Bim! Bam! Boogaloo! has been shortlisted for the final of the BETT Awards 2012 in the Early Years Digital Content category... and we’re very excited about it! The BETT Show is the British Educational Training and Technology Show, the annual showcase for the use of information technology in education in the UK. It takes place at Olympia in London and has been running, in one form or another, since 1985.
I think I first went there as a teacher back in 1998 or thereabouts. Since then I’ve been to BETT most years and I’ve seen it from both sides of the fence; in various incarnations as a teacher and ICT coordinator; and as an exhibitor speaking to teachers and demonstrating software. The show is an amazing collection of all the best in ICT educational resources and every year I’ve come away inspired to do something new.
However, one of the overwhelming memories of my visits to BETT is ‘Exhibition Leg’, a variant of ‘Museum Leg’, often accompanied by ‘Exhibition Back’ and ‘Tradeshow Neck’; the aches and pains that quickly set in from the slow-wandering around a hall and the long periods of standing still, enthralled by some magic new gadget. Add to that the arm ache from carrying a hundredweight of free pens, badges, catalogues, sweets and promotional knick-knacks, pilfered from every stand, and you certainly feel like you’ve earned that sit down on the train back home... if you can get a seat!
The BETT Awards winners are announced each year at the BETT Show. They reward the best creative and innovative ICT products and services in the world of education. I’ve followed them closely over the years and I’ve used many of the winning packages in my own teaching. That’s why I’m so excited about Bim! Bam! Boogaloo! having been shortlisted for this year’s final. Lugo Learning has only been around for just over a year now, so it’s a great honour to be in such good company in the Early Years Digital Content category. Bim! Bam! Boogaloo! is up against the best in the business and we’re really proud to be there.
We’d like to thank all our users who continue to provide us with feedback and help us to develop our software and make a difference to children’s learning in the Early Years. We’re working on some exciting new projects at the moment... but more of that later. For now, we’re very much looking forward to joining all the other finalists at the BETT Awards on 11th January 2012.
It’s black tie. I’ll be the nervous one wrestling with a bow tie and nursing my Exhibition Leg.
See Bim! Bam! Boogaloo! at www.LugoLearning.co.uk
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