ICT News

Comic Life

Anyone that has already attended one of these sessions, please contact Greg Morgan for details of how to register their licenced copies of Comic Life.

ICT Self Review Framework

The Becta Self Review Framework bilingual on-line tool is now available for schools to register and begin the ICT Self-review process.

 https://selfreview.becta.org.uk/

Transforming Schools with ICT: The Report to the Welsh Assembly Government of the Schools ICT Strategy Working Group

http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/publications/reports/ictstrategyworkinggroup/?lang=en

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Curriculum 2008 Exemplar Materials

Online Behaviour

Exemplar material for Key Stages 2 and 3 is now available on-line.

ICT Self Review Framework

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Activstudio 3 - Windows and Mac Now available. CDs were distributed to schools via Networking sessions held in June. Further copies of the Windows version on CD are available on request from Greg Morgan. Mac users click here for details of how to download version 3 directly from Promethean.

WALES CURRICULUM 2008

The main changes to the current (2000) Order are:

• The title has been changed from Information Technology (IT) to Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
• More detail has been added under Range about types of activity and contexts for learning.
• Greater emphasis has been placed on using ICT to generate new information on which to make decisions.
• Examples have been reviewed and updated to reflect life in the twenty-first century.
• A statement has been added to Range to focus on health, safety and child protection.
• Level descriptions have been revised to clarify progression.

Click here for more details.

NGfL Cymru

Recently, a group of six teachers received a grant from NGfL Cymru to enable them to spend six days producing an electronic resource pack comparing and contrasting Carmarthen and Pendine. A variety of resources were produced including lesson plans, flipcharts, Clicker grids, ClozePro files, Flash activities and slide shows of photographs. These resources are now up on the NGfL Cymru website and can be accessed using the link below. Comparing and Contrasting Two Localities in Wales - Carmarthen and Pendine A second group of teachers have also received a grant from NGfL Cymru, which enabled them to produce an electronic resource pack based on Drug Awareness. Again, this comprises a variety of different resources including lesson plans, flipcharts and video clips. These resources are also up on the NGfL Cymru website and can be accessed using the link below. Drug Awareness Project