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A look at the education technology on offer at the 2010 BETT show

Get ready for BETT 2010, with a look at what's new in education technology and interviews with some of the show's exhibitors. Reporting from the first day of the show, Matthew Tosh finds out what exciting innovations are being launched including Boardworks' MyWorks, an assessment package that integrates with school VLEs, and an animation package from Stripey Design called Anithings. We also get a look at the updated Us Online from Roar Educate, a VLE integrated software package that teaches e-safety and e-citizenship, as well as Shakespeare in Bits from Mindconnex, the Skoog musical instrument and Kudlian's Weather Studio. Finally, he looks at some of the nominees for the prestigious BETT Awards including Mantra Lingua's TalkingPen and Serious Games Interactive's 'Global Conflict: Palestine'. BETT is world's largest educational technology event, with over 600 exhibitors, and around 30,000 visitors.

BETT 2010 Review

Ten great websites for teaching English and Media

Top 10 On The Web is a quickfire run down of the ten best websites for teaching English and media, as chosen by Chestnut Grove Secondary School in south London. Ben Moor provides us with a sneak preview of each website whilst the teachers and students at Chestnut Grove offer their opinions on their chosen top ten. With help from English and media advisors, the school were given a list of 50 suggested websites. They then added a few of their own favourites and voted to select the best ten. Katherine Cumberbatch, head of English and media, said though the decision-making process was difficult, the school were able to make a unanimous decision on their number one. So what is Chestnut Grove's favourite English and media website? Will any or your favourites appear in their top ten? Watch and find out!

English and Media

Three ICT resources for teaching secondary creative arts: music

In this episode we highlight three resources for secondary creative arts: music. Independent education consultant David Ashworth, recommends: <ul> <li>Ableton Live - a software package that expands and compresses audio </li> <li>Acid XPress 5.0 - software which lets you create original tracks using loop-based music</li> <li>Teaching Music with Reason - a package that focuses on making music through technology</li> </ul> Ashdown joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in the studio, along with panelists Ian Patterson, head of performing arts at Canons School in Edgware and Alan Mills, partnership manager at the Specialist Schools Trust.

ICT Special - Secondary Music

A look at three ICT resources for secondary art

In this episode we highlight three resources for secondary art. Senior researcher Tony Wheeler recommends: <ul> <li>Morph 2.5 - image blending software from Sunburst Technology</li> <li>Flickr.com - a photo-sharing website from Yahoo</li> <li>iMovie - a video editing package, from Apple Computers Ltd</li> </ul> Wheeler joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in the studio, along with panelists Michelle Kitto, art teacher at Woodeaton Manor School in Oxford, and Ray Barker, director of the British Education Suppliers Association.

ICT Special: Secondary Art

A look at three ICT resources for secondary business studies

In this episode, we highlight three great ICT resources for secondary business studies. Chris Horton, who is an independent consultant specialising in business studies, recommends: <ul> <li>Production &amp; Marketing (Business Studies) - a Key Stage 4 software package in which students learn how to run a small business</li> <li>Alarmco - software for running a burglar alarm company</li> <li>BizEd - a website containing an A to Z guide of business studies</li> </ul> Chris joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in our London studio to discuss the resources with Jackie King, from Haverstock High School in London, and Alan Mills, from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

ICT Special: Secondary Business Studies

Three ICT resources for secondary citizenship

In this episode we highlight three resources for secondary citizenship. Jill Rutter, senior lecturer in citizenship education at the London Metropolitan University, recommends: <ul> <li>WaterAid UK - an informative website of the international charity</li> <li>United Nations' Cyberschoolbus - a website full of learning activities</li> <li>Refugee Community History Project - a website with real-life testimonials from refugees in London</li> </ul> Rutter joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in the studio, along with panelists Will Ross, head of citizenship at Haverstock School in London, and Alan Mills of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

ICT Special: Secondary Citizenship

Three ICT resources for teaching secondary design and technology

In this episode we highlight three resources for secondary design and technology. Jonathon Boyle, deputy headteacher at Walsall Academy, recommends: <ul> <li>Focus on Design Technology - a series of CD ROMs focusing on specific aspects of D&amp;T curriculum</li> <li>Clipbank D&amp;T - a DVD ROM digital library of educational television clips</li> <li>TEP Website - the website of the Technology Enhancement Programme</li> </ul> Boyle joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in the studio, along with panelists Peter Simmons, head of design technology at John Cabot City Technology College in Bristol, and Alan Mills from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

ICT Special: Secondary Design and Technology

We take a look at three resources for secondary geography

In this ICT special, we highlight three great resources for teaching secondary geography. Fred Martin, PGCE tutor with geography and ICT at Bath Spa University recommends: <ul> <li>ArcVoyager Special Edition - an introduction to GIS</li> <li>Down on the Farm - an interactive CD-ROM</li> <li>Google Earth - a virtual downloadable globe</li> </ul> Martin joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in our London studio to discuss the resources with panellists Ian Oliver, head of geography at Hardenhuish School, Chippenham, and Adrienne Jones, an education consultant.

ICT Special: Secondary Geography 1

A look at three ICT resources for teaching secondary geography

In this episode, we highlight three ICT resources for secondary geography. David Mitchell, geography tutor at the Institute for Education, recommends: <ul> <li>GeogITs CD-Rom - a CD Rom containing a series of worksheets for KS3 with embedded web links</li> <li>Wycombe High School Geography Department's website - a site of geography resources, made by teachers for teachers</li> <li>Discovering Antarctica - a website looking at issues surrounding Antarctica</li> </ul> Mitchell joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in our London studio to discuss the resources with Stuart Cousins, a head of geography, and Adrienne Jones, an education consultant.

ICT Special: Secondary Geography 2

A look at three ICT resources for secondary MFL

In this episode, we highlight three great ICT resources for teaching secondary MFL. Marilyn Hunt, a lecturer in MFL teacher education, recommends: <ul> <li>Task Magic - authoring software for PCs</li> <li>Zut - an interactive website</li> <li>KLAR - website for budding German speakers</li> </ul> Hunt joins presenter Hermione Cockburn in our London studio to discuss the resources with, head of languages Janina Phillips and freelance education consultant Adrienne Jones.

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