Doing the rounds on Twitter today has been quite a few people talking about the Next Generation Learning video from Becta.
Some people have posted the video to their blogs, Steve Wheeler for example, Andy Oliver is another.
So am I going to post the video?
Well…
I already have!
Nearly a month ago, on the 12th May!
So if you want to keep ahead of the game and find out what is happening check back more often.
Very nice guide to RSS.
Do you blog, do you read blogs, do you use blogging to support learning, are blogs dead?
This is the twenty-third e-Learning Stuff Podcast, To blog, or not to blog, that is the question.
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James is joined by Kev Hickey and David Sugden.
Shownotes
Though I do think netbooks have a future (even if Intel don’t) however what computer do I carry around with me to meetings, events and conferences?
My MacBook Pro!
So is it just that I prefer OS X over Linux and Windows?
Well not really, I do like OS X, but do like Xandros and Windows 7.
The main reason I don’t carry a netbook, is the battery life.
Now it is getting better than it was, but the three cell batteries most of the netbooks I have only last an hour or two, which isn’t good enough for a long train journey or a conference.
This is also an issue with learners having netbooks, they arrive at college at 9 am and most will be there until 4 or 5 pm. What’s the point of carrying a netbook, if well before lunch the battery has run out? Most colleges I am aware of, don’t allow non-college devices to be plugged in, so unless you have an enlightened institution with a sensible “personal applicance” policy, they won’t be able to charge up their netbook during the day.
So was quite pleased to hear from the Computex trade show via the BBC that:
some manufacturers are convinced cheap, low power computers with days of battery life are the future…
The new Tegra system has a lot of potential
Nvidia boss Jen-Hsun Huang claimed a Tegra system could play HD video for 10 hours, compared to 3 hours for a netbook powered by Intel’s rival Atom CPU, and an astonishing 25 days of MP3 playback, compared to 5 hours for current netbooks.
The key to embedding and transforming learning through the use of mobile technologies is dependent on many factors, decent battery life is certainly in there.
These new chips could make a difference.
One of the things I have always liked about the Asus EeePC is the Xandros interface.
The simple icons and easy access to the web and applications, mean that users who aren’t use to Linux can start using the EeePC without worry.
Having recently used the Suse desktop on the HP 2133 it was fine but not as simple to use as Xandros. Sometimes I think it would be nice to have the Xandros interface on devices such as the HP 2133, Samsung Q1, etc…
Saw on Twitter recently a link to Jolicloud which is a new OS for netbooks.
It looks very nice.
Alas it is invite only at the moment, so I have signed up and am chasing down an invite code.
I want to install it on an Asus EeePC and a Samsung Q1. The Q1 is not yet supported, but could be a more useful OS than Vista!
So is this the new PSP?
From the BBC
Video and photos of the PSP Go have been leaked online, revealing a smaller, more lightweight console that has dropped the failed UMD disk format.
Engadget has some leaked stats.
3.8-inch display (resolution is undisclosed)
43 percent lighter than the PSP-3000
16GB of Flash storage
Bluetooth built-in; supports handset tethering and BT headsets
No UMD drive
Memory Stick Micro slot
Full PlayStation Network support (movie and TV rentals / purchases)
Integration with PlayStation 3 (works the same as the PSP-3000 does)
From a learning perspective the 16GB of Flash storage is helpful as anyone who uses the PSP knows that the Memory Stick can sometimes go missing… generally to be found in the card reader of a PC. Alas it uses the small Memory Stick Micro format which means getting another adapter or ensuring that your current card reader can read that format.
Disappointed that there is no built in camera.