Using a digital camera with a 3 year old (and older learners)

A lot of people in education are using the various forms of cheap, easy to use cameras – with the arguement that the fact that they are so easy to use (just press big red button to record/stop) is one less barrier to technology. But I personally haven’t got on with them, their inability to [...]

Access Apps – CommonCraft style

Access Apps appeared on the scene about a year ago, and I hav used it in may training sessions since then, and think it is a superb tool. The people that developed this (The 2 Scottish RSCs) have put togther a video in the style of CommonCraft videos, explaining the principles of this software.
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The Polaroid PoGo Printer

The Polaroid PoGo Printer
Originally uploaded by Dave Foord

I have recently purchased (from eBay) a Polaroid PoGo printer for less than £20. For those that haven’t seen them, these are small portable battery powered printers (about the size of a £10 note or a pack of cards) that you can connect to a computer, directly to [...]

What has happened to pride in the workplace?

In the last 3 weeks I have spent numerous days being trained for different projects in different hotels in London (all hotels being part of large well known chains) and one thing that has struck me over the last few weeks is bar 1, the quality of the food has been appallingly bad.
Someone in each [...]

Using a Short Throw projector with a SmartBoard

Short Throw projector on SmartBoard
Originally uploaded by Dave Foord

Yesterday I was up at my old employer – The University of Derby, running 2 sessions on Mind Genius for students that will be starting at the University in a few weeks time.
When I arrived at the room I was pleased to see that they had improved [...]

Being talked at just doesn’t work for me!

Last week I  spent 3 days being trained (by 2 different organisations) in preparation for a programme that I will be working on this year. I will start by stating that compared to previous experiences the training was actually quite good, with excellent communicators, well paced presentations, ample time for breaks and networking – but [...]

Quickly creating a Google Map from a Spreadsheet of data

I think that Google Maps are a really useful tool, and everytime that I need to visit somewhere new, the first thing I do is put the postcode into Google Maps, and save the location. This way if I visit that town or city again, but to a different location I can see where the [...]

Google Docs ‘In Plain English’

Many people will know that I am a big fan of Google Docs and use them a lot in my work (and non-work) life, because they are easy to set up, are great for any form of collaboration, and used properly can save huge amounts of time. However there are a lot of people out [...]