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ICT Support |
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This page offers you all the support you need. Begin with a series of links to other sites and services, including Internet Safety. We have found some truely amazing resources here that will motivate your children in staying safe in a whole host of digital ways. Further down the page is our aStore containing books relating to all areas of ICT; from learning to use computers, to programming them and manipulating photos in Photoshop. Additionally, just for a little diversion, why not browse our selection of children's books? |
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Support Links |
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Technical Support Sites |
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| Microsoft support | The main Microsoft support site offering forums, technical articles and downloads. | |||
| Techspot | A thorough site which deals with issues in technical detail. | |||
| Techsupportforum | Another technical support site. Quite a friendly one, this one. | |||
| Techarena | You'll need to be patient in getting answers; detail is not forthcoming, but the guys know what they're talking about. | |||
| EventID | You can pick some handy pointers here, if your computer suffers errors in the logs. You will need to sign up to be able to follow the links though. | |||
| Experts-Exchange | These guys seem to know it all and their site will be at the top of all your search results. They won't tell you anything, unless you sign up, so this gains an entry here, purely on their position in search rankings. | |||
Internet Safety |
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| ThinkUKnow | A guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people. Learn about online safety when using blogs, chatting, online gaming, P2P and other forms of technology like mobiles. | |||
| KidSMART | Learn about the internet and being a SMART surfer | |||
| HGfL: Internet Access Policies | Download policy templates and guidance on your role in keeping your pupils safe on the Internet from the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website. | |||
| HLfL: E-Safety | This page, from the London Grid for Learning includes sample policies, AUPs and guidance for supporting parents continuing e-safety guidance at home. | |||
National Curriculum for ICT | ||||
| Quiz maker & quizzes | The ICT Teach service enables you to create your own interactive quizes. This link is to the service and already-made games. The 'Catch the Fruit', 'Hangman' and 'Dunkin' Teacher' games are our favourites. | |||
| IT Works | A Comprehensive ICT Course for ages 4-11 - All Platforms | |||
| ICTeachers.co.uk | A collection of very useful resources for the ICT coordinator. Resources include, policy documents and schemes of work; all downloadable and adaptable to your needs. This is a link to the ICT area of a larger website covering a range of subjects. | |||
Assessment |
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| Assessing pupil progress in ICT is not without its challenges. A skills based subject there are just so many concepts to record and provide evidence for. In this section you will find links and resources to help you easily record your pupils progress. | ||||
| Joint Assessment | Joint Assessment System (JAS) covers all Key Stages. Basically, the way it works is: the pupils click all the skills they feel they can do, from a screen, and then upload evidence to their e-portfolio; the teacher can later check that they agree with the statements. |
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Literacy Resources |
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| www.meettheauthor.co.uk | Watch video clips that really introduce you to these children's authors. | |||
| Books Online | Online Books. There are some superb resources here, although you may need to wade through some other content first. | |||
| NAACE Big Book Maker | Make your own Big Books. This resource is ideal for teaching older children (KS2) to write for younger audiences, or creating your own Big Books for a KS1 Literacy class. | |||
Miscellaneous |
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| earth.google.com | Download this 3D Earth model and zoom in to view exotic places from above - NC: Geography | |||
| www.primaryresources.co.uk | Cross-Curricular Links and resources for other subjects | |||
| Teachers' TV | A collection of video resources from the Teachers' TV Primary website. | |||
| Teachers' Online Resources | The Teachers' Online Resources Webring (hosted by the7sisters) is a collection of approved websites offering a wealth of free resources. These resources may relate to ICT, or other subjects. | |||
Related Links |
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- A ranking list for teaching resource websites. | |||
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- TES Forums - Help and resources from the experts. | |||
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