BETT 2012 - obligatory "What are you looking for?" thread

[zag]

I;m looking forward to see what groupcall have done with emerge on the ipad.

[ICT_Pro]

Most of us looking the solution, tools , advice regarding bulk usage , management of iDevices in a school environment. I tried to quick find on Bett website if somebody offering these services management, backup, synching, app distribution, control etc. But couldn't find any?

[vikpaw]

I;m looking forward to see what groupcall have done with emerge on the ipad.

 

Really good use of screen space i hear, and using it to permanently show an extra menu / photo of student, much like you can do in SIMS itself.

You should also check out the new iphone beta, unfortunately, mine went funny, so it's now locked me out, which is basically the feature i asked for i shouldn't complain too much!

 

Most of us looking the solution, tools , advice regarding bulk usage , management of iDevices in a school environment. I tried to quick find on Bett website if somebody offering these services management, backup, synching, app distribution, control etc. But couldn't find any?

 

There are a number of places i saw last year doing backup and synching, i think i wrote about them, or even tweeted last year, though be hard to find now. Mostly though it was one of other hardware devices so they weren't necessarily making a big deal of it. Nobody really did app management. There was a stand, not far behind EG, that had storage cases, that also had charging built-in, i'm thinking the name was boxstead, or brentford or something. Check them out, i had a good chat, and they were even thinking of using my idea to provide an iDevice charging point for punters. That would be useful.

[ICT_Pro]

There are a number of places i saw last year doing backup and synching, i think i wrote about them, or even tweeted last year, though be hard to find now. Mostly though it was one of other hardware devices so they weren't necessarily making a big deal of it. Nobody really did app management. There was a stand, not far behind EG, that had storage cases, that also had charging built-in, i'm thinking the name was boxstead, or brentford or something. Check them out, i had a good chat, and they were even thinking of using my idea to provide an iDevice charging point for punters. That would be useful.

 

Hi Vik

I tried to find on internet, I found two for charging and sync. PARAT stand number S84, the second is PARATEC but could't find on BETT might be same company. But I am looking managing the applications, deploying and user can access their documents on network.

[zag]

Hi Vik

I tried to find on internet, I found two for charging and sync. PARAT stand number S84, the second is PARATEC but could't find on BETT might be same company. But I am looking managing the applications, deploying and user can access their documents on network.

 

We found the best way to manage applications was to give out iTunes vouchers to staff.

 

They buy what they need and it becomes decentralized. It actually works surprisingly well as apple is such a closed ecosystem.

[plexer]

boxstead, or brentford or something. Check them out, i had a good chat, and they were even thinking of using my idea to provide an iDevice charging point for punters. That would be useful.

 

Bretford?

 

Ben

[vikpaw]

Yeah. Bretford E89 just two blocks over

[davebutleruk]

front of class tech - have school full of old projectors on last legs, lamps are expensive, whiteboard pens failing and most class rooms have to close the binds to use the whiteboards.

 

So looklng with open mind at alternatives - Short Throw, LED, LFDs - prior to making budget bid.

[enjay]

So looklng with open mind at alternatives - Short Throw, LED, LFDs - prior to making budget bid.

And touch-screen plasma of course...