Ok so I have a list of all the obvious types of hand held devices that would be suitable for the classroom. I have some thoughts about which would be best, but in the interest of exploring as many options as possible I would like to get some other informed opinions. Please can you vote [...]
One of my focuses at school this year is to investigate the possibility of introducing some form of handheld devices into our department for students to use in lessons. Having thrown some initial thoughts around in my head last year (I often have all sorts of ideas floating around, most of which don’t get further [...]
Posted on 26 August 2008, 11:53 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Hardware.
Many people have seen or used Webcams for video calling over the internet. Applications such as Skype have made seeing people the other side of the world and talking to them very accessible. The Webcams that make this possible are simply digital cameras that are capable of recording video and taking still pictures and at [...]
Posted on 25 August 2008, 12:27 pm, by Tim Dolan, under
Hardware.
Using a computer with a projector in the classroom opens lots of possibilities of different things you can do with a class. Making the lesson interactive can be a bit more difficult. If you have an interactive whiteboard then that is made easier as students can come to the front and interact with the computer [...]