Archive for August, 2010

Trackpad vs IWB or Trackpad + IWB

I’ve had the Apple Trackpad in my classroom for two days now and already I can see a change in my teaching! For a start I can wander around the classroom and refer back to what’s showing on the screen without moving back to my laptop – that keeps me in contact with the student [...]


Magic Trackpad in the classroom

Q. How long does it take for kids to figure out how to use new hardware? A. Just as long as it takes for the box to be opened, software update to take place and the teacher to connect the device. This morning one of my parents arrived with a present for our class – [...]


New Technology – iPhone 3GS Part 1

There’s been quite a hoopla over the past couple of weeks in NZ over Apple technology. Both the iPad and the iPhone4 have just been released here – with lots of ‘will they, won’t they’ drama over the iPhone 4. I originally intended to purchase the phone since my 24 month contract was expiring and [...]