CEMAS Enhancing Education Eng Programme 2014

8/12/2019 CEMAS Enhancing Education Eng Programme 2014

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Liberty Stadium, Swansea, 14th May 2014

ENHANCINGEDUCATIONTHROUGH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY


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9.00-10.00

Registration and Networking

10.00-10.15Introduction to CEMAS and the European

Support programme

Khalid Al-Begain, Director, CEMAS

10.15-10.45The Future Classroom Today

Simon Pridham, Executive Head, Casllwchwr Primary

10.45-11.30Refreshment Break and Showcase

11.30-12.00Rebuilding our Cultural Heritage for Generation Xbox

Gareth Cavanagh, Director, Irontown Interactive

12.00-12.30Mobile Space: Using Apps to Teach Astronomy

and Space Science

Paul Roche, Professor of Astronomy,

University of South Wales

12.30-1.00Building the new Cwm Silicon with Schools

Ben Treharne-Foose, Digital Technologies Manager,

Big Click, Penrhys Partnership

1.00-2.15Lunch, Networking and Showcase

2.15-2.45A Wiz with Words

Biga John, Director, Educational Games Ltd

2.45-3.15

Cauldron Caters: Using Modern Technologyto Tackle Childhood Obesity

Nicola Knight, Director, Taste Wales

3.15-3.45From Teacher to Entrepreneur:

How to make the Progression

Duncan Wilson, Director, Edukey

3.45-4.30Drinks Reception and Showcase

4.30Event Close

INTRODUCTION EVENT PROGRAMME

Smart phones and other mobile

devices are hugely popular amongthe younger generation. With young

people using them to access social

media networks or play games

and children as young as five years

old using tablets and iPads with

confidence. Its no wonder that

mobile technology is now being

embraced as a learning tool with

great popularity.

Not just students, but also todays teachers and

parents see its integration in the classroom as

providing variety, openings for individualised

instruction, and greater access to resources.

This new and innovative platform gives creative

teachers opportunity to develop new methods

to excite the children and achieve higher levels

of engagement. It also allows innovative

businesses to tap into a huge market.

This event aims to highlight some of the

achievements in Wales and the support available

to businesses, from CEMAS and other agencies,

to help them develop their products. CEMAS are

delighted to have the opportunity to host this

showcase event and hope it will encourage

the development of further educational apps

to promote Wales as a world-leader in this

new and evolving sector.

Professor Khalid Al-Begain

Director

ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY


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INTRODUCTIONTO CEMAS ANDTHE EUROPEANSUPPORT PROGRAMME

Khalid will introduce CEMASand talk about the developmentof apps and how they are beingused to support education,he will also mention how theCEMAS Support Programme is

helping companies in Wales todevelop educational apps.

About Khalid

Professor Khalid Al-Begain is the Director of the Centre

of Excellence in Mobile Applications and Services (CEMAS)

and is a Professor of Mobile Computing and Networking

at the University of South Wales. With over 25 years

experience in computing and mobile technology he has

a vast and varied background in Mobile Development,

Communication Engineering and Analytical Modelling

and Simulation.

In 2013, Khalid was winner of the IWA Inspire Wales

Award for Science and Technology. Additionally, in 2006,

he received Royal Recognition as only one of over

500 British Scientists for his contributions to the British

scientific community. In his spare time Khalid enjoys

spending time with his family and watching sports,

in particular rugby and football.


PROFESSORKHALID AL-BEGAINDirector, CEMAS


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THE FUTURECLASSROOM TODAY

SPEAKERS:

The talk will look at how mobile devices,

apps and technology are now so important

in education and will tell the story of the

success of Casllwchwr Primary school who

were the first school in Wales to adopt 1:1

iPad provision and how this success led to

the LIFE programme which has recently

picked up international and national awards

for its ground breaking work using mobile

devices in deprived areas of Swansea.

About Simon

Simon started his teaching career at Danygraig Primary

in Swansea before spending ten years at Gendros Primary

School Swansea. It was here that he developed an interest

in independent learning theories and started to learn

that schools should prepare for children and not the

other way around. In 2003 Simon became Deputy Head

at Casllwchwr Primary School and then Headteacher

in 2009. Simon, in my first year as Headteacher, led the

school to a grade one in each of the seven key questions

during their ESTYN inspection in May 2010.

