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| ICT Newsletter #287 |
30th April 2007 |
GENERAL
Courses
The following courses still have places available:
Reminder to ICTC's that the termly ICT meetings will take place on the following dates in different areas. The meetings are free and open to all staff.
Apply to the Inset section at Cricket Road or online at: http://intranet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/links/intranet/oqsaapply
Tesco Voucher Competition
The members of the ICT Advisory Team have been busy collecting Tesco Computers for Schools vouchers and once again will be sponsoring a competition, the prize for which will be our entire stack of vouchers. To enter the competition send a digital photograph which represents "Spring in our School" to competitions@sds.theocn.net by Friday 18 May. Please ensure that your digital photograph has the name of your school either in its title or in the e-mail address used to submit it.
Newsday Competition - Wednesday 13 June
The ICT Advisory Team will be running a Newsday Competition on Wednesday 13 June. Pupils who participate will receive a number of e-mail messages during the morning describing an incident similar to reports which might come in to a news desk from reporters in the field. Pupils will need to use the information they receive to produce a written news report describing and explaining the incident as if it was a report in an evening newspaper. Pupils should lay out their report as if it was a newspaper article with a headline and a key introductory paragraph and they can include an image from the internet or one which they create themselves to accompany the article if they wish.
The deadline for submitting the written report will be 4.00 on Wednesday 13 June (in time for the evening edition of the newspaper)! Reports should be e-mailed to competitions@sds.theocn.net
If your school wishes to take part you will need to send us the details of an OCN e-mail account (not the generic office account, please) which can be used to receive the e-mail messages on Wednesday 13 June. The e-mail messages will be delivered to this account between 9.30 and 11.00 am. Pupils will then have the rest of the day to complete their newspaper account.
Winning reports will be published on the ICT web site and the overall winner will receive one of the new Digitalblue Movie Cameras with the flip-out LCD screen for their school. Pupils can work individually or in groups of any number.
If you wish to take part send a valid OCN e-mail address to sds.ict.education@oxfordshire.gov.uk Please make the subject of this e-mail "Newsday Competition." As well as receiving the messages on the morning of the actual competition, this e-mail address will also receive some "confidential" material on the Friday before the competition to help teachers prepare for the Newsday itself.
Good luck!
PRIMARY
Primary ICT Conference - June 20th 2007
Please see attached to this week's newsletter the flyer that will soon be arriving in your school's post.
Secondment Opportunity with the ICT Team
The ICT Advisory Team is looking to recruit a primary Learning Platform Consultant to replace a colleague who will be leaving at the end of August to take up a deputy headship post. The advertisement appeared in the TES this Friday, 27 April, and is also available on the OCC internet site. The post is temporary for one year due to external funding but would make a suitable secondment opportunity for a colleague currently teaching in an Oxfordshire school with support from the headteacher and governors.
Contact Greg Stragnell (greg.stragnell@oxfordshire.gov.uk or 01865-428034) for an informal discussion about the post. The job advertisement and further details can be found on http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk > Jobs > Professional, Managerial & Executive, Personalised Learning Consultant
Espresso Latest Updates
Looking after pets:
The Foundation news index has been updated, to coincide with National Pet Month which takes place between 7th April - 7th May. Thousands of people throughout the UK will be celebrating life with their pets, spreading the word on responsible pet ownership or raising money for their favourite charity in fun-filled events. Find it: F News > Animals
Galapagos Islands at risk:
The Galapagos Islands have been declared at risk. There are plans to try and stop tourists from visiting, in an attempt to prevent further environmental harm. Find this week's story: News
Science 2: Learning paths - UPDATED!
A collection of learning paths which encourage children to explore a wide range of concepts and reflect on their learning. Some paths have been designed to support children who are preparing for KS2 SATs in science. Find it: Science 2 > Learning paths
SECONDARY
Videoconference Opportunity
A history videoconferencing opportunity for Year 8 pupils will be held between
14th May to 19th May 2007. The workshops are free of charge and can be accessed
through the Janet Videoconferencing service. The National Archives have made
the program link with QCA Unit 8 - How do historians disagree about the causes
of the civil wars? For further information on this please go to: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/educationservice
or telephone 02083925365
Best wishes,
The ICT Advisory Team
