Touch of Genius

The new arrival of touch technology in 2010 could change the way learning technologies are designed and displayed online.

School age learners and above are already natives to 'touch', 'drag' and 'scribble', with the popular use of the iPhone, Kindle and Nintendo DS all involving the heavy use of touch technology.

Now is the time to start road testing your learning spaces on touch devices. With the new mac tablet hitting the stores soon, you can expect a flood of touch devices and with it, an expectation from learners to be able to touch navigate to learn.

Site Blocking and Web 2.0 in Schools

This great report explores the issues for teachers and learners around restricted access to emergin Web 2.0 technologies in Schools. SICTAS: Web 2.0 site blocking in schools. It's not just the students who are missing out, but the whole School community.