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BETT Highlights
Microsoft announces teacher B Squared
competition at BETT - An Asset
A
t this year’s BETT Microsoft will be reflecting on the way children learn today and how they’re motivated,
"BSquared has been an asset in our school
as well as encouraging old habits from the past to change as we move into 2010 and beyond. To
development over the last 2 years. It has
encourage this Microsoft will be announcing a new addition to Microsoft Office which is free and designed to
helped to strengthen our assessment
help teachers use digital content more easily in their teaching. We believe that creating an immersive
procedures and tighten our planning. It
multimedia experience where teachers can
was crucial in securing our Outstanding
customise lessons and create interactive
OFSTED Inspection too!" Mrs Lisa Bird,
environments will enable them to better engage
Headteacher, Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery
with their students. Microsoft will also be launching
School Derbyshire
the latest version of the Partners In Learning network
which has already been nominated for a BETT award
this year. As well as discussing our products and
B
Squared’s customers find our assessment
package assists them with tracking and
services, we’ll also be announcing a competition for
demonstrating pupils’ progress. It allows
the best teaching ideas and the grand prize is
teachers to plan and differentiate appropriately,
nothing less than enough computers to fill up a
making their planning and teaching more
classroom. In addition, we’ll have a big batch of free
effective.
USB memory sticks for our stand visitors! We look
EYFS, P Scales, National, and Pre Entry Level
forward to seeing you at the Microsoft stand!
Curriculums are all available on the computer.
The National Curriculum covers levels 1 to 5.
u0870 601 0100 uStand D30/D40
The level descriptors for English, Maths, Science,
uwww.microsoft.com/uk/education
ICT, PHSE, Art, History, Geography, DT, PE,
Music, RE and MFL have been broken down into
small manageable steps that assist with
KI exhibit at BETT
planning, showing progress and for use as IEPs.
There is also a paper version.
On our website are sample pages for each
K
I is the world’s largest educational furniture
curriculum and subject and a rolling demo that
manufacturer and with over 60 years experience, KI
will take you through the different areas of the
understand the distinct and evolving needs of the
program.
educational environment designing furniture that facilitates
learning and interaction between students and staff.
uwww.bsquared.co.uk
KI education furniture includes: classroom
furniture, powered tables, auditorium seating, fixed seating,
tables, desking, task/desk seating, guest/side seating,
lounge seating, occasional tables, library furniture, cafeteria
furniture and residence hall furniture.
Amongst the products on display are: Torsion on the Go!
seating - an innovative, mobile, nesting, flex-back chair
including a unique large folding and nesting tablet arm,
which addresses movable seating requirements for teaming,
training, and informal conferencing. Hurry Up! tables
which can be flipped and easily configured and set up by
one person. Intellect Wave Seating Line including the new
café stools, task stools, a music chair and a four-leg chair
with castors will be shown. Each seating option features Intellect’s unique ribless shell design for easy
cleaning, and a flexible shell provides a waterfall seat front that minimizes leg pressure.
Cost, durability, functionality, safety, and aesthetics represent just a few of the many practical considerations
when buying and most of KI’s portfolio of products is GREENGUARD certified for LEED accreditation.
uStand D140 uwww.KIeurope.com u020 7404 7441
Exciting New Videoconferencing Service Enhancements
W
ith JANET Videoconferencing Service (JVCS) you can view videoconferences in
high definition, bringing the classroom to life with even better interaction
and razor sharp images.
New for BETT 2010 is a videoconference recording service allowing teachers to
record videoconferences, so students and staff can download them at any time and
from any computer; and a new ‘streaming’ feature, that allows you to stream a live
videoconference to viewers other than the ones attending.
In addition, a new ConferenceMe feature to JVCS means that participants can
invite others to take part in sessions via a web link. This allows those who don’t
have dedicated videoconference equipment to join in sessions, simply by using a
computer equipped with a camera and microphone headset.
Having enabled 12,000 videoconferences for schools over the last 12 months and
offering access to a wide range of content, the JVCS stand J50 is well worth a visit.
u0131 650 4933 uE-mail: vidconf@jvcs.ja.net uwww.ja.net uStand J50
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