General Websites

NB When visiting a site pay close attention to copyright, licence details and other legal notices.

The websites listed here are a combination of those posted in both the April and December 2002 ICT in Fife Schools' newsletters are useful for the following studies:

Channel 4's Essential website for P4 to early secondary
BBC interactive
Resources and Online Interactive Websites
Worksheets Online
A portal to a vast range of websites
Software Evaluation Websites
BECTa website - British portal to ICt and educational resources
ICT advice
Teacher Resource Exchange

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Channel 4's Essential website for P4 to early secondary

The education section of Channel 4's website offers a wide range of resources with a mix of on-line interactive activities and free, downloadable worksheets and more, for both primary and secondary pupils and teachers.


http://www.4learning.co.uk/weblogic/essentials/index.shtml

The primary site contains Essentials -a colourful and entertaining set of educational websites covering science, geography and history at key stage 2 (upper primary, ages 7 - 11) but some of the information could suit early secondary classes and there is a secondary section.

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary

The secondary site will be covered in the next newsletter but teachers may visit the site at

http://www.channel4.com/learning/secondary.html

or subject specific sites, for example English

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/W/waywithwords/main.html


or Science 11-14

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/S/sos/

 

and Homework High www.homeworkhigh.com

which is aimed at school pupils. Although available at all times certain subjects have an online teacher response:-

Science

Monday

Maths

Tuesday

English, French, German and Spanish

Wednesday

Geography and History

Thursday

all at 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm (The days and times are subject to change)

Please conduct your own research before deciding whether or not to direct pupils to this website.

 


BBC Interactive website

The BBC is a prime source for free resources and the section dedicated to education is known as BBCi. From the main website users are able to access areas specific to …

Schools Online start at www.bbc.co.uk/schools or go direct to

Pre-school

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/preschool

The Nations site has a specific Scottish section at www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education

Age 4—11

www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/4_11

Revision (10—11)

www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/teachers

Nations

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/nations

Age 11—16 split into English, History. Maths, Other subjects and Science

www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/11_16

A BBC leaflet presenting helpful flowcharts of the whole range of websites will be forwarded to schools with this newsletter and will be available on Internet training courses.

Revision (11-14) and 16+ includes Bitesize for most subjects

www.bbc.co.uk/revision

Age 16+

www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources and Online Interactive Websites

Primary Resources

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/index2.htm

Children’s Literature Resources

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/rteacher.html

Number Time

www.bbc.co.uk/education/numbertime

Puzzle Maths

http://www.4learning.co.uk/puzzlemaths/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Worksheets Online

Sites offering the opportunity to create worksheets online and for pupils to attempt a variety of applications in real time.

Puzzles of all description

http://www.puzzlemaker.com/

Worksheet Factory

http://www.worksheetfactory.com/resources.html

Worksheets and puzzles

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/work_sheets/

 

 

 

The Lighthouse for Education

North East Lincolnshire has won a number of awards for its very informative website. Please take a look. It is a very useful portal to a large number of websites which have been arranged under categories to assist the busy teacher.

http://www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Software Evaluation Sites

Two very useful sites are:

Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia

http://www.teem.org.uk/

Becta’ Educational Software Database

http://besd.becta.org.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

BECTa

http://www.becta.org.uk/index.cfm

An excellent site covering all aspects of ICT use in education. There are numerous sections of interest to all teachers. Just use the search facility to find what you want. An extract from the site explains what is available

From case studies and examples of good practice to practical guidance on using ICT within the curriculum and for administration, the Becta web site can help keep you up to date. The Becta Web site can be navigated in a number of ways, and further information on how you can use the Becta Web site to best effect is provided in our frequently asked question, how can I make the most of the Becta Web site?

 

 

 

www.ictadvice.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/

The Teacher Resource Exchange is a database of resources and activities designed to help teachers develop and share ideas for good practice. The new-look, redeveloped TRE provides a variety of navigational features designed to deliver resources specific to your needs.

Registration is free. Enter your subject or sector and your profile will be customised to suit your needs so that the next time you log on a wide range of resources will be accessible from your home page.

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