Kent ICT Blog

Myst Computer Game in the Classroom

kent-teachers — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:12:00 GMT

In Kent, we have many schools eager to use the computer game 'Myst', after being inspired by Tim Rylands at our recent ICT Conference. January 2008 is the official launch of Kent's writing project using the computer game Myst, when we will...(read more)

Google Launches Lively a Virtual World Across Social Networks

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Google has launched Lively , a new social network built around the concept of each user creating an avatar and a personal virtual room that can be embedded anywhere on the Web. Although, as with all pupblic chatroom, we can't see Lively being a safe...(read more)

Victorian themed days

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:47:00 GMT

The clock will be turned back to Victorian times again at the Museum of Kent Life in October. Children will take part in a carousel of 6 workshops with a Victorian theme. This year's workshops are The Victorian Dinnertable, Meet the Toymaker, Victorian...(read more)

Free British Pathe Film Archive to Schools ending this Summer

kent-teachers — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:38:00 GMT

From 31 July 2008 the national contract which provides the British Pathe film archive to schools at zero cost will end. Schools may continue to use downloaded film material to the end of August 2009. After that date such material will have to be deleted...(read more)

Website of the Week - The Downs ICT Wiki

kent-teachers — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:52:00 GMT

The Downs CE Primary School's Wiki http://thedowns.wikispaces.com/ Planning for an ICT Club has just got easier with the help of Mark Warner, at The Down's Primary school. Wikis, like other tools (content management systems, weblogs), are being...(read more)

Tim Rylands coming to Kent AGAIN

kent-teachers — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:43:00 GMT

After Tim's inspirational afternoon presentation at the EIS ICT Conference , we are inviting Tim down to Kent for the last two weeks of January 2009 to kick start a whole unit on using Myst to develop Literacy and ICT skills. Tim will be visiting...(read more)

Website of the Week - Bishops in Action

kent-teachers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:18:00 GMT

www.bishopsinaction.com The bishops of the Anglican church worldwide meet at the Lambeth conference every ten years to discuss issues which concern the church and pray together. The ‘Bishops in Action’ website: contains material for Religious Education...(read more)

Tim Ryland inspired us all

kent-teachers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT

The Kent ICT Conference was another huge success with the added bonus of an afternoon enthralled with the imaginative ideas of Tim Ryland . Tim, who is mainly well known through his work using Myst to inspire children’s writing, captured his audience...(read more)

2 Simple Offer

kent-teachers — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Just to let you know the 2 Simple offer for the entire software collection at £999 will end on July 15th. For more information visit http://www.2simple.com/...(read more)

Gordons - ICT - Simple ITPs for numeracy

kent-teachers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Simple interactive Flash programmes from Coventy Learning Gateway . Bingo Number Known Facts Calculations Money Problem Solving Problem Solving 2 Shape, Space and Measures Data Handling Foundation Stage Various strands Special Schools...(read more)

Kent Success in Jaguar Maths Challenge

kent-teachers — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Many congratulations to Madginford Park Junior School. The school achieved a magnificant third place in the Primary category of National Finals in the Jaguar Cars Maths in Motion Challenge. On 26th June four year 6 boys travelled to Warwickshire to take...(read more)

Website of the Week - Visual Geography

kent-teachers — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:19:00 GMT

“ Visualgeography.com lets you explore the world through images, flags, money, language, maps and other information.” View photos of a country, listen to the native language of that area, learn more about transportation, education, religion, people, etc...(read more)

Young People and Social Networking Services

kent-teachers — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:01:00 GMT

A new report , compiled for Childnet International and funded by Becta, has been launched providing teachers and lecturers with a comprehensive guide to social networking services. It includes an evaluation tool designed to walk teachers through key features...(read more)

Bee Bot Jackets

kent-teachers — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:41:00 GMT

Jackets to fit on your Bee Bot There's an aeroplane to use if you are having a Seaside or Holidays topic. The engines drag on the floor though, so I wouldn't bother with them unless you are really enjoying yourself. There is also a Handa's...(read more)

Changing technology - Changing lives

kent-teachers — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:02:00 GMT

ICT2008 Exhibition and Conference Ashford International Hotel Thursday 3 July 2008 www.eiskent.co.uk Guest speaker Tim Rylands Tim Rylands has been described as “an extremely gifted and inspirational teacher, with a love of the creative potential of technology...(read more)

