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No more heated toilet seats

Jim Riley

19th May 2011

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Japan is braced for a summer of electricity shortages after the earthquake and tsunami. This has caused demand for energy efficient gadgets to shoot through the roof with eco-friendly fridges and energy efficient LED lights selling well. On the down side companies are cutting down on the use of electricity with lights being turned off and electric toilet seats unplugged This video would be a really interesting starter to any lesson; I’m going to use it in PSHE with my year 7’s tomorrow to discuss how dependent we have become on electricity.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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