58 | EVENT PREVIEW | BET T 2015
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Inner Geek Education will be
exhibiting on stand C547, showcasing its StudySmart product, which off ers on-demand access to web-based, interactive GCSE classroom resources. The resources include self-marked lesson starters, homework activities, video lessons with full teachers’ notes and interactive whiteboard revision videos. Head over to stand E334 for a free
demonstration of what Teachers2Parents’ behavioural management system, SchoolPod, can do for schools, and how it can help support students with severe learning diffi culties. Alternatively, you could visit Ireland’s
fastest growing education-technology start-up, VS School MIS on stand E320. Also known as School Thing, the company will be demonstrating its innovative school management information system, developed specifi cally for the “desktop-less” IT environment.
New for 2015 Ahead of the show this year, Bet has announced the launch of a new project,
Futures, a platform to nurture innovative education technology start-ups. The project is being run in association
with leading education think-tank, the Education Foundation, and involves a panel of educators selecting the 30 new businesses with solutions that will have the most impact on education. The selected businesses will then
be off ered a choice of two bespoke packages based on their market status, involvement in a range of Bet fringe events, specialist business support and extensive marketing resources. The two available packages are: The
‘Seed’ level package, which is aimed at emerging start-ups and the ‘Grow’ package, which is designed for businesses that are already gaining exposure and developing their networks.
Here’s a short snapshot of some of the start-ups and speakers you can expect to see in the Futures area at Bet : On stand BFS2 and a winner in the emerging start-up category is Loopy Computy, a business set up to help
primary schools teach Computing. The founder, Dan Warner, an experienced primary teacher, ICT Subject Leader and Local Authority ICT Advisor is commit ed to nurturing “joyful lifelong learners, inventors and creators” through innovative programming and blogging courses. Another emerging start-up
exhibiting on stand BFS9 is now>press>play, an educational resource that uses sound, story and technology to engage all children. A now>press>play experience involves put ing on wireless headphones and being immersed in sound. The children become a character in a story, meeting people, discovering places and solving problems, giving them a real sense of educational adventure. Growing start-up 4D Creative
is on stand BFG8, an award-winning company with 25 years’ experience in the education sector, specialising in the creation of immersive experiences using space, projection, light and sound. ET
Bet 2015 is free to at end and takes place from Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 January 2015 at ExCeL London. For more information or to register, please visit
www.bet
show.com. You can also follow the conversation on Twit er @Bet _Show.
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