In Autumn 2010 the school embarked on a mobile

device learning program and the past three years have

been an incredible journey. The school picked up a Third

Millennium Learning Award in Jan 2012, the first Welsh

primary to do so and one of only eight in the UK.

They were also awarded the Highly Commended UK

Impact Award at NAACE National Conference in March

2012 and were the only Welsh school nominated in any

category. Following this they were shortlisted in two

categories in 2013 and have been nominated in three

categories this year.

Simon is a member of the Welsh Government Practitioners

Panel, National Digital Learning Council and the WG ICT

Steering Group looking at the future of ICT in Wales.

Part of his remit is to advise on how to make Wales

a world leader in digital learning, advising the Minister and

Government over the next two years promises to be

a hugely exciting and rewarding journey. Currently

Executive Headteacher at Casllwchwr Primary, working

one day a week and LIFE programme manager for the

remainder of the week until April 2014. Simon has just

accepted a one day a week secondment working for

the Welsh Government as Learning In Digital Wales

Professional Adviser. His first book, Freaked Out,

which is a clear guide to Digital Learning for the

bewildered teacher will be released later this year.

Simon is happily married to Helen and they have a

beautiful three year old daughter called Ella who is an iPad

expert! Simon has a huge passion for all sports, especially

rugby and represented Wales at several age groups at

schoolboy level and still enjoys playing a range of sports.

SIMON PRIDHAMExecutive Head, Casllwchwr Primary



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MOBILE SPACE: USING APPSTO TEACH ASTRONOMY ANDSPACE SCIENCE

SPEAKERS:

Astronomy and space science are inherently

exciting and motivational STEM subjects.

Combining these with mobile technology

allows school students and the general

public to interact with cutting-edge

research, such as the European Space

Agency Gaia and Rosetta space missions.

Suitable background information, news

and educational resources can be delivered

through mobile apps, encouraging users to

engage with space and even participate in

aspects of the research programmes.

About Paul

Paul studied geophysics at Southampton University before

moving disciplines to astrophysics and gaining a PhD from

Southampton in 1993, studying star systems containing

black holes and neutron stars.

Following postdoctoral research at Southampton,

Paul was appointed Lecturer in Astronomy at Sussex

(1994-1999), before becoming the first Head of

Education at the National Space Centre, Leicester

(1999-2001). He then moved back to Cardiff, where he

was jointly Senior Lecturer at Glamorgan (2001-2003)

and Walter Hudson Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff

University (2001-2005).

In addition, he has also been an Honorary Lecturer at

the University of Leicester; Honorary Senior Lecturer

at the Open University; Educational Programmes

Consultant at Techniquest, and Director of Education

and Public Outreach at Las Cumbres Observatory

Global Telescope, California.

Paul has spent over 20 years researching massive stars,

neutron stars and black holes, but now specialises in usingastronomy and space science to encourage students of all

ages to study science, technology, engineering and maths.

In this capacity, he has been the UK National Schools

Astronomer since 2001, and Director of the Faulkes

Telescope Project since 2002. In 2010 he was appointed

as the European Space Agency Space Ambassador

for Wales, acting as link between research, industry,

education and the general public.

Returning to the University of Glamorgan in 2009, he now

heads a group working in both astronomical research and

education, using robotic, Internet-controlled telescopes.He is currently Chair of Astronomy Education at the

University of South Wales, and President of the

Association for Science Education (Cymru).

PAUL ROCHEProfessor of Astronomy,

University of South Wales



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A WHIZWITH WORDS

SPEAKERS:

Biga John, of Educational Games Ltd,

will present Word Whiz an app currently

in development for the iPad with Sugar

Creative Studio. Players will have the choice

of English or Cymraeg, with other languages

to follow later. The game offers several levels

of difficulty for linking words of 3, 4, 5 or

6 letters. At the simplest level, it is a great

confidence builder for early readers, or those

who are new to the language.

You can play on your own and try to improve

your score; or pit your wits against other

players. There is a handy online dictionary to

look up definitions, and a help feature when

youre stuck for words. And if youre learning

Welsh, for instance, youll be able to refer to

the bilingual dictionary (prepared with the

kind assistance of Bangor University) for the

English equivalent. A perfect app for any age,

both at school and at home.

