Category Archives: Technology

A new digital revolution

Tweet I wonder if the technology we all use would be the same if  Gene Roddenberry had not written Star Trek?  Would we have doors that go swoosh,  flip top mobile phones, ipads and androids with touch sensitive interfaces. While … Continue reading

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Creating short videos that support learning

Tweet If you are here to learn how to upload the free e-books from project Gutenberg onto your Amazon Kindle then click here  or scroll down I continue to be impressed with the use of short videos as a method for … Continue reading

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Google+ Whats your take

Tweet Google plus what’s your take? here is mine. Circles – closed groups, Hangouts – chat boards, Instant upload – media sharing, Sparks – tagging, Huddle – group messaging. A packaging of services that are already in existence bound together … Continue reading

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OLPC (One laptop per child) transforms a continent

Tweet The trans-continent initiative in Latin America that started with Uruguay purchasing 100,000 low cost laptops from the OLPC project for use in its primary education system is being replicated across the continent.  Peru has purchased 590,000 of the devices, … Continue reading

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