On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, Charles Matthews wrote:
The point (for the guide that Brian and I are
apparently writing) is
that "empowerment" is a good buzzword, but there is a small, treacherous
area to explore from a teachers' point of view: accounts for minors
should not give personal details, so a "role account" for say,
Tynecastle High School, looks more appropriate. But there are
administrative reefs also, namely the deprecation of role accounts and
shared passwords in general. Something can be done in practical terms by
stating that the project has a fixed term, will be retired, and will
have its password changed by a school staff member.
Would not it be perhaps better for the individual students to have
accounts, but under teh control of the school. Perhaps based on their
school pupil number (e.g. Tynecastle-091 Tynecastle-122) which means that
attribution for good and bad edits could be given to the individual rather
than the school.
Yes, that's the usual recommendation. I'm not sure what you mean by
the school having control of them, though.