http://www.hmc.edu/www/interpedia/index.html
The Interpedia Project aims to bring an online encyclopedia to the Internet.
Here you can find out more about the project or obtain details on current
and experimental information resources around the Net.
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http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/schurric.htm
This is a very fine and parent-friendly explanation of the National
Curriculum, the statute book standards that are currently being foisted
on kids of school age all around the country. It's very fine, that is, as
far as it goes. It addresses the most basic questions Ü Which subjects
do pupils have to study? How is progress monitored? Can parents withdraw
children from certain subjects? etc. What it fails to deal with (it admits
to being only a brief guide) are the fine details. Conveniently it was the
fine details that provoked the misgivings many educational professionals
had when the National Curriculum was first introduced. To find out more,
users are directed to the wonderful world of HMSO publications. These tomes
can be ordered by phone and have to be paid for. Is it really too much to
ask that some of the this policy stuff we are deemed too stupid to digest
be made freely available online? The Internet could help as we all get educated
for democracy.
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http://www.unl.ac.uk/sofia/
SOFIA is the work of Paul Neale Squires, who graduated in May with a
BA in film studies and IT from the University of North London. Well, he
doesn't actually say he walked out of there with the degree but judging
by this Web site he certainly should have. This is an ambitious attempt
to present film theory in a fresh way by using the hypertextual, graphic
and interactive qualities of the Web. Due to copyright problems there is,
as Paul admits, a chronic lack of screenshots from films, but the design
and graphics are great so it's not a problem. Frankly, the project is hard
to describe but if you're interested in film, film theory, education or
the Internet, it's worth a close look, and Paul's opinions, featured on
his linked home page, are more coherent than those of most Netheads.
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http://sol.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/pages/schools_online/
These pages appear courtesy of a Government-funded project to connect
up a number of UK schools to the Internet. The schools themselves get a
great deal out of being able to create their own home pages, but anyone
can access the curriculum support for science and modern languages. These
areas are rather like a filter for information on the Web. Suggested sites
are recommended in an educational context with suggestions for follow-up
ideas. It's definitely worth exploring, providing, as it does, a model for
the future.
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/firstand
Schools Internet is a collection of varied and variable information
from companies in the education market. The listings are categorised and
you can search via Infoseek, but there doesn't seem to be an index. Although
Schools Internet claims to be definitive, it's far from comprehensive at
present, but it could become a useful resource.
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk/guide/files/pegasus.html
This is what the Net's all about... a synthesis of interactivity and
information which builds into a valuable archive for those with common interests.
Children from the EU member states use heritage projects from their own
countries to create online resources. Video conferencing connects UK colleges
as well as the President of the European Parliament. In fact it was the
European Parliament's Culture Youth and Media committee who funded the project.
Take that, John Redwood!
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http://www.pedagonet.com
This is a service to help you locate learning resource material - it'll
tell you which book or article you need and give pricing and contact details.
The site contains a database with categories ranging from auto mechanics
to dance, although there was no material in either of these categories.
In fact, there's not a great deal of material in any of the categories.
If you want to submit your own learning resource material you can post it
to the site for a one-week trial. All in all, its a nice idea, but the database
needs more content.
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http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/imschool/impnet.htm
The Department of Education comes out fighting with this set of pages
provocatively entitled 'Improving Schools'. The aim is to raise standards
and good practice, action plans and the role governors can play are all
covered here. The material is neatly presented but, depending on where you
stand on the battlefield that is the education system in this country, this
site is either a valuable source of information or government propaganda.
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http://www.tcns.co.uk/edex.html
Edex, short for the Education Exchange, provides Internet access and
resources to schools and other educational establishments for what it calculates
is 31p per person a year. This is working on the basis of a school with
1000 user names, which seems quite a challenge in itself. If that doesn't
interest you, then it offers a few ideas for classroom projects using the
Internet and some links to educational resources.
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http://www.educate.co.uk
Although the Internet is moving swiftly into schools, there seems to
be a dearth of good educational resources appearing at the moment. Ed-u-cate
is a publication aimed at parents, teachers and children which provides
information and support. A quick run down of what if offers: features on
stuff like creating a school home page; the National Curriculum etc; children's
pages in The Zone; links to schools online; a strong news section; reviews
of software; and places to go. As an environment it's not very enticing
but Ed-u-cate is not awful Ü it does what it does pretty well Ü
it's just that it tries to do too much and somehow falls between several
stools.
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/bln/index.html
Enhanced by dancing letters, spinning stars, and mucho Hot Java, this
site is dedicated to teachers, students and parents addressing bilingualism
and English as a second language and it's unexpectedly groovy. The home
page offers a Web search with Yahoo and a real-time clock or you can step
across cyber-thresholds like What's New, with a dual language info page
on the current Louvre Cezanne exhibit and suggestions for classroom projects.
