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TeachersNorthern Grid Lead Schools Launch Event19 December 2011
Northern... Using ICT Effectively and Saving You Money14 November 2011A guide for ICT Team LeadersCloud Storage - is it safe to use?Cloud based storage and online synchronisation offers individuals many benefits, one of which is removing the need to carry flash pens and portable disks around. The question that needs to be asked is what issues are raised by this increasingly popular and free service. Google Apps and Live@Edu have storage space available as part of their email offering. An increasingly popular trend is... Online Safety and Time Travel24 October 2011International Collaboration on EsafetyOn Friday 21 October 2011 at 15.45 I Skyped with TeachMeet Kentucky at the National Corvette Museum where around 300 delegates had assembled to share and learn from each other.
TED is owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader and there are thousands of videos to inspire, motivate... Yesterday I delivered an after school esafety session for the staff at Southridge First School in North Tyneside. Their thoughtful and perceptive contributions showed that they understand the importance of this area of safeguarding and are ready to work together to develop policies to support all elements of teaching and... A superb eSafety video from Northern Grids' ‘Protecting Adults Who Work With Children’ event. TED is owned by The Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader and there are thousands of videos to inspire, motivate and... Subscribers to our newsletter were told about all of the benefits you can get from Northern Grid and the exciting upcoming opportunities throughout the region and beyond. Schools are well aware of the need to keep pupils, teachers, data and systems as safe and secure as possible. All schools need to ensure that they have an up to date Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). To support schools in meeting their eSafety requirements Northern Grid has... This is a collection of useful information about the services Northern Grid offers and what to do if you want to buy a service from us, or if you want to leave us to go elsewhere. The broadband Northern Grid provides to schools and... Making It Easier to Share With Who You Want on Facebook Blog Social media and online communication opportunities are important and can have a positive impact on all elements of the teaching and learning process, the school and learning community. We see teachers and other professionals creating networks to share ideas and resources, children and young people crowd source ideas and information. They seek and receive feedback on their work while parents engage more fully with teachers, their children and the school.... ‘Hampshire School breached data protection rules’ The recent article link above highlights the importance of password protocol and security. We would suggest that the misuse of the wor... |
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On November 29th schools from across the Northern Grid region came together at the launch event of the Northern Grid Lead Schools Network. Only 14 schools had been invited to participate in this network to work with schools which, like them, were doing exciting and innovative things with educational technology.
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3 October 2011
Facebook has made further changes to the privacy settings and here is a clear and easy to understand summary of the new privacy options and features.
