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Agencies
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 ACITT
BECTa - British
Educational Communications & Technology agency
BECTa is the quango that looks after educational ICT on behalf of HM Govt. If you are
looking for advice about using ICT you could do much worse than look at BECTa's ICT ADVICE website. There is a very
useful Ask an Expert
section, which has a different focus each month. In June 2002, for example, the focus is
the Foundation Stage. Content will include how to develop ICT in the Foundation Stage, how
to use ICT to support the Early Learning Goals and how to use the Internet with young
children.
Education
Market-Place (BETT)
IT in Educational Administration
Littlebrother.com
This web site offers (free) a monitoring and filtering software package to schools. Among
the features in the professional version is the ability to block student access to
specific Internet sites through a data base of more than 750,000 categorized sites.
Learning and
Teaching Scotland
Covering all aspects of education north of the border, this site has a useful ICT section
aimed specifically at Scottish teachers.
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Examination Resources
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A Level Computing Notes
and Links
This is from The London Nautical School. I should think that it could be very useful..
Computer
Studies for A Level Students
Just what it says on the box. Lots of the content carries a price
tag but there is enough free stuff to make it worth visiting.
ICT@KJS
Lots of useful advice and links from the King John School in Essex.
OCR ICT A Level
This is a site that gives downloadable presentations, revision guides and sample exams for
the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA AS ICT course.
Suggested Reading List for A Level and Higher Grade ICT
This one is from SchoolResources.co.uk
Syllabus Links
...and beyond
This site has been designed for Teachers to locate syllabus information
easily. Should schools decide they are changing their syllabus you, as the teacher will
have access to the documentation for background reading should you have any queries.
The
Teacher
Here you can get teaching and revision notes for GCSE IT and A/AS level Computing courses.
Well worth a look if you are a teacher or student working at secondary exam courses.
The WWW
Virtual Library Computing Page
One of the WWW VL's very useful links lists.
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Making Webpages
and Websites
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Absolute Beginners
This website, by Ruth Livingstone, takes you from the very beginning and teaches you the
basics of how to build a web site. Simple, clear and easy to follow. Good for your pupils,
too.
Building a Web
Page
From the webmaster of the prizewinning Southwold Primary School (our very own Simon
Widdowson), a simple guide to building your first webpage.
HTML Code
Tutorial
Information and help in using HTML to build web pages and websites.
Although it claims to be suitable for beginners, this site would, in
my opinion, be of more use to those who have an idea of what HTML is
and how it works. It could be very useful in taking you forward if
you have used some of the more basic sites listed here. There is
some excellent stuff here and it could prove very useful if you are
starting to build web pages from raw code. There is a very helpful
advice forum.
ICWebs
ICWebs is the web design side of ICTeachers, offering design and
management services for schools. This site gives you full details
and links you to sample sites that have been produced by our own web
team.
Kent NGfL Web
Project
A really useful collection of advice about building your own school website. The index
page has lins to a collection of documents giving both basic instructions and advice about
things like adding search engines and counters to your site. There is also a collection of
images that you can use. Excellent
Lissa Explains It All
This site explains in terms kids can understand how websites work and all the basics of
HTML code. It is colourful and lively but supported by advertising.
School Icons Club
A great place for icons, buttons, backgrounds and other graphics for your school or
persoal website. All for free.
TheSchoolWebsite
If you are thinking about "doing" your school website this is a very useful one
to look at. There are ideas, information and lots of useful links to resources.
Webmonkey for Kids
Here's a site that helps primary aged children to learn about the basics of making a
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Resource Banks and Links Lists
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Learn-ICT
ICT Support service for Swansea and the surrounding area. This is a
growing resource and is well worth an explore. There is content for
both primary and secondary.
Kent NGFL
website
Lots of resources and ideas. Useful section on assessment in ICT.
Lewisham ICT Portal
 
Links and resources for all key stages from Lewisham LEA. Excellent
resource.
NetLearn
The award winning directory of resources for learning about the internet. This site is run
by The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Looks good.
Northumberland ICT Resources
Good collection of resources and ideas from Northumberland LEA.
Mostly primary.
School-Resources
...and beyond
Educational information and ICT for teachers and students. Although this site has useful
links and materials for younger pupils it will be most use for A level and beyond.
Teach ICT
A group of ICT teachers have prepared interactive resources for KS3
pupils. These focus on developing ICT skills and knowledge. Most of
these are free. The latest, Renegade Hero - a game that will really
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Software and Hardware
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AVP Educational Software Guide
Crick Software
This is the company that produces and markets Clicker and Word Bar. Clicker gives you a
grid of cells which can be individually programmed to insert text etc. into word
processors. Especially useful for children with reading / writing difficulties since you
can, for example put pictures in cells and program it so that clicking on a cell enters
the word that the picture represents.There is much more to it than that - take a look! For
those that already have Clicker or Word Bar you can select from a growing bank of free
resources at Clicker Grids for
Learning.
