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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[VFsync&#xA;&#xA;If you don&#39;t have access (direct or remote) to a computer running GNU/Linux there are several options, one of which is vfsync. &#xA;&#xA;VFsync (for Virtual File Synchronization) is a secure file synchronization system. &#xA;&#xA; In a web based virtual machine. The files can be manipulated with all the standard Unix commands and imported or exported to the host system.&#xA; In a small Desktop based virtual machine. It is faster than the web based virtual machine and unlike other virtual machines, no disk image needs to be downloaded.&#xA; With a small standalone client directly running on the host system. &#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;vfsymc&#xA;&#xA;Notes&#xA;&#xA;You won&#39;t&#39;t be able to do everything in the posts on this site, or tutorials elsewhere, however you can still do quite a lot, so this should be a good opportunity to learn until you can find other solutions.  There are a few links below.   I am not going to recommend or endorse a particular solution..&#xA;&#xA;As there is a demand for technical skills in areas such as cloud compiuting and cybersecurity then knowing how to use GNU/Linux and similar unix systems is probably essential, as would be understanding powershell,  I am not sure if this is the case, but AI needs to run on servers, which are mostly likely to be powered by GNU/Linux.  I will leave readers to do their own reserach.&#xA;&#xA;More Links&#xA;&#xA;Raspberry Pi&#xA;Banana PI&#xA;Tinkerboard&#xA;   Armbian&#xA;Windows subsystem for Linux&#xA;Wikipedia - Virtual Hosting&#xA;GNU/Bash&#xA;DuckDuckGo&#xA;PowerShell&#xA;&#xA;There are numerous options at &#xA;&#xA;Vern.cc&#xA;  Vern.cc Matrix&#xA;https://tildeverse.org/&#xA;Open Source Labs&#xA;&#xA;Chat&#xA;&#xA;I am on the Devon and Cornwall Linux user group mailing list and also their matrix channel as zleap, it is better to ask there, that way others can answer too.&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Learning,#GNU,#Linux,#Remote,#Shell,#Vfsync,#vern,#Virtual,#VirtualMacine,#VM#BASH,#Bash&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>If you don&#39;t have access (direct or remote) to a computer running GNU/Linux there are several options, one of which is vfsync.</p>

<p>VFsync (for Virtual File Synchronization) is a secure file synchronization system.</p>

<pre><code> *   In a web based virtual machine. The files can be manipulated with all the standard Unix commands and imported or exported to the host system.
 *  In a small Desktop based virtual machine. It is faster than the web based virtual machine and unlike other virtual machines, no disk image needs to be downloaded.
 *  With a small standalone client directly running on the host system. 
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<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://vfsync.org/" rel="nofollow">vfsymc</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Notes</strong></p>

<p>You won&#39;t&#39;t be able to do everything in the posts on this site, or tutorials elsewhere, however you can still do quite a lot, so this should be a good opportunity to learn until you can find other solutions.  There are a few links below.   I am not going to recommend or endorse a particular solution..</p>

<p>As there is a demand for technical skills in areas such as cloud compiuting and cybersecurity then knowing how to use GNU/Linux and similar unix systems is probably essential, as would be understanding powershell,  I am not sure if this is the case, but AI needs to run on servers, which are mostly likely to be powered by GNU/Linux.  I will leave readers to do their own reserach.</p>

<p><strong>More Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/" rel="nofollow">Raspberry Pi</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.banana-pi.org/" rel="nofollow">Banana PI</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tinker-board.asus.com/series/tinker-board.html" rel="nofollow">Tinkerboard</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.armbian.com/" rel="nofollow">Armbian</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/wsl/" rel="nofollow">Windows subsystem for Linux</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_hosting" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia – Virtual Hosting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/" rel="nofollow">GNU/Bash</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.duckduckgo.com" rel="nofollow">DuckDuckGo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/powershell/" rel="nofollow">PowerShell</a></li></ul>

<p>There are numerous options at</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://vern.cc/" rel="nofollow">Vern.cc</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://matrix.to/#/%23vern:vern.cc" rel="nofollow">Vern.cc Matrix</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://tildeverse.org/" rel="nofollow">https://tildeverse.org/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://osuosl.org/" rel="nofollow">Open Source Labs</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Chat</strong></p>

<p>I am on the <a href="https://www.dcglug.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">Devon and Cornwall Linux user group</a> mailing list and also their <a href="https://matrix.to/#/%23dcglug:matrix.org" rel="nofollow">matrix channel</a> as zleap, it is better to ask there, that way others can answer too.</p>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Learning" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Learning</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:GNU" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GNU</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Linux" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Linux</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Remote" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Remote</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Shell" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Shell</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Vfsync" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Vfsync</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:vern" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">vern</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Virtual" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Virtual</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:VirtualMacine" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">VirtualMacine</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:VM" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">VM</span></a><a href="/paulsutton/tag:BASH" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BASH</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Bash" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Bash</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Safer Remote Teaching</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Safer Remote Teaching&#xA;&#xA;I have now completed &#39;Safer Renote Teaching&#39; with Prospero Teaching&#xA;&#xA;This course is an introduction in to how to conduct remote teaching safely.  While aimed at teachers it is also applicable to support staff. Will also be useful when running Big Blue Button and jitsi.meet sessions generally. &#xA;&#xA;Remote teaching&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;Prospero Teaching&#xA;Course information&#xA;Big Blue Button&#xA;Jit.si meet&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CPD,#Remote,#Teaching&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Safer Remote Teaching</p>

<p>I have now completed &#39;Safer Renote Teaching&#39; with Prospero Teaching</p>

<p>This course is an introduction in to how to conduct remote teaching safely.  While aimed at teachers it is also applicable to support staff. Will also be useful when running Big Blue Button and jitsi.meet sessions generally.</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/certs/remoteteach.png" alt="Remote teaching"></p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://prosperoteaching.com" rel="nofollow">Prospero Teaching</a></li>
<li><a href="https://prosperoteaching.com/courses/safer-remote-teaching/" rel="nofollow">Course information</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bigbluebutton.org/" rel="nofollow">Big Blue Button</a></li>
<li><a href="https://meet.jit.si/" rel="nofollow">Jit.si meet</a></li></ul>

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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:CPD" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">CPD</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Remote" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Remote</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Teaching" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Teaching</span></a></p>

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