Crikey, imagine if a University did that to 'improve focus and attention'. With many educational groups offering SMS communication options, will be hard without a mobile. Must go, a technician has posted me an SMS about something..<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br>PS: Can you privately take a photograph of this, holding it in your hand
near a lockerbay. It will be one of those historical and iconic moments
we will all grin at in a few years when many have retired from the
teaching service!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/13 Laurie Savage <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au">sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Every day at my school there is a notice at the top of the bulletin
in bold, 16pt type that shouts: No Mobile Phones in this College!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Whoops, back to the real world.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Laurie</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">moodle-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland Gesthuizen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 12 November 2009 8:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing List; Open Education List; Open
Source Software Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Moodle] An open education vision for 2020</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">There have been discussions on
some of the other lists <a href="http://lists.luv.asn.au/wws/info/edu-sig" target="_blank">http://lists.luv.asn.au/wws/info/edu-sig</a>
about the large 10" touch screen technologies about to hit the scene .. in
fact I reckon that they will overtake the current Netbook fad (now I am
sticking my neck out) .. Like you Laurie, I am sensitive to issues related to
readability with smaller screens. <br>
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Crikey, even Ubuntu Linux Desktop has the drivers for touchscreens.<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pqguqkA2Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pqguqkA2Y</a><br>
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and the future OLPC model XO2 will embrace this technology with a very robust
build, low cost and weight.<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzTobDDOnkA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzTobDDOnkA</a><br>
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if you like books, of course there is the LifeScribe technology that I have
seen talked about at Monash Uni.<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livescribe" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livescribe</a><br>
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Now, imagine a mash of this portable technology in the hands of a child and the
freedom that they will have to carry and create.<br>
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Regards Roland</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2009/11/9 Laurie Savage <<a href="mailto:sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
I'm sorry, but I hate my mobile phone and I hate my son's iPhone. I don't<br>
like the style of input, which I find slow and cumbersome, and while I'm<br>
comfortable with 11pt screen fonts, my eyesight is quite poor so a mobile<br>
device screen is unfriendly. I like having a large screen with two or three<br>
apps open simultaneously so I'm happy using Outlook and One Note for my<br>
administration. For me, and I suspect others with failing eyesight,<br>
usability trumps size every time.<br>
<br>
(Oh! and I don't, and do not ever intend to, own a Kindle - you can't<br>
physically flip the pages to find the quote you annotated ten years ago or<br>
the marginalia your friend added when you last lent them your copy of
"<add<br>
your favourite title>". And nothing beats new book smell ... except
maybe<br>
for old book smell!)<br>
<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
Laurie Savage</span><br clear="all">
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-- <br>
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br>
<a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
<br>
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
Mead<br></div></div>
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