ICT Quick Tip – Deleting from Easi-Speak
To delete a file on an Easi-Speak recorder, play it and pause part way through. Press and hold the Record button.
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ICT Quick Tip – Changing recording format on Easi-Speak
Did you know that if you press and hold the star button on an Easi-Speak it changes mode between mp3 and WAV format? If the LED is flashing, you are in mp3 mode (more useful + smaller files). If the LED is solid you are in WAV mode (better quality but very big files).
QR Code Challenge
I recently set my pupils a challenge. Details are encoded in this QR code. Click on the code for the full size version. (It will scan more reliably).
GPS Tracking and Mapping
I have been becoming more and more interested in GPS route tracking and using digital mapping tools like Google Maps. I have dabbled with a few iPhone apps – some that track data to capture your route over a given period and others that store individual way-points. The process of converting and uploading data files
Using digital microscopes with Comic Life
This week, I had the pleasure of an observation by Mandy Barrow ( @mbarrow ) to assess my teaching and my use of ICT to support learning. In the weeks prior, the pupils had been working on a series of investigations on dissolving and separating. The latest work was on salt and sugar crystal growing.
Google Spreadsheet: Making data from one sheet show in another
We are currently costing up a major house makeover for a new property that we are in the process of buying. I have set up each of the rooms as separate spreadsheets in a Google Docs spreadsheet. I needed to bring together the totals of each sheet to combine them in a grand total. The
Sleep Cycle alarm clock
A while back I stumbled upon the Sleep Cycle alarm clock. The idea of the app is that it monitors your sleep pattern and wakes you during a half hour window as you are in a period of lighter sleep. About a week ago, I started actively using Sleep Cycle. With a 4 month old
#BETT2010 ZU3D
I had seen ZU3D before at a conference at the Ashford International Hotel. I had a closer look at BETT and was impressed with what I saw. I have been more than happy with the quality and ease of capture with the existing iStopMotion and iMovie combination on the Macs both in school and in
#BETT2010 Roamer Too
One of the things that I was on the look out for at BETT this year was a replacement for our aging Roamers. We have a small pile of Roamers in varying states of repair. Other than a few totally unserviceable units, the biggest issue we have is the huge outdated batteries that the roamers
Polarize iPhone app
I am really enjoying Polarize for the iPhone. It adds a fun ‘Polaroid’ style border to photos taken with the iPhone camera. You can add a text note to the tab on the bottom of the Polaroid photo, the same as you could a real one. You will find the app HERE. My only wish,