Kent ICT Blog

Becta review of ICT CPD

kent-teachers — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:11:00 GMT

Becta are conducting some research into the views of Headteachers, ICT Subject Leaders and Teachers on ICT CPD. If you would like to share your views and so inform future strategy in this respect you can go to www.e-ictaudit.org/survey...(read more)

Kent Weather Watch 2008-9

kent-teachers — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:41:00 GMT

Embedding ICT across the curriculum Kent Weather Watch 2008-9 A project for primary and secondary pupils around the UK and the World Following the success of Kent Weather Watch we are pleased to announce that the project will be continued to July 2009...(read more)

Weather Watch Photographic competition

kent-teachers — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:10:00 GMT

Free Entry! ------- WIN A PRIZE -------- Free Entry! Click here to download the flier Introduction | How to participate | How to submit photos | Curriculum links The Weather Watch 2008-9 Digital Photograph competition is open to all pupils aged between...(read more)

Website of the Week - Spelling City

kent-teachers — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Spelling City www.spellingcity.com Spellingcity.com is a free spelling tool that can help make the teaching of spelling more exciting. With online spelling games, spelling reviews, and spelling quizzes, pupils can memorise their weekly spelling words...(read more)

Leading ICT Teacher Conference 2008

kent-teachers — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:48:00 GMT

By now Leading Teachers, ASTs and Hands on Support Providers will have received invitations to our Leading ICT Teacher Conference on 20th November 2008. We are delighted that Russell Prue will be delivering a keynote presentation entitled: " Transformational...(read more)

TutPup Maths and English

kent-teachers — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:35:00 GMT

At the recent Swale ITN, Morag from Tunstall suggested we look at http://www.tutpup.com/ for encouraging pupils to practise and speed up their maths and spellings. A teacher will need to create a free account for their class, and pupils can register with...(read more)

Website of the Week - Bring hand drawn animals to life onscreen

kent-teachers — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:26:00 GMT

www2. shidonni.com This weeks Website of the Week comes via a Tweet from Angela Maiers who recommended Shidonni on Twitter . Shidonni is a fun website where pupils can draw an animal and then click a button to see it come to life! Even better than this...(read more)

Using Social Media to share and discuss

kent-teachers — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:31:00 GMT

Social media are internet-based tools using audio, video, image and text technologies for the purpose of sharing and discussing information and experiences with a wide range of people. As an ICT consultant, I use a variety of social media to help me keep...(read more)

Becta puts brakes on home access

kent-teachers — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:37:00 GMT

Becta guidance, to be published this month, states that protected data must be encrypted before it can be removed from a school. “Until new technology or enhancements to your existing ICT infrastructure can be put in place, you are likely to need to make...(read more)

Website of the week Into the Book

kent-teachers — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:50:00 GMT

Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies reading.ecb.org Into the Book is designed to enhance the teaching and learning of reading comprehension strategies for primary students. The website focuses on eight strategies that proficient readers...(read more)

E-safety Conference

kent-teachers — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:34:00 GMT

Title of Conference Safeguarding for an Online World Where Kent Police College, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9DW When The same conference will run on Tue 07 Oct 08 - 1 day - 9:00 to 16:00 and Mon 03 Nov 08 - 1 day - 9:00 to 16:00 Designed for: Headteachers from...(read more)

USING ICT TO STIMULATE WRITING PROJECT

kent-teachers — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:35:00 GMT

19 January - a whole day workshop for 200 Kent teachers. This new and exciting Kent project has been inspired by the work of Tim Rylands, who has been described as “an extremely gifted and inspirational teacher, with a love of the creative potential of...(read more)

Making wall sized posters

kent-teachers — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:01:00 GMT

Have you ever wanted to make your photos wall-sized? Here is a totally free website to upload a photo and then create a saveable .pdf file with all you need to print, cut and stick your own. http://www.blockposters.com Amaze your class with a 6ft picture...(read more)

Changes to Games pages

kent-teachers — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:23:00 GMT

The Maths and Literacy games pages have changed over the summer. www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games There were two purposes for this..... firstly to provide more help information for each game. As some of the games are indecipherable! Secondly I wanted all...(read more)

