Nov Dec 2008

Tuesday 07 September 2010
In the November/December 2008 issue


ICT for Education: Issue 32:

News 
Futurelab criticises early years ICT, BESA policy commission urges investment in schools’ technology skills and the ICT Excellence Awards pinpoint leading innovators across the country 

Meet the teacher 
ICTfE gets up close and personal with head of ICT Josh Wright 

A class act 
How New Line Learning Academies in Kent is looking at business intelligence to drive up academic standards 

Reviews 
Serif’s impressive and affordable Design Suite bundle, Ability Office’s alternative to Microsoft, Akhter’s LoCO_PC, plus a review of BrainPOP and Clipbank’s curriculum video services 

Social networking 
The potential for schools to make use of social networking sites for collaborative teaching and learning 

Network management 
The options for school leaders in accommodating increased network demands, including for supporting mobile access 

Interactive whiteboards 
Opinions are divided on the role in education for those big white interactive boards on the wall