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Home Access Programme

Home Access is a government drive which will help low-income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home. Families who are on a low income in receipt of certain benefits could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years’ internet access. The programme...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 02-08-2010
Upgraded your computers?

If you have recently upgraded your ICT equipment and you are looking to dispose of old machines, Computers for Africa may be able to help. This company is being supported by Kent County Council. Computers4Africa is a local charity which sends IT equipment donated from schools and businesses to schools...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 08-11-2009
Thinking of buying a Smart Table?

A Smart Table is a multitouch/multiuser table for primary education. Tom Barrett is a teacher who is using a SMART Table in his classroom. His first post, " SMART Table in my classroom- Days 2-5: Teething Problems " provides some insight about potential problems teachers might face when introducing...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 07-06-2009
Russell Prue's recommended technology list

Leading ICT Teachers who saw Russell Prue in action at our November conference might be interested in reading his suggestions for technologies he believes could impact on teaching and learning in the 21st Century. These include: Virtual PE Teacher and Dance Exercise Instructor Dane-Elec ZPen VIPRO Glass...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 05-07-2009
Online Stopwatch

I've liked the downloadable stopwatch from www.online-stopwatch.com for some time now. I noticed today that they've added some great new versions.Theres an egg timer, a clock and a bomb with a fuse!! All with variable times. www.online-stopwatch.com/download-stopwatch/ The Kent one doesn't...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 03-06-2009
Computers 4 Africa - disposal of used computers in schools

Computers 4 Africa (C4A) is a charity which provides ICT to African schools. They ask for donations of working equipment with a minimum specification of a Pentium III processor. All computers sent to Africa are striped down to their basic components and recycled if necessary to create new products. C4A...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 01-22-2009
Netbooks coming to a clothes shop near you!

Netbooks, small laptop computers with more limited memory and features, look likely to be the next big thing in electronics world. Elonex, a small British computer maker, will start selling its £99 ‘netbooks’ from February in Next and M&S, hoping that its cheap, 'handbag size' laptop computers...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 01-08-2009
Metal Detectors

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 on shells and ordering numbers to 20. Watch out for...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 10-27-2008
Top 100 Tools for Learning Spring 2008

The Top 100 Tools for Learning Spring 2008 list has now been finalised from the contributions of 155 learning professionals from education, workplace learning and continuing professional development. http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 04-06-2008
Games Page - new bits

There are some new resources available from the KentNGfL games page, (they are very much open to change so please do suggest improvements): Phase2 Sound Buttons - supports Letters and Sounds . Choose only the sets you are teaching to make new words. Phase 3 and 4 Sound Buttons - supports Letters and...

Posted to Kent ICT Blog (Weblog) by kent-teachers on 02-21-2008

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