Keeping parents informed, and involved, in the homework process

kent-teachers — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:42:00 GMT

How does your school keep parents informed, and involved, in the homework process? Do you use email to inform parents that their child has a particular homework due in on a given day or to send out homework tasks? Do you set homework tasks via a blog...(read more)

Website of the week - Heritage Explorer

kent-teachers — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:40:00 GMT

Heritage Explorer www.heritageexplorer.org.uk Heritage Explorer provides classroom resources and accessible information to create a one-stop shop for teachers seeking to inspire classes at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. All the information can be downloaded and...(read more)

Voicethread 4 Education wiki

kent-teachers — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:48:00 GMT

"A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways - using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video ...(read more)

100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques

kent-teachers — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Alisa Miller @ Smartteaching.org has created a useful list of "100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques ". "Whether you are a new teacher storing up tips and tricks or an experienced teacher who could just use a fresh...(read more)

Myst Computer Game in the Classroom

kent-teachers — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:12:00 GMT

In Kent, we have many schools eager to use the computer game 'Myst', after being inspired by Tim Rylands at our recent ICT Conference. January 2009 is the official launch of Kent's writing project using the computer game Myst, when we will...(read more)

Google Launches Lively a Virtual World Across Social Networks

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Google has launched Lively , a new social network built around the concept of each user creating an avatar and a personal virtual room that can be embedded anywhere on the Web. Although, as with all pupblic chatroom, we can't see Lively being a safe...(read more)

Victorian themed days

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:47:00 GMT

The clock will be turned back to Victorian times again at the Museum of Kent Life in October. Children will take part in a carousel of 6 workshops with a Victorian theme. This year's workshops are The Victorian Dinnertable, Meet the Toymaker, Victorian...(read more)

Free British Pathe Film Archive to Schools ending this Summer

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:38:00 GMT

From 31 July 2008 the national contract which provides the British Pathe film archive to schools at zero cost will end. Schools may continue to use downloaded film material to the end of August 2009. After that date such material will have to be deleted...(read more)

Website of the Week - The Downs ICT Wiki

kent-teachers — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:52:00 GMT

The Downs CE Primary School's Wiki http://thedowns.wikispaces.com/ Planning for an ICT Club has just got easier with the help of Mark Warner, at The Down's Primary school. Wikis, like other tools (content management systems, weblogs), are being...(read more)

Tim Rylands coming to Kent AGAIN

kent-teachers — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:43:00 GMT

19 January - a whole day workshop for 200 Kent teachers. Contact mandy.barrow@kent.gov.uk for further details After Tim's inspirational afternoon presentation at the EIS ICT Conference , we are inviting Tim down to Kent for the last two weeks of January...(read more)

Website of the Week - Bishops in Action

kent-teachers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:18:00 GMT

www.bishopsinaction.com The bishops of the Anglican church worldwide meet at the Lambeth conference every ten years to discuss issues which concern the church and pray together. The ‘Bishops in Action’ website: contains material for Religious Education...(read more)

Tim Ryland inspired us all

kent-teachers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT

The Kent ICT Conference was another huge success with the added bonus of an afternoon enthralled with the imaginative ideas of Tim Ryland . Tim, who is mainly well known through his work using Myst to inspire children’s writing, captured his audience...(read more)

2 Simple Offer

kent-teachers — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Just to let you know the 2 Simple offer for the entire software collection at £999 will end on July 15th. For more information visit http://www.2simple.com/...(read more)

Gordons - ICT - Simple ITPs for numeracy

kent-teachers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Simple interactive Flash programmes from Coventy Learning Gateway . Bingo Number Known Facts Calculations Money Problem Solving Problem Solving 2 Shape, Space and Measures Data Handling Foundation Stage Various strands Special Schools...(read more)

Kent Success in Jaguar Maths Challenge

kent-teachers — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Many congratulations to Madginford Park Junior School. The school achieved a magnificant third place in the Primary category of National Finals in the Jaguar Cars Maths in Motion Challenge. On 26th June four year 6 boys travelled to Warwickshire to take...(read more)

Website of the Week - Visual Geography

kent-teachers — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:19:00 GMT

“ Visualgeography.com lets you explore the world through images, flags, money, language, maps and other information.” View photos of a country, listen to the native language of that area, learn more about transportation, education, religion, people, etc...(read more)