For generations school buildings were designed with dedicated television rooms. Equipped with carpet for comfort and curtains to black out the room I can remember watching BBC 2 education broadcasts on a 24″ television housed in a mock mahogany box. Read more
This week we looked at the brilliant EyeTV App for iPhone and iPod Touch. The mobile application allows you to watch live and recorded TV over your local area network and with a compatible router, remote schedule recordings when you are miles away from your computer. Read more
I am frequently criticised for the state of both my desktop and the number of applications that feature on my dock. Well I have decided to fight back and list the ten applications I use on a daily basis as form of justification of the cacophony of icons that pack the space. Read more
Generally when I get a new gadget or bit of computer tech the excitement rushes a review out within a day or two of using it. This time with the EyeTV Sat I have been so engrossed I honestly haven’t had time. Read more
I have been asked a number of times about our deployment of EyeTV and the role it plays in teaching and learning. We have been using Elgato’s EyeTV (review) for recording our film and television programmes for about three years now and this service is further offered to around ninety teachers.
The use of TV in teaching isn’t anything new and many departments have amassed dozens of VHS tapes over the years. Read more
