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Open source finally approved for UK schools
http://moodlea.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ open-source-finally-approved-for-uk.htmlAccording to a post on the PC Pro News pages 12 "open-source companies" (I think it's the software they support that's open source, rather than the companies themselves, but hey) have made the list for the Software for Educational Institutions Framework, which means that they can supply schools with
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UK Government Finally Sanctions Open Source! [Updated]
http://www.theopensourcerer.com/ 2008/ 09/ 23/ uk-government-finally-sanctions-o…Halleluya The Inquirer has broken the news that the UK Government, helped by BECTA, has finally approved at least two companies to be official suppliers of Open Source Software into our Education sector. OPEN SOURCE companies have been granted official permission to supply software to the UK public sector for the first time in British history.
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Microsoft licensing switch pleases Becta
http://motd.ambians.com/ news/ microsoft-licensing-switch-pleases-bectaTom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk September 20, 2008 Becta, the [British] government body in charge of IT in education, has welcomed a pilot Microsoft licensing programme for schools and has said it is "pleased" about ...
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Information Security – it’s not black and white
http://blogs.msdn.com/ ukschools/ archive/ 2008/ 09/ 18/ information-security-it…I’m continuing to read the new Becta guidance documents on Information Security, and think about the consequences. After a few discussions with people, and comments from others here and elsewhere, I thought I’d try a to create a visual way of understanding where we are. This is by no means definitive, and it might be wrong.
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Ed The Fed says "Stay safe out there"
http://blogs.msdn.com/ ukschools/ archive/ 2008/ 09/ 17/ ed-the-fed-says-stay-sa…I have a colleague, Ed, who’s a legend around here. He’s the Microsoft UK Chief Security Advisor. Obviously that’s a bit of a mouthful, which is why we call him “Ed the Fed”, because of his career history – which obviously makes him an ideal person to ask about Information Security.
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BECTA Back in Play
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ becta-back-in-play.htmlJust in case you thought things were getting a little dull in the world of UK computing compared to, say, UK finance, here comes the BECTA roller-coaster again....On Open Enterprise blog.
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Information Security – more, but not yet enough, advice from Becta
http://blogs.msdn.com/ ukschools/ archive/ 2008/ 09/ 15/ information-security-mo…Becta have updated their Information Security advice page for schools, and provided a more detailed document (Keeping data safe, secure and legal) which goes further than their previous advice, but not yet far enough.
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Parents ‘Want Texts From Schools’
http://trompyx.com/ parents-want-texts-from-schools/Many parents would like school reports on their children's performance texted or e-mailed, a survey says. One in 12 of the 1,493 parents polled by government education technology agency Becta said schools kept them informed using these methods. But 68% of parents said they wanted schools to use such technologies to keep them up to date more frequently.
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Parents ‘want texts from schools’
http://elearningstuff.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 09/ 13/ parents-want-texts-from-schoo…BBC reports on the survey from Becta about how schools need to use e-mail and SMS to communicate more with parents. Many parents would like school reports on their children’s performance texted or e-mailed, a survey says. One in 12 of the 1,493 parents polled by government education technology agency Becta said schools kept them informed using these methods.
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Why as an educator you should care about Open Source Software
http://www.dougbelshaw.com/ 2008/ 08/ 25/ why-as-an-educator-you-should-care-abo…I’ve been invited to be part of a Becta project into Open Source Software (OSS). “What is OSS?” I hear you ask. A Google define: open source software search does a reasonable job, but for the layperson something a bit closer to home is needed.In a strange way, using OSS is a bit like buying Fairtrade products.
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