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The Top 100 Tools for Learning Spring 2008 list has now been finalised from the contributions of 155 learning professionals from education, workplace learning and continuing professional development. http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
There are some new resources available from the KentNGfL games page, (they are very much open to change so please do suggest improvements): Phase2 Sound Buttons - supports Letters and Sounds . Choose only the sets you are teaching to make new words. Phase...
"We keep having problems with our IWB projectors failing due to excessive dust. Either the bulbs fail or the whole thing just goes funny colours over time. The filters are cleaned weekly so it is not that. The first lot of projectors only lasted 2-3 years...
The WEEE site in Sittingbourne (Swale) is now operational. You can find more details here http://www.swale.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1025 Don't forget to erase or smash hard drives if sensitive data has been stored on the computer. For Office/admin computers...
At our ICT meetings this term, we are highlighting E-safety education through using safe resources like SuperclubsPlus by Intuitive media . We have negotiated a discount deal for Kent schools who would like to join. This will last until the end of term...
Message sent via blog using the email link above. "I know we are loathed to throw things away, as teachers we are extremely good at hoarding. However we have a growing number of computers which no longer work or use that we need to dispose of. With new...
BETT 2008 has thousands of educational ICT products and services on display, live demonstrations and a range of exciting show features. What impact will visiting the show have on your school? Please share with us your favourite new products/software or...
Message sent via email "We looking at buying a fast reliable printer as our one has just died. We have been looking at a supplier who offer a Konica Minolta Magicolor 5570 printer with a 1 year tie-in that we purchase the cartridges from them. The cartridges...
I've added a new resource to the Kent NGfL games page. It allows you to model a jacket for your Beebot on screen and then print it out. Much like you can for the Pixie. http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/beebotShell_v2.html The only tricky part is that...
I've updated the Froggy Phonemes game to suit the new 'Letters and Sounds' phonics document. I've also made the frogs a little more cooperative! www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/froggy_phonemes_v3.html Also, I know this is a bit naughty but I thought I'd...
Emails sent by concerned staff: " I've just watched the TV and it is pretty damming on WiFi. I'm really concerned as our school is one of the 50% of Primarys using WiFi and the advice is to ask schools to stop using it from proven evidence. As a school...
Message sent via email: "I was wondering if you could help our school. We are currently thinking of buying a new server . We currently run an Rm Store Box and are thinking of updating to an RM Connect 3 system. We are only replacing our server as our...
We are looking for comments about the new digital blue movie make camera (DMC3). Have you bought one for your school? What do you think? Is there a difference between the Educational version (blue camera) and the non educational (green)? Does the latter...
BETT 2007 has thousands of educational ICT products and services on display, live demonstrations and a range of exciting show features. What impact will it have on your school? Please share with us your favourite new products/software or any other information...