GENERAL

Courses

A general reminder - increasingly our courses give you opportunities to create content that would be very easy for you to save onto a USB memory stick. If you have one, please remember to bring it along to your next course.

The following courses (taken from the 'pin-me-up' sheet circulated in the latest copy of Ox-On-Line) 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

Tuesday 2 October (first of two days) New Primary ICT Coordinators (KS 1/2) 21/779

PLEASE NOTE DATE IS TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER (not 3rd as advertised)

Friday 5 October (one day) IWB for Beginners 21/781

The following courses particularly need more delegates to make them viable. If you are interested in ANY of these courses please book as above or telephone Christine Ruane for further details (01865 428034)

Monday 8 October (morning of 1.5 days) Web Authoring with Digital Brain 21/782

Tuesday 9 October (first of three days) Teachers new to ICT (KS3/4) 21/783

Friday 12 October (one day) IWBs for TAs 21/785

Competitions

There are a number of exciting competitions coming up. Look out for the fliers in your school:

· You may want to register an interest in participating in the Lego league Competition - more details below

Looking further ahead:

· National Poetry Day Competition (theme DREAM) 17/09/07 - 12/10/07
· Foundation Stage Christmas Card Competition 29/10/07 - 23/11/07
· Maths Challenge - week beginning 12/11/07

Video Conferencing Opportunities

What are you doing to celebrate the European Day of Languages on 26 September? Why not share it with other schools? There are Video Conferencing opportunities organised for the day with the focus on secondary schools in the morning and primary schools in the afternoon. If you're celebrating, share it!

You can also just observe and comment on what you see.

There is also an event known as LondonLive on 17th October. Previous experience shows that it's a miscellany of 'whatever' from schools and other organisations to share anything exciting that is happening.

If you are interested in further details about either of these opportunities please contact Anna Poole (01865 428034 or anna.foreman@oxfordshire.gov.uk).

PRIMARY

Digitalbrain Training Reminder

Just a quick reminder that this academic year is your last chance to use your free Digitalbrain training entitlement. If your school hasn't taken up this training yet, of if you are unsure if you used all of your entitlement please contact your consultant (see below).

Localities and Primary Consultants:

Abingdon & Berinsfield - Nick Speller

Banbury - Carol Rainbow

Bicester & Kidlington - Greg Stragnell

Carterton - Anna Poole

Burford & Chipping Norton - Carol Rainbow

Didcot - Emma Stinga

Headington & Wheatley - Emma Stinga

Henley, Sonning Common, Woodcote & Wallingford - Emma Stinga

Isis - Carol Rainbow

North Oxford, Cumnor & Botley - Anna Poole

Oxford South East - Anna Poole

Thame & Watlington - Greg Stragnell

Wantage, Faringdon & Grove - Anna Poole

Witney, Eynsham & Woodstock - Nick Speller

New QCA books for ICT key stages 1 and 2

QCA's Teacher Assessment Activities for ICT are now available separately from the other subjects. (Previously all five subjects had to be purchased together in one pack).

Each ICT pack contains two books covering KS1 and KS2 and costs £20. If you are a Naace member you can get this at a 20% discount price of £16.

SECONDARY

Crocodile and Yenka Software offer

20% off all Crocodile and Yenka software before the end of October

For the start of the new term, Crocodile Clips are offering a 20% discount on all of their Crocodile and Yenka software.

"Ideal for use either on whiteboards or on individual computers, these programs let you model concepts across science, maths, technology and ICT in a safe and accurate virtual environment."

For further details visit http://www.crocodile-clips.com/discount to download an order form.

To claim your discount, place your order using the promotional code E073608-A80 , before 31 October 2007.

IT Diploma

QCA has published full details of the first five Diploma qualifications

(including IT) and new resources for learning centres delivering the new

Diplomas from September 2008.

QCA press release http://www.qca.org.uk/qca_13966.aspx

OCR Nationals course 10 October at Cricket Road

Just a reminder for those of you new to delivering the above qualification or considering delivering it - the above course is an introduction to OCR Nationals and will look at:

· Familiarisation with and interpretation of the syllabus

· The design and delivery of a SOW to ensure coverage of the mark criteria

· Marking unit 1 and mark unit 1

Serif will also give a demonstration of their software in the afternoon showing how this can be used to cover additional units.

The booking deadline has been extended - book your place now!

Best wishes,

The ICT Advisory Team

Back to Index