Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Digital revolution (10 Jun 2003) The jury is no longer out on the benefits of using digital video in schools. The initial Becta pilot, which put DV cameras and editing tools into hundreds of pupils' hands across the UK during 2001-2, found they had a significant impact on learning and motivation. Now similar results have emerged from a Northern Ireland Classroom 2000 (C2k) scheme involving six secondary and four primary schools. This latest pilot required schools to put in bids, with the equipment going to a wide range of departments, including science and art. This was in keeping with the emerging desire among leading DV exponents to spread the technology's usage outside English and media studies. Article URL: http://www.nestafuturelab.org/viewpoint/tech14.htm Read 76 more articles from NESTA Futurelab sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Google Meets eBay: What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers     This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy