Education on the Internet
Number 52: 8th January, 2003
Introduction
Introduction
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 30,334 subscribers to the newsletter.
All reviews are added to our web directory. There are sections on Primary Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Modern Languages, History, Geography, Design & Technology, Business Studies, Media Studies, ICT, Sociology, Music, Politics, Economics, Photography, Art & Design, Theatre Studies, Physical Education and Religious Studies.
John Simkin
Educationalists: Those responsible for any element of school management will find that this website an invaluable resource. It provides them with the unique facilities to find quickly and simply the expertise they require in any given subject. It centres around a powerful database of educationalists and a searchable library of related materials that they have submitted. The whole process of finding an educationalist is quick, easy and completely free of charge!
Google Web Directory: The Google Web Directory starts with a collection of websites selected by Open Directory volunteer editors. Google then applies its patented Page Rank technology to rank the sites based on their importance. Horizontal bars, which are displayed next to each web page, indicate the importance of the page, as determined by PageRank. The websites are listed under the categories: Arts, Business, Computers, Games, Health, Home, Kids and Teens, News, Recreation, Reference, Regional, Science, Shopping, Society, Sports and World.
New Technologies & Pedagogies: This conference marks a unique event in the history of the European Schoolnet (EUN). For the very first time, EUN is offering the opportunity for the members of its networks to meet together, discuss and learn from each other. The theme for the EUN Schoolnetworks Conference is ' New Technologies & Pedagogies, The Keys to Collaboration'. Through a series of network meetings, training sessions and parallel workshops, the conference will provide an opportunity for the members of EUN networks to meet, discuss and explore new ways of collaborating and setting up projects.
History
Making of the United Kingdom: A collection of articles on British History between 1450 and 1750. As well as 130 biographies there are articles on Catholics and Protestants, Elizabethan Theatre, Elizabeth and Marriage, Henry VIII and the Pope, Kett Rebellion, The Protestant Reformation, Pilgrimage of Grace, The Spanish Armada, Tudor Monasteries, Tudor Parliaments, Charles II and the Catholics, Weapons of the Civil War, Cavaliers, Roundheads, New Model Army, Pride's Purge, Putney Debates, Wales and the Civil War, Diggers, Levellers, Fifth Monarchists, Regicides, Restoration, Culloden, Glorious Revolution, Great Fire of London, Jacobite Rebellion and the Rye House Plot.
Women in the Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution in part was fueled by the economic necessity of many women, single and married, to find waged work outside their home. Women mostly found jobs in domestic service, textile factories, and piece work shops. They also worked in the coal mines. For some, the Industrial Revolution provided independent wages, mobility and a better standard of living. For the majority, however, factory work in the early years of the 19th century resulted in a life of hardship. This lesson, produced by Lyn Reese, concentrates on the testimonies collected by Parliamentary commissions who began to investigate the industrial employment of women and children in the early 1840s.
Art
Graphic Witness: This website dedicated to social commentary through graphic imagery by artists working from the turn of the 20th Century to the present, with related bibliographic and biographic data. The two newest sections of Graphic Witness are Taller de Gráfica Popular, the noted Mexican collective graphic workshop, and The Illustrated Enemy, a look at how the combatants in World War I (and some from World War II) viewed one another, by illustrated post cards and magazine caricature.
James Gillray: In 1775 James Gillray began selling his engravings to London print shops. Three years later he became a student at the Royal Academy where he studied under Francesco Bartolozzi. Gillray set himself up as a portrait painter in Little Newport Street but he did not obtain many commissions. Therefore Gillray was forced to continue producing engravings for print shops. Gillray's first prints were chiefly devoted to social subjects but by 1782 he began to concentrate on political caricatures. After 1791 Gillray worked exclusively for Hannah Humphrey and helped her become London's leading print-seller. This website run by Bucknell University provides forty-four examples of Gillray's best work.
