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Multiple ways of multiplication
Categories: learningTeachingmultiplicationmathematics Back in the 70s, 80s and 90s children were predominately taught to multiply using paper and pencil methods. In the naughties (2000 onwards) the...
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Raspberry Pi configure screen sharing with VNC
I've spent the past week exploring what my Raspberry Pi can do. It makes a great little server as it's tiny and consumes negligible power, about 3.5 watts. Of course as with any Linux box, there is...
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Wire-less Care-free Type-more Keyboard
Categories: TechnologykeyboardiPhoneiPadRaspberry PiFor a while now, I've been searching for the perfect wireless keyboard. Not necessarily for any serious typing, a full size one is needed after all....
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RaspControl - Vital Statistics about your Raspberry Pi
RaspControl is a small PHP application for providing a simple web interface for displaying information about Raspberry Pi. Useful because on a headless Raspberry Pi, simply heading to a webpage enables...
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iPhone 5: a case in point
Categories: TechnologyiPhone 5I'm thoroughly delighted with my new iPhone 5. I say new, but I've had it a whole month since the release date on 21st September. With previous iPhones, I've always...
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The trouble with WGET... is stopping those pesky output files
Categories: DrupalwgetcronTechnologyI think I must have been plagued for about 5 years with the age old issue of WGET requests creating unnecessary and unwanted empty files following a WGET request....
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Skyfall: Bond is Back
Categories: james bondfilmodeonorangewednesdayBond is very definitely back. Daniel Craig has become one of the best Bond actors there has been and I guess that probably means he will shortly be...
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Download YouTube content in Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Safari and other browsers
There's always been a longing to be able to download clips from the ever popular YouTube site. It seems that YouTube continually change their web interface which restricts various tools from being able...
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TeachMeet Essex (Chelmsford) - the home of professional CPD for teachers
Categories: TeachMeetChelmsfordKEGSRaspberry Pipythonprogrammingcomputer scienceI'm now very proud to have attended a TeachMeet Essex session held in Chelmsford, Essex. The host school, King Edward...
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a-JAYS headphones for tangle-free listening to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Categories: TechnologyThese a-JAYS are unusual in that I wouldn't have chosen the brand ordinarily. I'd have opted for more familiar, bigger brands such as Sony, JVC etc.However, I was completely taken...
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Docking needn't be so hard: Lightning Adaptor anyone?
Categories: TechnologyDespite being a through and through Apple fan, devotee, geek(!) I still feel slightly annoyed at the continual changing of cables and connectors, not least because of the sheer...
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#SLTChat - Sundays from 8pm
Categories: SLTchatprofessional learningtwitterTwitter really can be one of the best forms of CPD that teachers and senior leaders can access and engage with. This evening I participated in the weekly...
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To Dock or not to Dock...
Categories: TechnologydockiPhone 5lightningconnectorThis Apple iPhone 5 dock from Mobile Fun is one of the first sporting the new Lightning Connector. When I travelled to Las Vegas during Christmas, I...
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(Just another brick in ...) The Wonder Wall
Tonight is TeachMeet night, at the BETT 2013 show. It's a complete sell-out, and was within minutes of the tickets going live.It also appears that there are many presenters too, more speakers than...
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Energy to Go
Categories: Technologychargebattery... is what is said on the box!This Energizer battery pack, originally designed to recharge iPhones, iPads, iPods or any other device requiring a USB charging...
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iPad Mini case
Categories: reviewTechnologyiPadcasedesignThe iPad Mini is designed to be carried everywhere. It wants to just slip into a small bag. Now that my wife uses hers to read, it gets put in her handbag...
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Raspberry Pi and PiFace
Categories: Raspberry PiPiFaceprogrammingpythonscratchMy PiFace arrived last week and this was the first time I've had a proper play using it with the Raspberry Pi.I needed to do some things first to...
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Networking with the Raspberry Pi - Apple File Protocol changing its name
Categories: Raspberry PinetworkingafphostWhen I installed my first Raspberry Pi and enabled the Apple File Protocol (AFP) so that I could connect to its file system from my Mac, all was well. It...
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Desk Pets - the gadgeteers favourite pet
Categories: reviewdeskpetiosiPhoneiPadcontrol technologysoundAs a Deputy Head Teacher of a primary school in Essex, I have become renowned for my cupboard of gadgets, electronic toys and gizmos. The...
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Raspberry Pi Power Supply
Categories: Raspberry Pipower supplyusbcharging12vsolar powerenergysunI've been running my Raspberry Pi server for the past 9 months now. It's been a tremendous success running server / device...
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