In a post earlier this month I talked about how I thought that IT staff in schools were no longer just men (and women) in cupboards, and that the role had become much more important in recent years. I had some really fantastic feedback, one particular comment from Terry McDonald, a network manager, really caught … Continue reading School IT folk – the Swiss Army knives of the industry…
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What’s in a [user]name?
Sifting through various educational forum posts and blogs recently I came across an entry that discussed the conventions by which pupil usernames are created on a network – and what information they contain. When I joined my comprehensive school in 1998 I was given the username 98MARSHALLJ. The school had always used the [year of … Continue reading What’s in a [user]name?
School IT Staff: No Longer Just A Man In A Cupboard
IT today, in many industries, is essential. If ‘the system’ fails it can have catastrophic consequences resulting in lost earnings, lost work and, for the poor people whose fault it is deemed to be, lost jobs. Businesses have come to realise the importance of IT and spend significant amounts of money ensuring that they have … Continue reading School IT Staff: No Longer Just A Man In A Cupboard