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BETT '99: Snippets from the show
News Safe Internet connectivity was high on the priority list at the BETT '99 show this year. Launched at BETT '99, and manufactured by WizCom Technologies, the reading Pen scans a word from printed text, displays the word in upper case characters...
[January 15, 1999, 12:05]
BETT '99: Snippets from the show
News Safe Internet connectivity was high on the priority list at the BETT '99 show this year. Launched at BETT '99, and manufactured by WizCom Technologies, the reading Pen scans a word from printed text, displays the word in upper case characters...
[January 15, 1999, 12:05]
The future of classroom tech at BETT
News Despite declining attendance rates at technology exhibitions in recent years, BETT has thrived. Apple, which confessed to doing little business at BETT, used the event as more of a showcase. If there has been one resounding theme throughout BETT so...
[January 10, 2008, 14:58]
BETT '99: BECTA chief slams laggard teachers
News At the BETT "99 show Lynch described the present landscape as "bleak and depressing", and called on educationalists to take advantage of the "extraordinary opportunity and challenge" offered by technology for life in the 21st century.
[January 14, 1999, 16:17]
Photos: On the ground at the BETT show
News Becta, the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, had a strong presence at the BETT show, which has been running for close to 20 years. Newsreader Huw Edwards made an appearance at the BETT technology show to promote BBC News...
[January 11, 2007, 10:00]
BETT on a busy week for tech
News The BETT show will be taking place in London, focusing on technology in the educational space. With many workers apparently opting to take the first week of January off, 2007 has been pretty slow on the IT news front so far.
[January 8, 2007, 13:13]
Blunkett talks money at BETT
News A full report on David Blunkett's BETT speech is now live on the ZDNet Education Channel. "We're allocating £230 million for teacher training over the next four years. We promised in opposition we would do so and I'm pleased to confirm this morning...
[January 14, 1998, 15:37]
BETT '99: Apple picks up awards
News The iMac won best secondary equipment award despite its recent arrival to market. Paul Scott, channel manager for Apple beamed: "iMacs appeal to schools because they are powerful, easy to use and stylish.
[January 14, 1999, 16:05]
BETT '99 gets under way
News Organisers are expecting 25,000 visitors giving those involved in education a chance to see and touch the latest educational software, hardware and Internet products.exhibitors are expected and the newly appointed minister for ICT in education...
[January 13, 1999, 15:20]
BETT: Fujitsu wants top grades in education sector
News At the British Education Technology and Training show (BETT) show in London this week, the Japanese giant said it plans to boost its investment in the education market. The firm will make a "six figure" donation to the government's UK NetYear...
[January 15, 1998, 14:40]
Blunkett hands out BETT Awards
News The awards are sponsored by Educational Computing and Technology Magazine and BESA, and were presented at Olympia on Tuesday, January 14. Gold Awards were picked up by Apple, BT, the Cable Industry Association, QED, Lego Land, and Research Machines.
[January 15, 1998, 12:13]
A Year Ago: Blunkett talks money at BETT
News Secretary of State for Education and Employment, David Blunkett, was at pains today to stress the extra funding that the government is investing in IT for schools. We're allocating £230 million for teacher training over the next four years.
[January 14, 1999, 5:13]
BETT '99: BT to become training provider for schools
News The £230m government scheme aims to train UK teachers in vital computer skills. BT also intends to increase bandwidth to schools. No details are yet available, but an announcement is expected soon. A BT spokesman said: "Education is moving towards...
[January 14, 1999, 16:31]
Intel's convertible Classmate in action
News Intel's new Classmate — a version of which is shown here at the British Education and Training Technology Show (Bett) at London's Olympia on Wednesday — includes a touchscreen with a 180° swivel, allowing it to be used in tablet or laptop mode.
[January 16, 2009, 15:21]
Government pledges remote working for all pupils
News Speaking at the BETT educational technology show in London's Olympia on Wednesday, schools' minister Jim Knight said the government wanted to make sure that pupils have internet access at home or through after-school clubs.
[January 10, 2007, 16:54]
The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog BETT seminar on the use of open source in the schools sector in January 2009 BETT seminar development and delivery to promote open source use. Here's the full text of a very angry letter, sent today to the educational advisory body Becta by Mark...
[June 13, 2008, 15:10]
Blunkett challenges IT education 'stranglehold'
News David Blunkett, who among other Cabinet posts was education and employment secretary from 1997 to 2001, told the Bett exhibition and conference in London that ensuring new technology bridges the digital divide will "involve changing procurement...
[January 16, 2009, 7:27]
Government pledges £30m to get pupils online
News In his speech at education technology show BETT 2008, minister for schools and learners Jim Knight said: "We have the highest levels of embedded technology in classrooms in the European Union and one computer for every three pupils.
[January 9, 2008, 15:42]
Linux company chalks up success with teachers
News IT teachers attending the BETT educational technology show in London flocked to SchoolLINUX.com's stand to place orders for its desktop operating system (OS), called SchoolLINUX OS. A three-person Linux company was inundated this week with requests...
[January 14, 2005, 11:10]
Blunkett announces five million pounds for laptops
News Blunkett ws speaking at the BETT show at London's Olympia, which he was attending to officially launch the government's National Grid For Learning. More details to follow later in the Education channel - BETT special report.
[January 14, 1998, 11:02]
