BETT 2010

Had a very tiring yet enjoyable day at BETT yesterday, certainly far more entertaining & worthwhile than in previous years, and it was really lovely to catch up with so many people.

I was lucky to be involved in TeachMeetTakeover and, despite being very nervous & having an embarrassing timing mess-up, enjoyed giving my presentation at the very professional-looking Scholastic stand. So thanks to @chrisrat, @stuartridout and @tombarrett in particular, but to all who came to watch and were very supportive. Here is the prezi I used.

I was also lucky enough to be able to contribute to the discussion on the Open Source Schools stand and had a very interesting converstation with Miles Berry and Dai Barnes regarding the use of Alice and Scratch in the classroom.

I wasn’t that inspired by the stands at BETT, although I thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration from 2simple of their 2Create a Superstory. Although I can’t use it to teach myself as a secondary teacher, I think it bodes well in terms of the skills and concepts pupils will develop at an early age. My son tells me we’re going to be creating a story about the journey of the pilgrim fathers with our trial copy!

Although I wasn’t able to go to TMBETT2010 in the evening, it’s been great catching up with it today via @eyebeam’s stream and the flash meeting. I look forward to some more inspiration!