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Jason Bradbury robot show kicks off LWF pre-BETT
Ubergeek and children’s techno-author Jason Bradbury, who is also one of the engagingly hyperactive presenters of Channel Five's The Gadget Show, will be giving it up for the The Sunday Service, a new,...
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Licensed to thrill - Microsoft to slash school bills
By Gerald Haigh You may already have seen Ray Fleming's early announcement about the forthcoming (March 1, 2011) changes in Microsoft's school licensing structure. If you are a Microsoft education...
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US schools head for ICT revolution, not evolution
Maureen McTaggart finds out what why US educator Karen Cator is a hot ticket for BETT WeekTo keep pace with the 21st century, schools in the United States require "revolutionary transformation rather...
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Silver linings? Schools and cloud computing
As software giants like Microsoft and Google compete to offer schools 'free' services, Gerald Haigh raises his head into the cloudWhen a retired friend asks me what on earth I mean by “cloud computing”...
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Is ICT tide turning? Answers will be at BETT 2011
ICT policy may be in turmoil, but George Cole predicts a lively and dynamic BETT 2011 The 2011 BETT Show marks a new phase for the UK’s educational technology sector. For the past decade, educational...
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Welcome to the greatest ICT show on earth - BETT
Chris Drage rounds up his personal must-see products and services at BETT 2011Looking for technology that will help motivate and inspire your learners? There’s only one place in the world where you...
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BrainPOP UK leads move to kids' mobile devices
Materials for learning continue to gravitate to children’s fingertips. Online education service BrainPop UK has just launched a free, downloadable UK version of its ‘app’ for Apple mobile devices. Apps...
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By Gerald HaighSerco Learning’s “Progresso” MIS has gone through a long, slow period of awareness raising. By the time it’s launched, later this year, it will have been heralded at BETT both in 2010...
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Sunday Service - Learning Without Frontiers day 1
Bob Harrison gets an extra shot of learning and creativity at Learning Without Frontiers 2011Kicking off BETT Week on a Sunday, the irreverent Graham Brown Martin launched Learning Without Frontiers...
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'Crazy' UK ICT - Learning Without Frontiers day 2
Bob Harrison on day 2 at Learning Without FrontiersIt was ironic that Karen Cator, US director of educational technology gave the opening mini keynote at this three-day pre-BETT 2011 event explaining...
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Schools ICT gets thumbs-down from students
The demand for computer proficiency has increased exponentially over the past 25 years, but the teaching of these skills hasn’t kept pace. And with only a passing reference to their practical...
View ArticleA reluctant end - Learning Without Frontiers day 3
Bob Harrison witnesses a dazzling conclusion to Learning Without FrontiersAt the Learning Without Frontiers conference – hybrid offspring of Handheld, Game Based and E-safety in Learning events – it...
View ArticleCoalition hands-off on ICT – so where to for schools?
Sally McKeown sat in on BESA's BETT Keynote Panel presented by Agent4change.netThe Coalition Government has announced that schools will have more autonomy and more control over what is taught in...
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From BETT pick-ups to sheer 'bagism' with Frog
It's not just teachers who join the freebie fest at BETT. Headteacher Steve Gater excelled As ever, the annual gathering at BETT was this year treated to a blaze of new ideas, kit and ways of working...
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Spain's ICT climb starts with trip to Everest
Bob Harrison accompanies Spanish educationists on a visit to Everest Community CollegeMore than 35 Spanish government officials took the opportunity of their visit to BETT 2011 to also check out how...
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BETT becomes 'the best ICT event in Sweden'
John Galloway on the BETT Show's growing global profileBETT has a "richly deserved reputation as the global ‘must attend’ event for everyone interested in the crucial role of ICT in education",...
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Transport threat to BETT and LWF events
Attendance at BETT 2012 and Learning Without Frontiers could be hit by Olympia Tube closureBETT 2012 (January 11-14) is already enjoying more registrations and exhibitor bookings than at corresponding...
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New Promethean handsets for 'self-paced learning'
Promethean used its visit to the BETT Middle East educational technology show to launch its upgraded learner response package, ActivExpression2. The new handsets have an advanced look and feel and...
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Putting the fizz into physics - the Algodoo revolution
'Algodoo' enchants teachers and learners – and Chris Drage – as they 'play' with the dynamics of physicsDuring the annual BETT week in London people inevitably ask me what I have seen that is unique,...
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Cheapest home PCs for kids - and schools hold key
Spread the word – why schools should get behind GetOnline@Home, by Microsoft's Clare Riley One of the wonderful things about working for Microsoft is that innovative ideas bubble up every day. Even if...
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Birchfield ports all its materials to students' mobiles
Birchfield leads way in getting content to students' mobile devices, writes Gerald HaighWhen you have developed an extensive CD-Rom library of multimedia content covering virtually the whole of the...
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'Google it' takes on fresh meaning for UK schools
Douglas Blane visits East Lothian, an influential Scottish authority doing important work with GoogleIf there’s one person who knows what works and doesn't work for teachers it’s the ICT expert in an...
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Bryanston pushes assessment envelope with eChart
Bryanston School has built a dynamic digital embodiment of its education philosophy – the 'eChart'At recent keynote presentations, former schools minister Lord Jim Knight asked his audiences, "Where's...
