Chalkface Blog
The best teaching materials in the most practical format.
Author: Ian Grove-Stephensen
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When I first floated the idea of Paperless School three years ago, one of the common concerns voiced was that parents would object to the cost of their kids being online all the time. “Don’t worry,” I said, “everyone will have broadband soon, and permanent connection to the internet will be seen as a civil…
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You can change both your username and your password any time you want on your My Profile page. And if you add an email address, we’ll soon be able to email lost passwords direct to you. [UPDATE] The Lost Password system is now working.
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The single biggest concern that I hear from teachers taking their first steps into elearning is that “computers are unreliable”. They fear lost work, broken connections, crashed servers – all things that can and do happen. Whilst I take full responsibility for problems that happen on Yacapaca, and work very hard to prevent them, I’ll…
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Congratulations Mr T. McKee, IT Co-ordinator at Archbishop Tenison CE High School in Croydon. You are the lucky the winner of our free Champagne Balloon Flight. Click to enlarge
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Feeling somewhat remorseful at having taken a pop at the British Library building last week, I took the opportunity to visit it today. Approaching through the lychgate on Euston Rd, I crossed the courtyard and entered by the main doors. The entrance hallway is arranged in a series of ascending platforms, some containing rows of…