Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie
Thanks to Alec Couros for sharing a link to this beautifully crafted video.
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I originally posted this on the Bolton Schools ICT Unit Blog back in September 2008 but, following my meeting yesterday, I thought I’d re-publish it here.
Becta updated their Information Security Advice page for schools last year and provided a more detailed document (Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal) which expands upon previous advice.
This document brings into a school context the key messages from the relatively recent Cabinet Office review entitled Data Handling Procedures in Government, the final report of which was published on 25th June 2008.
The Becta document is essential reading for any member of staff who has responsibility for handling and securing data, especially Network Managers, MIS Managers, ICT Coordinators and Head Teachers.
Microsoft UK have passed comment on the Becta document on their Schools Blog – click here for further details.
Becta also published four additional guides to accompany their Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Legal document.
Click on the links above to access the documents as PDFs or visit Becta’s Information Security Advice page for other formats.
Ray Fleming, UK Education Industry Manager for Microsoft, has posted a related article on his blog which is worth checking out – click here for details. Ray has also produced a visual representation of what the current understanding is with regard to Information Security: Click here to see more.
Becta have launched a community area for schools to discuss data handling, which can be accessed by clicking here.
A Thousand Words from Ted Chung on Vimeo.
Boston.com's The Big Picture - More of London from Above, at Night
I was lucky enough to visit London a few weeks ago for the BETT show. The Capital is impressive enough from the ground level but these pictures are spectacular.
Please click here to see the full set.
Doug Belshaw (@dajbelshaw) has just shared a link to a fantastic Flickr set by Dean Shareski (@shareski), a sample from which is displayed below.
Original image: Flickr CC* http://flickr.com/photos/saschaaa/152502539
Please click here to see the full set and be sure to check out Doug Belshaw’s superb ‘Digital Literacy’ slides, which are well worth viewing.
*Original image covered by Creative Commons; some rights reserved.
SIMS Academic Management
If your school has a 6th form (or post-16 learners) and uses Capita SIMS as its management information system, you should read on.
My colleague, Neil Gregory, has posted an article on the Bolton Schools’ ICT Unit Blog referring to a PowerPoint slide show that Capita have produced.
Neil says “The slide show explains how 6th form schools can use Academic Management to create accurate course Planned End Dates, saving time come census day”.
Please click here to view the post and download the presentation.
I visited BETT for first time this year and, despite advance warnings from colleagues, underestimated the sheer size of the event.
I would’ve loved to have sat down and listened to some of the presentations by Microsoft, SIMS etc. but I just didn’t have the time. I spent the entire morning in Olympia 2, a whole floor of which seemed to be hired out by RM! With half the afternoon spent in pre-booked seminars, I found myself running around trying to get to see all the stands on my hit-list!
Bett 2009 Grand Hall Panorama
Please don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed the event and took a lot of information back to Bolton with me. My only regret is that I didn’t get the opportunity to talk more to colleagues on the NAACE stand, from EduGeek or people I associate with via Twitter.
If I’m lucky enough to attend next year, I’ll try and travel back on Saturday so I get an extra day. This will also allow me to get involved with the 2010 version of TeachMeet09Bett which, even though I’m not a teacher, sounded inspiratonal.
A special thank you goes to colleagues on the SIMS stand who interrupted their busy event schedule to speak with me. This reinforces my view that the interests of schools are best served by maintaining positive professional relationships with strategic partners.
BETT 2009 Capita SIMS Stand
Please find below some additional photos I took while at BETT on Thursday 15th January 2009. I must get my Flikr account sorted out…
BETT 2009 Olympia 2 Panorama 1
BETT 2009 Olympia 2 Panorama 2
BETT 2009 UniServity Stand
BETT 2009 Microsoft Surface Demo
I just called into my nine-year-old daughter’s bedroom to wish her good night and found the scene depicted in the photo below.
World Religions
Brilliant! She’s so smart and I love her.
I hereby dedicate this first post to baby Ruby who was born today, first grandchild of my good friend and colleague Mark! Congratulations to all!
I thought I’d start with one of the greatest videos ever published on the web; a real celebration of this wonderful world into which Ruby has arrived.
Life’s fantastic!
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