My impressions of Bett 2015

May 7, 2015

By Ben Davies

The trip to the Bett Show has always stirred feelings of both excitement and anxiety and this year's trip was no different. The excitement stems from the chance to spend the day immersed in education technology

Digital Education Ezine April 2015

April 29, 2015

At last! Or, to use the vernacular, woo hoo! The latest edition of the Digital Education ezine is now out. It contains a round-up of products seen at Bett, articles on girls and women in technology, loads of links and book reviews. Here’s a detailed list of the contents:

Coming soon: a bumper edition of Digital Education

April 24, 2015

The next edition of Digital Education is super-huge. To give you some idea of just how big, there are 16 guest contributors. This is what’s covered:

Big ideas for ed tech leaders: Know your data, part 2

January 22, 2015

I have already looked at the data you need in your role as leader of the subject Computing or ICT or similar. What sort of data do you need as e-learning co-ordinator or similar? Here’s what I think. Not every item on the list will be applicable to everyone’s situation, so take the bits that work for you and ignore the rest. I hope you find this list useful.

Big ideas for ed tech leaders: Know your data, part 1

January 21, 2015

Although I was good at statistics at university, it’s not an area that I especially warm to. However, even if terms like “grade point average” leave you cold, I think you have to collate some data to be an effective leader of education technology.

Big ideas for ed tech leaders: What’s your self-talk?

January 21, 2015

When I was in my teens I wanted desperately to get involved in television production, especially the filming and editing side. So I was delighted when one day there was a the start of a new behind-the-scenes series about how television studios operate. Well, the presenter started off by saying, “This looks boring, all these cables and wires everywhere, but…”. Then, a few minutes later, “This is a boring part, but…”. After 15 minutes I switched channels. I’m not even sure that the series was completed. Who wants to be told that the thing they have given up their time to watch is ‘'”boring”?

Getting the Best out of Bett 2015: a reminder

January 21, 2015

Too late for Terry Freedman's Bett2015 Guide

Bett 2015 kicks off in a few hours' time, so this is just a reminder that my guide to Bett 2015 is now available. It contains over 200 hints, tips, suggestions and opinions. It even contains a detailed floor plan -- the first such guide to do so! It's in pdf format, but as it's quite hefty I suggest you download it onto your phone or tablet and read it on the screen.

Big ideas for ed tech leaders: Who’s in charge?

January 19, 2015

Unless you’re fortunate enough to be able to have carte blanche over the design of your school, your technology budget, how Computing or ICT is taught, and who teaches is, you are going to be the inheritor of someone else’s legacy.

How are schools coping with the new Computing curriculum?

January 16, 2015

Now that a term has elapsed since the new Computing curriculum was introduced into schools in England, how are things going? I’ve been collating the responses to a call I made a few months ago to readers of my newsletter, to find out how people were preparing for the new curriculum. The results are very interesting, and I intend to share them very soon – I just have to tidy it up and make sure people are happy with any changes I’ve made to their submissions.

Getting the Best out of Bett 2015

January 14, 2015

Terry Freedman's guide to Bett 2015 is now available. It contains over 200 hints, tips, suggestions and opinions. It even contains a detailed floor plan.

30 Things to do before Bett 2015

January 14, 2015

Education Technology and ICT at BETT 2012

I’ve been updating my unofficial guide to Bett. This list of things to do before the Bett show are adapted from that. Although I've written the list with Bett in mind, most of the points will apply to getting ready to go to any conference.