During my Web class today, one of my learners called me over because her computer was 'infected' with a virus. The screen had turned into one giant warning message, with a list behind of her folders and files marked "infected" in red.
This gave me an excellent opportunity. Only a couple of weeks earlier, my daughter had the same message on our laptop, and the following evening, my neighbour too.
I displayed the screen using LAN school to the rest of the class. I told them the message was fake, and asked them how I could tell. No one was able to answer, though they tried moving the mouse around to see if that gave them any clues.
It was because the message appeared in a browser tab that I knew it was fake, and we closed it and opened a new browser window with no further issues.
I hope that, as a result, all my students are now better equipped to look out for such scams which tempt unsuspecting surfers (such as my neighbours) to download malicious software. The benefits of LAN software were unquestionnable in this instance.
Showing posts with label LAN School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LAN School. Show all posts
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Saturday, 5 March 2011
LAN School
Had training this week on LAN School. Seems like a useful tool - I've already used it just to check on student progress in class (without the student's knowledge). This may seem a bit sneaky, but actually it enabled me to observe where the individual students were struggling, and then offer directed help without them actually having to ask - I suppose it's a way of giving support without the student having to alert the rest of the class to the fact they are struggling.
I'm not sure how useful it will be in a mixed workshop setting - interrupting adults when the are all working on different things may be more detrimental than beneficial.
I did use it a little in my web design class though, and can see that if students produce a good example it will be great to show to the rest of the class, or to get students to demonstrate a skill to the others.
Another thing that I found particularly interesting was the tutor himself who delivered the LAN session. He is so clearly in tune with Estyn requirements, that he managed to weave Welsh / ESDGC / H&S etc etc into the session with apparent ease, and he directed us to where we might also be able to do this.
I'm not sure how useful it will be in a mixed workshop setting - interrupting adults when the are all working on different things may be more detrimental than beneficial.
I did use it a little in my web design class though, and can see that if students produce a good example it will be great to show to the rest of the class, or to get students to demonstrate a skill to the others.
Another thing that I found particularly interesting was the tutor himself who delivered the LAN session. He is so clearly in tune with Estyn requirements, that he managed to weave Welsh / ESDGC / H&S etc etc into the session with apparent ease, and he directed us to where we might also be able to do this.
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