On the wire – iPad, Maths, Digital citizenship, free stuff and internet research

In this update I have a great instructional video for the ipad and Mathematics, Digital Citizenship, free stock images and some interesting research on internet use. 1. ipad’s Hidden Keyboard Functions – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPDLDG-UD5c – this is a great little instructional video which will show you how to get special charactors and hidden keys on the [...]

On The Wire – Nagasaki, touch typing maths and more

Well the last couple of week have been rather hectic and I have been slack on the blogging. So here are some of the highlights that have come down on the wire. 1. Nagasaki Archive http://en_nagasaki.mapping.jp/p/nagasaki-archive.html This is a GIS site that shows images, map etc immediately before and after the atomic bomb in Nagasaki [...]

Fun assessments??!?

Number 1 son came racing up to me last night full of excitement because he was about to do a test, a maths test. He was eager to get on to the computer to sit the test in his own time at home. The irony of this was not lost on me as most of [...]