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Bett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-21

January 21, 2019

If you’re attending Bett this year, these news items may be of interest.

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In Bett Tips Tags Bett, Bett19, Bett2019, Bett 2019

Bett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-20

January 20, 2019

Read on for information about a free pdf guide to Bett and the Education show, and some news about a particular product.

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In Bett Tips, News & views Tags Night Zookeeper, Bett19, Bett2019, EducationShow19, ed tech predictions
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The Education Show 2019

January 17, 2019

The Education Show is going on next door to the Bett show this year, on 24th and 25th January. Here are pointers about a few of the sessions going on.

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In Bett Tips, News & views, Professional development Tags Education Show 2019, EducationShow2019, EducationShow19, Education Show, Bett2019, Bett19, Bett
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Bett2019 Pointers: a personal perspective

January 16, 2019

There is tons to see and hear at the Bett show this year — even more so than usual I think. Here are the things I’ve earmarked for myself, based on the assumption that by next week I will either have mastered the technique of being in several places at once, or somehow acquired a team of ten people.

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In Bett Tips, News & views, Professional development Tags Bett2019, Bett19, Bett
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Getting the best out of Bett2019

January 15, 2019

Here are a few words about the revamped (I think) Bett show in London, and some tips on how to get the most benefit from attending.

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In Bett Tips, Professional development, News & views Tags Bett2019, Bett19, Bett
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Bett 2019 — Created in Canva by Terry Freedman

Bett 2019: Useful tips

January 14, 2019

My annual guide to Bett is out. Here’s how to access it.

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In Bett Tips, Digital Education, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, News & views Tags Bett2019, Bett, Bett19, Digital Education
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Bett 2019: EdTech Checklist

January 10, 2019

The Bett website has a useful checklist for people looking at purchasing edtech stuff. Read on for the details.

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In Bett Tips, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags EdTech Checklist, Bett2019, Bett19
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