About Biga

Biga has spent many years working in educational and

academic publishing, and in the 1980s produced Shivas

First Maths Programme for the BBC Micro. This consisted

of a carefully graded series of number and logic games

for primary schools. Some of the games were

subsequently produced as board games and sold

throughout schools and nurseries in the UK.

She recently set up Educational Games Ltd to

produce apps and learning materials. On movingto Wales last year, Biga has started to learn Welsh

and will be using this app to improve her vocabulary!

BIGA JOHNDirector, Educational Games Ltd



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BUILDING THE NEWCWM SILCON WITH SCHOOLS

SPEAKERS:

Gone are the days when the world relied

upon a small corner of California to produce

the software we depend on. Mobile apps

have allowed bedroom programmers to

reach global markets with ease. This new

accessibility also means small organisations

like schools can make technology that they

need in the classroom and not be beholden

on what is produced in the marketplace.

It allows for more innovation and creates

opportunities for teachers to grow and

share their ideas with a larger audience.

Two Welsh medium primary schools in the

Rhondda Valleys have worked with a local

charity to create three iPad apps which

address specific needs in the classroom

for literacy and numeracy skills. In this

presentation, Ben Treharne-Foose from Big

Click will discuss his experience of working

with YGG Llwyncelyn and YGG Llyn Y Forwyn

and their journey of creating new technology

and how the entire school was involved.

About Ben

Ben is Digital Technologies Manager for Big Click

(Penrhys Partnership) and is a relative newcomer to the

world of app development and has approached it from

the perspective of supporting people and communities

to harness the opportunities of new technology. He has

been working in community development for more than

12 years, project managing support services for grassroots

initiatives in America, Japan and Wales. His training in

graphic/web design coupled with his experience ofworking closely with community groups has culminated

in a new venture with Penrhys Partnership in the Rhondda

Valleys to develop technology with and for local people

including mobile apps and websites. Passionate about

empowering people and groups, Ben is encouraging small

groups and individuals in Wales to become creators of

technology rather than just consumers.

Having launched the Big Click project in 2011 for Penrhys

Partnership, Ben is now developing services to make

technology more accessible to SMEs through training and

development. He is also preparing children in RCT for thecareers of the future which includes the newly established

Beta Geeks technology club which explores programming,

robotics, game development and app development.

BEN TREHARNE-FOOSEDigital Technologies Manager,Big Click, Penrhys Partnership



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CAULDRON CATERS:

USING MODERN TECHNOLOGYTO TACKLE CHILDHOOD OBESITY

SPEAKERS:

I decided to start Taste Wales because I am

passionate about good quality, nutritious

food. I get frustrated by the poor quality,

expensive fresh foods in the supermarkets,

let alone the rising number of processed

foods available, so I decided to use my

marketing skills to launch Taste Wales as

not only a fruit & veg box scheme business,

but to work with peers on providing my

followers and customers with delicious

healthy recipe ideas and advice on good

nutrition. My passion however lies with

children. The most upsetting thing to me

is seeing so many children with a bad diet,

which is likely to lead to a huge increase in

food related illnesses in the future. I decided

to develop Cauldron Caters mobile app to

help educate children on the importance

of nutrition. I want to make learning fun,

and I want to focus on the positives of

nutritious food. The future of Taste Wales

and Cauldron Caters is to work with adults

and children to change their eating habits, to

get them healthy and to work at battling the

rising levels of obesity.

About Nicola

Nicola is Proprietor of Taste Wales. A graduate of the

University of Glamorgan (now South Wales University)

having studied a Degree in Business Studies and Masters in

Marketing Nicola was fortunate to get a graduate job at BT

Government, spending 5 years working there as a Senior

ICT Consultant. The role involved liaising with the MoD

and the Welsh Government on providing ICT solutionsto fit their needs, alongside internal marketing initiatives

to grow and develop the teams. Following her departure

Nicola began working for the South Wales Chamber of

Commerce growing not only the members involved in

the Chamber, but also the membership benefits to help

companies in Wales. Nicola left the Chamber to go on

maternity leave and simply couldnt afford to go back to

work, having always wanted to work in a self-employed

capacity she decided it was the perfect time to take the

plunge. Nicola set up Taste Wales which is a non-organic

fruit and veg box scheme (high quality class 1 produce)

that delivers across South Wales. I now have 2 children(son aged 15 months and daughter aged 3) and doing

what I do is great as I get to do it with my children.

