Links to IWB support files

Smart Board / IWB support files for lessons

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx
http://www.schools.bedfordshire.gov.uk/NGFL/IWB/resources.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=250,index
http://www.woodlandgrange.leics.sch.uk/iwb/

http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/material.asp
http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-GB/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activities/

ultra thin Laptop

According to rumours just surfacing it appears that Fujitsu and Asus aren’t the only ones that are looking seriously at frameless laptops (ie., laptops without bezels) as it’s now said that Acer are also looking at producing a frameless laptop with the report suggesting that Acer’s frameless laptop is set to become available in the second half of this year.




The report is scant on detail and doesn’t name its sources – merely crediting ‘notebook players’ – and, we might add, at this stage, goes wholly unsubstantiated, but it suggests that Acer’s as yet untitled frameless laptop will come with a touchscreen keyboard and a reinforced glass substrate onto which the display will be printed.

“Acer is expected to adopt Corning’s reinforced glass substrate and simply print color on its back to allow the substrate to function like a notebook cover for a frameless design,” says the unnamed source. “The design will help reduce the thickness of the ultra-thin notebook and can also reduce material costs.”

Of course, there’s really not much to go on here, but the technology is certainly there so its not merely a flight of fancy but until Acer come out with an official release you’ll excuse us if we sit on the fence on this one in the meantime.


(TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities)

Faster Internet - for FREE

BT have come up with a way of making more money from YOU..
Its called the Iplate.. costs about 6-7 quid.

Now It looks like this:

Here is a Video how to install it :

some spec :

What is the BT i-Plate & how does it work?
The i-Plate (iPlate) is a filter for use on ADSL Broadband lines to improve the speed & stability of the connection. Since they're easy to install yourself, (see YouTube video) there are no costly engineer visits required. When connected to the master socket, the iPlate filters the 'bell wire' which used to be needed to make our old-fashioned analogue telephones ring. However, with today's touch-tone phones, this bell wire is now redundant and its presence in a master socket actually causes digital interference on the ADSL line.

Please note that with an iPlate, you will still need to use micro filters.

Increased speeds:
Some lines have seen up to 4Mb increases in speed although improvements of 1.5Mb were found to be more typical in a benchmark survey of 36,000 filtered lines. This indicates a potential 10Db extension in reach meaning iPlates can also help with poor performing ‘Long lines’. These benefits were realized on ADSL lines and they'll be at least as good, if not better, on ADSL2+ lines.

Improved stability:
Since the iPlate also helps to make ADSL connections more stable, there can be Broadband performance benefits even when line speed is not noticeably increased. The same benchmark study of 36,000 lines showed that filtered lines typically had 20% fewer re-trains (denoting lost connections) and a 45% reduction in error rate.

Who can use the iPlate?
7 out of 10 UK homes will benefit to some extent – that’s approximately 9m Broadband lines. You must have a BT NTE5 type Master Socket

Will I benefit from an iPlate?
A good way to tell if your line is likely to benefit from bell wire filtering is to compare Broadband performance test results when the modem is plugged into the master socket, versus plugging it into an extension socket. If you see an improvement in broadband performance when the master socket is used, this is a good indication that an iPlate will help.

Ok now its time for an Eye opener..

Solwise says that the I-Plate, which BT claims can improve your broadband speed by up to 1.5Mbps when fitted to your home phone socket, isn't worth buying.

The I-Plate is a self-install filter which needs to be fitted in between the front and back plate of the BT NTE 5 master telephone socket.

The I-Plate disables the bell wire that was used to make older telephones ring. Solwise, however, suggests a manual solution to disable the bell wire.

"The Solwise solution to this problem would be to detach the front section of your master socket and disconnect the bell-wire(s) (from pin 3) and re-fit the faceplate," the company said in an email.

"The BT solution is called the iPlate! This device places a filter on the bell-wire (which remember is not required!)," the email continued.

Just to inform all Yes it does work, so remove the wire from connection 3