Archive | Summer 2017

This is actually an exercise in using a browser and knowing your way around the internet.  Can you use Google Chrome instead of the Samsung browser? Can you name 5 different browsers? Barmby Moor C E Primary School – barmbymoor.com Home – Barmby Moor Parish Council – barmbymoor.ne Boot and Slipper – Barmby on the […]

East Riding council have launched their new website.  Last time round we were asked to evaluate through a series of questions as to the ease and effectiveness of the site.  We weren’t asked this time, but the questions are being posed again here.  Is the new site better than the previous one? In each case, […]

Virtual Reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are immersed and able to interact with 3D worlds.  This can be done with a variety of devices such as […]

This is one to download!  The 21st Century postcode with the whole world chopped up into 57 trillion 3m x 3m segments. Where is seats.woof.rezoning… and where is redefined.hooked.removers? Where is librarian.candle.complains? Do you know where my car is parked? It’s just a simple tool to find a very precise location when a postcode will […]

This latest virus is claimed not to be as serious as WannaCry, but uses some of the same vulnerabilities as it.  It freezes a user’s computer until a “ransom” is paid in virtual currency bitcoin.  It normally come is the form of a .pdf or .doc or .docx or .rtf attachment to an email. The […]

Fidget Hand Spinner – Spintify https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nexsoftech.spinify   Paralign – Aligning Thoughts https://play.google.com/store/search?q=paralign&c=apps   Journal it! – Cloud Diary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.de_studio.diary   Socratic – Homework answers https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.socratic.android   NeuroNation – brain training https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.nn.mobile.app.main Tide: Stay focused,be peaceful https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.moreless.tide   Decision Crafting https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geuss.decisioncrafting

The Boot and Slipper is a UK online centre and there are a huge number of learning resources free for you to use once you have registered. There are even a number of courses which don’t require registration.  Can you complete this one: https://www.learnmyway.com/courses/using-a-touchscreen/ Once you have completed this, you can register to do some […]

The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack by the WannaCry a ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The attack started on Friday, 12 May 2017 and within a day was reported to have infected more than 230,000 computers […]

Welcome to our summer term sessions.  You can download Lauren’s worksheets here. The first session is on 4th May where we will have a talk from Barclay’s Digital Eagles.  Have your questions on secure online finance and identity ready for them!