Website of the week

kent-teachers — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:24:00 GMT

The Kented website has been moved onto the Kent servers and we are presently experiencing problems editing pages. So ..... Please find below our website of the week for this week: Tikatok is a free creative community for kids under 13 where they can write...(read more)

Creative use of Flickr

kent-teachers — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:36:00 GMT

Taggalaxy is one of many online tools that that is a search engine for Flickr. ( Flickr is a photo sharing site powered by Yahoo! that allows users to upload and share their photos. http://taggalaxy.de/ The way it works is that you type in your key word...(read more)

Web tools for different learning styles

kent-teachers — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Christina Laun on the College@Home blog has compiled a list of 100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner . This is a very useful list and highlights the wide range of tools we have available to us to meet the needs of different “ learning styles...(read more)

Schools Tube

kent-teachers — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:49:00 GMT

We first had You Tube, then Teacher Tube and now we have Schools Tube. http://www.schoolstube.com/ (Hopefully the site is not blocked) I have been watching the Vikings this morning and also a stream in Ashford!...(read more)

Crime Scene Investigation

kent-teachers — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:58:00 GMT

What better way to get your pupils fired up about science than to take them through a real murder mystery? Crime Scene Investigation follows one school who, with the help of experts, did just this. This four part series begins with Planning the Crime...(read more)

Free teaching resources from Sparklebox

kent-teachers — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:03:00 GMT

Sparklebox is a a fantastic place where you can download all sorts of teaching resources. All their resources are now free. Link: Sparklebox K s 1 Link: Sparklebox Ks 2...(read more)

2 Simple offer maybe 2 good 2 miss.

kent-teachers — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:07:00 GMT

As part of the 2Simple ' 10 Year Birthday Celebrations' , for short period of time schools are able to purchase site licences for the entire collection of 2Simple software ( 28 titles and 2 online titles that could be used at home) for either...(read more)

Play Maths games across the world

kent-teachers — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Tutpup is an exciting and new safe way of playing games against children in the UK and across the world. It is free , has no ads , doesn't grab kids personal data and allows them to play competitive maths games against their friends or students from...(read more)

Panorama - e-Safety

kent-teachers — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:04:00 GMT

For those who were unaware or missed it on TV on Monday night, Panorama followed up their “One Click from Danger” episode to show how they were able to assist with the arrest of an offender when they posted the fake details of a teenage girl on social...(read more)

Pinhole Camera templates

kent-teachers — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:47:00 GMT

Corbis is offering free PDF templates for real working 35mm pinhole cameras. There are six fantastic artistic templates to choose from. Pinhole cameras work wonderfully on a bright sunny day. Let's hope summer is just around the corner after the wet...(read more)

Adventure Rock

kent-teachers — Fri, 30 May 2008 07:30:00 GMT

Adventure Rock is a 3D virtual environment offering exploration and creative opportunities for children to experiment with music, drawing and animation. The online world is a themed island built for the BBC’s CBBC. Children explore the world and use message...(read more)

Smart Notebook

kent-teachers — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:13:00 GMT

How to upgrade to the new version of the Smartboard Software - Notebook 10 To activate and get hold of the full version, you will need to know the serial number of your Smartboard (or other Smart product such as an Airliner slate) and visit the registration...(read more)

Jaguar Cars Maths Challenge

kent-teachers — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:32:00 GMT

Congratulations go to the year 6 boys at Madginford Juniors who have got through to the final of the Jaguar Cars Maths Challenge. Over the last few months they have been engaged in an exciting and motivating mathsbased project and have been inspired by...(read more)

Video Help Files

kent-teachers — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:44:00 GMT

TOTTON SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL ICT WEBSITE contains short flash tutorials on a variety of different software and hardware that are great for refreshing how to do somehing or for learning step by step. Software/Hardware covered include: Inspiration, Spreadsheets...(read more)

BBC Doctor Who Trailer Maker

kent-teachers — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:14:00 GMT

Doctor Who is very popular with a lot of pupils. Here is the link to the BBC where pupils can create their own trailer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/ A great activity to do during an ICT Club. This site and many more have been added to...(read more)