New Stuff:
Ofsted, 2009, The importance of ICT: information and communication technology in primary and secondary schools, 2005/2008
Booth, Robert (2009)
Video games are good for children - EU report, The Guardian 12 February 2009
Shepherd,
Jessica (2009) No escape from turning up to class, The Guardian 13 January 2009
DCSF (2008),
The Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum: Interim report (Rose Review) - check out the executive summary, looking for
references to ICT (then, if you're really keen, follow these up by looking at the relevnt sections). Click here
for more information about the review and links to on-line discussion forums about the report.
The links on this page were all checked on September 28, 2008. They will be regularly updated -
but please let me know if any don't work.
Many of them link to electronic forms of documents which are also available in a printed form - for these
documents, please list them in your bibliography as though you were using the printed document.
- Ictopus - Ictopus (ICT online primary user support) is a free support service for primary education which was launched on 1st September 2007. Each week registered members of the service have access to a six page printable magazine (Sharing Good Practice) and a set of activity suggestions (lessons2go). There are also frequent news postings and a variety of other resources and projects. All the resources are available from the web archive and members can also opt to receive alerts offering a one-click download service for each item.
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Teacher reference centre - one of the resources available to members of Blackburn Library (you're all entitled to
become members). This index of over 260 titles, from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals and books, provides coverage on key education topics such as assessment, continuing education, curriculum development, instructional media, literacy standards and more, for K-12 teachers and librarians.
- John, Merlin (2008)
Is the paperless school in sight?" The Guardian, 8/1/2008
Becta (2008), Harnessing Technology schools survey 2008 - data, analysis and summary can be dowloaded from
this page.
- Becta (2008)
Harnessing Technology: Next Generation Learning
- Becta (2007) Harnessing Technology Review 2007: Progress and impact of technology in education
- Becta (2006). Internet Safety - Safe use of the Internet
- Becta (2006) Becta Review 2006 - download the pdf file from this page
- Becta (2006)
Making a difference with technology for learning: evidence for school leaders - download the pdf file from this page
- Blackburn with Darwen E Learning Team (2006), ICT Scheme of Work
- Cabinet Office/National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (2005) Get Safe Online
- Deaney, R, Hennessy, S & Ruthven, K (2004) ICT-Supported Subject Teaching & Learning, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education
- DfES 2005 Harnessing Technology: Transforming learning and children's services
- this page contains links that allow you to download the whole document, or just the summary.
- DfES 2006
Every Child Matters - cross-Government working with local partners to achieve better outcomes for children and young people. This
link takes you to the DCSF Every Child Matters home page
- DfES (2004)
Supporting learning and teaching in primary schools: Curriculum Online and eLCs
- DfES (2003)
The big pICTure: ICT and attainment, motivation and learning
- DfES (2003)
Excellence and Enjoyment
- DfES (2003)
Fulfilling the Potential
- DfES/QCA (1999 - 2002).
Information and Communication Technology in the National
Curriculum.
- DfES/QCA (2003). Information Technology. A scheme of work for Key Stages 1 and 2.
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Economic and Social Research Council - home page - allows you to search for current research documents
- Freedman, Terry (editor) (2006),
Coming of Age: An introduction to the NEW world wide web, Terry Freedman Ltd
- The Guardian Education section up to date news
- Jupitermedia (2003),Webopaedia - on-line dictionary of computer and Internet terms.
- Lancashire County Council (downloaded 9 Oct 2005) ICT Scheme of Work
- Lesley University - Cambridge, Massachusetts (2002). Evaluating Web Sites - Criteria for the Classroom
- Papert, Seymour (1998), "The 11th Colin Cherry Memorial Lecture on Communication"
- transcript of lecture to Imperial College, London
- Teachernet - updated regularly Learning, teaching and managing using ICT - articles and links to information about governement initiatives & partners