Education
on the Internet
is published by Spartacus
Educational every week. The newsletter includes news, reviews
of websites and articles on using ICT in the classroom. Members of
the mailing list are invited to submit information for inclusion in
future newsletters. In this way we hope to create a community of people
involved in using the Internet in education. Currently there are 25,160
subscribers to the newsletter.
Virtual
School Library: This website reflects the fact that information
is becoming digital and this implies changes in the way we access
resources, communicate, handle meta-data, exchange, share and present
information. In The Virtual School Library you can explore the possibilities
of being providers of information instead of consumers, and the user
shall be able to communicate, publish and distribute as easily as
they can search and retrieve. The website claims it will help students
to become more and more responsible for their own learning and the
teacher progressively will become more of a mentor and guide.
Tooter4kids:
This website is for primary school teachers who would like to use
the Internet for lots of information. This site was produced and maintained
by Mrs. Susan Stein. You can use the Teacher Resource Page for 100's
of links to poetry, language, science, social studies, writing, etc.
Themes On Line offers many themes that you could use in the classroom.
It is unique because it offers graphics, introductions, vocabulary
explanations, poetry, quizzes, and word searches. Writing4Kids is
a page where kids can submit their writing and have it published online
for all to see. The kids also have a Kids Literacy Page, Homework
Helpers, Kids Friendly LInks, and Favorite Links, along with Math,
and Language links that are a safe surf. Teachers can also enjoy the
use of the Back to School Page and Enjoying Literacy.
ENIS
is the European Network of Innovative Schools. For every Ministry
of Education that takes part in the ENIS organisation, there is an
ENIS Co-ordinator, who is responsible for the national network of
innovative schools. This person lays out the agreed European criteria
and procedures in his/her own Ministry, and identifies how they can
be integrated into national policy. The best way to identify schools
on a national level is determined by the Ministry, which certifies
ENIS schools to be integrated into the European Network.
History
Virtual
Museum: Using original documents, images, and film from the Public
Record Office's 1000 year old collection, the 'Virtual Museum' provides
a showcase for some of the treasures at the PRO. Visitors can explore
everything from Famous Names to Crime & Punishment, and from War
& Defence to Kings & Queens. They can find out surprising
facts about famous people - including William Shakespeare, Robin Hood
and Sir Elton John - as well as the extraordinary feats of ordinary
people. Explore each century of the last millennium in the 'Millennium
Galleries' and find out more about
the most famous documents at the PRO in the 'Icons' galleries.
Southampton's
Archaeology Collections are now available online. The Archaeology
Object Database is designed to increase access to the city's Designated
archaeology collections and provides a virtual tour of the city's
archaeology collection, which spans prehistoric Roman, Saxon and Medieval
periods. The database is the result of three years extensive work
documenting the collection. It is funded by the Resource/DCMS Designation
Challenge Fund.
English
Teachit:
The new version of this popular website continues to offer everything
you like about Teachit: the 2000+ pages of English, Drama and Media
teaching resources, the online lessons, monthly newsletter and web
links. Accessing all of this free content is now easier because Teachit
have changed the underlying site structure and added a keyword, text
and author search function. Teachit also has a new subscription service,
TeachitPLUS, which offers adaptable versions of top Teachit resources
for under 40p per week.
Word
Detective: This is the online version of the Word Detective, a
newspaper column that answers questions about words and language.
The Word Detective is written by Evan Morris and appears in newspapers
in the U.S., Mexico and Japan. The Word Detective receives hundreds
of questions every week, and Morris does not promise to answer every
question he receives. If the question is answered, it will appear
first in The Word Detective newspaper column and then be posted on
this web page. You can also buy a hardback collection of The Word
Detective columns from the site.
Business
Studies
Biz/ed
Newsletter: This is a unique feature of Biz/Ed in that it incorporates
a current news item and develops this into a theoretical analysis.
The piece draws on the glossary, diagram bank and chronology sections
to allow students to download a range of materials relevant to the
topic being discussed. In the periods immediately before public examinations
two editions are published weekly and concentrate on the major topics
included in the AS and A2 papers of both Business Studies and Economics.
Entrepreneur:
This online version of the Entrepreneur magazine provides a wealth
of information on starting, growing and managing a small business.
The material is organized under the following headings: Starting Out,
Homebased Business, Franchise Zone, Technology, Tools & Services,
How-Tos, e-Business, Sales & Marketing, Money & Finance, Opportunities
and Management. There is also an Ask the Experts section.
Modern
Languages
Canal Rêve
offers free on-line activities for learners of French. The website
is designed as a TV programme in which you will find three different
levels: (1) Interactive broadcasts such as music, cooking, weather
forecasts, games etc, using multimedia and offering help when needed.
They can be used either by isolated learners or by school groups.
(2) Quarterly competitions, inviting participants to produce html
documents in French on given subjects. Winners receive prizes (provided
by a French publisher Didier). Every item of work is published on
the Canal Rêve website. (3) A production department built up
from pedagogical materials specifically intended to help learners
and teachers working with Canal Rêve.
Multimedia
Physik: A portal to school physics, mathematics, astronomy and
science for teachers and students studying in German. Produced by
Peter Krahmer at the University of Wuerzburg, the website had many
links to English written pages.
Science
Polar
Bears: Have you ever wondered how climate change is effecting
polar bears? The WWF is funding research at the Norwegian Polar Institute
to find out how species dependent on sea ice habitats
are impacted by climate change. By tracking the movements of polar
bears, we can learn more about how they use their habitat. Two
bears, Gro and Louise, are tagged with radio collars, which beam their
positions via a satellite to this website.
By visiting the WWF's Polar Bear Tracker, students can follow the
movements of the polar bears and find out how pollution, overhunting
and the melting of arctic sea ice is effecting them.
Echo:
This impressive website catalogues, annotates and reviews sites on
the history of science and technology. The material is organized under
the following headings: Earth Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences,
Behavioral Sciences, Aviation & Space Exploration, Engineering,
Computers, Consumer Technology, Industrial Technology and Military
Technology.
Physical
Education
Physical
Education in Ireland: The site contains information which is of
use to Physical Education professionals in Ireland specifically, but
is also useful as a reference to Physical Education professionals
from other countries. It's focus is the four new syllabi that are
presently in the process of development in Ireland - the Junior Cycle
syllabus, Senior Cycle syllabus, Leaving Certificate Applied syllabus
and the Leaving Certificate syllabus. The latter is the one which
is the focus of most attention/debate in Ireland at the moment as
it represents the first time that Physical Education as a subject
becomes a part of the formal certification process at Leaving Certificate
level, the equivalent of A-levels in the UK. In addition there are
some sample teaching materials available to help people get a flavour
of the new syllabi and the site also contains information on the revised
Physical Education curriculum for Primary schools (pupils aged 5-12
years) in addition to a links section where other sites that may be
of interest to Physical Educators are reviewed.
Book
Section
Computer
Active Web Guide: The best website guide available and it only
costs £4.99. Sections include Arts & Literature, Food &
Drink, Music, TV & Radio, News, Reference, History, Finance, Cars
& Bikes, Computers, Travel, Science & Nature, Kids, Education,
Health & Fitness, Leisure & Hobbies, Home & Garden, Sport
and Portals. There is also a CD that contains all the website reviews
and directory listings. In addition, all of the URLs on the CD form
clickable hyperlinks.
Do you
want to have your website listed in our web directory? If so, send
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