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BETT 99Sunday, 21 July, 2002, 17:05 GMT 18:05 UK
workshopOnline lessons for teachers
To some teachers, the British Education and Training Technology exhibition must be a bewildering experience.

computer lessonTechnology 'making exams irrelevant'
The head of the Scottish Council for Educational Technology says unseen exam papers should become a thing of the past.

Teachers 'lack basic computer skills'
A key government adviser says too many children are being taught information technology by teachers who do not fully understand its uses and importance.

Warning on children without computers
The Schools Minister, Charles Clarke, warns that children who do not have computers at home could become an underclass.

Audio coverage
Click here for audio streams of three of the key speeches.



Call for rationing of school computers
A technology teacher says the use of school computers outside of lesson time might have to be limited to pupils who do not have PCs at home.



24 Hour Museum prepares to open
The 24 Hour Museum will let you amass your own private collection online.



Schools for scanned mail
Schoolchildren in Britain are set to have their e-mail as well as their Web surfing monitored by a new program.



Betsie brings Web to the blind
The BBC has produced a new piece of software to help visually impaired people navigate the Internet.

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