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Behind the Screen

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published one of the most informative insights into the online world of children and young people. Take time to read it. Behind the Screen: The hidden life of youth online A headline summary of the report can be found HERE .

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-17-2008
Booms and Swingers? ... Projecting the right image!

An interesting observation was made on a recent school visit. A school in Kent has installed a new i-whiteboard and projector combination. Due of the height of the ceiling and the need to ensure the board height can be adjusted to meet the needs of childrens' different reaches, the school chose a combination...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 02-22-2008
Struggling with technology?

According to a Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey report published by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) , a third of teachers struggle to use the technology schools are equipped with and want more support and training. Since the survey is a measure of the opinion of teachers, it isn't...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 02-02-2008
Technophobe Teachers?

The following is an opinion from Andrew Pinder , Chair of Becta in an extract from an article in the Times 7Jan 2008 : "State schools spent £1 billion on cutting-edge information technology last year but 80 per cent of them are failing to make full use of it, according to experts. Pupils now handle equipment...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-30-2008
Comment on 'Innovation Blog' Post on Microsoft Open XML Formats

I have experienced the problem mentioned in Jamies post of receiving an MS Office 2007 document in the new *.docx format. I know about Microsoft's Open XML format , which enables developers to create applications that use the Microsoft file format, but am not clear of the advantages in reality. Wouldn...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-30-2008
Intel pulls out of One Laptop Per Child Project.

It would seem that a 'philisophical difference' between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project has ended in divorce. It was well known that whilst Intel was on the board of the OLPC project, it was also touting its own solution, the Classmate as a rival. As previously posted this culminated...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-04-2008
Podcasting - quick wins for quality

I've been really getting into podcasting and also into adding audio to slidehare and voicethread shows. The latter are two excellent online presentation tools that allow the user to quickly narrate and publish PowerPoints and create stories based around pictures. For those unaware, Podcasting is where...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 12-08-2007
Minor handheld skirmish in Nigeria?

Two competing initiatives aimed at providing cheap computers to children in emerging economies appear to be slugging it out over the same turf. Abuja in Nigeria is where the action is ... apparently! The interesting thing is that two competing projects, The ' One Laptop per Child ' ($100 laptop) (OLC...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 12-04-2007
Track and Field?

Two related press articles concerning the tracking of children recently caught my eye. The first in the Guardian (23rd Oct 2007) covered the launch by Blade Runner UK of a GPS Tracker Jacket. This little technical gem tracks your child on Google Earth. For added comfort and safety you can add a slash...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 11-25-2007
You're 'virtually' nicked!

This story cracked me up. Police arrested one 17 year old Dutch teenager and questioned five others for stealing virtual furniture from a room in Habbo Hotel . For those who don't know, Habbo Hotel is a 3D social networking site aimed at children. The cyber-criminals did it by getting the logins of their...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 11-16-2007

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