Manicure needed!

The Technological Popularity Poll- --- or find out why I need a manicure---desperately!

It's all Gill's fault, getting me thinking about which piece of hardware is the greatest asset to learning. You will know what I mean if you have read the previous post.

1.Yes I agree with 10/10 for the camera, and the great thing about this particular model we have, it can be plugged straight into the digital projector without the laptop. Great potential for the immediate viewing of activities (i.e. instantly) without the bother of downloading the photos onto the laptop first. I feel sure you can also think about opportunities in which you can use it. Would love to hear of some, so please add a comment.

2. The docucam is really fantastic, so for me 11/10, especially for demonstrating an art or craft activity to a large group of learners. They can all see the skill or activity so clearly, without having to crowd around the piece of equipment and jostling with each other for the best viewpoint.. I found it eerie to start with that the view on the screen through the digital projector was larger than real life. I was also horrified to find I had not foreseen the fact that I should really have had a manicure first. All my hangnails, overgrown cuticles were magnified on the screen! At the time I was demonstrating how to use an embellisher machine( pic above), and it was also quite difficult to bend the lens round to the angle required to show the needle action clearly.

3. I think the digital projector is also 11/10... It is so versatile when used in conjunction with the camera,docucam and laptop.

4. Mimeo... at the moment I also rate it 0/10.. but that is more a result of not using it properly (yet). I have used a fixed interactive whiteboard a great deal in teaching, but had instant access to the Internet through that too. At the moment I cannot get my thinking around how I can use the mimeo any more than the camera, docucam, digital projector. I also feel that perhaps I need more training. Mmmmm! Would love to hear from anyone who has used the Mimeo effectively.

Just thinking, my next project is to successfully create a movie with sound.... may take a little while! It not the technology... but me that takes the time to learn! From Maggie