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[embedded content] The switch from on-premises IT provision to the cloud has unleashed a host of positive developments in education. The reduced total cost of ownership is just the beginning. Rapid deployment of new teaching content and applications, as well as built-in collaboration with ubiquitous devices, can herald new ways of teaching and free the…
Texas Instruments (TI) is an enormous semiconductor company, but they will always be associated in my mind with secondary school maths lessons – working my way through trigonometry papers, tapping away at a calculator, occasionally writing 8008IES on the screen. Students are clearly much more mature these days, and the role of calculators has jolted…
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Maker of famous multicoloured blocks, Lego, has announced a partnership with HP at Bett 2017. Lego will be joining the HP for Education scheme, which allows schools that have invested in HP computers to cash in credit for software, devices and training. As part of this, Lego will bring two education programs into the fray:…
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Since Chrome OS has allowed the integration of Android apps, plenty of developers have been optimising their Android software to work on Google’s affordable laptops. Adobe is the latest, with the announcement that it will bring updated versions of its Android Creative Cloud apps to work on the latest version of Chrome OS. The…
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With over 30 years in the business and a team of 170 experts, European Electronique is a leading player in the UK education market. At this year’s Bett Show, the company is focusing on its Freedom Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions, Professional Services and the latest Classroom Solutions. This provides schools with everything they need to…
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One of the highlights of Bett 2017 looks to be a keynote speech by Sir Ken Robinson, taking place on 27 January in the Bett Arena. If you’re familiar with Robinson’s work, you’ll know that he has a distinct ability to balance dry humour with a powerful message about the importance of creativity in education. If…
Bett 2017, or the British Educational Training and Technology show if you’re not a fan of acronyms, is one of the biggest events in the technology/education calendar. If you’ve got any stake in the overlap between these two industries, you’ll likely be making your way to the ExCeL Centre in London from 25-28 January, when…
For nearly 30 years, Getech Education has supplied computers and technology services to the UK education market, beginning with universities and colleges but more recently moving into schools. At Bett 2017, the company aims to expose more schools to its vision for under-18 education, based on Chromebooks, Android tablets, G Suite and managed services. It’s…
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Over the last five years, C-Learning has developed into one of the leading specialists on Cloud Learning Services based around the use of G Suite for Education and Google Chromebooks within the primary, secondary and FE education market. At Bett 2017, it’s looking to spread the word about its cloud-first approach to education and what…
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[embedded content] The HP Sprout Pro has huge potential with 3D, offering the ability to capture objects in all three dimensions. The top camera works with a special rotating plinth placed on the mat, which is attached to the main unit via USB. After calibration, which consists of rotating the plinth and projecting flashing black…
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