| December 2007 "What’s your child doing online this Christmas" You can download e-safety banners for your website from the CEOP website. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre are running a campaign in the run up to Christmas aimed particularly at parents and carers. "What’s your child doing online this Christmas" Visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents You can download e-safety banners for your website from the CEOP website. Has your school received ICT training through Hands on Support? Please take a few moments to fill in our online Hands on Support evaluation November 2007 Join other schools taking part in the Kent Weather Project from January 2008 ACTIVote demonstration at Kemsing School - Monday 19th October 2007 CEOP's e-safety Key Stage 2 resource will be launched on 24th October Internet proficiency teacher's pack (e-safety) is still available as a download September 2007 Internet proficiency teacher's pack (e-safety) is still available as a download The Promise of ICT - A thought-provoking teaser of what to expect at next weeks free online ICT conference St Mary’s School in Folkestone sent their Jet-setting teddies on a global adventure.  Can your class solve the Victorian Mill mystey? An exciting new ICT Project for Kent schools Congratulations to Kingsdown & Ringwould for gaining the ICT Mark. July 2007 The Primary ICT team can be contacted through Tracey Mitchell in the Kent NGfL office from now until term starts in September. The annual ICT Conference will take place on July 5th 2007 at Ashford International hotel. We are looking forward to seeing you as we have some fantastic things to share with you. June 2007 Message from Doug Dickinson Free follow up training for all those who attended one of Doug Dickinson's Textease Training sessions. Last Textease trainings by Doug Dickinson this week. Free e-safety CD Rom for Parents Ask a River Expert Day. Book your video conferencing session Textease Trainings get off to a inspirational start Using Voting Systems on the Interactive Whiteboards in Numeracy lessons - Tonbridge May 2007 Textease Trainings/Seminars start this week in Deal and Dartford Baby for James Barrett, Early Years Project Teacher BBC Panorama programme's evidence criticised as "grossly unscientific" School needs help - RM Server or not? The Environmental Transport Association has created free resources for Walk to School Week (May 21 - 25) Free maps of Europe for every school ICT 2007 Exhibition & Conference - 5 July Teaching Resources available to support Evacuation week Watch the Tentenden Evacuation week video live on your IWB next week. Free Resources for schools on Kent Broadband - Pathe News and Audio Networks The Downs FM - Podcast Interviews from Harnessing Technology Conference Book now for the hands on Textease Seminars/Trainings taking place throughout June April 2007 NB New Venue for the Canterbury Cluster ITN Windows XP to be retired in 2008 Free single user copy of a Kar2ouche title for all schools attending ITN meetings with a Kar2ouche demo. RM Easy Mail and Kent Primary Schools Kent Learning Zone to be launched in September 2007 Join our Mailing List - for Kent Schools only Teaching e-Safety Becta have just published guides for School Leaders, and Primary and Secondary teachers. TTS and Kar2ouche will be attending ITN meetings Congratulations to for achieving the ICT Mark  March 2007 Woodlands Junior's website is quoted as being "Kent's very own rival to Wikipedia". Schools are invited to take part in 'The Journey of a World War II Evacuee'. Kent NGfL website feedback needed. How do you use our website? The Kent River Watch Project Kent schools who would like to upgrade their free 2Connect licences to a site licence need to do so before the end of term. Has your school missed out on the FREE 2Connect Software? The BBC is to suspend the online education service, BBC Jam, pending a review. At the Naace Conference in Torquay last week Gareth Mills spoke about 'A big picture of the curriculum' and outlined new QCA developments in the area. ICT Conference 2007: 3 May: Booking Deadline: 30.03.07 ICT Conference 2007: Best Practice Almanac Competition: Deadline: 23.03.07 Total Lunar Eclipse - see the photographs February 2007 New guidance on ICT funding published by Becta. Working Towards the ICT Mark in Kent - Please contact Sandra Patrick for advice. Make IT Happen - A new competition, for pupils aged 9 to 11 in all primary schools across the UK Free Textease CT Training events planned for June 2007 January 2007 Free Textease resources matching the renewal of the Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics 2006 See the latest Clicker resources at either of the Breakfast and Twilight Seminars being held in Canterbury and Maidstone BBC Teacher Online Survey - The BBC are inviting teachers to help shape the future of BBC resources. Upgrade to Vista? Becta advises schools to wait Becta's ICT Excellence Awards are now open for entries! Data projectors and dust - the discussion continues BETT Show 2007 - join in the discussion Kent Learning Platform Experiences within