Kent ICT Blog

Learning Platforms & VLEs: How can they be used in the Foundation Stage & KS1?

kent-teachers — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:11:00 GMT

For those unsure about how to start using Learning Platforms / VLEs with younger children, Fiona Aubrey-Smith (Head of Education, UniServity) offers the following ideas Phonics : Wiki Wordbanks Assessment for Learning / Plenary : children respond to their...(read more)

AccessApps: 50 open source and freeware programmes

kent-teachers — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:40:00 GMT

Access Apps , a collection of over 50 open source and freeware programmes that can be run from a USB stick, has won the 2008 Scottish Open Source Award for Education Excellence. Worth a look. "AccessApps will run without needing to install anything...(read more)

Geography Christmas Quiz

kent-teachers — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:07:00 GMT

" Sharing is caring " Many thanks to Alexandra Chapman from Hartsdown Technology College , Margate, for producing this excellent end-of-term PowerPoint quiz, and sharing it with us. The Geography Christmas quiz takes about an hour to complete...(read more)

Myst in Swale

kent-teachers — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:28:00 GMT

If there are any teachers who are unable to join the Kent launch of the Myst project in Paddock Wood on 19th January, you would be welcome to join us in Urban Swale on Tuesday 6th January , at Fulston Manor School , Sittingbourne . Tim will be introducing...(read more)

New online resource for school rebuilds

kent-teachers — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:29:00 GMT

A new website to support school and local authority leaders involved in the Primary Capital Programme and Building Schools for the Future processes is now live. The Future website provides resources and news, and access is free. Go to http://future.ncsl...(read more)

2Create A Story - publishing online

kent-teachers — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:52:00 GMT

Karl Newman from Sevenoaks Primary sent me a link that I just had to share! Three children from Karl's Year One class had been using 2Create A Story to write about 'Sam The Spaceman'. They used a USB microphone to record their voices. Once...(read more)

Hands on Support Agreements

kent-teachers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:10:00 GMT

Leading ICT Teachers and Hands on Support Providers will be aware that all HoS activity should be recorded for monitoring and evaluation purposes. When planning local HoS provision, HoS Providers should conduct a prior assessment of needs and at the outset...(read more)

Using external websites in lessons

kent-teachers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Please may we remind all schools of the following: Children should always be supervised by a responsible adult when using the Internet. Teachers should evaluate any websites fully before they use them with their students. This includes websites going...(read more)

Course places still available for January

kent-teachers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:26:00 GMT

There are still a few places available for the following ICT courses in January: 08/01/2009 – E-Safety in the Primary School (Stour Valley) 14/01/2009 - Using ICT to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Science at Key Stage 2 (Oxford Rd) 28/01/2009 – Enhancing...(read more)

Mail exchange with the USA

kent-teachers — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:00 GMT

I teach first grade (6 yr. olds) in Alabama (United States). Each year the other first grade teacher and I (eight total) do a Christmas Around the World project. Each teacher takes a country or part of the world and we learn about the traditions, etc...(read more)

Social Networking

kent-teachers — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:51:00 GMT

Teachers accessing social networking sites for personal use during school hours " A primary school teacher accused of spending hours on the internet during class time, using social network sites including Facebook, has been found guilty of professional...(read more)

Christmas Teaching Resources

kent-teachers — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Christmas Activities, lesson plans and other useful websites. www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/festivals/xmas.htm Quick Links Advent Calendar World Advent Calendar Build a snowman Textease Christmas Resources Origins of Christmas Christmas Clip art Over 30 graphics...(read more)

Weather around the World update

kent-teachers — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:36:00 GMT

Forty schools from around the world are taking part right now in " Weather around the World ." www.segfl.org.uk/microsites2/view_project.php?id=95 Many of the schools have already published work on their project web pages including: Peponi House...(read more)

Safeguarding for an Online World: e-Safety in Schools Conference

kent-teachers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:42:00 GMT

KCC and Kent Police are hosting a further e-Safety Conference at Kent Police College, Maidstone on 21 January 2009 . The conference is aimed at Kent and Independent Primary, Special and Secondary Schools, Headteachers, Police Officers, e-Safety &...(read more)

Kent ICT Leading Teachers Conference

kent-teachers — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:02:00 GMT

A big thank you to Russell Prue and everyone else who contributed to another successful Kent Leading ICT Conference. Everyone who attended came away with lots of new and exciting ICT ideas to share with schools right across Kent. The official Kent Leading...(read more)

