21st Century Deception

When I was a kid I believed the future would be a tech paradise….
Standing in chaotic queue at the hospital, everybody crammed into a small space to keep their place while the seats are empty becuse there is no turn system
Why can’t the doc do this - he’s sending me to another doctor -why can’t he do the appointment from his computer instead of sending me to the disorganised queue for appointments
Holding 3 copies of the same paper - paperless office anyone? The paper has a sticker with a bar code…
Health centre and hospiital computers not linked so my old address appears from Barcelona - trivial but what about records in an emegency situation?

Please, please, please let Google organise the health adminstration because clearly the administrators now DO NOT KNOW HOW TO…

notes for a post, written on the iPhone from the Hospital Arnau in Lleida

Vernacular Video by Howard Rheingold

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Howard Rheingold posted this video to YouTube

“Inexpensive digital cameras, laptop editing, and network distribution have detonated an explosion of vernacular video, from YouTube to Open Courseware. This is a broad look at the ways video vernaculars are changing pop culture — and a hint of changes to come in education.”

The Tool in Your Hand: The Mobile Revolution

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Ever wonder what the social implications are of the mobile revolution? Take a look…

From MobileActive.org

Wii like to be under the sea!

Just read a great post on the Consolarium blog about how Mrs Bullivant, a teacher in Stirling, Scotland, and her class of P.6 children are using a game on the Wii in the classroom. Check it out here.