Ashford Rural Cluster Tonbridge 2Connect twilight at Hadlow School cancelled. Final 2Connect twilight sessions - see dates for this term | December 2007 Link to St George's School added Renewed Framework Resources Christmas Crackers - ICT Christmas activities from Naace  Christmas Resources created using Textease Pixie / Metal Detector resource (pdf) Linked to the new 'Letters and Sounds' phonics document. Link to Oakfield Infant School added Link to the new website of Minster CE Primary School added Christmas Crackers - ICT Christmas activities from Naace Link to Knockhall community Primary added Santa's heli-sleigh Transform the Roamer into Father Christmas's heli-sleigh  Christmas Resources created using Textease November 2007 New website for Stelling Minnis CE Primary School ITN ICT Twilight dates for terms 3 and 5 St Andrew's Day facts - 30 Nov. Christmas Teaching Resources Becta Christmas ICT activities New website for Canterbury Road Primary School Internet Explorer7 and Clicker5 New BeeBot Jackets New website for Hever Primary School October 2007 Virtual Fireworks - Why not create some for your own school website too? Creative Writing - Online writing activity Foundation Stage ......tasty bits New website for Yalding Primary School Google search fixe September 2007 Discount prices for Clicker 5 and Clicker Paint Free ICT Coordinator Course New ICT Projects Zone - River Watch report, Crabble Mill, podcasting etc Full details of courses added to the courses page ICT courses page updated. Dates for ICT Leader meetings for this term are online. July 2007 Calm Classroom Monitor by James Barrett Checkout our Software Zone for discounts on software and hardware June 2007 Textease Resources added - including using Textease Turtle to control traffic lights. Numeracy Explorer updated with new Textease files Early Years new microsite launched River Watch Page updated Spaces available on the Textease Trainings next week. Resources and software given to schools attending. May 2007 New websites for: Cobham Primary School Lansdowne Primary School West Kingsdown Primary School Sedleys Primary School Ryarsh Primary School Evacuation Week - Live stream from Tenterden 1939 New website launched for Kings Hill Primary School New 3 Year development plan based on the self review framework added to ICT Coordinator's Support Pack. Free 6 month Textease CT site licence for all Kent primary and secondary schools. April 2007 May Day - information about this special day Henry Vlll Playscript written by Kemsing School uploaded. Interview an Evacuee Workshop for Kent Schools Note new date for Flash Meeting training in Folkestone (now the 9th) Ready Register on our Games page now has a new download for 40 users. IWB pages updates with new resources. See also powerpoint presentation page The story of St George St George's Day information New link to Headcorn Primary school website ICT ITN twilights dates and venues added Modern Foreign Languages zone updated Visit our blog for ideas and website resources during the Easter break. March 2007 New website for Blean Primary school added New website for Elham Primary school added Powerpoint from E-Safety Conference A link to our very popular interactive whiteboard pages has been addded to the tabs above. Easter Resources added  Create a Easter Basket Activity added to games page. New school websites added: Shoreham Village School Hextable Infant School High Firs Primary School, Swanley West Kingsdown Primary School ICT Coordinators Support Pack updated. Red Nose Day Whiteboard resources Website of St Botolph's CE Primary School added to schools page Aerial photographs of Kent and East Sussex rivers now hosted on our website. Horton Kirby Environmental Education Centre Website for St Paul's Primary School, Swanley added to our schools page February 2007 Web pages created to support Kent's brand new Science Transition unit on the Environment New help sheets on Textease in our Software Zone. Instructional Videos on how to use Smart Interactive whiteboards by Tim Chinese New Year Activity created by James. Chinese New Year Resources January 2007 2Connect dates for Maidstone and Rural Shepway Clusters added. Special Kent Prices for Tag Learning updated Special Kent prices for Clicker products added New date for Canterbury 1 Cluster's 2Connect Twilight at Swalecliffe Primary. Kent Infomapper - Information and case studies. Impact of ICT on pupils outcomes - How do you track pupils' progress in ICT? Free trial of Atomic Learning training videos Examples of winter poems using Photostory - on our blog. Canterbury, Shepway, Dover and Deal 2 Connect twilight dates added. Wittersham C E Primary School's website added St. Matthew's High Brooms C E Primary School's website added Dover and Deal 2Connect twilights added Learning Environments - a brand new resource from Kent to support school leaders in ICT self-review and action planning. Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School website added New address for Callis Grange website added Cliftonville Primary School's website added Linden Grove Primary School 's website added |