Current news items from Register Schools:
Monday, 23rd August, 2010
Posted by: Northfleet School for Girls
RiskIT Week
Having run a successful RiskIT programme in the past, we are now repeating the event with more staff and ideas. RiskIT is a period during which staff try out innovative ideas using the technologies they have not used before or with new classes. Other teachers are invited to walk in and observe lessons or part of it. Some may be taking risks in trying new ideas for the first time, others taking risks with different classes, the outcome of the lesson is in a way not important, the emphasis is on Risk taking process. RiskIT week will take place either sides of October half term, over two weeks from: 18th October till 5th November (half term is 25th to 29th oct.) if you are interested in visiting the school during those perios, please email the school or myself.
Mr A Benjeddi
ICT Strategy
ICT Strategy
Tuesday, 17th August, 2010
Posted by: The ICT-Register Team
iNet online conference for students and educators
Free events to discuss digital literacy and to make global connections.
Students and educators can get involved by submitting papers, case studies, videos or audio recordings and taking part in online discussions.
The Student Conference runs from 18 to 24 October 2010 and the deadline for resources is Monday 20 September.
The Educator Conference runs from 01 to 07 November2010 and the deadline for resources is Monday 11 October.
Professor Yong Zhao, iNet Chair for Globalisation and New Technologies, will be participating in the conferences and taking part in online discussions.
Further details may be seen here on the flyer.
Tuesday, 6th July, 2010
Posted by: The ICT-Register Team
LAUNCHED! ThinkQuest Competitions!
This popular international competition is making a welcome comeback - track latest information on the ThinkQuest website! All three new ThinkQuest International Competitions described below, challenge students to solve a real-world problem by applying their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills.
ThinkQuest Projects Event
Age Divisions: 19 and under, 16 and under, & 12 and under
Participants will use ThinkQuest Projects, a hosted environment where students produce web-based learning projects, to create their entry. Teams will define the problem they intend to solve and create a ThinkQuest Project that presents their solution and the process they followed to develop their solution.
Digital Media Event
Age Divisions: 19 and under, 16 and under, & 12 and under
Participants will use digital media tools to produce a blog/journal, website, animation, public service announcement, photo essay, video, or some combination of these items. Teams will define the problem they intend to solve and produce an entry that presents their solution and the process they follow to develop their solution.
Application Development Event
Age Divisions: 22 and under, 19 and under, & 16 and under
Participants will develop a web-based application using their choice of programming language(s), software, and development environment. Teams will define the problem they intend to solve, produce an application that elegantly solves that problem for users, and present the process they followed to develop their solution.
Prizes
Laptop computers
Trip to ThinkQuest Live, USA
School/Organization Awards
"ThinkQuest has profoundly changed my classroom. It enables students to
collaborate on authentic problems and interact with the community. They
learn important 21st century skills, such as how to engage in digital
conversations, create valuable shared content and find partners
beyond their borders."
collaborate on authentic problems and interact with the community. They
learn important 21st century skills, such as how to engage in digital
conversations, create valuable shared content and find partners
beyond their borders."
Jeanne Paulus, Teacher, United States
Monday, 8th March, 2010
Posted by: Lodge Park Technology College
Lodge Park move to Windows Live Single Sign On for VLE and E-mail
Lodge Park Technology College have now integrated their email system into their VLE (Moodle). Staff and students can now login to Moodle with their Microsoft Live Services email address and password and access their email, calendar, SkyDrive, Spaces and Office Live workspaces all with this single account.
This has been an interesting time for the college and we have just started to scratch the surface of all the other services available with this service.
We aim to be a 'College in a Cloud' before long. For more information please do contact us.
This has been an interesting time for the college and we have just started to scratch the surface of all the other services available with this service.
We aim to be a 'College in a Cloud' before long. For more information please do contact us.
Wednesday, 15th July, 2009
Posted by: The Ashcombe School
MEDEA Awards
The Ashcombe School is the UK Schools' partner supporting the MEDEA Awards.
These awards are given annually to recognise the best examples of the innovative use of media in teaching and learning. See http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/partners/medea.htm for more information and http://www.medea-awards.com for further information about other European partners and how to enter this year's competition.
The Ashcombe's webmaster, David Seume, is the UK Contact Point for MEDEA
These awards are given annually to recognise the best examples of the innovative use of media in teaching and learning. See http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/partners/medea.htm for more information and http://www.medea-awards.com for further information about other European partners and how to enter this year's competition.
The Ashcombe's webmaster, David Seume, is the UK Contact Point for MEDEA