Becta

Welcome to the 'Becta' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'Becta'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Becta”

• Harnessing Technology Review 2009

  
  Warrington ICT — Authority: 115
  This review brings together a range of research evidence and data from England to look at what has been achieved in implementing technology to support learning. Most of the data presented here was collected through studies conducted in early 2009.
  2 days ago

• The Impact of Digital Technology

  
  Warrington ICT — Authority: 115
  A review of the evidence of the impact of digital technologies, on formal education. Includes sections on what the evidence says, and challenges for the future
  2 days ago

• Online Reporting: Technology to improve communication between parents and schools

  
  eNewsWire — Authority: 132
  With such a vast array of communication tools such as emails, text alerts and blogs, it is important that schools provide the proper support and training to ensure that what is communicated is timely and meaningful. Online Reporting means that parents have access to information and advice from a variety of sources ...
  6 days ago

• Online Reporting in education to improve parent teacher relationships

  
  eNewsWire — Authority: 132
  Fifty-four percent of teaching staff claim that the relationship with their pupils’ parents varies greatly from parent to parent. However, school staff are keen for schools to introduce tools to help them have more informed and effective discussions with parents. According to a report, commissioned by Becta into ...
  1 week ago

• Becta report reveals parental concern for absence of parent teacher relationships

  
  eNewsWire — Authority: 132
  According to a comprehensive study into parent teacher relationships more than eleven percent said they feel dismissed as an ‘overly demanding’ parent and another eleven percent say they are made to feel that they are imposing on the teacher’s time when they try to make contact. However, thirty-seven percent of ...
  1 week ago

• Technology can help parents connect better with school

  
  Ewan McIntosh | Digital Media & Education — Authority: 492
  Becta, the UK education technology agency, has been looking into how schools communicate with parents and vice versa. Their initial research has discovered some home truths that, unfortunately, are all too recognisable: ‘Invisible’ parents: Of the parents who admitted they rarely made contact with their ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Impact of the Harnessing Technology Strategy

  
  Flux — Authority: 113
  Published today at the BECTA Research conference in Bristol. Will it be enough evidence of the value of BECTA to counteract the negative press they have had recently? Some strong evidence of progress but wide sector differences and rates of improvement in technology enhanced learning. Have a read and what do you ...
  2 weeks ago

• Becta report reveals absence of parental support in children’s education

  
  eNewsWire — Authority: 132
  Fifty-nine percent of parents admit to being in contact with their child’s school just once a term or less according to a report commissioned by Becta into parent teacher relationships. It has been proved in numerous studies that parental involvement is key to a child’s educational success, but it seems that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Torbay RTC: e-Learning Foundation

  
  EdCompBlog — Authority: 127
  Live blog from #torbayrtc. Kevin Pay is talking about overcoming the digital divide. The e-Learning Foundation aims: "...to reduce the effect of this “Digital Divide” by working with schools, parents and other stakeholders to ensure that all children have access to the learning resources that technology can ...
  2 weeks ago

• BSF Awards

  
  Flux — Authority: 113
  Pictured: Dara O Briain host, Nina Woodcock, Head of Capital Programmes BECTA, sponsors of the “Best ICT Partnership in BSF “Award and the team from Civica who won the award for the Sheffield BSF project. Tim Byles from P4S is on the right of the group. Who says you cannot innovate in a managed service? “Not ...
  2 weeks ago

• Online Reporting as a tool for improved parent teacher communications

  
  eNewsWire — Authority: 132
  Misunderstandings, a lack of confidence and unclear communication channels are putting children’s education at risk, according to a new report commissioned by Becta into communications between schools and teachers. Fifty-nine percent of parents admit to having little contact with their child’s school and sixty ...
  4 weeks ago

Comments about Becta