BETT Show 2012 Roundup Part 1
So last week saw the annual trip to the BETT Show – one of the biggest educational technology shows in the world, for the last time at the Kensington Olympia venue. As always anyone who is anyone in...
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Part 2 of my summary of the BETT Show 2012 - including BrainPop, 2Simple, Turning Point, Primary Games and more. BETT Show 2012 Roundup Part 2 The Whiteboard Blog - Education, Technology and Science...
View ArticleA Belated Blogpost About Bett 2013
It’s been nearly a month since I attended the BETT 2013 exhibition and I haven’t yet written about the event. I’ve been super-busy with a couple of writing projects which have taken up a lot of my time...
View ArticleBETT 2014 Roundup pt 3 : Coding and Computing for Schools
With the imminent arrival of the new National Curriculum for Computing in September, it’s not surprising that there were quite a few products at BETT designed to help teach the coding aspects. I know...
View ArticleThis blogger went to BETT 2014. What he found will amaze you!
OK sorry for the headline. I was just curious what a bit of Upworthy-style hyperbole would do. The original title for this piece is : BETT 2014 Roundup pt 5: Other Things that Caught My Eye Less catchy...
View ArticleContribution : The 5th C in the Classroom
This is a guest post from Nancy Knowlton. Nancy is one of the founders of SMART Technologies and co-inventor of the SMART board along with her husband David Martin. She’s back at BETT this year with...
View ArticleMy BETT 2016 Roundup
BETT 2016 was different for me this year since I was spending most of the time working on the Prowise stand offering IWB Masterclasses. This meant I didn’t get as much time as usual to wander around...
View Article25 Questions for Suppliers of Interactive Devices
Are you in the market for interactive devices for your classrooms? With Bett and several other conferences coming up, guest contributor Terry Freedman has produced a checklist of questions you may find...
View ArticleProwise World Of Education : Interactive Maths Exercises
Launched at BETT 2019, Prowise World of Education is a suite of interactive maths tools for Primary and Secondary schools. Students can work at their own pace and at their own level of proficiency,...
View ArticleMy BETT 2020 Roundup : A New Vision?
I’ve been attending the BETT show pretty regularly now for over 20 years, sometimes to work on a stand but mostly as a visitor. And every year BETT leaves me with mixed feelings – there’s a lot of...
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TeachMeet BETT 2010
It is alomst that time of year again when London Olympia plays host to the annual ICT in education event that is the BETT Show. And jike last year TeachMeet BETT is taking place again this year on the...
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AmplifiED 2010 @Bett
I’ve already written about two of the three events that are taking place in the evenings of BETT next week; TEDxOrenda on the Wednesday and Teachmeet on the Friday. The details of the third event are...
View ArticleGet infected with the “I Can” virus
This video was shown at last night’s TEDxOrenda event at BETT last night. I thought it was pretty inspirational. Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids...
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BETT2010 Day 1 Photos
Photos from BETT Day 1 below. I must admit there wasn’t a lot of “brand new” stuff on show that I found. It all seemed to be improvements on stuff from last year – bigger whiteboards, larger screens,...
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BETT Day 2 : Teachmeet Takeover
My second day at BETT was more of the same really. I probably spent a little too long socialising than hitting stands, but this is the one time of the year where all the companies I train for are all...
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BETT2010 – It’s the Fringe Stupid.
The first few weeks of January are always conference season for me. I start with the Association for Science Education (ASE) Conference and then its BETT, the ICT conference. It’s very interesting to...
View ArticleGames Based Learning #Amplified Education Session
A discussion around the use of games and gaming at Amplifed Education at BETT 2010. We had a very interesting discussion and could have gone on for hours on this topic. Thanks to Leon Cych for sorting...
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BETT 2011: Teachmeet Takeover
The main educational technology show of the year, BETT, is fast approaching. The two halls of Olympia in London will be full of an incredible array of educational suppliers, educational consultants,...
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TEDxOrenda 2011 @Bett
Based on the success of last year’s event, another TEDxOrenda will take place in the APEX HALL at OLYMPIA, LONDON on WEDNESDAY 12th JANUARY from 6pm as part of the evening events at BETT 2011. This is...
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Initial Bett2011 Thoughts
I’m just back from two days at the BETT show in London. I had a very interesting two days and met some great people. I was kindly given a press pass this year which led to some very interesting things,...
View ArticleTeachMeet Takeover Talk pt1
Thanks to Kevin Mulryne for filming the first part of my TeachMeet Takeover talk at BETT 2011 yesterday. The theme of the talk was – Essential Digital Media for your Interactive Whiteboard. The full...
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Interview with Nancy Knowlton, SMART CEO
At the BETT technology show this week, I was given the opportunity to meet and interview Nancy Knowlton, CEO of SMART Technologies and who, along with David Martin, invented the interactive whiteboard...
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My BETT 2011 Roundup
So I’ve had a few days to recover from Bett 2011. This BETT saw my first attempt at a proper interview and my first appearance on a radio show (thanks to Russell Prue) as well as the usual trawl of...
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