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BETT Highlights
Streamlining the
registration process
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with DRS IntelliReg®
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installed its biometric e-Registration
solution in 56 classrooms and changing
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rooms around the school to help deliver
lesson level registration. As a result,
Whitburn School now has clean,
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Whitburn School reports that the
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the potential to aid academic mentoring
by highlighting any students that may
regularly arrive late to a particular
subject, suggesting there may be a
potential issue that needs investigation.
Thanks to the monitoring provided by
the DRS IntelliReg®, such students can
now be identified more easily.
DRS IntelliReg® is just one part of the best in class Integrated Education
Solution that Whitburn School has implemented. DRS, together with its
‘best of class’ partners, Biostore and CRB Solutions, has also provided a
cashless system to manage the School’s catering. The library also makes use
of the Biostore database with Microsoft Eclipse software. The new system
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Sony to showcase its vision for 21st Century learning
Sony’s heritage in designing advanced workflow platforms helps education professionals to bring learning to life
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ony Professional has revealed the breadth
of solutions that it will showcase at BETT
2010 to help education professionals create a
more connected and engaged school
community through rich multimedia content
and interactive learning.
Drawing on its unrivalled range of audiovisual
and entertainment solutions, from broadcast
hardware and consumer electronics to music
and video games, Sony has exceptional insights
and experience in designing environments that
engage and encourage connected thinking. At
the world’s largest educational technology
event, the company will demonstrate how it is
uniquely positioned to provide integrated
content platforms that meet the needs for
education, enhance levels of engagement and
deliver tangible educational transformation.
“Modern technology is continually pushing
the boundaries for how young people receive
and engage with information. Each new
generation of students has a stronger natural
affinity with technology as a learning
mechanism than the last, and it’s critical that Sony has a vision for a new type of learning environment encourages enthusiastic participation
teachers unlock the power of rich multimedia environment that has multimedia content at its from pupils, staff, parents and governors who
content to reengage pupils and enhance the core – along with the means to easily create, have 24x7 access to the information they need.
learning experience” explained Hamish import, distribute, manage, share, archive and
Kennedy, Business Solutions Manager, Sony protect that content. By integrating high- uVisit Sony Professional at stand V6
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enabler today’s technology can be.” and portable devices in a single system, this uwww.pro.sony.eu/education
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