Hope that helps.

Thanks alot

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Ive put a link on the front page of the VLE which when clicked displays the contents of the folder (and sub folders nested in it, and files dropped in the folders) in a new window. Ive also done a Captivate demo (and seperate printable instruction sheet) that staff can watch to see how to add files, and hopefully they will stick to a naming convention Ive suggested. Its yet to be tested in anger but staff started adding work within 10 minutes – and thats after we finished on a snowy Friday afternoon! We are all expected to add work for our classes if we shut and the idea went down surprisingly well.

Alan

Most years I would agree with you that snow days should be for fun, this year though I’m sick of the sight of the stuff!

Still, some sort of fun activity that can be fed back to a group online would be quite a nice way of keeping in touch on these days I think. After all school is about far more than just learning things for exams, they are pivotal places for the social lives of the pupils, and staff, who go there each day.

I think the issues for isolated, ill, disadvantaged or pupils requiring specialist input are the most important (snow days should be sacrosanct and participation in school work voluntary!!!) and the fact that educational practitioners are the cutting edge of available technologies are looking into this can only be a good thing.

We’ve got to find the best tools, methods of informing students and colleagues about what’s available, and, as was mentioned during discussions, ways of forming the habit of using online, anytime, anywhere interaction.

Well done.

Alan