Archive News

On this page you will find all the latest news features from previous weeks.


Archive News
Website Resources and Web links

December 2006

Special introductory offer for using Activprimary (Promethean software) on other makes of boards.

Data projectors and dust

2Connect £100 site licence offer for Kent Schools runs out at the end of December.

Link to the Kent NGfL Games Page has moved to orange tab above.

November 2006

New e-safety policy available for downloading. (Replaces previous versions of Kent's Internet Policy).
Clicker 5 Licences

October 2006

2Connect - Kent paid-for copies with free training for all primary and special schools.
Year 3 email partners wanted for a school in Halifax.
Handheld (PDAs) devices are popular at Capel-Le-Ferne.
The
renewed Primary Frameworks are now online.
Number 10 and Blue Peter launch 'My UK' competition
Promethean Planet - a new FREE, online community supporting promethean board users.

September 2006

Help needed for new pupils of different nationalities.
During October, we are running three courses entitled 'The Role of the ICT Co-ordinator'. Book now to avoid disappointment.

August 2006

Letter from Becta about Projector Resolutions
This letter explains the difference between XGA and SVGA resolutions and advises against the cheaper SVGA projectors. 
Projector Specification.doc

July 2006

Read about the brand new Kent Box. A software bundle alternative to the RM WindowBox.

School in West Kent in search for a school to video conference with. Are you able to help?

Kent schools invited to try out video conferencing in their own schools.

Amherst Junior School teacher
wins iPod competition.

 

Kents response to Personal publishing & social networking sites eg Bebo.com

Last chance to win an iPod for yourself! Softease are giving one lucky Kent teacher a free iPod during the Kent Ict 2006. Click here to find out how you could win.

June 2006

Secondary Conference Programme

ICT 2006 Kent EIS Conference - Personalised Learning

ICT 2006 Kent EIS Exhibition

Making learning in the Classroom fun - Teachers TV in the Classroom

Free Multimedia Workshops for West Kent schools.

BBC Planet Earth video clips and Google Earth

May 2006

Bird Box 2006 - Watch the birds hatching in their nestbox

Ask an Expert Day - Birds

Media Award - Schools using digital photography, animations and video in exciting and innovative ways, this award could be ideal for you!

Discounted price for Kent schools purchasing Junior Librarian.

Using Smart Board Software on other boards.

Take you class on an Victorian Train alongside Victorian actors.

Tizzy First Tools special offer - Site Licence only £95 (RRP £495).

Deaf Awareness week
Why not teach your class
finger spelling?

Change of venue for Shepway ITN.

Share a story month - May

April 2006

Textease Seminars this week. Free software for every school attending.

Places still available on Control courses

Congratulations to Woodlands Junior on achieving the Naace Mark.

New name and logo for Advisory Service in Kent.

New telephone and fax numbers for NGfL office.

St Mary's Folkestone receive their Digital Award.

March 2006

Textease upgrade price increase in April. Buy now pay later...

Schools who have been awarded the Naacemark in KENT

Concept Mapping Software for all primary and special schools.

BBC's wildlife archives released
Content from the BBC's Natural History Unit has been made available free of charge over the internet.

The Clicker Classroom Award

Congratulations to Westmeads Community Infant School on achieving Early Years NAACE Mark.

Congratulations to Ospringe School on achieving NAACE Mark.

Congratulations to Kings Hill School on achieving NAACE Mark.

Kent Teachers Blog back online

Free online multimedia publishing system for your school - MTN

February 2006

Free music for schools - How to download and play the files.

Textease Twilights coming to Kent!

Show off your Clicker 5 work on the Kent NGfL site for all to see.

Becta Announces New Award Scheme - ICT Excellence Awards

Creativity in ICT - Dartford East Teachers enjoy a fun filled inset.

Amazing Animations - Two Kent schools show of their animations

Kent Year 6 Teacher Wins Innovators Educators Award

BETT 2006 - The Primary ICT Team Report

RM SchoolShare to CC3 or Eisnet
Have you made the move?

Clicker 5 Training Dates and Venues for this term

January 2006

A RAP and video produced by a Kent primary school has won praise from BAFTA.

A Kent school is a winner in 2006 Becta Creativity in Digital Media Awards.

Learning and Teaching of ICT Support Pack from Teacher Net

Changes to the Kent NGfL website

Textease CT Update has great new features.


 

December 2006

Share your ICT Top Tips

Build a snow city with City Builder. Link added to our Christmas Activities page.

Link to CBeebies Advent Calendar added to Christmas page.

ICT Twilight Meeting (ITN) dates for next term added

Special dates in December.

Christmas Activities, lesson plans and other useful websites.

Advent Calendar Key Stage 1.
Advent Calendar Key Stage 2.

November 2006

Bonfire Night Resources
Kent's very own Virtual Fireworks
November Special Days added
St. John's Primary School, in Tunbridge Wells, website added.

