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| ICT Newsletter #284 |
26th March 2007 |
GENERAL
Courses
The following courses still have places available:
(Day 2 Thu 7 June Full Day)
Apply to the Inset section at Cricket Road or online at http://intranet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/links/intranet/oqsaapply
World Book Day Design a Cover Competition
A big thank you to all pupils and schools that have sent entries for the World Book Day design a cover competition. We look forward to looking through all of the entries and will keep you informed of the winners when the judging has been completed. Well done for all of your hard work.
Kar2ouche March Offer
Kar2ouche are offering any Oxfordshire school a 10% discount on orders placed throughout March. If you require a quotation simply contact Vicky Lears using the following details and she will be able to provide costs. Further details are also attached to the newsletter for primary and secondary schools.
t 0870 0666 920 NEW!
f 0870 0666 921 NEW!
http://www.immersiveeducation.com
Rock Idol Competition
Rock Idol is a competition for school bands in the UK and Europe. When registration is open you will need to enter by submitting a video of your band performing an original song. If you get through the regional heats, which will mostly be run via video conferencing, you will be invited to the grand national final in Birmingham. Entries will be accepted by June 1st 2007. Attached to the newsletter is a pdf flyer with further details.
PRIMARY
ICT Report Writing
Report writing will soon be upon you. The ICT team has written some ICT report blanks for KS1 and KS2. To access these follow the link:
http://www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk/reports.html
Ordnance Survey
If you have not visited the Ordnance Survey website recently it is worth primary colleagues checking it out to access the free Map Reading made Easy Peasy and the free flash cards of map symbols.
Secondary colleagues may be inspired by the document Teaching with Free Maps or the Fantasy Expedition.
Ordnance Survey is now providing a selection of free, downloadable, basic small-scale maps of Great Britain for you to use for your own purposes. GB outlines with and without administrative boundaries are downloadable for use in word processing, presentation or graphics applications.
There are a selection of games and puzzles where pupils can test their knowledge of geography, such as Paintball, Antarctic Adventure, Treasure Hunt and Sea Adventure, as well as a GIS section and a Homework area. All of the site is supported by information for teachers.
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/teachingresources/index.html
Videoconference Opportunity
A beginners guide to Videoconferencing course is running for a half day on Wednesday 4th July. Part of the session will link with the Natural History Museum in London to observe a live conference take place. We would like to invite a school to join this session so that the course can see a school in Oxfordshire participate in the session. The session being ran by the NHM is called Circadian Sam. Circadian Sam has a problem - she isn't sure if it's day or night. Luckily, she knows lots about the features that enable animals to live in their particular environment. Meet her in the galleries and help her sort out which animals should be asleep and which should be awake. The learning themes of this conference will focus on variation, animals in the local environment, habitats. Further details can be downloaded at: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/activities/school-activities/schools-programme/assets/spring%20school%20programme.pdf If your school would be interested in taking part in this please contact through email: anna.foreman@oxfordshire.gov.uk
ITP Tutorials
These tutorials have been taken from the Keys to Learning in literacy and mathematics pack. Keys to learning is a DVD and booklet package that supports teachers in making links between their own use of ICT to support teaching and children's use of ICT to support their learning. The tutorials give a basic guide to using the ITPs within your classroom.
http://www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk/itp_tutorials/tutorials_main.html
SECONDARY
DiDA
The UMS marks have changed with immediate effect. This has implications for D101 and D201. Teachers in the process of marking should make sure they are using the new UMS conversion.
- Cashing-in this summer?
Make sure your students get all the qualifications they are eligible for.
http://alerts.edexcel.org.uk/go.axd/12652
- The moderators' toolkit - software that moderators have installed on their computers. Students must ensure that the contents of their e-portfolio can be accessed using the toolkit. They should not include any content that has to be viewed using software not included in the toolkit.
http://alerts.edexcel.org.uk/go.axd/9916
http://alerts.edexcel.org.uk/go.axd/12636
- Grade Boundaries:
Why does the grade boundary change for a unit? A statement was issued on 17th August last year explaining the decision to go through an awarding process for each unit at each level for the qualification.
15/03/2007 11:52
http://alerts.edexcel.org.uk/go.axd/12624
Best wishes,
The ICT Advisory Team
