Q: How do teachers ensure that new learning technologies are integrated smoothly into the curriculum?

A: They need to use technology/software that has undergone extensive classroom-based testing

Industry comment from Brian Kavanagh, Bridgeman Education and Manager of Project Silver – a £1.9 million government-backed digital learning initiative

"One of the key themes in education today is integrating technology into the learning experience – exemplified at the BETT 2010 Show, the world’s largest educational technology event.  

"This is undoubtedly a very exciting time for teachers and a lot of schools are now thinking about their curriculum and how learning and teaching happens with IT. As a result, they are seriously reassessing their resources.

"Before they make a major investment in a new resource, teachers must consider how that resource has been developed and if it has been subjected to the rigours of classroom testing: having pupils use it, enjoy it, criticise it. This process shows areas where the
resource is working and, critically, where it fails to engage students. From there, revisions can be made to fine tune it.

"At Bridgeman Education, we know that the process of developing an online learning resource can take months because testing is a key part of the development. Our new digital learning resource – which focuses on the topics of Suffragettes and Sustainability, have been extensively tested by teachers and students in schools all across the UK, through focus groups and in-class tests. They have been developed part of Project SILVER – a £1.9 million digital learning initiative."

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