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  • Times they are a changing!

    It can't have escaped notice that my Blog has been 'quiet'. You may be aware that Kent County Council Children, Families and Education Directorate have consulted widely on changes to the way we do business. This process of change is still under way, and my understanding is that changes should...
    Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-07-2010

  • Becta awards Open Source schools project

    The Open Source community is apparently ' up in arms' following Becta's decision to award a £270K Open Source project contract to AlphaPlus Consultancy . This follows previous work with Becta on e-learning vocabularies . Mark Taylor of Sirius Ltd , a firm that describe themselves as 'The...
    Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-15-2008

  • Technophobe Teachers?

    The following is an opinion from Andrew Pinder , Chair of Becta in an extract from an article in the Times 7Jan 2008 : "State schools spent £1 billion on cutting-edge information technology last year but 80 per cent of them are failing to make full use of it, according to experts. Pupils now handle equipment...
    Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-30-2008

  • Microsoft referred to Office of Fair Trading

    Hot on the heels of the EU fine , It would appear Microsoft are now facing pressure in the UK from Becta. The issues of the EU decision were complex, and arguably the act of forcing Microsoft to hand over its Intellectual property to competitors is highly questionable. It's interesting that Apple could...
    Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-24-2007

  • Personalised Online Learning Space = Kent Learning Zone!

    Schools may have recently received an email from Becta on their Oct 2007 ICT Advice Alert . The states the Government target that all schools should have a 'personalised online learning space' by August 2008. The alert also suggests that schools contact their Local Authority for advice as to how we are...
    Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-10-2007
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