Use your mobile as TV remote control

This is a great idea – send an SMS – which tells a satellite service which programme to  transmit – no more schedules!

Bridgeit: Using Mobile Technology to Improve Educational Opportunities – Shareideas

Whereas we might think of a large store of DVDs with content or even to stream content from a server – this really simplifies the equipment needed – a phone, a satellite dish and a TV.

I love simple ideas!

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Support for parents via text message

Can this be true? yes apparently there is a new project to allow parents to text for help with their children.

The idea sounds simple and easy to use – and I am a little worried about the amount of information that can be contained in a response – but it really sounds like it is going in the right direction.

Press Release here : News Centre : Department for Children, Schools and Families

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