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MobileInnovative Curriculum at Normanby Primary13 May 2011 Innovative Curriculum at Normanby is a series of case studies based on the award winning primary school Normanby in Middlesbrough.UPDATED:...
Also labeled: Case Studies, Case Study - School-based Innovations and Projects, Handheld, ICT, Innovation, Awards Case Study Keep informed about the status of the Northern Grid network24 March 2011On the rare occasions that there are problems with the Northern Grid network we want to ensure that we are able to keep users informed. We have just launched a notification system that will be used when we have important announcements about service affecting issues. Examples of this would be a disruption of service or notification of an upgrade. It will not be used for day to day announcements about content or events; these will continue to be circulated through our Northern Grid will soon be looking into developing interactive education apps for Apple's iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad. In the meantime, we thought we'd collect together some useful information about using and developing for them. Mobile phones and the internet have made a huge difference to our lives. But, like everything, they can be used for good or bad purposes. It all depends on what you do with them. This resource by phone company Orange highlights some of the dangers of the mobile and... A recent project at Huntcliff School funded by Northern Grid was to develop learning materials for use with interactive handheld devices. This summary aims to distil some of the lessons learned so that others approaching similar projects do not need to reinvent the wheel. The project was based around producing resources for use in the History and Geography Departments, but many of the lessons learned are also applicable to other areas. |
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A great E-Safety resource from MTV looking at defining where the lines are drawn for inappropriate behaviour online. 
In June of this year Normanby Primary School, in Redcar and Cleveland LA, received the Northern Grid for Learning’s prestigious “
