Breaking out of the silo? The VLE formerly known as Glow

I've been out of the Glow-sphere for eighteen months now. In that time I have been waiting patiently for parental logins, sighing knowingly when my 8 year old daughter describes forced IT lessons using Glow as the medium (and if she realises they're forced, something is seriously wrong with using Glow to enhance learning and teaching) and reading - with…