School it networks are depressingly, necessarily (with reluctant acceptance) and justifiably restrictive. However, what is there to gain from a web browser that has "programmer" disabled to the extent that it is not possible to view a web page source code???
Thanks to a previous life before school, remembered some old web sites that surprisingly continue to exist: old version (love the "tag-line" because newer is not always better(!)); portable programs apps. The latter has enabled a return to use java, courtesy of the appropriate run time environment for microsoft. It is a pity that the wora concept is not wholly successful, but thankfully citc is now able to use a certain favourite text editor, along with some scientific software (another topic for another post, perhaps).
Why bother, one may ask. In a world where school it "support" is now reduced to minimal human labour cost of following instructions of software licence holders, some semblance of teacher autonomy in thought about appropriate resources to develop, is better achieved beyond the restrictive corporate software system.
The weather is ... right now; really wish for a nice warm summer ahead.
A now defunct advertisement business claimed that £ 50 m is the annual cost to recruit teachers in UK. It is a surprise that a government web site cannot be made available, for efficient recruitment that uses a generic and standardised application process; something similar to the "quick apply" form of the private service 'Times Educational Supplement'
For those cohorts without the pressure incentive of exams, the last term is more relaxed: off site visits; guest visits; non-curriculum activities, themes, etc.; sports day, charities events, etc.. A good time to think about pastures new?
It is often stated, the importance of questions posed by the teacher, but what about the significance of those posed by the students?
Beyond the inevitable irrelevant stuff about favourite music/football team/food, the types of quality of questions are usually indicative of the thought processes about the subject matter. Will use this observation more actively.
The Open Document Format is good initiative to help achieve agnostic technology for the education sector. Not a surprise, but realised recently that a certain amgaf oligopolist does not recognise 'Open Document Text' files (the children complained that the document shared was inaccessible). Similarly, another amgaf member (deliberately?) places the option to save files in an 'Open Document Format' at the bottom of the dialogue window! Pleasures of the business profit incentive.
