Good News – Google Maps is now available for iPhones – again!
The Official Google Blog announced today that Google Maps is now available for iPhone. With the advent of iOS6, Apple moved away from the integrated Google Map app to its own Map App – with mixed...
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Pic Collage – now even better!
I updated my iPad this evening after getting in from school. One of the updates was for PicCollage, an app that has proved incredibly versatile in the hands of pupils as young as 5 or 6. I was planning...
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Augmented Reality – Spacecraft 3D from NASA, Free App
Since the Summer, the guys and gals at MGL have been playing with Augmented Reality Apps. These are apps which overlay information or media over a camera view on the screen of your device. Put simply,...
View ArticleE-Safety and Blogging – Moderating Comments on your blog
One of the biggest chores that goes with managing this blog is the moderation of comments. As spam email filters get more effective, the spammers have turned increasingly to using ‘spambots’ to create...
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12 Days of Christmas – Free stuff from iTunes over Christmas
iTunes is once again running its Christmas promotion ’12 Days of Christmas’. Go to the iTunes Store and download the app to make sure you get the chance to download 12 free gifts from the 26th December...
View ArticleMost education apps are bad says latest research!
My recent post “Beware the apps that teach” was a result of a strong feeling that most ‘educational’ apps were cashing in on the iPad/tablet phenomena, getting parents and then schools to buy apps for...
View ArticleHorrible Histories E-Safety lessons. Guy Fawkes and Thyspace
Looking to get the message across to students about e-Safety and social networking – try this video on the Gunpowder plot. As well as being witty, it is spot on in highlighting the casual way people...
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iKaossilator app from Korg – 50% off until 31st December
Rated as the Number 1 music creation app on the App store, this is a professional app which makes it easy for children as young as 6 to create sophisticated music loops. It turns your device into a...
View ArticleInstagram and the thorny issue of image ownership (and e-safety?)
Even if you are not an Instagram user, there are serious issues around internet safety raised by the new terms and conditions for the service. Some may feel a sense of Deja Vu at this point, after all...
View ArticleTop Apps for 2012? – Who says so?
As 2012 draws to a close, many people on the internet are posting their top 10 Education apps for the year. Looking through what others are saying, I am more than a little worried for several reasons....
View Article12 days of Christmas on iTunes starts today
Just a reminder that 12 days of Christmas iTunes giveaway starts today. So all you lucky people who received an iPod, iPad, or iPhone, from Santa, get onto the iTunes Store and see what is today’s...
View ArticleTablets for all in Bolton Academy
BBC News this morning is running a story about how ESSA academy has provided every child with a tablet computer, and the positive effect this is having upon learning.Check out the story here...
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Firefox 18 Released yesterday – Now with Retina support
If you are still using Internet Explorer (whatever version) it is maybe time you looked at Firefox. Mozilla’s groundbreaking Internet Browser now has Retina support and is even faster loading. Its...
View ArticleWhat’s new for 2013 – what about wearable tech?
CES 2013 at Las Vegas is first big event of the year showcasing technology. For some reason the boss wouldn’t let me go, but there is so much web coverage it can seem like you are there. Just perusing...
View ArticleMinecraft – just what is it , and why is it being used in educating children
Minecraft is the latest ‘games based learning’ idea to be pushed across the soundbite arena. In todays personality obsessed society, so many interesting ideas are now seized upon by people looking to...
View ArticleGames Based Learning – Debi Klib Associate Project Scientist at Scripps...
Games Based Learning Debi Klib explains to TED how she feels games can open up a whole new world.
View Article“Nobody washes a hired car”– BYOD… the debate continues
Caught a post by Doug Johnson over in the States looking at why BYOD (bring your own device) is rapidly becoming a major issue for schools. I loved the quote at the top about washing a hired car. I...
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Makey Makey Raspberry Pi with Lego
Some the ‘hands on’ kit in use last night Last night, as part of our schedule of seminars for teachers, we looked at how schools can make sense of Raspberry Pi, Makey Makey, and Lego. These are all...
View ArticleApps – Our Pick of 2012
So many good things are already happening this year I haven’t had chance to complete this list I began in December!!! Here are our favourite apps and things for 2012 as used by us (the Curriculum team)...
View ArticleMinecraft now a compulsory part of School? Tests to follow?
Will Richardson tweeted about this, adding that his son now wants to move to Sweden. I love the line in the article “Video games don’t have to teach reading, writing or arithmetic to be educational....
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