At the "PSP in Education National Launch" yesterday in London, SCEE's Ray Maguire introduced a plan that "sees the PlayStation Portable being used in schools as a learning tool".

Richard Owen, from Maplesden Noakes school, which tested the use of PSPs in several different classes, said the experiment had been very positive. Owen said that teachers found that students benefited from being able to work at their own pace—for example, being able to rewind an audio file and listen again to ensure they didn't miss anything, or to view a video several times.

It's a thin excuse to push PSPs on schools. You're telling me that battery life can withstand all that rewinding and video playback? No dice. Thankfully for the project, Relentless Software's Buzz game on PS2 looks a lot more promising:

Relentless Software also used the event to demonstrate its latest iteration of the Buzz! quiz series—a version of the game designed specifically for schools. The questions are all designed to cover the Key Stage 2 elements of the National Curriculum

At least that has some kind of educational benefit. Actually...it has a lot, that's a good idea. Knock up a spelling bee version and you'll be printing money. Luke Plunkett

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