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Entries for June, 2008

Wii-mote Whiteboard Part i

I have been experimenting with Johnny Lee’s Wiimote White board.
The Build:
A trip to my local EB Games yielded a Wii remote (AKA the Wiimote) for $69.95. These are available at most department stores (K-mart, Target and Big W) as well, but the price is very similar everywhere I looked. You can find them on eBay [...]

iTunes starts selling TV in Australia!

Ok, this may not be big news for any reader outside of Australia, but the fact that today iTunes announced that it was going to start selling TV shows locally is HUGE! The price is $2.99 per episode which is bearable, but with exchange rates what they are it doesn’t compare to the US1.99 that [...]

Learning Spaces Framework part I

Recently the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) released the draft Learning Spaces Framework. This Framework provides schools and education authorities with a guide to high-level strategic decision-making about learning spaces in schools.
The Learning spaces framework is designed to guide high-level strategic decision-making in jurisdictions and schools. It provides [...]

A little bit of Sugar

The One Laptop per Child project has released the OS which is really interesting as schools could use this on older computers etc to provide a different experience for thier students.
The Sugar OS is built on Linux and has a wide range of useful apps which are student friendly and with an education focus.
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NSW goes Gmail for students

Reported today in The Australian, that the NSW Dept of Education has chosen Gmail to provide it’s 1.5million student email accounts. Whilst many many say this is a “brave” move away from traditional Exchange server environments. I would congratulate them on being realists and not spending huge money on infrastructure and maintenance when this is [...]