Karten Trustees News – September 2016
In September 2016, Trustees agreed funding for additional equipment at 5 of our existing Karten Centres. Successful UK Centres were: Action for Blind People Bristol; Aspire; Jewish Care; Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, and the Centre for Deaf Blind People in Israel was also supported. In addition Trustees agreed to establish 3 new Karten Centres. The Daisy Chain Project and Motor Neurone Disease Association in the UK and Shalva in Israel.
Trustees will meet in March 2017 to consider the next round of applications. Deadlines for completed applications to be with Dawn (UK) and Debbie (Israel) is 20 January 2017. If you are planning on submitting an application please ensure we are aware as soon as possible as this will enable us to support you as effectively as possible.
Karten Trustees News – March 2016
In March 2016 the Trustees agreed funding at:
Linkage College’s Toynton and Weelsby campuses, Lincolnshire – additional equipment funded to upgrade equipment in the existing Karten Centres.
QAC Birmingham – additional equipment funded to develop a facility for students to learn about building PCs and networking.
Victoria House, Hull – funding was agreed for a new Centre to provide services as part of the Disabilities Trust’s Connectability Project.
A reminder that Trustees meet to consider funding applications in March and September each year. The deadline for submission of September 2016 applications to Dawn (UK) or Debbie (Israel) is 15 July. Please ensure you let us know if you are planning on submitting an application, as this will give us the best opportunity to discuss your proposal and support you throughout the process.
MTR Update August 2016
Monthly Mobile Technology Resource Update.
Again, I would like to thank all those who contributed resources for the Mobile Technology Resource following last month’s update e-mail.
There are currently, 43 Apps, 4 User Guides, 9 Links to external resources and, 1 Training Material item.
The number of registered users on the Mobile Technology Resource has increased from 162 to 163.
We have also decided to bring back the App of the Month feature. This month we have randomly chosen an app. Visit http://karten-network.org.uk/blog/2013/10/03/app-of-the-month/ to find out which app it is.
What is your favorite app? Which app or apps do you think should be the app of the month? Let me know.
If you have any guides or other resources that can be shared with the network, please add them to the Mobile Technology Resource, or send them to me to add them.
The Mobile Technology Resource can be found under the “Members” tab. If you are not logged in and click on that link it will prompt you to login.
If you have forgotten your password you can create a new password. You do this by going to: http://karten-network.org.uk/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
and entering either your user name or e-mail address.
If you have not been added as a user to the Mobile Technology Resource or wish to have additional logins for your organisation, please contact me.
Should you require an help, or have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me: martin@karten-network.org.uk
Until next month, best wishes,
Martin
MTR Update July 2016
Welcome to the second Monthly Mobile Technology Resource Update e-mail.
I would like to thank all those who contributed resources for the Mobile Technology Resource following last month’s update e-mail.
June has been a busy month for the mobile technology world with Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference taking place at the beginning of June and the name of Andriod 7 (Nougat) officially being announced yesterday. Be sure to see our next newsletter for more about this.
The number of registered user on the Mobile Technology Resource has increased from 153 to 162 and a number of new apps were added to the app list.
If you have any guides or other resources that can be shared with the network, please add them to the Mobile Technology Resource, or send them to me to add them.
The Mobile Technology Resource can be found under the “Members” tab. If you are not logged in and click on that link it will prompt you to login.
If you have forgotten your password you can create a new password. You do this by going to: http://karten-network.org.uk/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword and entering either your user name or e-mail address.
If you have not been added as a user to the Mobile Technology Resource or wish to have additional logins for your organisation, please contact me.
Should you require an help, or have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me: martin@karten-network.org.uk
Until next month, best wishes,
Martin
MTR Update June 2016
Welcome to the first Monthly Mobile Technology Resource Update.
The aim of the Mobile Technology Resource is to collate the training materials, user guides, the apps and any other resources that are used in one place. Enabling people to share resources that they are going to create, or already have created.
There is a wealth of knowledge within the network. There are people and organisations that are doing amazing work and using mobile technology in innovative ways – it would be a shame not to share to the benefit of all.
The Mobile Technology Resource is a living resource, so if you have any suggestions, requests or content to add or update please do so. Either by contacting me directly or by accessing the Mobile Technology Resource.
There are currently 153 registered users on the Mobile Technology Resource. You can access the Mobile Technology Resource by going to the Karten Network website (http://karten-network.org.uk/) and entering your login details in the login block located on the left-hand-side of the page. The Mobile Technology Resource can be found under the “Members” tab. If you are not logged in and click on that link it will prompt you to login.
If you have forgotten your password you can create a new password. You do this by going to: http://karten-network.org.uk/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
and entering either your user name or e-mail address.
If you have not been added as a user to the Mobile Technology Resource or wish to have additional logins for your organisation, please contact me.
One of the recent issues which a number of organisations within the Network seems to be struggling with is the transfer of photos and videos from iPads to computers. At the Seashell Trust they make extensive use of the Photo Transfer App. Details of the app can be found in the “Apps” section of the Mobile Technology Resource. There is also a quick reference guide which includes instructions on how to use the photo transfer app in the “User Guides” section.
A similar app is AirMore, a free app for both iOS and Android. Details can also be found in the “Apps” section of the Mobile Technology Resource.
What apps do you use? Do you have any guides or other resources that the can be shared with the network? Please add them to the Mobile Technology Resource, or send them to me to add them.
Should you require an help, or have any questions or comments please feel free to e-mail me: martin@karten-network.org.uk
Until next month, best wishes,
Martin
Karten Network Mobile Technology Advisor