In secondary schools there is much specialist
software. A quick glance in our server's source
directory reveals :
Learning support materials to help with literacy/
numeracy.
Support materials for almost all GCSE syllabuses,
including practice papers- supplied by exam boards.
subject specific such as language programs,
Control technology simulations that support PC
interfaces.
Food and nutrician
RE - world religions.
Numerous Historical/humanities sources
Newspapers going back 100 years etc
The list is long and its all Windows based. Most
schools have too big an investment in this to abandon
it. Like most schools we use ICT as a tool to support
the curriculum. Our desktop machines will continue to
be Windows based and we use linux to run the server.
If we were just interested in teaching computing then
we could have kept our Archemedies - they were much
more reliable machines (and more expensive) than PCs.
Pupils can now work at home on much school work and
they all have windows, with office.
Colin Davies
Meadows School, Chesterfield
--- Jonathan Bacon
Hi all,
What does everyone on this list (and I know there are IT managers for schools in here) typically identify a schools requirements for IT?
Do schools typically need to use productivity software such as word processors and spreadsheets or is there more customized software in use (educational titles and such like).
All can remember of school was a large proportion of work done in productivity applications (MS Office), and not really any custom applications.
Cheers,
Jono
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