LCD Overlay vs Interactive whiteboard and Touch LCD

Interactive whiteboards have expensive bulb replacements and the touch LCD option is still fairly expensive. An LCD overlay allows you to convert a cheap LCD screen into a touch device. The overlay in the link below allows you to have 6 simultaneous touch points.

http://multi-touch-screen.com/product.html

Windows 8 - Touch Interface

The release of Microsoft Windows 8 will occur in 2012 and this is coming to be great for all the classrooms that use touch technology (Interactive whiteboards and tablet computing).  Find a demostration of the interface in the you tube link below.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I

It's the Pedagogy, Stupid: Lessons from an iPad Lending Program

Great article on iPad use in education.

http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=159-1

Scratch Yourself

Scratch is a great tool used by many educators with their students to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.

It is a free tool downloaded from: http://scratch.mit.edu/

Prezi - Presentations made easy

If you want to deliver a presentation in a more exciting format, this is a great alternative to a slide based presentation.

http://prezi.com/

Live@edu to go to Office 365

Last week Microsoft made the anncouncement that they were moving Live@edu to Office 365.

This will change the way schools use Microsoft cloud based services.

http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/learn-about-office-365.aspx?locale=en-US&country=US

Movember is Here

Every year the team at Fawmatt supports mens health by raising funds though the Movember Foundation.

So it you are wondering why some of our staff have sprouting moustaches then this is why.

Movember Foundation 

Please view our team page here:
http://au.movember.com/mospace/434302/

Linux RDS Flaw Patched

The open-source Linux operating system contains a serious security flaw that can be exploited to gain superuser rights on a target system. The vulnerability, in the Linux implementation of the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol, affects unpatched versions of the Linux kernel, starting from 2.6.30, where the RDS protocol was first included

https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/linux-kernel-flaw-coughs-root-rights-102110

New Macbook Air

Apple have released the new Macbook Air and it looks like a great peice of kit.
 - Solid State Storage
 - Long Life Battery
 - Small Form Factor

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

Free Learning and Courses

I have been talking with teachers about learning and how the internet is going to change the way people learn.

I found a few links to free online leaning that open our eyes to information delivery:

A site with a list of free online courses
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

Apple has released new iPod Touch

Apple has released a new version of the iPod Touch that has Facetime allowing students to video conference from a affordable handheld device.

http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/

Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Phone

Microsoft officially unveiled Windows Phone 7 at a launch event in New York City yesterday, with 10 Windows Phone 7 devices to be available in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific before the end of 2010.
http://www.cnet.com.au/microsoft-unleashes-windows-phone-7-339306522.htm

Google are testing a self-driving car!

Google has been testing a self driveing car in California with great success.
http://www.cnet.com.au/google-tests-self-driving-car-339306494.htm

Fawmatt YouTube Channel

Fawmatt has started a YouTube Channel to post and link to informative videos.

http://www.youtube.com/user/fawmatt

Data Centre in a Water Tank

Fawmatt is always looking at new ways to create data centres.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/351365/Liquid_Storage?taxonomyId=83&pageNumber=1

http://www.fawmatt.com.au/
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