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| ICT Newsletter #292 |
11th June 2007 |
GENERAL
Courses
The following courses still have places available:
If you would like to attend please apply to the Inset section at Cricket Road or online at: http://intranet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/links/intranet/oqsaapply
The pin-me-up sheet for next term is now available in school in the latest copy of Ox-On-Line.
Competitions
There are some exciting competitions coming up. Look out for the fliers in your school:
Newsday Competition runs on Wednesday13th June
Foundation "Design-a-postcard" Competition on the theme 'Summer
Holidays' entries due Friday 22nd June
Graftas (back by popular demand) entries due Friday 6th July
Wifi Guidance
Dave Headey has posted a statement on WiFi use in schools from Oxfordshire County Council to the SDS ICT Curriculum conference on OCN. A copy has been attached to this newsletter too. Please bring it to the attention of your headteacher.
PRIMARY
Primary ICT Conference - June 20th 2007
The Conference is coming up very soon. The title 'Putting IT into Practice'
reflects the very practical nature of the things we have lined up for this conference.
This includes a chance to see some of the winning Lego challenge schools battle
it out and also demonstration video conferencing and using Myst to promote literacy.
Don't forget to book your place now. We have also put together an exciting "goody-bag"
for those attending for the whole day. If you would like to attend please apply
to the Inset section at Cricket Road or online at: http://intranet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/links/intranet/oqsaapply
Espresso Latest Updates
Top up your Espresso!
Espresso have announced that the Content Club Archive is now available to individual schools. This collection of content includes nine additional modules including the popular "Faiths" resources.
To find out more information on how your school can obtain access to the Content Club Archive modules visit: www.espresso.co.uk/services/commissioned/content_club_archive.html for further details and an order form.
Investigating change - Update [Science 2 > Investigating change > Activities > What is happening in these experiments?]
The last piece of this particular jigsaw is now in place with the addition of the final activity
The activity offers an open format in which children are supported (by the video and wordbank) in expressing their ideas about the effects being demonstrated.
Learning path - Endangered animals [Science 2 > Learning paths > Animals]
· A path that offers an excellent way of supporting children's work on a particular theme.
· The path brings together a number of resources on a theme that is very well represented on the service
Word machine - Correction [Foundation > Literacy > Word machine]
We have taken out reference to "jar" and "car" from the activities for middle "a" sounds. Neither word is a CVC word "ar" is a diagraph.
Many thanks to colleagues who took the time to point this one out to us. It is really helpful (and apparently necessary) that we have this further level of scrutiny.
News highlights [KS1 and 2 > News]
Foundation to mark World Oceans Day. This video looks at the variety of life
in the ocean and helps to develop an understanding of the natural world.
News 1 features a My First Newspaper on the author Jacqueline Wilson who is
about to end her time as Children's Laureate. The Newspaper includes links to
book reviews - sent in by KS1 children.
News 2 covers a new planetarium in Oman and the latest exhibit in the Turbine
Hall at Tate Modern.
Espresso Extras provide information on this week's featured event, World Environment Day with the second Extra being a photo gallery on the theme of climate change.
Telegraph pieces dovetail with the new learning path by covering China's change of heart on the issue of trade in tiger products and a report on the fate of a panda that has been released from captivity.
Stories on The Zimmers (the geriatric pop band), bricks made from recycled plastic and the new Olympic logo appear in both News Bites bulletins.
The other News Bites 2 stories feature the 100th anniversary of the founding of the scouting movement.
SECONDARY
ICT Nationals
The secondary ICT consultants would like to set up a forum for those delivering,
or considering, ICT Nationals (similar to the one for DiDA) where colleagues
can come together to discuss issues and pass on good ideas. If you think this
is a good idea and would like to be part of this forum, please contact either
Barbara Hitchcox or Tracy Tierney.
Best wishes,
The ICT Advisory Team
