Education
on the Internet
Number
52: 8th January, 2003
Introduction
Education
on the Internet
is published by Spartacus
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of websites and articles on using ICT in the classroom. Members of
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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.
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News
and Articles
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
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