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ICT benchmarks for Kent Schools

Following a recent query from a Kent school network manager looking for data with which to compare his schools ICT provision, I have decided to publish two reports (Primary and Secondary) that show the data collected from Kent schools in 2009. Not up to the minute, but it does provide an interesting...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 09-30-2010
Northgate acquiring Anite?

Northgate Information Solutions has agreed to acquire Anite Public Sector Holdings Limited , which incorporates Anite ’s local government and secure information systems businesses, for a total cash consideration of £54.3 million payable at completion, subject to the settlement of a £3.8 million receivable...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 08-05-2008
XO2 - A new format for the sub $100 notebook

The $100 dollar laptop project has moved on with a new look and format, and is now planned to be $75! The new device created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project opens like a book and has a new price of $75. It's not aimed to replace the original laptop created by the project, but even that...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-25-2008
Post 'Byron Review'?

The Byron Report , Behind the Screen , and Grand Theft Childhood have all thrown their hats into the ring with research and recommendations for the safe use of technology by children; all agree that it is a complex area of research. There isn't much to disagree with in the recommendations found in...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 05-24-2008
Intel pulls out of One Laptop Per Child Project.

It would seem that a 'philisophical difference' between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project has ended in divorce. It was well known that whilst Intel was on the board of the OLPC project, it was also touting its own solution, the Classmate as a rival. As previously posted this culminated...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 01-04-2008
i-whiteboards - the benefits are clear?

Following outstanding claims for the effectiveness of interactive whiteboards in a recent Becta research report and highlighted by my colleagues on their Blog , I read the full report . Its very thorough, and offers some interesting conclusions if you read between the lines. It takes between 18 months...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-25-2007
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
Digital Inclusion Report

A recent report by UK Online Centres , " Understanding digital inclusion " on digital inclusion makes the following observations. • Despite developments in technology the uptake of ICT has largely plateaued. • Access to ICT is not enough – a proportion of non-users of the internet reside in connected...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-06-2007
Broadband Report - Stats and stuff!

The Office of National Statistics have redeemed themselves after my recent post on their education productivity calculation. The recent Internet 2007 Report summarises some fascinating trends, and shows an explosion of Internet use against a back-drop of a modest increase in take up of broadband over...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 10-06-2007
End of Terms

I was just musing about anacronous terms after the previous post, and here's an open question: We all know the differences between the following? ... right? Learning Platform (LP) e-learning platform Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Managed Learning Environment (MLE) Personalised Learning Environment...

Posted to Education Technology in Schools (Weblog) by AlanDay on 09-23-2007

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