Kent ICT Blog

"Dig IT is an exciting opportunity for Key Stage 2 pupils to investigate and write about the people and events associated with some of Kent's most famous historical sites."

The DigIT website was launched on March 14th 2009. www.segfl.org.uk/microsites2/digIT

The probable dates for the Activity Day at each site are listed below. Schools on the project will receive an e-mail before April 3rd to confirm these arrangements

20th May 2009   Richborough Castle     Theme:  “Invaders at Dawn
5th June 2009     Lullingstone Castle     Theme:  “A death at the Villa”
8th June 2009     Bayham Abbey          Theme:  “The case of the missing relic”

ICT Training Dates
To enable teachers and schools to use ICT to support the project we are organising training sessions for each of the groups in Term 5. Each session will last approximately 2 hours. The use of ICT is an important element of this project. Please ensure you are able to attend one of the sessions.

21st April   Richborough Project Group    Newland Primary          2.30 – 4.30 p.m
24th April   Richborough Project Group    Holy Trinity Primary      1.30 p.m onwards
27th April   Bayham Project Group          East Peckham Primary 1.30 p.m onwards
5th May     Lullingstone Project Group     Brent Primary               2.30 p.m onwards

Part 1: DigIT – Publishing and Sharing our Work with other project schools

• What is a Micro-site?
• Uploading and adding images and documents
• Creating an article
• Using the Forum
• Using FlashMeeting to interview Ian Coulson and CAT Staff
• The Project “Blog”
• Publishing our pupils photographs on the NEN Gallery

Part 2 – Resources to support the project

• Comic Life (Many Partnerships have bought this for their schools)
• Audacity - free software
• Crazy Talk

Mandy :)