"Quick Questions" for Register Schools

Welcome to the ICT Register 'Quick Questions' section.
You may send a question to us, and we will forward it to some ICT Register schools who will hopefully be able to provide you with a quick answer!

Please note that this facility is open to non-Register schools - you do not need to be a participant in the project in order to pose a question.

Please fill in the form below to ask a question which will be forwarded to Register schools for consideration:

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Some recent questions:

Question: Bespoke CMIS - web software solution

"Serco Facility - CMIS linked to a web based rewards system: We have tried and failed with people like VIVO. Does anyone know of a company/individual who could produce a bespooke solution for us?"

question posted by: nick melton (tupton hall, derbyshire) on 13-Jul-10

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Question: You tube and facebook

"To support media i want to give some students access to You tube and potentially face book in lessons. Usually these sites are blocked to students for all the usual reasons. Has anyone found a good working solution to giving limited access?"

question posted by: Rachael Skelton (Shirebrook School, Derbyshire) on 24-Jun-10

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Question: Suites of laptops

"Do any of you have ICT rooms which are permanently (or at least 90% of the day) set up with laptops rather than PCs. If so does this work OK? What are the advanatges and disadvanatges"

question posted by: Rachael Skelton (Shirebrook School, Derbyshire) on 24-Jun-10

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Question: Quality Art printing

"How do schools with excellent Art Departments deal with the volume and quality required of print jobs? Large leased printers? We are struggling to provide what Art need with conventional colour printers.."

question posted by: nick melton (tupton hall, derbyshire) on 22-Jun-10

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Question: Using Mahara

"Hi - has anyone sucessfully installed and implemented Mahara for learners in their centre? I'm evaluating it now and would like to be better informed of its potential uses. Thanks."

question posted by: Richard Canning (SWCHS, Essex) on 15-Jun-10

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Question: Use of learning platforms for school improvement

"We are about to embark upon a piece of work across an LA and its secondary schools focusing on, in part, transformation of business processes (e.g. attendance, behaviour management, asessment etc.) through efficient and effective use of the learning platform and associated technologies that might include handheld devices. Has anyone done any work recently that sounds similar or that might be beneficial to what we are planning?"

question posted by: Paul Porter on 26-May-10

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Question: Adviser

"We intend to equip 8 schools with video conferencing equipment. We need specifications for the equipment to be able to invite bids. Can any one help, please?"

question posted by: S.Daby on 21-May-10

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Question: Encryption Software

"Can anyone tell me about their encryption software? Staff have laptops and memory sticks they take between home and school and I need to ensure data is safe. However, cheap and effective is the name of the game!"

question posted by: Sue Bingham (Connaught Junior School, West Sussex County Council) on 06-May-10

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Question: affordable Lightweight Laptops

"Can anyone recomend an affordable good spec lightweight laptop."

question posted by: Andy Adams (Tupton Hall School, Derbyshire) on 06-May-10

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Question: Cashless Catering and ID Systems Feedback

"Does anyone have any feedback on either of the following cashless catering/identity mgmt software solutions. Easytrace from AMI Education solutions and OnRecord from Gladstone Education."

question posted by: Tim Harkins (The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, West Sussex) on 05-May-10

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