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Google steps up help for schools looking for savings
UK schools are starting to move to the cloud, and Google, making its BETT debut aims to help themUS technology giant Google will present a healthy challenge to UK education's ICT status quo in its...
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iPads changing the game for learning at Longfield
Longfield Academy takes schools ICT to a new level, and the implications for other schools are importantLongfield, in Kent, gets its first official mention in records in the Domesday Book and in Saxon...
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BETT counters recession with rise in visitor bookings
In its final year at London's Olympia, the BETT Show stands at a crossroads. George Cole takes its pulseThe BETT Show has undergone many changes and weathered the odd economic storm during its 26-year...
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New-generation ICT steps up for 2012 BETT Awards
Innovation lies behind the fresh crop of BETT Awards. Maureen McTaggart had some surprises in storeA virtual dental chair and a web service featuring everyday gestures for communicating with babies and...
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Doga flies flag for schools and business at BETT 2013
Students usually appear on other people's stands at BETT but Doga students have their own Considering the annual BETT educational technology show is mostly about schools, it's odd that they don't...
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Proofreaders not required with 'ReportBox' on board
Teacher Rachel Johnston's online report system is in line for a BETT award, writes Sal McKeownEarlier this year there was a gasp of moral outrage at the news that a school was advertising for a...
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Microsoft opens up 'touch to learn' with Windows 8
Editing a book on Windows 8 helped Gerald Haigh get his head around the Microsoft 'new wave'This summer, Tim Bush, Microsoft UK’s education marketing manager, asked me to work with Alan Richards and...
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Parkin picks gems for Stone's BETT 2013 display
Want ideas, solutions, apps from experts? Free? Teachers get your wish lists to #StoneHack2013For teachers it's the opportunity to hear from top educators, or to help design and create an app to solve...
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Spoilt for CPD choice with Learn Live at BETT 2013
Whether you want iPads, knitting or SpeedGeeking, Jan Webb has seminars for all tastesDo you ever wish you could be in several places at the same time? I am definitely getting that feeling as we...
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Tosh and Mirandanet step up the learning for BETT
Bett 2013 has its own line-up of inspirational speakers but this year exhibitors are providing healthy competition with their learning treats for visitors. Agent4change has already highlighted Tony...
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All change – digging beneath the Surface for BETT
With all the new Windows 8 products coming out of Microsoft, Alan Richards advises network managers on 'keeping up'Microsoft is changing as a company but, more important for those of us working in...
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How keeping it simple makes for powerful science
Roger Frost trawls the aisles of BETT 2013 to find innovation thriving for science It’s a good sign when you find a simple device to help teach a complicated idea. The DynaKar, invented by...
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It's showtime as screens step out into 'Cool Street'
Chris Drage, amazed by the advances in display technology, reflects on some breakthroughs at BETT 2013 Four groups sit around an interactive table, each creating a new business. Once live, these...
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App-making’s DTP route to schools with AppFurnace
App creation gets as easy or complex as you like – fill out our survey for a free two-week test driveWhen the new computing curriculum hits schools in England in September 2014 teachers will be...
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Having a Ball again – with Stone at BETT 2014
How do you bring learning to your BETT stand? Take a leaf out of Tony Parkin's bookIt’s that time of year again, Christmas is over, schools have re-opened, and thoughts turn to preparing for the annual...
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BETT 2014 gets Gove and Hancock for first day
Which minister is up for a strategy for learning with ICT – Gove or Hancock? Find out at BETTEducation secretary Michael Gove MP has confirmed that he will open the BETT 2014 educational technology...
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'Nice show, shame about the Gove.' Inside BETT 2014
Jack Kenny has attended BETT since the first at the Barbican. This is his personal view of BETT 2014What is wrong with us? We all sat there on the first morning of the 30th BETT show and listened...
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Will Coalition ministers pass Bett broadband test?
The Coalition's record on ICT is dire – could it lift its game for Bett 2015?The report from the British Educational Suppliers Association that highlighted worries about quality of broadband...
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Code-breaking the computing curriculum
The PM's National College for Digital Skills? Look behind the computing policy codesPrime minister David Cameron's recent razzmatazz, electioneering announcement about a new National College for...
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Teachers 'more confident' but 81% want training
Surveys confirm computing problems centre on computer science As England’s new computing curriculum moves into its second term teachers are getting more confident about teaching it, according to a new...
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'Educate for the economy too' kickstarts BETT
EFF at the Education World Forum debates a crucial strategic topic – learning to grow economiesPoliticians love to talk about reviving economies through education, but is anyone doing it? And if so,...
View ArticleNaaceMark schools favourites for 'outstanding'
"Primary schools with Naace ICT Mark three times more likely to be judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted!" was the heading for the press release issued by Naace, the organisation of ICT professionals, at the...
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Jimmy Wales rewrites the entry for BETT 2015
Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia elevated humanity above the glitz of BETT, writes Sal McKeown BETT has more than its share of self-congratulation. There are the 'exemplar schools' spreading the gospel,...
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Sonocent brings 'Dragon' to 'Audio Notetaker'
Sally McKeown identifies Sonocent's awards successes with its drive for innovationThe BETT awards 2015, held at the Brewery, London, featured 20 different categories. Dave Tucker, director of Sonocent,...
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