Bett preview Bett Futures
Bett Futures was launched in 2015 as the new, purpose-built home for the world's most inspiring edtech start-ups. It’s back for 2016, and will once again celebrate brave thinking new products and education 'game changers'. Futures brings together 31 of the most exciting edtech start-ups from around the world, with many returning to share their “one year on” success stories. Here are a few of this years’ Bett Futures exhibitors, bringing new and innovative ideas to the classroom.
now>press>play is an immersive resource for primary schools, which ignites imaginations and raises attainment. Offering an interactive, inclusive and engaging experience,
now>press>play uses wireless technology to bring real-life curriculum-based experiences to the classroom. It levels the playing field for children who struggle to engage in traditional classroom settings, raises attainment by making learning meaningful and memorable, stimulates imagination and inspires children to write, extends children’s life experiences and develops emotional responses & discussion skills. Despite being a start-up company, exhibitor Domoscio has already made its mark in the education sector. The company’s solution is based on the belief that after just one month, 80 per cent of what we learn, is forgotten. Domoscio offers an adaptive memory solution with measurable impact. An interesting concept for Key Stage 4 is CV Plus, a tool to help students build a CV, with guidance and tips at each stage. Nano Simbox turns the science laboratory, digital. Designed for all ages, the resource helps students understand the complex concepts of molecules and atoms by inviting them to play, grab and manipulate the system. Physical gestures
and bold dynamic graphics respond to their input in real-time, making it an entertaining way to discover chemistry and physics. All the way from Madrid, Pixie Learn to Code offers teachers of students 10 to 16 years of age a support system to teach programming. Created from a standard system based on visual blocks of code (Blockly) and inspired by Scratch, this new coding language uses a logic and problem-solving strategy, to design projects, and communicate new ideas.
Another programming resource comes from Ada Core, which provides software solutions for Ada, another state-of-the-art programming language designed for large, long-lived applications where safety, security, and reliability are critical.
More than 600 exhibitors will once again be
“Bett Futures was launched in 2015 as the new, purpose- built home for the world’s most inspiring edtech start-ups...”
showcasing their products, services and resources that are helping to transform schools inside and outside of the classroom. Here’s just a few you can expect to see at this year’s show… On stand B11O, Instructure will be showcasing Canvas, a new learning platform developed in the US to transform teaching and learning. The learning platform is being used by more than 1,000 schools in the US, and was launched in the UK last year. Canvas is ‘cloud- based’ and can be used on any device, from any location; it allows teachers to draw in lesson content from the web and from peers worldwide, helping them to create more engaging lessons that lead to better outcomes for pupils and schools. It crunches data in a clever way, cutting down admin time significantly, and enabling pupils’ progress to be tracked by parents and teachers.
ITN Source, the footage licensing division of ITN, launched ITNedu, a new service for the digital education sector in June earlier this year. The service offers authentic news and editorial footage to illustrate academic concepts, enabling digital education providers to enhance their products with more relevant and memorable video content. Thousands of clips, hand-picked by subject matter experts have been now added, covering eleven subject areas including History, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Design and Technology, Business Studies, Citizenship, Physics, Elementary Science, English Language Teaching (ELT) and Business English. ITN’s award-winning Production teams have also adapted the eduNews service, an education news bulletin based on topical news stories of the day, to create a bespoke ELT eduNews service creating authentic news-style bulletins around topics specially scripted for English Language Teaching.
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