Is the pen mightier than the laptop?
I've been astounded recently by the number of people who seem to think that I'm some mad sort of ed tech evangelist who doesn't own a pen. Never once have I chanted slogans such as, "Down with the Biro!" And, yes, to people's amazement I use pens every day both to compose my thoughts and to help me think. So, it's with that in mind I want to share a little something with you on why and how I use mobile technology. Let's start with this short exercise. Do you remember sitting in maths class at school solving problems like: "A train leaves Falkirk at 9.05am and travels at an average speed of 80km per hour. The train arrives in Edinburgh at 9.40am. What is the distance from Falkirk to Edinburgh?" Go on! Try it. See if you can work out the answer before you scroll down. ( "Helsingør Train Station, Denmark" by Kristoffer Trolle is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ) If anyone is interested, purely to indu...