New tools for schools
The world of ICT has changed dramatically over the past couple of years – and the change is continuing unabated. Even accelerating. What was ‘new and innovative’ only 2 years ago, is now very much...
View ArticleAlbert Einstein feared this day would come!
As educators we are regularly considering the integration of technology in the curriculum – ensuring that learning tasks remain relevant and meaningful to our students. We are also aware of just how...
View ArticleThey didn’t see it coming!
Successful multi-national companies can easily slump from Hero to Zero by not responding to their clients’ needs. However, it is not just multi-national companies that risk suffering this fate – large...
View ArticleiPad v Chromebook
Recently I have been exploring ‘device options’ for engaging with online resources in a post-PC world. A smartphone in the car or train, a tablet at meetings, a laptop when I am at home or in the...
View ArticleBYOT? Been there, done that.
Many years ago, as a school sports organiser, I maintained kits of equipment for sports teams – a bag of mitts, bats, helmets and catcher’s gear for the baseball and softball teams, stumps, bats,...
View ArticleTechnology is a tool, not a learning outcome
A few years ago I walked into a classroom with a local District IT manager. The class of 9 and 10 year olds were working in groups, all engrossed in producing videos about their chosen topics. Some...
View ArticleDebunking the BYOD Myths
It is time to get over the BYO blockers…… “More than a decade into the 21st century and we are still keeping learners and teachers prisoners of the analog past by enforcing outdated mandates that ban...
View ArticleGoogle Apps v Office 365 – For schools
The expectation by teachers and students of ‘anytime, anywhere, any device’ access to online services has resulted in a rethink of software and file-server provisioning in schools. Many schools are now...
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