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Quinkey
by Richard Millwood published Sep 04, 2010 last modified Apr 05, 2011 10:35 PM
A 'chord' keyboard intended for one-handed typing by holding down combinations of fingers
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by Richard Millwood published Oct 24, 2009 last modified Feb 24, 2012 03:49 PM
Richard Millwood has produced a thorough history of the developments of hardware from the teletype to the smartphone and of software from punched card input to LOGO to cloud computing. Graphic displays, office productivity tools, interactive multimedia and social networking are considered in the context of the educational imperatives of the time and the development of communication and creativity among learners in each decade since the 1970s. The article looks at the implications of the way that technologies and pedagogies have interacted in the past to focus ideas for the educational technology of the future.
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A Short History Offline
by Richard Millwood published Sep 24, 2009 last modified Jul 17, 2015 05:44 PM
Becta published an article on the history of educational computing in the UK written by Richard Millwood
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by Richard Millwood published Sep 20, 2009 last modified Apr 05, 2011 10:42 PM
The BBC's Tomorrow's World, 1969. "While many pupils might wish they could hand their schoolwork over to a computer, the boys of Forest Grammar School have turned a computer into schoolwork. Dubbed Nellie, the machine can be programmed to solve mathematical equations or even play music. Lessons also include computer maintenance - something of a necessity, considering the likelihood of Nellie crashing..."
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BBC's Tomorrow's World presents Nellie - a computer set to revolutionise the classroom
by Richard Millwood published Sep 20, 2009 last modified Jul 17, 2015 05:43 PM
The BBC have added selected Tomorrow's World features to their internet archive.
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BBC Computer Literacy Project
by Richard Millwood published Jul 20, 2009 last modified May 24, 2012 12:53 PM
The BBC Computer Literacy Project was conceived of in 1979 by the BBC's Continuing Education Television Department and led to a launch in January 1982 of a television series based on the BBC Microcomputer commissioned from and designed by computer company Acorn.
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The Domesday Project
by Richard Millwood published Jul 13, 2009 last modified Apr 05, 2011 11:02 PM
From 1984 to 1986 the Domesday Project, organised by the BBC, gathered film, photographs, descriptions and data to cover the United Kingdom, publishing it all on an innovative variant of laser disc technology, LV-ROM in November 1986 in celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Norman Domesday Book.
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by Richard Millwood published Jul 13, 2009 last modified Apr 05, 2011 10:42 PM
The CAMiLEON Project is developing and evaluating a range of technical strategies for the long term preservation of digital materials. A key proof of concept case study for CAMiLEON is the rescue of BBC Domesday and the implementation of an emulation strategy to preserve this remarkable but fragile digital resource. These pages provide a description their work with BBC Domesday
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by Richard Millwood published Jul 13, 2009 last modified Apr 05, 2011 10:42 PM
A web site about the project and its subsequent preservation challenges created by Andy Finney
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The Domesday Project
by Richard Millwood published May 14, 2009 last modified Apr 15, 2011 03:16 PM
From 1984 to 1986 the Domesday Project, organised by the BBC, gathered film, photographs, descriptions and data to cover the United Kingdom, publishing it all on an innovative variant of laser disc technology, LV-ROM in November 1986 in celebration of the 900th anniversary of the Norman Domesday Book.
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