October 2006

St. Peter's C E Primary School in Tunbridge Wells website added.
E-safety page updated

New Maths challeges added for Promethean and Smart IWB boards
Textease help sheet for creating a word bank
New Digital Blue Movie Creator page.
St Peter's Methodist Primary School website added
Goldwyn Community Special School, Ashford website added
Tunbridge Wells High School website added to Secondary Schools list.
Simon Langton Grammar Schools for boys website added to Secondary Schools list.

September 2006

Crockenhill Primary School website added.
Valley Park Community School website added.
Beauherne Community Primary School website added.

Visual timetable . Download the latest version which has a car to indicate which lesson your are presently teaching. Not sure what a visual timetable is? Click here for a preview (does not feature car).
Click here to download with car

Snodland Primary School website added to our schools page.
Games page has new home and two new resources!
Numeracy Explorer Textease resources can now be downloaded.
Early ICT Textease and IWB resources available for downloading.
Five new websites for Kent schools added ITN Twilight Meetings dates online
ICT central based courses online

August 2006

Clicker 5 and IWB resources have now all been zipped for easy downloading.
ICT QCA pages updated
Roamer resources updated
All Subject Zones updated
New PSHE and Citizenship Zone added

July 2006

Have you spent your ELCs yet? Kent have negotiated discounts on a variety of different software.

Thinking of buying Textease Studio CT?

Oakfield Junior School's new website

Installing Textease Studio CT on Community Connect 3 ™ /RM Smart-Tools 3

Special offer buy one Kar2ouche title and get one free

BBC World Cup Game added to our World Cup resources

Special Days in July

June 2006

Two new Promethean resources by Tim

Barton Primary School, Dover

St. Katherine's School, Snodland

We have now zipped the World Cup Promethean Resources for you to download.

Chantry Primary School website

Kent's ICT coordinator online support updated

Graveney Primary School website

Special Days in June

May 2006

World Cup Resources - We will be adding more during the coming weeks.

Wingham Primary School

Red alert for Indonesia Volcano
Information and resources

Ryarsh Primary School
Wouldham Primary School
Shipbourne Primary School

Sandhurst Primary School
St Laurence-in-Thanet School
St Crispin's Infant School
Adisham Primary School

Minibeasts Clicker 5 Grids with thanks to Holy Trinity, Broadstairs.

Two pages crammed full of Clicker 5 Grids.

The Earth From Space photos (blog)

Step-by-Step Guide to using the LogIT Explorer in Science Investigations

Special Days in May

April 2006

Examples of Repeated Patterns

St George and the Dragon story and resources

New improved Art Zone with many ICT links and examples

Easter IWB Smartboard Resources

New improved Art Zone with many ICT links and examples

Special Days in April

March 2006

Rural Swale IWB Resources

Easter Activities

Science Coordinators page added

Course list updated

Kent NGfL logos for websites

Smart Board Maths Resources with thanks to Vicky Isaac at Palm Bay Primary School.

Animations using 2Animate & 2Create by Ightham School

More Clicker 5 Grids added to download with thanks to Alison Jarvis at Newington Infants

Many more Clicker 5 Grids added to download with thanks to Judith Adelsberg, Thanet Cluster.

Link to Chevening School's animations added.

Clicker 5 Talking Big Books with thanks to Judith Adelsberg, Thanet Cluster.

February 2006

Links to Multimedia resources added

Clicker 5 Flash Tutorial with thanks to Mike Trodd at Cecil Road Primary.

Special Days in March with Resources

Clicker 5 Help Sheets

French PPTs for Year 10 with thanks to Esther Hardman at Weald of Kent

New French resources added, with thanks to Carine at Hillview Secondary.

Lesson Activities and Websites for the 2006 Winter Olympics

Ros Wilson Writing Levels in a handy Excel File With thanks to James, from Capel in Ferne Primary

Special Days in February

January 2006

More resources added to MFL Zone
With thanks to Carine, from Hillview School.

Promethean Numeracy Resources With thanks to Sarah, from Hayesbrook School

More Free Software added to Software Zone

Subject Zones revamped with new resources added

Tunbridge Wells Schools create more WebQuests

More IWB resources for Numeracy added

 

 

Superstar VJs
The BBC will release all sorts of video clips under the Creative Archive Licence. To allow you to browse through everything from freeways, Hong Kong traffic jams to Jamaican sunsets, they have created 12 different ways of finding the clips.  
www.bbc.co.uk

 

Download British English Voice
You can download British English voice (Text to Speech) from the Microsoft site.
www.microsoft.com

ICT and Copyright
Naace have produced a document called
'
Copyright, the Internet and the Classroom Teacher', which gives guidance on how to proceed in situations that a classroom teacher may come across.
www.naace.org

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