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Tim is an entrepreneur, software developer, and speaker who’s based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Tim created staffroom - the unified school management system, and is the Lead Developer at Umoya Software.
A UCT graduate, Tim specialised in Computer Science and Psychology, and has a particular interest in building systems which are intuitive and easy to use. He is passionate about the intersection of technology and education and has spoken about this at various conferences and schools across the country.
He is the founder of EdTechConf - a grassroots conference to bring passionate ICT educators together.
Author Archives: Tim Keller
Speaking at SAPA Western Cape 2012
I feel truly honoured (and intimidated) to be sharing the stage with some incredible speakers, thinkers, and thought leaders at SAPA Western Cape later this month. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, don’t walk but run to SAPAOnline to get … Continue reading
EdTechConf Thinkshop: Tablet Indaba
We’re hosting our first EdTechConf Thinkshop next week, and I hope that you – dear reader – will attend. The goal is to assist you in making an informed decision as to the usefulness of tablets in the classroom. We’ve … Continue reading
After price?
Peter Pachal reviews the new Samsung Tablet: Samsung’s latest toy has a lot to brag about. But when you’re talking tablets, you simply can’t ignore the iOS elephant in the room. Any tablet up for sale doesn’t just have to … Continue reading
Laptop success story
Alan Schwartz, writing for NYT: “This is not about the technology,” Mark Edwards, superintendent of Mooresville Graded School District, would tell the visitors later over lunch. “It’s not about the box. It’s about changing the culture of instruction — preparing … Continue reading
A useful Silent Mode
Some guy’s iPhone alarm clock went off at the New York Philharmonic last week. This despite him having the Ringer switch flicked to the “off” position. In this position the switch shows a little orange line. This weekend, the blogosphere has … Continue reading
21st Century Learning mashup
If you watch just one video today, watch this mashup by Royan Lee. It features several TED presentations on, and around, the topic of 21st Century Learning.
Hand crank OLPC
The Verge on the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet at CES: That power jack will accept the tablet’s regular AC adapter, but also other sorts of power sources, including a hand crank. Love the idea of a tablet hand crank.
The Culling
Prof. Jonathan Jansen writes: There is a nasty micropolitics of schooling at play here. It is common knowledge that schools, under tremendous political pressure to improve their pass rates, do two things. They hold pupils back in earlier grades, especially … Continue reading
The $100 OLPC tablet
Gizmodo and The Verge are reporting that the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet will be shown off at CES next week. What’s more, it is expected to go into production very shortly and apparently reach the market at a cost of … Continue reading
KidsRuby is Ruby programming, for kids
And it looks great. A lot like Hackety Hack. If you have a kid who’s even slightly interested in computer programming – let them play with this.
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