From neil@beaconict.co.uk Mon Dec 21 17:56:43 2009
From: neil@beaconict.co.uk (Neil Adam)
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:56:43 +0000
Subject: [Advisory] Exciting additions to BETT - TEDxOrenda
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Colleagues
Many of you will be at BETT on Weds and will have=20
heard of TeachMeet and TED. Well, I'm excited to=20
say that the two are coming together for an !awesome! free event:
TEDxOrenda =96 a TEDx event as part of a three day teacher residency at BETT=
2010
Wednesday 13th January from 6pm, Apex Hall at Olympia, London
Signup http://tedxorenda.eventbrite.com
Event site http://edunconferences.org.uk/course/view.php?id=3D3
(Note: tickets will be released in batches.=20
The first 75 have already 'sold' out)
The event is being arranged by a team=20
co-ordinated by Drew Buddie (@digitalmaverick)=20
and will feature a bunch of excellent speakers, including:
- Bill Thompson (@billt) - Compere
- Howard Rheingold - Honorary Inspirator & Instigator (by video)
- John Carnell (@bullyinguk)
- Pat Kane (@playethic)
- Georgia Wonder (@georgiawonder)
- Michael Acton Smith (@acton)
- Hadley Beeman (@hadleybeeman)
Real time updates before and during the event=20
will come from http://twitter.com/TEDxOrenda, in=20
addition to those from attendees at the event.
=93In the spirit of =93ideas worth spreading,=94 TED=20
has created TEDx. TEDx is a program of local,=20
self-organized events that bring people together=20
to share a TED-like experience.=94
There will also be a "traditional" TeachMeet on=20
the Friday=20
(http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/TeachMeet-BETT-2010-Friday-Session)=20
and another exciting event (still in planning,=20
details to be announced) on the Thursday evening
PLUS, watch out for TeachMeet Takeover throughout=20
BETT (involving active support from well-known=20
Naace sponsors and others) http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/TeachMeet-Takeover
The support of EMAP Education is extremely valued=20
to enable these teacher "community" events to function.
Have a good Christmas all, and hope to see many=20
of you at BETT one way or another
Neil
Please note that these events are being=20
instigated and organised by educators for the education community
Neil Adam
Beacon ICT
Twitter: NeilAdam
www.beaconict.co.uk
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Colleagues
Many of you will be at BETT on Weds and will have heard of TeachMeet and
TED. Well, I'm excited to say that the two are coming together for
an !awesome! free event:
TEDxOrenda =96 a TEDx event as part of a three day teacher residency at
BETT 2010
Wednesday 13th January from 6pm, Apex Hall at Olympia, London
Signup
http://tedxorenda.eventbrite.com
Event site
http://edunconferences.org.uk/course/view.php?id=3D3
(Note: tickets will be released in batches. The first 75 have
already 'sold' out)
The event is being arranged by a team co-ordinated by Drew Buddie
(@digitalmaverick) and will feature a bunch of excellent speakers,
including:
- Bill Thompson (@billt) - Compere
- Howard Rheingold - Honorary Inspirator & Instigator (by video)
- John Carnell (@bullyinguk)
- Pat Kane (@playethic)
- Georgia Wonder (@georgiawonder)
- Michael Acton Smith (@acton)
- Hadley Beeman (@hadleybeeman)
Real time updates before and during the event will come from
http://twitter.com/TEDxOrenda, in addition to those from attendees at
the event.
=93In the spirit of =93ideas worth spreading,=94 TED has created TEDx. TEDx =
is
a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to
share a TED-like experience.=94
There will also be a "traditional" TeachMeet on the Friday
(
http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/TeachMeet-BETT-2010-Friday-Session) and
another exciting event (still in planning, details to be announced) on
the Thursday evening
PLUS, watch out for TeachMeet Takeover throughout BETT (involving active
support from well-known Naace sponsors and others)
http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/TeachMeet-Takeover
The support of EMAP Education is extremely valued to enable these
teacher "community" events to function.
Have a good Christmas all, and hope to see many of you at BETT one way or
another
Neil
Please note that these events are being instigated and organised by
educators for the education community
Neil Adam
Beacon ICT
Twitter: NeilAdam
www.beaconict.co.uk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
122 Beacon Road, Broadstairs, Kent CT10 3DQ
Mobile 07720 288540
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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checked for viruses using a recently updated version of Norton AntiVirus.
Nevertheless, recipients should always ensure that their computers are
adequately protected.
This email and any attachments are intended only for those in the address
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to anyone else.
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From paul.springford@naace.org Tue Dec 22 19:10:53 2009
From: paul.springford@naace.org (Paul Springford)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:53 +0000
Subject: [Advisory] askCHARITY request from Jasmin Qureshi, www.mychild.co.uk
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Naace has been contacted with the following askCharity request. Please
contact Jasmin directly if you are able to offer any help.
Paul
Contact me by e-mail at
mailto:jasmin.qureshi@mychild.co.uk
My request: I am looking for case studies of projects delivering ICT,
online and computer work for young children under the age of 11.
I am writing a piece about teaching young children ICT skills, looking
at the pros and cons of this and tips for parents who want their
children to learn such skills.
This is for parenting and education website www.mychild.co.uk
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Naace has been contacted with the following askCharity request. Please cont=
act Jasmin directly if you are able to offer any help.
Paul
Contact me by e-mail at mailto:jasmin.qureshi@mychild.co.uk
My=20
request: I am looking for case studies of projects delivering ICT,
onlin=
e and=20
computer work for young children under the age of 11.
I am writing a=
=20
piece about teaching young children ICT skills, looking
at the pros and =
cons=20
of this and tips for parents who want their
children to learn such=20
skills.
This is for parenting and education website=20
www.mychild.co.uk