NICOLA KNIGHT

Director, Taste Wales



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FROM TEACHER TO

ENTREPRENEUR:HOW TO MAKETHE PROGRESSION

RE-BUILDING

OUR CULTURALHERITAGE FORGENERATION XBOX

SPEAKERS:

During this talk he will discuss how to go

about developing products and growing

a business to the point where it is possible

to leave teaching and start a new career

in edtech.

About Duncan

Duncan Wilson was a teacher in a secondary school

for 16 years during which time he taught science and

ICT whilst also gaining valuable experience as Head of

Department and Head of Year. He started off by creating

online resources for his teaching practice but over the

last 6 years he worked as a full time teacher by day and

Teacherpreneur by night developing innovative web

based applications for the education sector. He started off

with 50 of his own money and is now running a company

with 5 employees and an annual turnover in excess of

150,000. Duncan won NDLE 2013 for Class Charts andleft teaching in September 2013 to focus on his business

Edukey Education.

Due to rapidly developing digital

technologies, our childrens learning habits

are evolving dramatically. YouTube tutorials,

video conferencing, mobile devices and

most importantly, video games, should be

embraced as viable, engaging educational

tools, instead of the anti-social stigma

they currently receive. Using my new game,

Iron as a case study, we will challenge

Mark Prenskys notion of Digital Natives

being taught by Digital Immigrants

as I endeavour to teach the youth of my

home-town about their rich, cultural

heritage via the medium of a video game.

About Gareth

Gareth is Award Leader BA (Hons) Games Enterprise at the

University of South Wales and Owner & Creative Director;

Irontown Interactive. With 15 years experience working

as a TV & Video-games Animator & VFX artist, for the likes

of Mattel, Hasbro and the BBC as well as Lecturer on the

renowned, Skillset accredited, Computer Animation course

at the University of Glamorgan. Recently becoming an

Award-winning Entrepreneur and Award Leader for the

new Games Enterprise course at USW, Gareth has a unique

insight into the development and practice of utilising video

games and interactive digital media as an innovative new

educational tool.

DUNCAN WILSONGARETH CAVANAGH Director, EdukeyDirector, Irontown Interactive



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EXHIBITORS:


BIG CLICK(PENRHYS PARTNERSHIP)

Big Click focuses on introducing

the benefits and practical uses of

technology and the internet to

people throughout South Wales

while improving the use oftechnology and internet with

groups and organisations.

The Technoleg Mawr Mewn Dwylo

Bach project focuses on creating

new software for use by young

children learning how to read and

speak Welsh. Supported by funding

from the Welsh Governments

Welsh-language Technology and

Digital Media Fund, the project has

created three iPad apps so far;Rhifau, Llawysgrifen and Llythrennau.

Working together with students and

teachers from YGG Llwyncelyn and

YGG Llyn Y Forwyn primary schools

in the Rhondda Valleys, the apps

were developed by Big Click.

Big Click offers a wide range of

services to SMEs in South Wales

as a Social Enterprise. We work

primarily with small businessesand sole traders to give advice,

training and provide services related

to harnessing the advantages of

online and mobile technologies.

www.bigclick.org.uk

[email protected]

BIG LEARNING COMPANY

Big Learning Company has a proven

track record of delivering training,

content and innovation projects in

all areas of learning provision across

Wales; working in close collaboration

with educators, local authoritiesand education consortiums to

successfully engage learners, raising

aspirations and driving innovation.

We pride ourselves on the impact

we achieve whilst making learning

exciting and enjoyable, equipping

young people and professionals

with valuable transferable skills,

and developing progression routes,

with digital technology and ingenuity

at the heart of what we do.

We deliver training to support SMEs

to develop new products.

www.biglearningcompany.com

[email protected]

02920 647030

BEN & BETTY

Learning through play with Ben and

Betty, which is a FUN interactive,

multi-sensory, all-in-one scheme

for young children of all abilities.

It immerses children in the phonic

sounds through fun games and

activities whilst developing childrens

thinking skills/ problem solving,

extending their vocabulary and

widening their general knowledge.

