The Doing our homework post on the Lat Long Blog from the Google Earth and Maps team highlights some new YouTube video tutorials that offer up basic tricks for using Google Earth and can serve as inspiration for lesson plans.
As someone relatively new to the media industry, I am excited by the latest trends on the internet. Social networks, wikis, blogs and podcasts are now all the rage, but have a long way to go before they form part of day to day life for the man on the street. I see massive opportunities for podcast media in particular to support children in learning. Our research has found that parents are interested too!
Sanako, a Finnish education software company, are teaming up with Nokia to get their classroom management software working with the Nokia N810 handheld. It’s not a phone but a wifi enabled handheld computer running Nokia’s Maemo flavour of the open-source Linux operating system.
See also: Sanako mobilizes class management with Nokia.
Blogger and podcaster Dan Benjamin has posted a guide to the equipment he uses for podcasting. His ‘entry level’ setup is a bit pricey — he recommends spending around £90 on a microphone — but there may be some useful tips here for those who are serious about producing really high quality recordings.
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As someone relatively new to the media industry, I am excited by the latest trends on the internet. […]
Sanako, a Finnish education software company, are teaming up with Nokia to get their classroom manag […]