Author Archives: Dale
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.
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
Moonbots Challenge from Lego Mindstorms
Announcing MoonBots… A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge! MoonBots is an exciting new contest that challenges teams of students (ages 9 and up) and adults from around the globe to learn about robotics, the Moon, and space exploration by … Continue reading
Work in ICT – Game Designer
In this Guardian interview with Stephen Hood, the chief designer of Codemasters’ forthcoming Formula One 2010 title, some of the attractions and the detractions of a video game designer’s working life are introduced. It’s not about playing games all day, … Continue reading
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Open Clipart
The Open Clipart library is a project set up to develop an archive of public domain clipart that is free for any use. It’s a large resource, over 26,000 items of clipart available for download. It can be found at … Continue reading
Safer Internet Day
This just received from Will Gardner of Childnet International: Safer Internet Day is now just a week away and we’ve put together the following resources to aid schools in preparing for it: * Check out 10 quick ideas for both … Continue reading