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Open Source Schools is here to share information about open source software in schools. Our aim is to help you decide whether open source software might offer benefits for learning, teaching, engaging pupils and parents, managing information and resources, or school administration.

My School closures is a free messaging service that allows quick and easy communication of school closures to pupils, parents and school staff.

School email provide hosting solutions for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Colleges and Academies.

This report is based on evidence from inspections of information and communication technology (ICT) between September 2005 and July 2008 in 177 maintained schools in England, as well as other visits to schools where good practice was identified.

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Innovative School Models and Resolve Revisited in·no·va·tion (noun) 1: the introduction of something new; 2: a new idea, method, or device Merriam-Webster online The term innovation is becoming more and more prevalent in education-related discussions. Schools from coast to coast are adopting "innovative" models to address educational needs in local communities. The range of practice associated with these models is wide. Some models are prescribed programs with detailed requirements for professional development and implementation. Other models are more tailored to an individual community and somewhat less specific in structure and delivery. The development of these K-12 programs has been accompanied by university programs designed to facilitate growth, increase successful outcomes, and analyze results.

I work at a school who are looking to use the Nintendo DS and some of the educational software with students to help boost things like basic literacy and numeracy skills. I am basically asking for help from anyone who has experience with this software or experience of using DSs in a school environment... What is the potential of this project? I would welcome any advice ranging from suitable software available to the logistics of looking after and charging a class set. ... Can feedback from a class set of DSs be sent to a teacher?

Blog post by The Angry Technician discrediting the article "Why schools don't need ICT"

Should the web be filtered in schools? If yes then where is the line? David Gilmour (East Lothian) First, all social s/w sites are not the same. Distinguish blogs/wikis from Bebo etc as a first step. Next establish that Web2 is now mainstream. Queen, GB have Youtube sites, not just happy slappers. Have a paper I did on this... Ben Plouviez (Scottish Government, personal capacity) Some very random thoughts: this is an area where I think we should make waves, and I'd like to understand more about how filtering works (or doesn't) in local authorities and schools.

schools using open source software

This is one of our class blogs where ads have been appearing recently. The class teacher contacted me for advice and I suggested that the school could sign up to be an edublogs supporter and then there would be no more ads appearing on their site. I also pointed out that if any other teachers were keen to set up a class blog, then their blogs could be included in the school's 'ad free' package. The school is happy to do that and the problem will be resolved soon.

A series of good practice guides from Becta to help your school to secure sensitive and personal data that you hold on learners, staff and other individuals.

NAHT calls for a major enquiry into the supply and maintenance of IT equipment and maintenance in schools having uncovered evidence of 'dodgy practice', inflated costs of equipment and variations in the quality of support services.

This article responds to a generation of techno-criticism in education. It contains a review of the key themes of that criticism. The context of previous efforts to reform education reframes that criticism. Within that context, the question is raised about what schools need to look and be like in order to take advantage of laptop computers and other technology. In doing so, the article presents a vision for self-organizing schools.

The national digital resource bank (ndrb) is quite simply the largest collection of curriculum focused digital resources available to UK schools and can be accessed through your Local Authority at a simple service fee that costs around £25 per school per year.

News article describing a 121 school's iPad project

directory of schools using skype

These are some of the ideas I have been brewing over during my half term break from school. Today I managed to have a great few hours and got 3 solid looking weeks of planning done which incorporate all of these concepts. As the next few weeks pass I will

Ricky School ICT Blog using blogger

This is the gateway to the dc2 blogging community. Here you will find links to Dundee school blogs, the ICT Staff Tutors blog and to other relevant resources. Visit the Glow Web 2.0 group for information about using blogs, wikis, podcasts and other Web 2.0 tools in learning and teaching.