Citizenship
Personal, Social and Health Education: TeacherNet has launched a new PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) area of its site. It's a dedicated learning and development resource, and includes: a flexible, interactive tool to help identify your development needs; a signpost to 'learning pathways' offering a range of learning options; a database of resources; and the opportunity to share ideas, seek advice and contribute your own good practice through the bulletin board.
Citizen Education: A consortium of organisations - Central Bureau, Commonwealth Institute, Council for Environmental Education, Development Education Association and Oxfam - have come together to produce this portal website on Citizenship Education. The website is maintained by the Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education at the University of Leicester. It receives advise and support from the Council for Education in World Citizenship, the Department for Education and Skills, and the Department for International Development.
Geography
Inside World is a collection of country and region websites providing local news and information to a worldwide audience. Inside World’s headlines are available on this site and you can read about the latest stories online or you could sign up to receive a free daily e-mail with current affairs, business, economy, politics and more for the countries you select. Inside World publishes a growing number of Country Portals. Each portal providing site visitors a comprehensive overview of websites currently online for the country of your choice.
Database Europe is the product of an extracurricular project at a German grammar school, the Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium Erlangen. It is being compiled by students and teachers to enable non-computer geeks to make use of the vast amount of information on the internet without getting lost and tangled in its web. Database Europe concentrates on geographical, economic, political and cultural information as this kind of data undergoes permanent change, which is why teachers and students often lack up-to-date material.
European Quizzes: As part of the Spring Europe Project a collection of quizzes can be found on Reinhard Bock's website. Countries covered include Austria, Belgium, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.
Photography
Picture History: Old photographs hold a special mystery. Being able to study scenes and faces from the past and to know how something or somebody looked so long ago makes you feel almost as if you had been there yourself or known that person in some fleeting way, as if you could smell the air or hear the voices, feel the wind, the press of a hand. Picture History is an on-line archive of images and film footage illuminating more than 200 years of American history. Included in its holdings is the acclaimed Meserve-Kunhardt Collection of 19th century photography as well as thousands of images that have been researched and acquired by Kunhardt Productions for use in historical documentaries over the past fifteen years. Picture History is intended for the personal use of students, educators, scholars, and the general public curious about the past. High resolution images and film footage are available for professional and personal licensing.
Lewis Hine: In 1908 the National Child Labour Committee employed Lewis Hine as their staff investigator and photographer. Hine travelled the country taking pictures of children working in factories. In one 12 month period he covered over 12,000 miles. Factory owners often refused Hine permission to take photographs and accused him of muckraking. To gain access Hine sometimes posed as a fire inspector. Hine worked for the National Child Labour Committee for eight years. Hine told one audience: "Perhaps you are weary of child labour pictures. Well, so are the rest of us, but we propose to make you and the whole country so sick and tired of the whole business that when the time for action comes, child labour pictures will be records of the past." This History Place website provides a large collection of these photographs that helped to bring an end to child labour in America.
Modern Languages
Jennifer Language Page: At this site you can learn how to say several words and phrases in hundreds of different languages. This includes "hello" (800 languages), "thank you" (500 languages), "goodbye" (450 languages), "how are you?" (425 languages), "welcome" (325 languages), "please" (270 languages), "I don't understand" (255 languages), "good morning" (250 languages) and "good evening" (225 languages).
Susanne Pratscher's Website: On this website, Susanne Pratscher, a teacher from Austria, provides information about school activities concerning languages (German, English, French and Italian). Furthermore there are a number of English language exercises (grammar and vocabulary) for students. They are linked to an Austrian university website which offers a so-called "Ergebnisverwaltung" (i.e. management of results). That is especially useful for teachers who have a whole class solve exercises and can then check the outcomes of all students. Students just have to enter a name and a class before they start the exercise.
Here are some of the permanent vacancies currently available on Eteach.com: History teacher, Secondary, London; Science teacher, Secondary, Oxfordshire; Maths teacher, Secondary, Manchester To apply, or search for more jobs like these, visit : Eteach.com