Loved by children, teachers and

parents alike, and used in London,

Hertfordshire and Swansea School

Nurseries, the app fulfills every childs

right to be able to read and does so in

a fun way all through play!

The results speak for themselves!

www.benandbetty.co.uk

[email protected]

07821 608617


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EXHIBITORS:

CEMAS

The Centre of Excellence in Mobile

Applications and Services (CEMAS)

support eligible businesses in the

convergence area of Wales to

reduce the initial risk associated

with developing new mobile basedapplications and services, this is

delivered through a funded business

support programme.

CEMAS have worked with a range

of Welsh SMEs to develop mobile

applications across a number

of industries.

CEMAS have released a number of

educational apps and games with

Welsh SMES. These include:

Cauldron Caters developed with

RCT based SME Taste Wales

Iron developed with Merthyr

based SME Irontown

Muerte En El Prado developed

with Caerphilly based SME

DX Languages

CEMAS is part funded through the

European Regional Development

Fund (ERDF)

www.cemas.mobi

[email protected]

01443 654265

EDUCATIONAL GAMESLTD AND SUGARCREATIVE STUDIO

Educational Games has produced

its first app, Word Whiz, as a joint

venture with Sugar Creative Studio.

A Welsh version is in developmentand other languages will follow.

Future plans include developing a

series of Number and Logic games

for the iPad, based on the original

versions for the BBC Micro and

subsequent board games.

Sugar Creative Studio offer a

full range of graphic design and

creative media services including

3D visualisations and video

production, corporate branding,web development, and mobile apps.

Visit their website www.sugarcs.com

for more information and

client testimonials.

www.word-whiz.com

[email protected]

DAYDREAM EDUCATION

Daydream Education is the UKs

leading provider of educational

posters and interactive software,

with a range of over 650 posters

and 400 software titles.

To reflect the needs of todays

teachers and pupils, we have

expanded our product range

to include a fantastic range of

educational apps. The BETT

Award-Winning apps are intuitive,

flexible learning tools that can be

easily integrated into the classroom.

Featuring a wealth of curriculum-

based content, interactive features

and engaging assessment activities,the apps provide teachers with an

abundance of activities that cater for

a wide-range of ages and abilities.

Daydream Education have a range

of educational apps, including a

multiplication app that was BETT

Award Winner for Best Educational

App 2014.

[email protected]

0844 800 1660



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EXHIBITORS:


EDUKEY

Edukey Education Ltd was

founded by Duncan WIlson & Gintas

Sasnauskas in 2010. They had

previously worked together on a

couple of projects and soon realised

that they made a great combination;Duncan, with his knowledge and

understanding of education sector

and Gintas, with his cutting edge

software skills.

They decided to team up and Edukey

was born. They are both dedicated to

building great software and working

closely with teachers and schools to

ensure it meets their needs.

www.classcharts.co.ukGorgeous seating charts and simple

behaviour management with Class

Charts you get data rich seating

charts and streamlined behaviour

management. You can even

collaborate with other teachers and

work as a team to tackle behaviour.

www.literacyassessment.co.uk

Our literacy assessment system

provides online tests to measure

and track a pupils literacy progress.

www.provisionmap.co.uk

We provide a streamlined system,

designed to support the busy SENCO

or school leader in the management

of SEN/ALN. Premium reporting.

www.edukey.co.uk

[email protected]

ITWALES

ITWales launched in 1993 as the

Industrial and Community liaison

unit of the Department of Computer

Science, Swansea University.

Initially the primary functions of the

programme were to create awarenessand understanding of emerging

technologies amongst businesses

in Wales and improve local graduate

employment opportunities.

ITWales offers a student and

Graduate Placement Scheme,

specialising in arranging Work

Placements in IT & Computing

for businesses across Wales.

The Department also arrangesa Foundation Degree which is

a distinctive Higher Education

qualification which combines

academic and work-based

learning and has been designed

to meet skill gaps in the economy.

The Computer Science Foundation

Degree is an exciting, innovative and

flexible way for individuals to gain

a degree in Computer Science,

whilst in employment.

www.swansea.ac.uk/compsci/

businessandcommunityengagement/

[email protected]

01792 606658

IRONTOWN INTERACTIVE

Irontown Interactive specialises

in digital animation and interactive

media production. Based in the

heart of the South Wales Valleys,

our Mission Statement is simple

to meet our clients needs withcreative and cost-effective solutions.

