Coronavirus: Education Copyright Licence Changes
Not sure if this has been posted yet but there have been some helpful changes to how much can be used from books. These apply until the earlier of a return to normality or 31 July 2020....
View ArticleShow My Homework upload issues
Hi Anyone else having issues with students uploading work to SMHW? Especially when linking to Google documents? I appreciate that there has been a surge of users on the site because of the current...
View ArticleSmart Notebook Alternatives
Hi; I'm sure I have asked this before somewhere but I need to ask again. We have been running Smart Notebook version 11 for a number of years. We have just upgraded to Windows 10 and noticed that when...
View ArticleKinteract
Does anyone use or have experience of a product called Kinteract? If so, is it any good? What does it do well/badly? If we already have Office 365, do we need it? One of our teachers has had a demo...
View ArticleQuicktime 7.7.9 - 7.79.80.95
Has anyone had luck deploying the latest version of Quicktime with SCCM 2012 and Windows 10 1909? I followed the following article, but the Quicktime.msi fails with a 0x64C(1612). I deleted the...
View ArticleWebsite Builder for Students
Curious to know what software other schools are using for students to build websites. We've got various code editors for our computing classes but need something more drag and drop style / wysiwyg for...
View ArticleSalut - French Program requires Adobe Air when it has it already
Has anybody got this? The company tell me that it will run from the server - there are two parts, years 3/4 and 4/5 It requires Adobe Air to run and this is on the server and all laptops 3/4 works fine...
View ArticleMyDay review
Hi We are currently looking at bring all our different portals together under one and are looking at MyDay. Does anyone use this, https://myday.collabco.com/ how have you found it, easy to...
View ArticleStoryphones DVD
Hi, I wonder if anyone can send me a link of how to install upgrades to Storyphones now that they have gone bust? Thanks
View ArticleClassroom Bookings - repurposed for desk booking
I work in ICT at Imperial College London. Currently we're all working from home but we're looking towards the time when people can come back on site. ICT is based in an open plan office with about 300...
View ArticleOur story app alternative for IOS 10.3.3
Our SEN used to use Our story, the digital book app on her newer ipads, she now wants me to add it to all of our older ipads, however the older ones max out at ios 10.3.3 and there doesn't seem to be a...
View ArticleDoddle - Closing of Doddle platform
Not sure if anyone is running Doddle but Important announcement from Doddle (https://www.doddlelearn.co.uk/important-announcement-from-doddle/) ---Quote--- Important announcement from Doddle...
View ArticleTeachers unable to upload from OneDrive to Show My Homework
Teachers are reporting that when they try to upload files from OneDrive they get the following: Attachment 58482...
View ArticleDeploying Minecraft Education on iMac's
Hello, We have around 20 iMacs, we have no AD/OD accounts, just local. Were trying to work out the best way of going about this. Each machine will have just one shared Minecraft account. I was going...
View ArticleShow My Homework Student Onedrive
Hi, We're working with these DfE laptops trying to figure out how students can submit work on SMHW - they should be able to attach files directly from OneDrive, but when you click on the 'Add...
View ArticleSmart Notebook and Adobe Reader DC Plug In Slowdown
I have some machines where Adobe Reader DC is taking a long time to load. (1-2 Mins) After looking in to this more, it is being caused by SMARTPlugin.api inside C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat...
View ArticleSteinberg Library Manager Hangs opening
Hello, just installed Cubase Elements 10.5.2 on Win10 2004 and the Steinberg Library Manager does not open for users, it hangs with a rapidly flashing cursor. I can also replicate this trying to open a...
View ArticleIs computer based training effective?
Hi! Since COVID-19 pandemic started, do you think the computer based training is the new way of training in this generation? What's your opinion to it? TIA
View ArticleTechsoft Design v3 (previously 2D Design) - worth the upgrade?
Our DT teacher has advised me of the newer version of techsoft design v3 and when glancing at the headline feature set...
View ArticleAutodesk licence renewal problems
Is anyone else having a nightmare trying to renew their Autodesk Educational licences this Summer? We use a group mailbox address that only IT support staff can access as our Autodesk account, this is...
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