Here we go again ... wi-fi!
My colleagues and I spend an inordinate amount of time reacting to the scare stories about the potential health effects of wi-fi. Despite the facts, and all of the evidence to the contrary, the issue just keeps re-emerging. The Health Protection Agency (HPA), has decided to consider research, and as it says, expects the "... results to be reassuring".
The research will bury the critics of wi-fi, and whilst I am reasonably confident the issue won't go away, I am supremely confident of the outcome. The HPA confirmed in the statement that " ... there was no problem with wi-fi, nor any reason to discourage its use". Bring it on I say, then we can get on with the more important issues, such as how we can exploit technology to improve teaching and learning.
McDonalds have already announced that it is set to become the UK's largest provider of free wi-fi, with all of its 1200 branches getting free wi-fi.... no jokes about irradiated burgers ... please!!