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You know that spooky feeling of deja 'vu?. Well was I surprised when the LEA support organisation told me over the phone ' we just don't support Windows Vista' - well truth be told I was'nt, but we are in the technology game here people.

I've got Year 3's running Windows Vista on there home PC when I am told in the school you can only run XP - does anyone out there have a forward looking LEA support organisation? I would love to know.

Mixing pain with pleasure as they say the Fizzbook is getti… Continue

Finally got the Spin today, which as you may tell I have been quite anxious to get my hands on. First view on getting out of the box were, 'neat unit compact and lightweight', the handle which adourns other Fizzbook models is as quite as 'in your face' on this model which is a good thing.

Turning on, boots in to Windows XP Home, abit slowly I think, my 4 year old would have probably gone to make a cup of coffee by the time it had loaded up, (thats a metaphorical cup of coffee for those who don'… Continue

still I sit patiently for my Fizzbook Spin to arrive, where has the delivery driver got to........ - time to twitter i think

In the era of Minibooks that flood the market, I sit here an wait for the CityLink man to turn up with an evaluation Fizzbook Spin unit for me to play with for the week.

The Spin is the tablet version of the Fizzbook which has not quite hit the streets yet, all solid state I am led to believe with small enough keys and mouse for even the smallest fingers to use ideal for primary learners! Of course for £279, the thing that appeals is flippin the lid and making it into a writing device that can… Continue

A few weeks ago I had an excellent day at the John Innes Centre for he Norfolk ICT Conference, in the company of people like Russell Prue and John Davitt. Russell Prue gave an inspiring speech about 21st Century Education which put very broad smiles on people like myself.

However to move ICT forward in Primary Schools in Norfolk, there has to be co-operation, a good example is today I tried to download the new release of Internet Explorer 8, which has some good quick tips for our users such as… Continue