Ever had a blockage – Oh, the sweet release once you’re back on track!
Thank you especially to High Halden’s headteacher for highlighting additions to the Learning Platform had gone quiet, when in actual fact more and more teachers are sharing quality resources – but the notification was being blocked.
Considering the lead up to the end of term and the summer holidays I thought it reasonable you busy people were putting your feet up. I should have known better, is there such a thing as a resting teacher?
Turns out a recent update to the Kent McAfee/firewall security wasn’t aware that our system generated notes were a life line rather than spam. So a kindly EIS technician had a stern word with the server in Maidstone and made it see the error of its ways.
Result – Oh and what a result it was, you know what happens when a blockage is cleared! I’d just like to ask can anyone else surpass my total of 495 email notifications? Now tell me Learning Platform communications will never catch on – how wrong they are.
Seriously, I do recommend when you first set your ‘Alert Me’ notifications requirements on the interest group you wish to keep up-to-date with, that you mark the daily summary box, and check the email address you want the messages to go to.
If you are still unsure how to make information of events, announcements and new content items come to you check out the guidance on the LA home page ‘Documents’ tab in the Portal Training Resources folder; you'll find several really useful training guides including the ‘Alert Me set up guide’ (see the enclosed post attachment if you don't have your login details to hand).
While you are there the quick guides for teachers is very useful.
Next time don't be quite, anything you've added you don't see after just a couple of days drop me a line on my email and we'll see what's happening!
Keep in touch - Donna