Archive for August, 2009

• 5 Fantastic Internet / E-Safety resources – #education

  Date: 2009.08.28 | Category: e safety, internet safety, links, Primary School Safe Search, resources, safety, teacher, teaching, week | Response: 0

  Safer Practice with Technology – http://www.kenttrustweb.org.uk/UserFiles/CW/File/Advisory_Service_ICT/E-Safety/SaferPracticeWithTechnology-260509.pdf – For adults working in schools, this document covers using technology as a communication tool in professional relationships, protecting adults from minteration of behvaiour and understanding personal and professional boundaries.

  North Yorkshire County Council – E-safety Links and Resources – http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1dk37/esafetyApril09/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http://www.yudu.com/item/details/74728/e-safety–April-09-%3Frefid%3D18007 – This site is a selection of recommended sites to use to delivery E-Safety in schools.

  Internet Safety @ Next Generation Learning – http://www.nextgenerationlearning.org.uk/At-Home/Internet-safety/ – Here you will find links to lots of resources on internet safety. The content is aimed at both home and school and has resources for parents and children.

  E-safety week – http://www.esafetyweek.info/ – I love this idea. E-Safety can affect every aspect of our lives so to introduce it across an entire week seems fantastic. This site is made by Oldham and provides a framework for other LA’s to do similar exercises.

  Primary School Safe Search – http://primaryschoolict.com/ – A google powered safe search engine that gets educational results more accurately. Great for setting as pupils and teachers home page. I like this site because it’s not so much a teaching resource as a learning aid.

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• E-Ink brings fresh thought to classrooms

  Date: 2009.08.23 | Category: e-canvas, e-ink, e-paper, eink, electronic ink, ICT | Response: 0

  
  

  E Ink is a new technology that is exciting investors the world over. E Ink is basically a way of displaying 4 shades of grey onto an LCD type display that uses a less power. I am going to be discussing practical uses for this in a school or classroom environment.

  
  Obvious uses are:
  • Replace classroom display boards with relevant material.
  • Replace paintings or signs with suitable notices.
  • Use as a reading device, alternative to a laptop.

  My concept..:

  It wasn’t that many years ago since I left the classroom… Okay, so it was but I still remember most of what I wasn’t supposed to be learning. My eyes constantly wandered around the walls looking at the presentation that year 11 had done on osmosis whilst trying not to learn..

  So I figured..

  Why not have displays that update with material that is relevant to what the teacher is trying to teach, that way when I start to wander at least I’m learning something that’s useful.
  Something to note:
  E Ink will mostly be powered by solar and should be sustainable using standard classroom lighting. E Ink will not be a replacement for a computer or laptop. E Ink is a display technology.
  And to sprinkle the frosties…
  Currently 7″ x 9″ screens are classed as “massive”. Some of the screens are flexible and most do not have any wireless connectivity.
  In my ideal world a screen would be 4ft x 3ft, width/height adjustable and include some sort of wireless content delivery system. Oh and it should be solar powered. I want to pay about $200 for this, max.
  Oh and as my last request I want to be able to roll it up at the end of the term, just so the cleaners don’t break it!
  
  E Ink in 2005

  
  

  

  The flexible potential of E Ink

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• Toshiba nb200 wireless doesn’t work after a clean install

  Date: 2009.08.19 | Category: nb200, toshiba, Wireless | Response: 0

  1. Install the wireless driver
  2. Install the Hotkey utilities for display devices.
  3. Reboot
  4. Hit Fn F8
  Yes this seems stupid but it works. Blame Toshiba not me.

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• CnMbook IP address invalid error

  Date: 2009.08.18 | Category: Uncategorized | Response: 0

  Problem: A CnMbook gives the error IP address invalid.
  Solution: Get refund from Maplin or supplier as adapter doesn’t conform to 802.11g standards.

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• Toshiba NB200 clean XP Pro install

  Date: 2009.08.18 | Category: downgrade, ICT, nb200, pro, professional, toshiba, upgrade, xp | Response: 1

  How to … (Yes this is the quickest method…)

  Prereqs:

  1. External USB CD OR DVD drive.
  2. Nlite
  3. Windows XP Pro ISO image or XP Pro CD

  Steps:

  1. Get External USB CD Drive & Blank CD/DVD
  2. Get nlite
  3. Get this driver from Toshiba – It’s the Intel matrix storage floppy driver..
  4. Extract driver to a folder..
  5. Install nlite
  6. Run nlite and select to include driver and create ISO Image
  7. Create new ISO Image
  8. Select folder where you extracted the driver (Multiple drivers)
  9. Select all drivers.
  10. Burn ISO image to a blank CD/DVD
  11. Install from CD/DVD.

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