Archive for January, 2008

NFER Poll Teachers on ICT

NFER have polled teachers’ views on ICT as part of their Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey.To quote NFER’s site: ICT is transforming the way teachers teach. Eighty per cent of teachers responding to our omnibus survey confirmed that using ICT in lessons made a difference to the way they teach. Two thirds of teachers felt that [...]

Buzzword and Online Wordprocessors

I had another look at Buzzword–an online wordprocessor–today.  It’s the first time I’ve been back to it since Adobe bought it out last Autumn. I have to say that not much seems to have changed after my quick scout around.  There are some improved formatting and it now handles the new Microsoft Office format (although [...]

Next Generation Learning

Becta is leading the Next Generation Learning campain about using technology to make learning more exiting and have a greater impact. In a recent poll of parents, they discovered: 95% of parents think technology can help their children to learn, 78% think technology can bring lessons to life, but only 63% think it can improve [...]

Asus eeePC for Education

Having listened to much of the noise being generated about the Asus eeePC I finally gave in and bought one. Like many others I have to say that I am impressed. I needed a small gadget that I could take on the road, has a proper keyboard and a good display. The Asus seems to [...]