OUT OF OFFICE
MICROSOFT GETS THE PARTY STARTED
VISITORS at Microsoft’s 2014 Partner Conference in July were treated to prformances from acts including Buddy Guy, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Neon Trees and Paramore. Our front-row VIP tickets obviously must have got lost in the post.
IN THE Laura Kirsop
HOT SEAT
SEE YOU JIMMY
PCR sits down with Code Club’s Managing Director to fi nd out what she
thinks of the new school curriculum… What technology do you use to teach children coding? We only use free, and preferably open source software that is easily downloadable onto the average schools PCs. We start them making games and animations, move them onto making websites and then by the end of their two years they can code.
Do you think it’s worth adopting new and expensive technology such as 3D printing in schools? All schools in the UK have PCs, interactive whiteboards and broadband. The very basics are there. Lots of schools are now investing in tablets and I’m not really sure that’s the right thing to be doing. I’d like to see schools investing in things like Raspberry Pis and 3D printers, which teach children to make, build and program, rather than just be users of tech.
What do you think of the new curriculum? I think the new curriculum is great. It has a focus on understanding computer science concepts and making programs so we’re fully behind it. Primary schools were doing lots of awesome multimedia work in ICT before – e.g. fi lm making and editing – so I hope they don’t forget about this.
What trends or developments are currently happening in the education technology space? I think that once we get through the fi rst couple of years of implementing the computing curriculum and teachers get more comfortable with the language and technologies they need to use, we’ll see horizons broaden a great deal. This transitionary period will be followed by one where technology is embraced and teachers have the confi dence to let children explore and create.
76 | PCR August 2014
ENTANET’S HEAD of marketing Darren Farnden went star spotting this month – and bumped into the comedian Jimmy Carr at a recent awards ceromony. Is that Mr Carr actually making a natural smile? We’re impressed, Darren.
PC Retail August 2009 FROM THE ARCHIVE
CARPHONE Warehouse rolls out retail expansion… Viewsonic prepares for a large-scale invasion of UK retail… New trade body TCA reaches out to wider tech industry… Exspect’s sales skyrocket by almost 300 per cent… Future’s Vista title gets a rebrand… HP, Sony and Toshiba voted most popular brands… Codework signs deal with Symantec… WD unveils 1TB mobile hard drive… Apple tablet spotted… Cybercrime generated over $750 million of revenue in 2008…
PLUS: The Technology Channel Association held its annual golf day… Entatech announced it would be sponsoring Janet Poole on her ten-day hike along the Great Wall of China… Hannspree sponsored the SBK World Superbike Championships…
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