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    Posted by: admegs 13/11/2008 at 23:21
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    Having found myself with an evening in (an infrequent pleasure) I decided to surf, and came across this site, which i joined, and then yacapaca. I feel like the only person in the world not to have come across this site before! I get the feeling that I ought to be using it, but am still unsure of it. How many good folk on here can recommend it? (and suggest what to do with it)
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    Posted by: chalkfacemd 14/11/2008 at 13:33
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    Don't worry, a surprising number of RE teachers have not discovered Yacapaca yet. If you have not worked it out, this is the place to start.  The function of Yacapaca is really quite prosaic, by taking away the tedium of marking, it lets you focus your energies on things that matter more - be it more 1:1 with your students, or slightly more frequent evenings in.

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    Posted by: egyptiangirl 16/11/2008 at 18:02
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    Hi admegs

     

    As chalkfacemd knows I try and use it as much as I can. It's excellent to stop all the marking you waste time on!

    The more the merrier becasue we can all share our ideas and reduce our work even more!

    I particualry want to get my year 10/11 using it for keywords for GCSE but you can use it for loads of stuff. I even use it for pupil perception every year as it collates all the answers for me to easily use for my SEF. Feel free to ask anything else and I'll try and help.

    Big Smile
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    Posted by: grandelf 16/11/2008 at 18:47
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    mmm thanks for the heads up, I didnt know about it. Will have to have a look into it when I get more time
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    Posted by: fpno@another.com 17/11/2008 at 17:40
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     Hi

     Are there any data protection issues with inserting the names of our students into the system?

     

    Thanks!

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    Posted by: chalkfacemd 17/11/2008 at 23:24
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    Under the Data Protection Act, you have a general responsibility to store and use your students' data safely so, yes, there is an issue. You have to be sure that Yacapaca is at least as safe as the conventional alternative, and preferably safer. Here is what Yacapaca does to give you that reassurance:

    • Yacapaca's digital site security is better than that of most banks' online banking sites. See this report for details of how that is measured. 
    • The site is hosted at Interxion London, one of the highest-security data centers in the UK. Here is their safety/security page.
    • And if somebody did get through all of that, there isn't much they could do with the data. Yacapaca does not store students' email addresses, so there is no way to contact your students other than through you.
    Now let's consider the alternative you are moving from. Most teachers are moving to Yacapaca from paper notebooks and worksheets. How secure are they? Do you ever leave a pile of notebooks in the back of the car whilst you pop into the shop? Probably. If you take them home, do keep them in a safe overnight? Of course not. I have never known students' notebooks be treated as a security risk, but in fact they contain the exact same type of data that Yacapaca does.

    Sorry to bang on! You got me onto a hobby-horse.
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    Posted by: fpno@another.com 22/12/2008 at 17:25
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     Hi

     Just figured out how to use Yacapaca.  I've set up a Religion and Society keyword game.  It's on REstuff and also on my Wiki (http://religiousstudies.wikispaces.com/GCSE+Religion+and+Society)

     Now just have to do one for Unit A, I and K! Big Smile

     Happy Holidays!

     Farid

     
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    Posted by: fpno@another.com 25/12/2008 at 10:13
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    Quizzes now available for Unit A and I too. 

    http://religiousstudies.wikispaces.com/Test+yourself

    Now if can work out how to add my own questions ...  

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