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16 November 2011 A head teacher from a primary school in one of the Northern Grid partner LAs recently asked about teaching Control Technology and what equipment was needed. Susie Arnott, who has worked with Northern Grid regularly over the last few years, has produced this helpful guide.
For more information contact support@northerngrid.org or contact Susie by email susie.arnott@mac.com on Twitter @darktigerlily or via her website http://www.storywebs.co.uk
Teaching Control Technology in the Primary Curricuum
Teaching control technology starts in Early Years.
Many Early Years settings...
05 January 2011 This Case Study by St John's Primary School, Darlington, details how the school have developed ICT. The Case Study includes samples of work and some example policies for schools to use.
21 January 2010 Learn how the success of a pilot project involving primary school pupils taking music lessons over videoconferencing, encouraged Dumfries & Galloway Council to invest in upgrading their broadband network to deliver cost effective teaching to a greater number of pupils.
Download this Case Study below
21 January 2010
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Something for Nothing - Introduction to Creative Commons
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24 November 2009 A documentary, based on an idea by Lord Puttnam, which examines the potential for a radical transformation of the way young people learn is released online today. Useful online activities for learners in key stages 3 & 4.
How would you like to see education change to better meet the needs of learners? Comment Below!
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02 November 2009 Digital literacy is a combination of functional ICT skills, critical thinking, collaboration skills and social awareness. Developing young people’s digital literacy in schools is a vital step in enabling them to become e-mature and safe participants in an increasingly dense landscape of technology and media developments.
The importance of digital literacy is recognised in the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum and in reforms to the secondary curriculum. Developing digital literacy is also a key aim of the Government’s Digital Britain strategy, aiming to increase young people’s ability to engage effectively with the world through technology.
Digital literacy relates to skills associated with:
Defining the task
Accessing information
Evaluating and understanding information
Creating...
09 September 2009
It has been just over 70 years since the start of the Second World War.
We've compiled a list of some great World War 1 and 2 resources for you to use.
World War II - Transition & Modern Foreign Languages
This resource was designed to assist teachers to help pupils foster an intergenerational and trans-national understanding of social relationships in the context of a major world event. It includes 5 distinct themed units of work from Key Stage 2 to A level. Also included is an exclusive commissioned video resource. The various resources support MFL / Literacy / Citizenship / Thinking Skills / History and...
24 August 2009 Start the Chopwell Wood Heritage Trail The Chopwell Wood Heritage Trail is a resource containing worksheets and interactive activities covering the areas of Art, Design & Technology, Geography, History, ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and Science.
Heritage is about history and how the past has shaped how we live today. There has been woodland where Chopwell Wood is today for thousands of years. Over all those years people have always used wood for all sorts of things from building their homes and furniture, to burning it as fuel for cooking and to keep warm. Woodcrafts developed, and many ancient woodcrafts are still practiced today. For...
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09 July 2009 ICT planning and assessing the curriculum for students with learning difficulties
Click here to go to the National Curriculum site
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09 July 2009 These documents were kindly provided by Ickburgh School, Hackney.
You can find them attached to this page
09 July 2009 These documents were kindly provided by Deborah Moppett from Ickburgh School, Hackney.
You can find them attached to this page
06 July 2009 This material is being hosted on the Northern Grid SEN site. It has been produced by David R Wilson from Harton School, South Shields. If you find other useful links please let us know so that we can update the lists.
Inclusive Curricula: Subject Teaching and Special Educational Needs Here is a series of links to websites featuring the teaching of National Curriculum subjects to students with special educational needs. Click on a category to view links for that subject.
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02 July 2009 Using ICT with SLD and PMLD students The following very detailed information and recording sheets are from Ian Bean at Priory Woods school, Middlesbrough.
You can find an MS Word document version of this resource attached.
Assistive Technology Over the last few years, the computer has developed into a valuable resource for teaching children with severe learning difficulties. Rapid advances in processing power have enabled manufacturers to provide sophisticated hardware and software solutions to the access and learning needs of disabled people. This 'Assistive Technology' was best described by Professor Stephen Hawkin, himself perhaps the most famous assistive technology user, as "A bridge to independence".
07 February 2002 These documents (in MS Word format) have be kindly provided by the staff at Greenfields School in Northampton. Contact Dave Murts Tel:01604 843657.
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