Category Archives: ict management
iPads for education
With the release of iPad 2 I thought it timely to re-assess whether iPads may be a viable alternative to the tool we currently recommend for our 1:1 program – the Toshiba M780 tablet PC. There are plenty of people (and governments) who seem to think it might, and those who aren’t so sure. From [...]
IWB happy accident
We operate a 1:1 tablet computer program from year 5 to 12 and have electronic whiteboards in all of our classrooms. I often take people on tours of our school and almost without exception people comment on electronic whiteboards and their suitability to modern classrooms. I read blogs, consume tweets and talk with educators and [...]
iPaddled
OK, so they launched the iPad the other day and I must say it was with some trepidation that I waited for the reveal (how Extreme Makeover of me). This anxiety manifest itself not because of the hype surrounding the launch, but because I wondered what this device might mean to a school (my school) [...]
Adobe Licensing Update
By way of a quick update with regard to the “Adobe Situation” : I received an email from an Education Marketing Manager (at Adobe) yesterday stating the following: The education team at Adobe in Australia totally understand your frustration. We have recommended the changes but we are not getting agreement with corporate. What they don’t [...]
