Virtual Learning Network

Hi Piki and Karla

This is very useful advice (as long as your user follow it!).

Just need to correct the add file/folder info for Mac users. To add a file or folder Mac users should hold down the option key when dragging the file or folder to another folder. 

If they did this with a 'regular'* file or folder on their hard drive, or local server it would make a duplicate in the new location. And we all know how annoying it can be when users start creating multiple versions of important shared files and folders!

With google based files and folders it is more like creating an alias or short-cut in the new location. Staff who aren't sure what folder to file things in so they can find them again love being able to 'file' in multiple locations but know they will only ever be working on the one file.

Mike

Hi Sarah. This line of products are worth looking at - http://www.lockanddock.co.nz/  We got some of the PC Vaults. Not the cheapest but pretty robust. 

Hi Rosie

Using a current classroom number means they may have to get a new email next year. Begins to leave a cluttered digital footprint.

Some clusters are beginning to look at transferring accounts when students transfer to intermediate or college. They keep the identifier and switch the domain name. So identifiers with school initials or references may become awkward too.

Cheers

Mike

Hi. We are using hapara teacher dashboard as well. We use firstname first 2 letters, surname first 2 letters, random 3 digit number @ domain.

So Mine (Mike Forrest) would be mifo376@cashmere-ave.school.nz (or some other random number in the middle). 

The random number means students have some control of who they share their email with within the domain. if we'd used 2 digit year of birth,other students and parents would very easily work out their email address, taking away the ability for them to choose who they share with.

Mike