David Rogers

I try to get out with my son most days that I'm home. Yesterday, I tried out a few ideas with the Nearest Wiki App . I set out with a simple goal: discover something new about my local area . Having to push a 5 month old around simulated having a class of pupils! This activity would be suited to a group that had a ratio of 1 iPhone for a group of 3-4 young people. Of course, check that you follow your institutions off-site activity procedures. Near to my house, Goring-by-Sea train station was the closest Wikipedia entry available. However, when I arrived, I didn't find any worthwhile information! So, using Nearest Wiki again I looked for another location. The further away an entry is, the higher it will appear on the screen. This is handy when trying to plan how far to go. I decided to look at the entry for Goring-by-Sea village. On the way, I would pass other areas of interest and see if they were on the app. I found that many features did not appear. This may be a ...

The latest addition to my iPod is this Micromemo microphone. The device plugs straight into the iPod dock and allows the user to record directly onto the iPod's memory. The small mic that is supplied works well for voice memo's if held fairly close to the mouth. This can be changed for other mics easily though. The small speaker is very quiet but does allow you to check that a recording has been made. The voice memo is saved as a WAV file and can easily be exported into a variety of applications. At around £20-30 this is a very useful tool for fieldwork and I am sure that I will discover many other applications. Thanks to a Think Tank colleague for the tip off!