I think a good conference is one in which you come away with perhaps more questions than answers. Yes, everyone goes to such events looking for 'solutions', but in an intellect-driven (or it should be) enterprise like education, it's often the questions that move us on. And the harder the better.

On that criterion, I would say that the second day of the Handheld Learning conference I've been attending in London, especially the morning, was a great success. Under the heading 'Reflections on Learning', four speakers gave us their perspective on learning. In the case of Zenna Atkins of Ofsted, the UK's school inspectorate, and especially Malcolm McLaren - yes, that one - the perspective was quite personal.

Time tunnel

I watched an interesting TV programme last night. Called Electric Dreams, the programme followed the fortunes of a family whose home had been transported back in time to the 1970s. Each day brought a new year, and the technology that went with it.

Some insightful connections were made

According to a press release:

"Sport England and Facebook have announced a new partnership that will transform the way sports bodies engage with participants as they deliver a lasting Olympic legacy of one million people playing more sport."

Is this a good thing or not?

I've received some great-looking project ideas for inclusion in the new edition of the free Web 2.0 Projects Book. Here is a brief update on the current state of play.

Sophie Bessemer has emailed me to tell me about this new resource. It has sections for students and parent as well as teachers. As you might gather from its name, YJYW is designed for use in Citizenship and similar classes.

I've had a quick look, and I think that with a bit of tweaking it would also be useful in the Society, Health and Development Diploma, since that has a substantial legal element.

Read on for more information.

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