Respect to the Gadget Boys

Inverkeithing High School Radiowaves project these two stars are running a regular gadget show this is so cool watch follow it subscribe to the podcast and if you like post a comment to the lads.

http://www.radiowaves.co.uk/station.aspx?lngSiteID=681

Should Andy gadget Black give up??

Derek Robertson on the BBC radio and TV on Friday 14th March (today) talking about gaming in education

Huge heads up to Derek Robertson of the world famous team at the consolarium in Scotland .

Derek is appearing on the BBC Breakfast news and Radio Five Live tomorrow morning to talk about the large scale Nintendo project that I will be doing after the Easter Break. Full details of the times can be seen on his blog at www.hotmilkydrink.typepad.com . Although the first appearance is now at 6:20am.

view bbc news story and video clip of learners here

Derek is one of those unassuming people working with teachers technology and learners to make a difference . Derek keep up the great work. Got to add Dereks blog to my blog roll on the left !!

Islay presentation "Drop the pilot" online

Ian Stuarts has made a comment to my posting on his Excellent presentation from Handheld called drop the pilot and done a really nice copy of his presentation with sound . Sorry to give you another heads up but dont want it staying hidden in my comments. Watch learn and reflect the photo's made me think of my honeymoon nearly ten years ago on Shetland . But there is nothing romantic about his pragmatic approach of doing the best for learners and the community using ICT . Keep it up Graham and keep me posted .

Its rumoured Ian's view to implementing technology in enhancing learning is "just do it "and if it isn't Ian tell me about it . http://www.stuartislay.plus.com/HHL-Presentation/index.htm

Ian has done a great posting on his blog to. His blog will be soon in my sidebar link very soon.
http://islayian.blogspot.com/2007/10/just-do-it.html

Islay blog by Ian

Ian Presented at handheld today and with a little search I have found his blog which is really great.

http://islayian.blogspot.com/

Ians beyond pilots presentation was great looking forward to it going up online. go on have a look at Ians blog .

Legend in his own breakfast time. Ewan McIntosh "Talk Tuesday"

A very early morning to you. Yesterday quickly enroute to work went to a Talk Tuesday event organised by Redhouse Lane by Ewan Mcintosh of Learning and Teaching Scotland only for 1 hour but great all the same. Ewans influential education blog is in my side links. The link to his posting form the days event is here
Great stuff Ewan for lots of things refocussing my thinking in the following respects:

The main heavyweight ones are:

1. Capability of young people making me rethink what young people are doing and what there capable of:
2. How much the world and education has changed and is changing.
3. How simplistic my blog is (embarrassed of the blogosphere)
4. How slow conventional companies and adults are to appreciate the changes happening around them

The lighter weight but on reflection as important :

1. Importance of social bookmarking I use bloglines for feeds but don't post and share the link although they are public. http://www.bloglines.com/public/ajb1962 I don't use delicious and I should?
2. I should sort out an online file store for useful documents my existing google docs is the obvious one.

Now I think I got very different things out of Ewans presentation than others at the event. The main thing were :

1. meeting Ewan in person for the first time
2. Reference having your own blog quoted by Ewan from in his presentation thanks Ewan !
   
3. Astute observation in a seemingly throwaway remark on first meeting . "Andy you can spot a blogger by the way they saunter". Can you surely not ?? or maybe you ca.

Great stuff Ewan and final point for now you realise someone is on the edge or is it in the thick of the new world when talk of taking a photo of their impressive breakfast that morning !!

Enhancing Learning; virtual worlds, simulations and games based learning

Had the great pleasure of meeting Ernest Adams and Derek Robertson today. haven't had time to blog their presentation from BECTA event. "Enhancing Learning; virtual worlds, simulations and games based learning"

will put up the link to presentations from the day later. But for now feel the urge to put up these two inspirational individuals web presences:



Ernest Adams homepage link

http://www.designersnotebook.com/Home_Page/home_page.htm



Derek Robertson blog from Learning and Teaching Scotland

http://hotmilkydrink.typepad.com/