Website of the Week - Spelltube

kent-teachers — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:00 GMT

Spelltube www.spelltube.co.uk " Spelltube brings the weekly spelling list into the technological age. " Spelltube is a fun spelling website that allows teachers to assign video-based spelling lists to their pupils. At present it is aimed at...(read more)

ICT Mark Success

kent-teachers — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Many congratulations to St Teresa's Catholic Primary School in Ashford. It is the latest school in Kent to be awarded the ICT Mark and is the first school in the AS1 Partnership to achieve this prestigious award. Well done to everyone at the school...(read more)

Primary Framework iwb resources

kent-teachers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:29:00 GMT

A group of Herefordshire teachers have produced some high quality interactive whiteboard Promethean flipchart resources to support the teaching of Literacy within the Renewed Primary Framework. www.cs.herefordshire.gov.uk/ See also our IWB pages with...(read more)

Safer Internet Day - 10th February 2009

kent-teachers — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:27:00 GMT

To mark European Safer Internet Day, schools can download a pack of resources including brand new stand alone KS2 and 3 assemblies (which will be launched on the day). CEOP will be also be signposting to all the resources schools will need for SID 2009...(read more)

Next Generation Learning campaign website

kent-teachers — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:00 GMT

Becta has unveiled the new Next Generation Learning campaign website, as part of its drive to parents, learners and employers to get the most out of technology in education. The website is a key resource to find out more about the innovative and exciting...(read more)

Website of the Week - Learn your tables

kent-teachers — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:44:00 GMT

Learn Your Tables www.learnyourtables.co.uk Learnyourtables is an advert free site where pupil's can practice individual tables and take online assessments for both individual tables (18 question tests) and mixed tables (40 question tests). Click...(read more)

Leading ICT Teacher Conference - 20th November

kent-teachers — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:07:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce that Mike Temple will be addressing the conference next week. Mike is an independent consultant from The Life Skills Company specialising in the areas of behaviour management and ICT. His background includes: 13 years in special...(read more)

New National Strategies Website

kent-teachers — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:43:00 GMT

Visit the revised National Strategies website. http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/...(read more)

Weather around the World planning session

kent-teachers — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:22:00 GMT

Kent's 'Weather around the World' runs from Monday 24th November to Friday 5th December 2008 To find out more about the forthcoming “Weather around the World” fortnight you are invited to attend a training meeting at Ashford Oaks Primary School...(read more)

Weather Watch Update

kent-teachers — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:12:00 GMT

Taking place this week Taking place between Monday 3rd - Friday 7th November is our photographic competition. Click on the links below to see some of the digital images posted by Gerard O'Sullivan and students at Homewood School, Tenterden. We hope...(read more)

Bonfire Night Resources

kent-teachers — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Virtual Fireworks over well known places in Kent www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/festivals/fireworks/ Dover Castle fireworks Fireworks exploding over Dover Castle Could be used to inspire creative writing/poems - includes a wordbank Information about Bonfire Night...(read more)

Metal Detectors

kent-teachers — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:40:00 GMT

There's a new metal detectors page on Kent NGfL. It includes instructions for how to use the metal detector and downloadable .pdf files for printing. http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/metalDetector Ideas include shape bingo, bear bingo, phonemes...(read more)

Ideas for Computer Clubs

kent-teachers — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:22:00 GMT

Plea from a Kent teacher: " I'm setting up a computer club for my school but was looking for ideas to include. If you have any projects or sessions that have been really successful in your school please can you leave a comment. Thank you. "...(read more)

Website of the Week - Hopping down in Kent

kent-teachers — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:46:00 GMT

Hopping down in Kent www.hoppingdowninkent.org.uk We have chosen Hopping Down in Kent because hopping is mentioned in Nigel Hinton's story " Beavers Towers: Mission to Kent " which he wrote especially for Kent schools. On Thursday 23 October...(read more)

Improving Together Network - ICT Forum

kent-teachers — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:56:00 GMT

Attendance at ITN meetings this term has been especially healthy and ICT Consultants look forward to meeting attendees again in the Spring. We are currently reviewing our ITN programme to ensure that we are making progress in fulfilling our remit and...(read more)