Happy New Year from all of us at KBR. With January well underway, and many schools back this week, we couldn’t wait to sit down and reflect on the advances in technology from 2015 and bring you an insightful mini-list of emerging trends to whet your technological...
Giving your staff and pupils access to the internet is an empowering, educational act, that is no longer a ‘nice to have’ but is a pre-requisite for developing literacy in schools. However, teachers, parents and even pupils must also be aware of the dangers, and take...
Using IT in the classroom – iPads, computers, access to the internet – not only enhances the learning experience of children, but helps to set them up for a career in the modern world, where a high degree of IT literacy is expected. At KBR, we are passionate about...
Transforming schools to 21st century teaching and learning requires new methods, tools, training and policies. The explosion of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement, and 1:1 computing deployments useful for blended learning, has driven the need for...
The international ‘Hour of Code’ is back. It is an international project giving people an introductory lesson in computer coding. It runs in about 180 countries, backed by technology firms and national governments, and last year claimed to have reached more than 100...
Mobile devices are the pencil, paper, and textbooks for students today. When hundreds of students with tablets, netbooks, and laptops hit your school’s WiFi network at the same time, online learning can come to a standstill. Is your school ready to on-board hundreds...
