[Year 12 IT Apps] Windows 8.1

[Hutchison, Geoffrey G]

Jeez I laugh when I hear a tech say something is "mandated" by the DEECD. Look at the "ultranet" fiasco - some schools didn't touch it with a barge pole (the sensible ones), other fell in line, yet the "ultranet" was 'mandated'. Lol

The dept may well be distributing software as a standard image, but there are plenty of different images available.

Reality is: schools decide for themselves: the tech savvy ones are well on the way to setting up their own SOEs and other needs; the bogan schools follow a tech line for "mandated" use.

Sadly Leanne, your school may be one of the latter. Quality of school management and tech people is all. (You never know, the needs of staff and kids may get a look in. Lol)

Geoff Hutchison

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Van Der Westhuizen, Eugene Y
Sent: Friday, 13 December 2013 8:20 a.m.
To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Windows 8.1

Hi Leanne,

I believe this is happening, presumably as a Department directive. I found out by accident when I saw all the computer lab computers with Windows 8.1 on them. A few of us will be trialling the new OS on our laptops over the holidays with a view to changing all staff laptops over during next year.

Thanks,
Eugene Van der Westhuizen
Gleneagles Secondary College
Reema Boulevard
Endeavour Hills, 3802
phone: 9708 1319
fax: 9708 1324

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Leanne Wright
Sent: Friday, 13 December 2013 7:57 AM
To: itapps at edulists.com.au<mailto:itapps at edulists.com.au>; yr11it at edulists.com.au<mailto:yr11it at edulists.com.au>
Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Windows 8.1

I have been informed by our computer manager that the Department has mandated the use of the above operating system on all school computers including those in classrooms. As I have not been shown the communication from the Department which states this, could someone please tell me if this is the case.

Thanks in advance - Leanne Wright
Epping Secondary College


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