Nokia 3G 'Booklet' (netbook)

Just announced - Nokia will be producing a 10" netbook, it's main differences from others will be the quality of the build (one pice machined aluminium - cf Apple MacBooks), 12 hour battery life!, built-in GPS, and integration of OVI and maps software. Unfortunately it will run Windows OS (probably Windows 7). So - now a phone manufacturer makes PCs, and a Computer manufacturer (Apple) makes smartphones!

Configuring 141 netbooks for mlearning projects

Here's a quick video (recorded and uploaded to YouTube directly from an iPhone 3GS) showing Thom, Vickel & Hung in the process of configuring 141 netbooks for mlearning projects at Unitec last week! The FIRST one was fun! - the next 140 weren't quite so fun ;-)

Landscape Design Netbook rollout

Today we started the netbook project with the second year Diploma of Landscape Design students and staff. All students and staff were issued a Dell Mini9 netbook for use in their course for the rest of the year. the netbooks will be used as 'windows' into the online web 2.0 world - students will be blogging, uploading and sharing photos and VODCasts of their designs and learning experiences.

This project follows on from a collaborative web 2.0 project between Landscape Design and third year Product Design students on the SHac09 sustainable house competition, where NING was used as a collaborative online space.

See Penny's overview of the project:

http://pennycliffin.vox.com/library/post/minisymposium.html

Student NetBook Project

Today we started the first of several netbook implementation projects (as part of a wider mlearning project) at Unitec. The first year Product Design class all received Dell Mini9 netbooks to use for their course for the rest of the year.
A Moodle course is being used to guide the educational use of the netbooks, as we explore their use within a web2, social constructivist paradigm, to enhance their learning experience, and bridge the 'digital divide'!