it’s one of the first articles that I see about the new era of nomadism in the “general public” press.

The Economist talks about “a new version of a very old idea: nomadism” (just as I do).

The Economist insists a lot more than I do on the importance of the “wireless” in the development of nomadism and the way in which the workspace gets reorganized on campus and in american companies.

The key figure is the curve showing the progression of mobile phones compared to the progression of Internet: mobile phones are becoming the convergence medium, as I mentionned two years ago.

Via SmartMobs

[Translated from Un excellent article sur le nomadisme digital dans The Economist. Please note that due to lack of time, I don't translate posts myself and usually do not review translations, so they may not be fully accurate and/or present some imperfections. Thierry]

Sylvie Lallet, sport teacher in Cordouan de Royan high school, has just published one of the best feedbacks on interactive whiteboards, all countries and disciplines included.

A fantastic work was accomplished and I particularly recommend the commented scenarios on Video (fr).

It is really interesting because:

• This work was performed under a loan (thanks to Robert Crépeau of Tedelec) and is a validation of the ‘natural approach’ I have often written about in the blog (ithe simpler the more useful).
• It was done in an atypical class (interactive whiteboards are usually not so used in sports…I think it’s a mistake)
• It takes advantage of all multimedia techniques that can be used in a class (video, podcast, web 2.0) while staying simple and cheap (using open source software). To achieve such results, an enormous teacher investment is necessary - and also talent.
• It also validates the “nomadic” approach that we have been developing for the last 3 years (the lighter, the simpler, the more mobile, the more open the approach, the more useful).

I have many things to say about the amazing examples that have been created and I will probably come back to it later, as Sylvie Lallet’s post is too rich to be described in a few lines …

See for instance the table tennis case or the work done on moving video images (as well as the video sample which is very useful to understand how students apprehend this new technology) .

[Translated from Un article fantastique sur l’utilisation du TBI mobile en cours de sport. Please note that due to lack of time, I don't translate posts myself and usually do not review translations, so they may not be fully accurate and/or present some imperfections. Thierry]