Educational
Software Company
Free
Software for Schools
Granada
Learning
Intuition
Intuition Software has a track record of excellence in designing and producing
educational products. Services include: designing software solutions, producing software
solutions, creating web sites, educational consultancy, publishing and distributing
material and lecturing and conference support in the field of educational technology.
The Learning
Company
Logotron Software
REM Educational
Software
RMSI
RMSI have written some Network Learning Management Tools specifically for ICT Teachers in
Schools. The product is called OnTask and is currently being used in 120 schools,
with 6,000+ computers running the software. The
specific page that ICT Teachers would be most interested in would be ontaskchoice.htm
Sherston Software
Suggested Software to Match the QCA
SoW
This site has been produced by an Nottinghamshire.LEA's Advisory and Inspection Service
and replaces the list formerly found under edIT. Very Useful.
SuperKids
Educational Software Review
Swallow Systems
The home site of those favourite classroom robots PIP and PIXIE. The site has product
information and a wealth of ideas for using them in the classroom. You can also buy the
parts to build your own robots. Wow!!!!
TAG
Developments Ltd
TEEM - Teachers
Evaluating Educational Multimedia
Valiant Technology
All you ever wanted or need to know about Valiant Roamers including all the
instructions! Lesson plans the lot here. Well worth the visit.
WEEE Recycle
You can no longer just throw away
that old computer. There are now laws about how you can get rid of
old equipment. WEEE stands for Waste from Electrical and
Electronic Equipment and their website tells you what you need
to know.
ZipCentral
If your computer files take up too much room on your disc, or you have downloaded a .zip
file and can't open it, you need a zip utility program. This is the one the Vaultman uses
and it's totally free.
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BT Education Programme
Masses of stuff concerned with learning to use modern communications. This is a must
visit site if you are a teacher, child or parent (or, indeed, anyone else).
BT
Education Programme Resource Bank
 
This site has a series of free animated tutorials which provide step
by step guides to Word Processing, Using Email, Modelling effects on
screen, Spreadsheets, Multimedia presentations, Using the Internet
and Making a Web Page. Nice and simple. Tutorials can be used online
or downloaded and used offline. (This site was formerly known as the
ICT Toolbox) Excellent!
BT Fun Stuff
Several fun, online activities for children, including quizzes to
test their ICT skills, The Safe Surf Game (see next link).
BT Safe Surf
Part of the BT Education Programme, this site is a fun way for children to learn the basic
elements of how to stay safe on the internet. Click on the link on
this page.
Design a Duck
Yes - this simple but fun simulation game is ideal for the KS2 unit
on simulations. You can download it from the CGP website.
ICT Co-ordinator
A newish site dedicated to ICT Coordinators, especially in secondary, but lots of
generally useful stuff. There are links, downloads, discussion groups and advice.
ICTGCSE
Another redesign and another new address but this A* site goes from, strength to strength.
This is an excellent site for KS4 students. The presentation is clear, the content is
written for students in a way that makes it easy to understand without being atall
patronising. There are project ideas, basic information about ICT Theory and an
interactive quiz (different questions each time.If this doesn't help you improve your
grade nothing will!. Webmaster, David Phillips says, "This web site is designed
to give support to those students who are creating project work for their ICT GCSE. The
mark schemes are related to those of the Edexcel board, but I assume that the project
ideas could be used for any examination board."
ICT Teacher
Not to be confused with ICTeachers, this site is aimed at ICT
Teachers, with bias towards KS3 and above. There are lots of useful
things here - articles, software to download, games to play, forums,
advice, a useful FAQ (written in straightforward English), an ICT
glossary and a members' area. There is also a very useful links
section.
Internet for Education
A free tutorial from the Institute of Education, University of
London to practice your information skills. Useful for adults.
Internet
Glossary
Don't know what ADSL means? Puzzled by the difference between Java and Java Script? This
site explains all those puzzling technical terms and acronyms.
Kelsall Community
Primary School
Go to their Odyssey Adventure and read the "How we did it" page. An excellent
account of primary age pupils using ICT in a very grown up way.
KS3/4
Modelling
Here is a collection of downloadable files designed to allow delivery and assessment of
the NC levels from level 3 to 6, i.e. to provide a good grounding in the KS3 Modelling
strand. Most files are Excel worksheet and student file combined so that you can print the
file as a worksheet and install it on network / workstations for class and / or
interactive whiteboard use. See also Steve Nolan's KS3/4 files (below)
SCHOOL BANNERS Exchange Network
Do you run a school web site, anywhere in the world? Do you want to attract even more
visitors? Then 'SCHOOL BANNERS Exchange Network' is the banner exchange network designed
especially for you and your school - and it's free! Join now.
Simulations on the Internet
Kent Grid for Learning have put together this list of simulation
websites and downloadables. Very useful
Spot Pages
Here is an excellent site for KS1 teachers. Advice and ideas for using ICT with early
years and KS1.
Steve Nolan's
KS3/4 files
Some useful stuff to download.
Teach ICT
This is a really great site for KS3 and above. Lots of information,
links, curriculum support.
Welcome to the Web
A web site which introduces the internet and how to use it in a
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