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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:
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Channel 4's Essential website for P4 to early
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BBC interactive |
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Resources and Online Interactive Websites |
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Worksheets Online |
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A portal to a vast range of websites |
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Software Evaluation Websites |
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BECTa website - British portal to ICt and educational
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ICT advice |
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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.
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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
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Maths
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English, French, German and Spanish
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Geography and History
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all at 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm (The days and times are subject
to change)
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Please conduct your own research before deciding whether or not
to direct pupils to this website.

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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 …
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Resources and Online Interactive
Websites
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Creating Worksheets Online
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The Lighthouse for Education
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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

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Software Evaluation Sites
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Two very useful sites are:

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BECTa

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

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