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Felsted School shares ICT expertise at the world’s leading educational technology event

By Vicki Cole on 16 January 2012, 15:40pm

The best practice of a leading Essex independent school was showcased on Friday at the world’s largest educational technology exhibition, the BETT Show.

Assistant Headteacher at Felsted School, near Great Dunmow, Dr Nick Dennis, gave a talk about how his school use iPads with pupils to boost learning, social and pastoral practices. His speech took place on the stand of Essex based LapSafe® Products, an education specialist in managing mobile ICT, and gave teachers and education professionals the chance to find out how the popular Apple tablet can be utilised across a range of academic subjects.

Felsted School, an independent boarding and day school for children aged four to 18 years of age, is an Apple Regional Training Centre, and offers free advice and workshops to any school using Apple tools to support teaching and learning. Visitors attending the iPad talk discovered how Dr Dennis and his pupils use tablet computers both inside and outside of the classroom, taking them on school trips to use GPS and create video blogs of their experiences. Dr Dennis explained how the iPads provide students with a range of academic staples, such as electronic dictionaries and calculators, and assume an important pastoral role by placing student information, such as commendations and medical details, at staff’s fingertips.

Mark Exley, General Manager at LapSafe® Products, was delighted to offer teachers the chance to learn something new at the on-stand event. He said: “As a local business, we believe in the importance of fostering partnerships with schools in our area and championing innovative ways that educators can enhance the learning experience. Felsted School use a range of technology in creative ways to benefit their students, and I hope that together we have been able to give other teachers some inspiring ideas to use in their own schools.”

Dr Nick Dennis, Assistant Headteacher at Felsted School, said: “Mobile technology enables us to improve our already effective teaching, pastoral and social practices by enabling us to deliver them with more speed, precision and in a context focused on striving to help students achieve their best. Unlike desktop computers which confine pupils to their desks, the enhanced battery life, multi-functionality and portability of mobile devices means that we can use them in a variety of ways in, almost, an unlimited amount of places. I hope today that I have been able to help teachers looking at introducing tablet computers into their schools to support learning.”

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In addition to learning how tablet computers can be used to take notes, record lectures, and monitor pupils’ development, teachers attending the discussion also got the chance to hear how Felsted School employs the UnoCart™ for iPads charging trolley from LapSafe® Products to secure, charge and synchronise apps to their handheld devices. The pioneer of the UK’s first ever laptop storage and charging trolley, LapSafe® Products has been providing the education sector with safe, secure and value for money solutions to manage mobile ICT for more than a decade.

LapSafe® Products manufactures the most extensive range of charging products on the market and can provide a quality solution to meet every need and budget. On show at H39 were a selection of solutions to store, charge, track and manage mobile ICT devices, including laptops, netbooks, tablets, gaming devices and more.

Vicki Cole

Vicki Cole

Vicki Cole is an Innovate My School expert and writes regular articles on laptop security and charging solutions for charging mobile ICT en masse.

Vicki works at mobile ICT security, charging and storage expert LapSafe® Products, the company behind the UK’s first ever laptop trolley. LapSafe® Products has been a trusted brand within the education sector for more than a decade, providing superior solutions to track, manage, store and charge laptops, netbooks and tablets since 2000. LapSafe® Products pioneered the industry it now leads and manufactures the most comprehensive range of charging products on the market. Recent products include: the UnoCart™ sync and charge for iPads, the ClassBuddy™ quality low-cost laptop trolley and the RFID Diplomat™ laptop locker.

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