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Times they are a changing!

It can't have escaped notice that my Blog has been 'quiet'. You may be aware that Kent County Council Children, Families and Education Directorate have consulted widely on changes to the way we do business. This process of change is still under way, and my understanding is that changes should...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-07-2010
Besa bash the BBC!

I find it hard to reconcile the recent press release from trade association the British Education Suppliers Association (BESA) with the BBC Trust Decision it refers to. Parking the fact that BESA members benefitted from £500m per year through Curriculum Online and e-learning credits, they just don't...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 12-12-2009
Re: Worry over capital funds for subscription services

Merlin John recently posted on a confusion about how schools should spend their Harnessing Technology funding, claiming that confusion has reduced schools purchasing. The post goes on to discuss the difference between capital and revenue items. School funding for ICT can be confusing, especially since...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-14-2008
Shibboleth and Athens - descending into middle earth?

This is a post for the purists! Shibboleth is the open standard for identity and access management. It promioses Single Sign-On to resources, and data security. If you want to know how it works, CLICK HERE . Athens on the other hand is the old system, familiar to Open University and HE students. There...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-30-2008
Technophobe Teachers?

The following is an opinion from Andrew Pinder , Chair of Becta in an extract from an article in the Times 7Jan 2008 : "State schools spent £1 billion on cutting-edge information technology last year but 80 per cent of them are failing to make full use of it, according to experts. Pupils now handle equipment...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-30-2008
Intel pulls out of One Laptop Per Child Project.

It would seem that a 'philisophical difference' between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project has ended in divorce. It was well known that whilst Intel was on the board of the OLPC project, it was also touting its own solution, the Classmate as a rival. As previously posted this culminated...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-04-2008
Minor handheld skirmish in Nigeria?

Two competing initiatives aimed at providing cheap computers to children in emerging economies appear to be slugging it out over the same turf. Abuja in Nigeria is where the action is ... apparently! The interesting thing is that two competing projects, The ' One Laptop per Child ' ($100 laptop) (OLC...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 12-04-2007
Microsoft referred to Office of Fair Trading

Hot on the heels of the EU fine , It would appear Microsoft are now facing pressure in the UK from Becta. The issues of the EU decision were complex, and arguably the act of forcing Microsoft to hand over its Intellectual property to competitors is highly questionable. It's interesting that Apple could...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-24-2007

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