Monthly Archives: November 2009
Esafety
Have a look at this esafety doc esafety
That time of year again
Enjoy the countdown to Christmas with an Advent calendar! There are numerous advent calendars out there, but a new resource from Twitter’s @andyfield gives instructions for creating your own calendar on his EffectiveICT site. This resource could be used in … Continue reading
Posted in Enhancing the curriculum, animation
Tagged advent, animation, Christmas, creativity, Enhancing the curriculum, flash, programming, sequencing
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Becta ICT mark for small schools
Steve discovered yesterday at an ICT mark conference that Becta have reduced ICT mark fees for small schools (i.e. under 100 pupils) to £200. This is only for a limited period, so if you have been working on the SRF … Continue reading
National Anti-bullying Week
As you will no doubt be aware, this week is National Anti-Bullying Week and the theme this year is cyberbullying (i.e. the use of technologies such as email, instant messaging or mobile phones by a child to embarrass, threaten or … Continue reading
December Picture Project
During December we are inviting primary and secondary pupils to create a digital image (paint or photograph) that we could use in the learning gateway. The theme for secondary pupils is ’21st Century learning’ and the theme for primary pupils … Continue reading
Out of my window…
Do you want to get your children using the Shropshire Learning Gateway email, but don’t know where to start? In November 2009, we are running a project across Shropshire to get children to use their email. We will send your … Continue reading
Bus to BETT
The BETT Show is the world’s largest educational technology event. It is a fantastic opportunity to see what is new in the world of educational technology, get some hands-on experience, to talk with suppliers, to attend seminars and even pick … Continue reading
NEN: Be a reporter for a day! Something for your pupils…
Are you a budding news hound? Would you like to win a new laptop and a year’s free broadband? All you have to do is make a short report telling us how you think “technology is changing the way we … Continue reading
Posted in English, Enhancing the curriculum, competition
Tagged competition, English, Enhancing the curriculum, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
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Something for the evening….
It’s Friday evening and there is nothing on the television, so why not go and grab some popcorn and sit down to watch our very own Katrina Smith from Priory School, Shrewsbury.
Posted in Conference, Enhancing the curriculum, podcast
Tagged Conference, Digital Sound, Enhancing the curriculum, podcast
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Compfight – Flickr search tool
Compfight is a great Flickr search tool that makes it easy to search for Creative Commons-licensed images. Don’t forget to attribute images though, especially as somebody has been good enough to say you can them for free.