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BETT 2012

EdWare are exhibiting at the BETT 2012 Conference which is being hosted in London, come see us on 11-14 January, 2012.

EdWare will be in the Software Zone of the exhibition at stand SW35.

We will post further details here as we have them, we looking forward to meeting you all.

We are just back from BETT last week in London, we had a great time and delighted to meet the many people who visited our stand.


About BETT:
BETT is the world’s leading event for educational technology where education professionals can evaluate and purchase a comprehensive range of ICT products and services. From early years to universities, BETT is an indispensable part of the annual knowledge-gathering process, coming at a time when establishments are planning and budgeting for the new school year.


Simon Lewis of anseo.net also wrote an interesting article for teachers on why they should visit BETT 2012: http://www.anseo.net/why-irish-teachers-should-consider-bett/

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BETT 2011

Photos from BETT 2011

This week I visited BETT 2011 for a look and to see what the largest technology in education show in Europe has to offer. It was an excellent conference and a great day. I would recommend that any teacher in Ireland try to get over for the conference if they have an interest in technology.

To find out more information visit the BETT website: http://www.bettshow.com/

Highlights of the Show:
All the major players had huge stands, Smart, Promethean, Mimio, Microsoft, Google, Espresso Education, 2Simple, Shakespeare In Bits, Quizdom and Epson.

Promethean announced their touch board interactive whiteboard, which detects hand movements, but you can still use the pen too. Works well with younger kids.

Other wow factor items were the 3D projectors, which although look kinda cool, I don’t see huge demand or need for these in schools. I think within a couple of years 3D will be included as standard but few schools will make use of it due to lack of content and the need for googles for each kid.

This year I noticed a lack of curriculum based software apart from the content provided by the large subscription based providers.

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EdWare visit BETT 2006

EdWare visited BETT 2006 at the Olympia in London yesterday to check out what’s new for ICT and Education. The show was very interesting and massive when compared to similar shows here in Ireland. We came away with a lot of new ideas and contacts which we hope to put to use over the coming months and launch some new products to the Irish market.

Whiteboards and digital projectors were the big attraction with many companies demonstrating new products and more importantly educational uses for the technology. Voting handheld systems were also present for every day use in the classroom. More software designed for this technology is needed before it will really take off. Also the handheld controls which are wireless were not entirely kiddie proof, they resembled a mobile phone/calculator but ideally it should represent the PlayStation Buzz game controller to make it truly user friendly for children Buzz – Relentless Software. The costs is also very high, but in time it could be very useful. Although teachers must remember that classroom activities need to encourage children to speak up and learn to present their ideas to audiences.

BETT 2006 11th -14th January. Olympia, London
BETT is the world’s leading educational information and communications technologies (ICT) event, attracting over 600 educational suppliers and 27000 visitors, and bringing together the global teaching and learning community for four days of innovations and inspirations. http://www.bettshow.com.