David Rogers

I’ve always maintained that I don’t have a preference for WHO provides the technology that we use. Just that it works.  Photosynth is something that I cam across thanks to the Partners in Learning Network and my colleague Jo Debens demonstrated its power when exploring school spaces as part of her award winning project .     I’ve always found the software a little limiting in that you have to take a shed load of photographs to make it work really well. I also wanted to be able to take it mobile. Step in the new Photosynth iPhone App .  This to me is the way forward for technology in education: everyone making great tools available on everyone’s devices. We can already see the potential with this for the Geography classroom and, more importantly, out in the field.  For example we could:   Create digital panoramas with students showing the places they like to most and least, analysing them for common features and describing space. Capt...

At the moment the UK is in the grip of some icy weather! Here are some snaps from around Worthing and Goring. I hope to get onto the South Downs tomorrow....

I've always been a fan of photographs. I'm no expert - I just point and click, especially when on the move. The photograph above was taken in 2005 during a solo wander on the Glyders . I had just been given my marching orders by my Fiancee, it was Christmas Day, and I was a little upset! I took this picture as I felt very alone at the time. Pictures are also very powerful when used in the classroom. Anyway, I've always wanted to take a picture a day, and this year I'm going to give it a go! I have already been taking an image a day of my son, Henry, but it is a private album. I have set up a blog that you can visit here .

After many months of 'getting around to it' I've finally started to upload some photos onto Flickr. See them here