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Microbit and Codebug are not the same thing. If you look at old BBC blogs they refer to the codebug BBC Blogs - About the BBC - CBBC - putting the heart into participation Check out old tweets on twitter with hash tag #codebug and you'll see that it's the same device used in that video. also referring to BBC. But now the BBC have completely changed the name, it's also now a prototype whereas before they had a fully working device and it look very different to what they had before.

I've just come across a piece of software called winproxy. Has anyone heard of it? It seems I can use it to create a proxy server for my current internet connection which I think I can setup as the gateway on the Xboxes. I could then setup a parent proxy within the software. Does this sound about right to anyone? I found it here - WinProxy 1.5 (WWW proxy & mail server with firewall for Windows)

Thanks everyone for your ideas. Computer_Expert thanks for the idea but that's what I've tried already. Unfortunately ICS doesn't pick up the proxy settings from the internet options. elsiegee40 thanks for the concern and it's nice to know edugeek has a conscience however I'm working with the network admin on this, he's just not quite as proactive as I am. I'm also trying to get the LA ICT team involved as I also need to get the ports unblocked but the head of the local City Learning Centre is also working on that for me. JATSO - That's an interesting solution which I'll try next week when I'm in school again. I'm not sure it's going to work - is there a way I can input the specific port of the proxy server. I think the XBox limits you to the use of numbers and full stops and I thought I'd need a colon or forward slash to do that. Tom_Newton thanks for the idea. Is a tproxy a transparent proxy? Can I set this up on a laptop and stream the XBox connection through that? If not what alternative equipment might I need? Do you have any suggestions where I could get started from this - I'm far from faint-hearted Thanks again everybody for your help.

Thanks for the suggestion but I think for this your computer already has an internet connection and so can access the site/proxy. For the one on my laptop in school it's setup through the internet option -> connections -> LAN settings. I don't know if this will do the same job and I'm not sure what I need is an anonymous IP address.

I need to look into the transparent proxy as I'm afraid I don't know what this is. I would be grateful for any further explanation but I am also capable of using google if your busy. The problem is because it is a school network I do not have the access rights to change our proxy settings. In fact I don't think our school technician has as the entire Learning Authority is networked together using a variety of domain controllers etc. This is the reason I'm looking to setup a wireless network on a laptop and connect the XBoxes through that laptop using it's own proxy settings that it uses to get it's own internet.

Hi Everyone, Basically I'm trying to connect an XBox 360 to the internet from behind a proxy server. I have to get it connected to XBox Live to run an indie game called Kodu in school for a programming lesson. The problem is that you cannot setup a proxy server on the XBox. I have found a solution but I want something a bit better. At the moment I have got a 3g dongle that connects to the internet. Basically to use this I setup a wireless ad hoc network which my XBox connects to and then I can share the 3g connection with the wireless network. The problem with this is it is my 3g dongle and I don't really want to give it to the school to use. What I'm looking for is this. I want some software that I can use to manage a wifi ad hoc network (essentially creating my own proxy server). However this software must allow me to channel the internet connection to that network not directly from an ethernet connection but from the proxy server I am already behind in school. Does anyone know of anything that might/will do this?

We use I Am Learning and find the children really enjoy the games based approach. It's pretty reliable and a good price for what you get. If you do have any issues they are quick to respond.

We use Kodak Playsports. Have found them very useful and child friendly and also they're almost drop proof so they've been used right from nursery upto y6. Children have been able to download files from them with instruction and are beginning to be able to do this independently as well. We bought them for around 90 a piece. KODAK PLAYSPORT Video Camera Zx3, HD Waterproof Mini Pocket Camcorder review

Hi Everyone, I'm a teacher looking at creating a piece of assessment software for primary schools. Obviously to do this it will need to use certain levelling criterias such as APP, National Curriculum or even Ros Wilson's writing criteria. Does anyone know if there are any copyright issues about including these in a piece of software I essentially aim to sell in the end?