Set in the mid-19th century,

Iron follows the adventures of Lewys,

a 13 year old boy, living and working

with his family in Merthyr Tydfil,

a rapidly developing town of Industry,

dubbed by many of its 46,000+

strong inhabitants as,

Hell on Earth.

The core focus of gameplayis exploration. Use Lewys to

explore the environment and

search for Education hot-spots.

There are a pre-determined number

of Edu-spots per level. When Lewys

encounters one, a dialog-box is

triggered that informs you of

the significance of the

object/location/person.

www.irontowninteractive.com

[email protected] 558777


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EXHIBITORS:

ONPAR PRODUCTIONS

On-Par are driven by a passion to

produce creative, innovative and

thought provoking films and produce

products tailored to clients specific

needs that surpass all expectations.

We are proud to have a client base

that now includes London 2012,

Radio 1, The Guardian, Carlsberg,

Oxfam, Virgin Trains, S4C,

Welsh Government, Welsh Rugby

Union, Arts Council of Wales,

Sky News, and National Lottery

Heritage Fund. This is continually

expanding with recent collaborations

between On-Par and a number of

major corporations, local authorities

and higher educational institutions.

Online film is now vital to any

effective marketing campaign and

press release. It gives people the

ability to fully engage with your

products and services, allowing them

further accessibility that cannot be

achieved with print based marketing.

www.onparproductions.com

[email protected]

07907951898

TASTE WALES

Taste Wales was formed in May

2012 when proprietor Nicola

realised there was a gap in the

market for a non-organic fruit

and vegetable box scheme.

I realised as my business grew that

there are so many people who dont

know what to eat, get bored with

same old food and looking for new

meal inspiration, but what surprised

me more than anything was realising

the number of people who eat

processed foods, fast food, and what

was shocking was the number of

people suffering with food relating

illnesses. In turn I realised that if the

adults are eating in this way, thenthose with children will be doing

so too. Hence my idea around the

mobile App as I felt this could be a

great way to help educate children

on the importance of healthy eating.

The Cauldron Caters mobile app

aims to help educate children

on the importance of nutrition,

making learning fun, and focusing

on the positives of nutritious food.

www.tastewales.co.uk

[email protected]

07746 705556

SWANSEA ITEC

Swansea ITeC is currently celebrating

thirty years in the IT industry. We are

a lead provider of IT Apprenticeships,

Work Based Learning programmes

and Commercial Training across

South West Wales. In addition weprovide IT Products and Services

for SMEs, Schools and Government

bodies. We are part of the Skills

Academy Wales consortium.

We provide IT apprenticeships in

Business Administration, IT User and

IT Technical frameworks. We are

used extensively by the DWP to

deliver their IT training programmes

and also by Careers Wales for their

traineeship programmes. ITeC isa trusted supplier and installer of

networks for local schools and

colleges. We can deliver CompTIA

and Microsoft training and we are

an approved Pearson Vue

examination centre.

www.swanseaitec.co.uk

[email protected]

01792 464561



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EXHIBITORS:


TECHOCAMPS

Technocamps delivers computing

based workshops to young people

in Wales both in and outside of the

classroom. Activities include app

development using AppInventor

and Game Salad. We also work withbusinesses to deliver workshops and

are always interested in making new

contacts in the sector.

Technocamps is an exciting

project that provides free

workshops to young people on

programming, robotics, game design,

app development and much more.

It is about getting young people

(aged 11-19 years) in Wales excited

about Computer Science and STEMsubjects and challenging them to

think about the world around them

in a different way.

The project provides outreach

programmes to schools,

colleges and other educational

organisations within the

convergence zone of Wales.

www.technocamps.com

[email protected] 482158

TRADEBOX MEDIA

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Course Finder, a robust, easy to use

application that informs and educates

students, parents and teachers about

the courses available from Coleg

Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

Tradebox implemented a number of

programming languages in the Coleg

app and, along with a local database

build, students are able to search,

share and favourite their preferred

courses within the application.

Trippa, A series of smart city guides

for iOS and Android for the Worlds

greatest places.

