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Public Data Explorer from Google Labs
A tweet by Miles Berry (@mberry) alerted me to this fascinating tool. www.google.com/publicdata/directory It allows comparisons of data sets to be made, represented in various graphical forms. Great for all those geographers out there. Tweet This Post
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Education Eye
The interface for Futurelab’s library of innovation is stunning. The ‘education eye‘ maps developments from around the web and presents them in an easy-to-access format that is very intuitive to use. In their words: The Eye provides a way to … Continue reading
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Google Code-in
Getting involved in a big project can be exhilarating. Imagine being a teenager and being able to claim a part of the development of a well-known open-source project, and possibly winning a prize for doing so! Google are offering just … Continue reading
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Tiltshift happens
Tiltshift is a photographic technique that makes real-life photos look like miniature models. I was looking at the technique a couple of weeks ago to introduce simulated depth of field, and I was surprised to learn (from Steve C) that … Continue reading
The Hole in the Wall Gang
Sugata Mitra‘s TED talk on the use of computers in child-driven independent learning is well worth watching. His ‘Hole in the Wall’ experiment was to leave an internet-connected computer in a New Delhi slum just to see what children would … Continue reading
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Android app development tool
Google have announced a new Android App development tool that looks like it will enable anyone to write apps for the fast-spreading mobile phone operating system. The Appinventor is a graphical programming environment that looks very similar to StarLOGO TNG, … Continue reading
Shropshire ICT Student Conference
Today at the Prostar Stadium in Shrewsbury the Shropshire Student ICT Conference is starting to fill up. Students from all over the county are meeting today to share their experiences and learn new things about how they might use ICT … Continue reading
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Becta SRF
The revised Becta Self-Review Framework is now out here. Tweet This Post
Our Space
This exciting competition (closes July 1st) with hordes of prizes looks fun. It involves mashing together downloadable resources from the website and editing them into a personal project that describes an adventure in space. From the website it says: Richard … Continue reading
Meet Wenlock and Mandeville
The new Olympic mascots have been unveiled ready for the run-up to the Olympic games in 2012. Named for our own Shropshire town where William Penney Brookes provided the inspiration for the modern Olympic Games, Wenlock and his paralympics partner … Continue reading