StevieM

Sounds good to me! @Andrew_C could always try his luck at the EduOff-licence a few months early.

There you go!

Today marks the 10th anniversary since I joined Edugeek. In that time, I've received so much support and advice - and not just of the technical kind. I've learned how to do things I had no idea about. I've been pulled out of holes and my bacon has been saved so many times by those whose knowledge and expertise is way beyond anything I could ever hope to achieve. I've met so many great people - some virtually, some in person - whom I now think of as friends. I've laughed; I've cried... but mostly laughed! One thing is for sure - I've had so much more out of Edugeek than I have put in. So I just want to say 'Thank you' to you all just for being there, with special thanks reserved for those who work so hard behind the scenes to make Edugeek the amazing, indespensable resource that it is. (I'm talking about you, mods and gods!)

I didn't get it, but I assumed that was because I don't use data/WiFi on my phone. Now I don't know if it was because I'm on Smarty...

I don't know. It hasn't had much coverage.

Tell 'em about the honey, mummy!

I, too, had Ogre Eater as my first hand-held electronic game, along with Raise the Devil electronic pinball game. Our first computer was a ZX81 (1K RAM) and the first game I programmed into it was Sniper. Prior to that, my brother was a lab technician in a high school and borrowed a Commodore PET during the holidays and we played Adventure. (The only pet I ever brought home from school was Speedy the Gerbil when I was in nursery!) But the very first game I remember was a Tennis/Squash/Football Pong clone. We had a knockout competition on my 8th birthday. Oh, and remind me to tell you my amusing 'Daley Thompson's Decathlon' story some time!

Methuselah Syndrome!

Sorry to hear that. Was it deliberate or do I just have a suspicious mind?

What about admin computers? Surely there must be a server/domain somewhere in the school.

If you're signed in as an administrator and you can see multiple classes then it's paid for. If you're signed in using a class teacher's credentials you may not be able to tell. In that case, I think it may be that someone has logged in previously and never logged out. New pupil opens Seesaw, is already signed in as someone else and just carries on with the lesson. If it's the free version, class teachers will probably have set up their own classes individually. The paid for version will (should) be administered centrally.

You also need to consider whether the school is paying for premium or just using the free version. If it's free, then the kids will scan a QR code to join the class. If it's paid for, they'll have their own log in. (...I think.) If it is paid for, there will also be access to an admin portal where you'll be able to see all classes, teachers and pupils, and have access to information about posts and responses, etc.

That only happens if the reading pane is hidden. If you go to Layout - Reading pane - Show right or bottom then you can switch between messages and folders no problem.

Perhaps they could try logging in through a browser rather than the app and see if they still have problems. app.seesaw.me

@SimonWindisch - Do you have access to the Smart admin portal?

So what happens if you click on activate?

Same here. We did have Smart Learning Suite licences that came free with the panels. They have expired, but we can still use the basic version of Smart Notebook. Open SMART Product Update and check the activation status. What does it say?

I've not seen the Tesco ad, but agree from the photos. The fact that you've labelled them the wrong way round is also giving me Private Eye's 'Lookalikes' vibes!

That genuinely made me laugh out loud!

cats (cool for)

infection

Definitely! It was one I was planning to do with them, but... well... other stuff happened.

Cup...

The first two emails (sent to our general email address) were missed. A third, which assumed that we had responded and thanked us for our application, was forwarded to me as a potential phishing email. It was after that I retrieved the initial invitations out of deleted items.

We used the Everything ICT framework to make a Direct Award to Wave9. That saved us having to go through the whole 3-quote procurement process, while making sure the offer was value for money...and we got to use a supplier that we already knew and trusted.