Trippa guides focus on only the

most important parts of your trip.

From independent shops to the

most popular tourist destinations

Constantly (and consistently) updated

with new and relevant information,

Trippa guides are beautifully easy

to use. Trippa currently publishes

the worlds most downloaded guide

to Cardiff as well as covering much

of Europe.

www.tradeboxmedia.com

[email protected]

0845 4671077

THE FLITLITS LTD

A series of iOS apps titled the

Flitlits/YSbridion were launched in

March 2014. They include English,

Welsh and U.S English versions for

the text and narration. The apps

feature comprehensive educationalguides along with 17 short stories

that accompany the main story

within each app.

A complementary series of bilingual

books are on course to be published

later this year, along with printed

classroom resources.

The current apps have been designed

for first language purposes. A further

set of apps for second languagepurposes will follow during 2014.

www.theflitlits.com

www.ysbridion.co.uk

[email protected]

02920 755650


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EXHIBITORS:

VOICE CLOUDS

Voice-Clouds is a business-to-

business company for Education,

Health and Social-Care professionals.

It has developed affordable

Person-Centred and Solution-

Focussed electronic assessmenttools, enabling the sharing of key

information relating to the needs

of anyone, who is unable to reliably

articulate their needs or requests for

themselves, especially when theyre

going to be away from their everyday

family or usual carers. This could be

for a few hours, overnight or a longer

period of time.

Voice-Clouds reflects the

hopes/aspirations of the clientenabling them to be seen for

what they are able to achieve,

rather than being known by their

limitations or failings.

www.voice-clouds.com

[email protected]

07701 085547

WORK BASED LEARNINGPROGRAMME (USW)

The Work Based Learning and

Foundation Degree Programmes,

provide University accredited

courses to businesses across the

Convergence Region of Wales.Due to funding made available

by the European Social Fund,

through the Welsh Government,

businesses looking to engage with

the programmes can access funded

places on courses for their staff.

The Work Based Learning

Programme provides short,

concise university courses,

delivered and completed over a

number of weeks. These coursesare perfect for those who want to

attend university courses but are

unable to commit to full

time degrees.

The Foundation Degree Programme

(FD) provides recognised degrees

to those that complete a course.

The combination of academic

learning, work based activities and

assignments, makes a FD the

perfect choice to learn whilepeople continue to work.

www.higherskillswales.co.uk/

fdwww.higherskillswales.co.uk/wbl

[email protected]

01443 483646

WELSH GOVERNMENT ICT

Supporting ICT sector

businesses working in:

IT services

Software

Telecommunications

Electronics

If your business works in these

areas, the Welsh Government

might be able to help you with:

Advice on international trade

Advice on research and

development and innovation

Finding new business premises

Improving workforce skills

e-business support

Tendering for public

sector contracts

Introducing faster broadband

to your business

You might also be eligible

for the business finance,

subject to availability.

[email protected]

01443 840139



16/16

To join this free Network pleaseregister your interest via email

[email protected]

or call 01443 654265for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS

IN 2014

WELSH APP SHOWCASE 2014CARDIFF CITY STADIUM, 17/09/2014

http://bit.ly/1pB9mMw

The Welsh Apps Showcase is an opportunity for Welsh

SMEs to promote their apps and mobile related products

for FREE to a wide audience and includes exhibitors from

around Wales. SMEs, Freelancers and potential newstart-ups can also take advantage of the wide variety of

support available to them throughout Wales and attend

free informative seminars relating to the benefits of

Mobile Apps in Business.

JOIN THE CEMAS MOBILEINNOVATION NETWORK (MINe)

The CEMAS MINe Network was formed in 2011 to support

and facilitate the success of SMEs using mobile technology

in Wales. The aim of the network is to give like-minded

people from the UK and internationally opportunities

to network, foster new ideas and find commercial

opportunities through mutual collaboration.

The Network is free to join and gives you access

to support organisations, business development

organisations, professional services, software houses,

academics and others who have an interest in

supporting new businesses in Wales.

The events hosted by CEMAS through the MINe Network

are free to attend or exhibit at and aim to showcase

and promote talent within the mobile and digital sector

in Wales as well as hosting free business support and

awareness sessions.

Website: www.cemas.mobi

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01443 654265

Twitter: CEMAS_USW


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