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 digi-school The aim of the blog is to inform, communicate and have a discussion about good design. In addition it enables the exploration of issues not reflected through other resources. Automake  Automake produces unique one-off products using a 3D printer. Using special software, the designer selects a 'mould' (e.g. a bowl shape) which is filled with randomly selected units, looking a little like K'nex connectors. The designer has some control over how the mould is filled, but ultimately produces unexpected and unique products. The automake software is FREE to download and try - you can even send your design to be made on a 3D Printer (if you have one!) Submitted: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:21:00 +0000 Pantone   Pantone fashion color reports fall 2008 and spring 2009 it is a great industrial link - featuring lovely sketches and colour palettes by well known designers The think Tanks is part of the pantone website - Look especially at colour fundamentals it has good background information about colour Submitted: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:12:00 +0000 |  E-learning Stuff News and views on e-learning, ILT and tech stuff in general Smart mobile can turn on heating BBC reports on how you wil be able to use your mobile phone to control your house. A system that could eventually control heating, home security cameras and draw curtains has been demonstrated by phone maker Nokia. The Nokia Home Control Center is a wireless router which can interface with equipment around the home. Read more. Posted in Uncategorized [...] Submitted: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:47:22 +0000 Nokia N97 - is it something special? Nokia announces the Nokia N97: The N97 isn’t a device that will trigger knee-jerk hysteria, but instead it should breed cool-headed excitement at the prospect of a new era of mobile experience. It may be an Nseries handset, but the N97 carves a new space in the otherwise blurred realm between smartphone and laptop - a product [...] Submitted: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:09:59 +0000 |  SWGfL E-learning blog The SWGfL E-learning blog j2e - an online wordprocessor like Textease I have just come across an online document processor called j2e, which stands for "just2easy" apparently. It looks fantastically like Textease, so is highly suitable for education. I have really liked the online collaboration of Google Docs, but it is very MS Word-like. j2e has all the Textease-type features. It seems that j2e has been shibbolethised, so will work within Merlin. What a fantastic tool this would be in Merlin. Submitted: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:09:00 +0000 Flashmeeting - a budget video conferencing system, is now available
Our early testing of Flashmeeting in SWGfL proved very exciting. We have a very useable, simple online video communication tool now available for schools to try. The system enables a group of users to meet online using simple webcams and microphones, in much the way that Skype presents, but with added educational functionality. Although this won't enable a connection with the more expensive video conferencing equipment such as Polycom, it is a way that schools can try out basic VC and put it to real educational purposes. Flashmeeting was developed by the Open University who use it for distance learning. E2BN and Kent have been using it in schools for a while now. So, if you are in a SWGfL school and want to give it a try, check out our Flashmeeting support pages. Using your LA contact, ask to be a meeting booker. Agree to our terms of use, and you can then book flashmeetings for your school. Simply email the meeting confirmation email, with its web link, to others you want to meet online - an expert, another class, a school overseas. Exciting educational possibilities. Submitted: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:10:00 +0000 |
 Swindon Primary ICT Blog An update on all things Primary ICT from Swindon LA Myths and Legends Myths and Legends is another fantastic free resource for schools, provided by the South West Grid for Learning (but actually designed by their equivalents in the East of England). You can watch a range of myths produced by adults and children, with text to read, cartoons and some speech and animation. Then make your own [...] Submitted: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:34:38 +0000 Early Years websites swindonwiki.pbwiki.com has a special Early Years page which has picture links to a range of websites suitable for young children. Why not put this as your home page, so that children can explore the different sites independently? If they want to go back and choose another site, they will only need to click the Home [...] Submitted: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:28:39 +0000 |
