school/lower end secondary age, I was wondering if anyone has done anything similar and what software they used? Thanks

I have a few on the go at the moment: Lucifer - semi amusing and easy to follow Wednesday - Really enjoyable! Always Sunny in Philadelphia - I'm upset I didn't come across this sooner!

I have had a few run ins with Evri, as has my neighbour. The last few packages have just been thrown out by the front door or delivered to a house on a different street. My neighbour had a package delivered but the delivery person picked up another package that was outside of her door and took it with him! I am still waiting for a delivery from them for something they confirmed they had received at the end of March...

Hi All, We are having an issue with Minecraft, more specifically students hosting their own worlds and allowing their friends to join. The app works fine in terms of letting them log in and playing the game but if a friend joins it freezes while connecting or allows them to join momentarily and then kicks them out. Generally these are all on iPads but even if we start a world on the classroom desktop we get the same problem. Wifi seems fine and we have tried a couple of different classrooms. I have also been through the Minecraft support pages and made sure sites are whitelisted on our firewall. Has anyone had anything similar? Thanks

We've been concentrating on this for nearly a year now and luckily the Bursar is quite proactive. Pushed 2FA on our Google accounts, double/triple checked firewall settings etc. Biggest thing that someone has already mentioned is training and just making people aware. As with most things in schools, it needs SLT/SMT to lead by example and that isn't always the case.

Freshdesk for us here for IT and Facilities, looking to move repro onto it too. The app is incredibly handy for managing tickets.

Not sure if anyone is interested but I was looking for a Google nest camera and a new Hub, nearly got direct from the Google Store but Currys are doing them both £10 cheaper!

Not sure if others have had a response from the helpdesk. We were basically told to keep trying as they attempted to fix the issue. Hi,We are aware of some loading issues with the online exams and the invigilation screen. We are working to resolve this and provide more resources to these exams.Please bare with us while we work on the problem. All we can advise is that you keep trying.Kind regards, We are a mixture of macs and chromebooks so couldn't download the Surpass client, managed to get them in on the HTML version at around 11.45am. Nightmare!

Hi All, The role of Data Manager is a new post within the school, designed to support the progress of students across the age ranges. In liaison with the School’s Senior Leadership Team, the Data Manager will provide assistance and support in strategic management of the school’s MIS and in the organisation of the assessment, reporting, recording and tracking systems.The Data Manager will be accountable for supporting the development and delivery of the school’s aims by leading on the collection, dissemination and management of all school data. They will drive forward a positive data culture within the school and coordinate and administer the efficient running of the school’s MIS (SchoolBase). They will be responsible for all aspects of data collection, management, analysis and sharing, in particular proactively sharing data with teaching colleagues that allows them to monitor, analyse and support the progress of all students, both academically and pastorally.The Data Manager will report directly to and work closely with the Assistant Head – Director of Digital Learning and Technology. Full post information can be found here. Please DM me if you have any questions. Thank you

Just a reminder that this closes on the 19th, please feel free to private message me if you have any questions

*CLOSED* Channing School - Senior ICT Technician We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive person to join our IT support team. This is a very hands-on position, where teamwork and communication is crucial and all the team members work alongside each other on projects to ensure the job is done to a high standard and efficiently. We are predominantly an Apple school with the majority of our hardware Apple based. We also utilise Google Workspace which is used widely across both sites in the classroom and for admin tasks. The Senior ICT Technician will help run the schools IT helpdesk by creating, managing and escalating incoming tickets. The post holder will help with first and second line support ensuring issues are dealt with swiftly and effectively. The Senior ICT Technician will also provide input to the schools overall digital strategy and assist with any ongoing plans with the network infrastructure. Full Information on the post can be found here: https://www.channing.co.uk/staff-vacancies/senior-ict-technician/ Please PM if you have any questions

We have a set of 24 which only really get used by one department. The teacher that uses them is creates some great lessons and even takes the 360 degree camera away with her to create content. Our junior school has used them on the odd occasion but not as much as we originally thought. We got out kit from https://www.classvr.com/, who out of the group of people that came in were by far the best and have offered the best support. Not only do they provide the kit and software the manage the headsets, once you sign up you join a big community who share lots of resources you can use at your school. Happy to give more info if needed.

We've used our MIS (Schoolbase) to allow parents to book their appointments, we then had staff enter their Google Meet links into a spreadsheet which is shared with parents the day before. With the new features in Meet allowing you to essentially lockdown your meeting its actually worked out pretty well...just not the part when parents ignore the deadline for booking appointments!

We've been using Freshdesk here for almost a year and the site team haven't had any issues. They generally work from their mobiles and using the app allows them to easily close/answer tickets.

We produced a Google Site and gave the link to staff, they need to login to their Google accounts to access the videos and articles. We've now merged this with teaching and learning best practises which is working nicely.

Hi All, Not sure if this is in the correct forum so please feel free to move admin! We're in the process of tidying up email groups as our new Headmistress (rightly so) is already annoyed at the amount of emails that get sent on a daily basis. In terms of planning for the future, are there any schools out there that have adopted using things like Slack/Google Chat/Teams instant messaging as the main port of communication? We're a Google school and I have been using Google Chat for around 6 months with my department and a few members of staff and have found it beneficial. Any feedback/thoughts would be great. Thank you

I worked there around 5/6 years ago, excellent place to work.

27" would be plenty for me, max 32" but even that would seem too big for where I sit.

Hi Guys, I have ordered a PS5 and am now looking at getting new monitor (I like to game at a desk rather than in front of a TV), have been looking at 4k monitors with a 120 Hz. I seem to find either one or the other before it gets very expensive, is it just a case that I will have to drop a fair bit of money on one or does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks

I have signed up for the edu version to test it out. We have been using Google Meet during lockdown and its worked fine, the only annoying thing is we want to stream a meeting next week as 'view-only' for participants. Meet can stream but only to people within your organisation. Might have to bite the bullet and get a Zoom license.

I watched this earlier, looked great for an Xbox 360 game!

Hi All, Rejoining after years of inactivity (not that I posted much!), looking to be more active this time. Currently working at an independent school in North London as an advisor for all thing ICT. Looking forward to chatting + getting to know you all.