Roger Frost's organic chemistry was selected from hundreds of resources to become a BETT Awards 2008 finalist

About the awards

Colin Penfold, of UK government agency Becta explains, "These awards recognise excellent work to harness the power of technology in education. Reaching the final shortlist in any category is an excellent achievement and all the finalists are to be congratulated."

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Ray Barker, Director of suppliers association BESA added “The finalists have all been able to demonstrate technical excellence and appropriate functionality. The quality of these learning resources is a testament to UK business’ operating within our education sector.” Briony Mansell Lewis of Emap Education who own the Bett Show summarised; “Becoming a BETT Awards finalist is something that companies strive to achieve. The 2008 Awards mark ten years of celebrating and acknowledging the world’s leading developments of ICT within Education.”

How does judging work

This government funded award is distinguished by a rigorous selection process where entries must be endorsed by practitioners, evaluated technically and chosen by a panel of 50 teachers and advisers.

What does finalist mean?

A finalist is outstanding in what it does. The post-16 category includes a business simulation; a web for business studies and a BBC computer tutorial. A winner will be picked from this diverse mix, so shortlisting is a solid achievement. OC is the only science resource selected in the contest.

Does all this mean that mean organic chemistry is good?

Organic chemistry was written by Roger Frost and produced by world-class multimedia experts, White House eLearning. The selection towards this BETT Award tells you OC is recognised by experts as outstanding.

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