Terry Freedman's Bett 2020 Supplement
Here is my list of interesting-looking seminars at the Bett Show. It’s divided into days, from Wednesday to Saturday. I hope you find it useful.
Read MoreBett 2019 News Bulletin 2019-01-25
(Very) quick looks
Here are a couple of the things I’ve seen at Bett so far.
Robots
Kubo: teach younger children coding by placing physical objects (“tactiles”) on to a special board, thereby making a small robot travel. You can build up surprisingly complex programs. Concrete learning definitely has a place, though you will need to be very hot on classroom management to make sure bits don’t go missing.
DF Robot: They make and sell kits for the Micro:bit and other such devices. I liked the modular aspect: you can add sensors of various kinds, and there is an add-on which gives the Micro:bit internet access. Impressive.
More news soon, probably after Bett. Look out for more product reviews, and an interview with Mitch Resnick, probably in my newsletter Digital Education in the first instance.
In the meantime, I’ve compiled a list of hints and tips for Bett, along with the seminars I find most interesting, and various organisations’ ed tech predictions for 2019. You can download the free pdf from here:
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Getting the Best out of Bett 2015: a reminder
5 Things to consider regarding seminars at Bett
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Now includes a floor plan!
If you have already downloaded it, you may wish to download it again, as this is a revised edition containing extra information.