Shouldn’t Every Student have Access to a Netbook as a Minimum? »

By Paul McMahon on Jun 1, 2009 in Appropriate Hardware for Education, Learning for a Flat World | 0 Comments

I have just returned from this workshop advertised at the Centre for Information Technology in Education at Hong Kong University.The workshop was dedicated to taking us through the use of tools that could be used on mobile phones but were really very basic. You can see them here.
I was behaved and kept my mouth shut [...]

Learning about Wireless Projectors »

By Paul McMahon on Jul 3, 2008 in Appropriate Hardware for Education | 0 Comments

I have spent a lot of today looking at wireless projectors for a client. Some good learning which is worth posting here.
I have been both pleasantly and unpleasantly surprised by what I have found.
On the positive side, I was warned that the screen refresh/data transfer rate meant that the projector might be very poor at [...]

AUP 2.0: A Much Needed New WIKI »

By Paul McMahon on May 15, 2008 in 1:1 access in schools, Education in Hong Kong | 1 Comment

It is funny how you start thinking things and something about them magically appears!
I was discussing Portable Technology User Policies with Dr Peter Leesinsky, Principal of Korean International School yesterday. In a far ranging conversation we spoke about the need to have staff and students on the same page with regard to the use of [...]