{"id":3572,"date":"2016-01-27T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T08:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2016-02-03T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T17:15:57","slug":"future-education-technology-bett2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/01\/27\/future-education-technology-bett2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the best tech at #Bett2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bett countryside<\/p><\/div>\n

Several of the TEL team visited BETT 2016 last week. For the uninitiated BETT is the British Educational Training and Technology Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With more than 600 learning technology suppliers\u00a0covering 5 different education sectors we knew it was going to be a busy\u00a0day. Our game plan was to try and get round as many of the stalls as possible to scout for new and exciting possibilities.<\/p>\n

After powering up with large coffees we hit the floor of the Excel Exhibition Centre<\/a>. It was to be 6 hours until we would next see natural day light.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First impressions<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This was my first time at BETT. It was much more ‘school’ orientated than I\u2019d anticipated. Numerous infrastructure, hardware and content creation solutions for both educators and children in the primary and secondary sector.<\/p>\n

Although within Higher Education we need to be aware of trends and developments to ensure we keep up with expectations of our future students this focus made it hard to find what we were looking for.<\/p>\n

Through our exploration we found The Gruffalo, a lady sitting on a sheep, neon scaffolding, a lighthouse, humbugs and a selfie booth. But what about the tech? We certainly got to play with some lovely shiny new toys. The main players were out in force and had fantastic stall presentations and big offerings however I came away excited about some of the smaller exhibitors.<\/p>\n