Solicitations are requested from UK teachers and students.
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http://education.apple.com
Even if you work, or are in education, and don't use Apple equipment,
this Web site offers interesting information and ideas about using IT in
schools, colleges and universities, particularly long-distance and mobile
learning. Although versions are available in French and German as well as
English, the site originates in the US, but as long as you're broad-minded
that doesn't necessarily invalidate the content, particularly in terms of
sharing educational experiences through case studies.
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http://www.gu.edu.au/gwis/hub/hub.home.html
Encyclopedically huge selection of resources for the social sciences,
calling in just about every college department, academic periodical and
reference site on the Web (well kinda!). From philosophy, architecture and
anthropology to political economy, European and gender studies, it provides
an ideal focal point for happy-go-lucky humanities students. Based at Griffith
University, Brisbane, Oz.
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http://www.tcns.co.uk/info/aede.html
Regardless of whether you are familiar with the AEDE or not, there are
some useful resources here. Founded in 1956 by a group of French and German
professors, the association's main aim was to develop a sense of European
citizenship amongst participating students. Equipped with a brief that is
more relevant than ever, the Internet is a prime facilitator of these objectives:
see suggestions for a school email project as well as more general information
on conferences, exchanges, publications and awards.
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http://www.connect.org.uk/merseyworld/majmis/
Just a good example of a parent-friendly interface from what looks to
be a well run school in Liverpool.
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/fulham
Fulham Primary School's annual reports, policy statements, results and
inspections are now available to the public and, as ultimately all schools
will have a Web page, in the future, that'll mean advertising online. This
school is obviously extra sussed and the parents' handbook is worth a read.
Enjoy its concise, informative approach, whether you send your kids there
or not.
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http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
As an educative tool this will take some time to integrate into the
classroom but ultimately it could prove invaluable for schoolwork. Using
illustrated stories and group or individual activites, MegaMath effortlessly
introduces big mathematical ideas and key concepts in an elementary way.
Preparation, materials and new vocabulary are all included, as well as ways
of evaluating what has been learnt. On paper the subjects - Algorithms and
Ice Cream for All, Machines that Eat Your Words - sound pretty impenetrable,
but teachers should take a look.
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http://www.hubcom.com/rbs/
Basically this is one sheet of information with a few brief details
on the school. Most importantly, it includes a note on applications and
auditions for budding Darcy Bussells or wannabe Michael Clarkes.
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http://www.schools.channel4.co.uk/c4schools
Clean design makes this site a joy to use and extra useful for any teacher
wanting to browse the schools' programme schedules or get hold of accompanying
publications.
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http://ericir.syr.edu/Newton/welcome.html
These pages provide a superb set of resources for project-based science
work in the primary school. Developed from a family science programme in
the United States, they contain practical ideas, notes and suggestions for
activity work on topics ranging from antibiotics and earthquakes to movie
dinosaurs, printing money and arctic nutrition.
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http://www.wwt.co.uk/colleges/colleges.html
As the name suggests, this is an A-Z searchable listing of all the names,
addresses and contact numbers for every further education college in England.
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http://www.grolier.com
Grolier is actually a multimedia reference, games and children's publisher,
but rather than pushing its products it's provided a handful of fun and
educational links to help you pass the time of day.
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http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/Schools/schoolnet/schls.html
If you want to find UK primary and secondary schools with home pages
on the WWW, this is the place to start. Only a handful have a presence at
the moment but the number will surely grow.
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http://www.lewisham.ac.uk/college
Details of courses on offer at Lewisham College in south east London,
including the Jennie Brooks suite which caters for people with physical
disabilities, plus the usual links to other educational establishments.
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http://www.u-net.com/ppig/
Back copies of the group's newsletter and highly specialised discussion
on teamwork, technology and thinking. Highlights include 'Is it easier to
write matrix manipulations programs visually or textually? An empirical
study' and 'Scaffolding effective problem-solving strategies in interactive
learning environments.'. So there
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk
Research Machines is an expanding Internet service provider in the area
of education. As well as offering cheap access and free Webspace to schools
and colleges, its own Web pages are packed full of news, resources, advice
and IT support.
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http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/media.html
Gateway to academic and educational resources on all aspects of media
studies and communication.
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http://execpc.com/~nrcsa/
American organisation concerned with evaluating and encouraging all
forms of studying and learning languages abroad. Although there's a list
of foreign language courses in 25 different countries, information about
learning in specific places can be mailed to you direct.
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http://www.scri.fsu.edu/~dennisl/topics/math_magic.html
These card, rope, and calculation tricks require no mirrors, just a
basic understanding of mathematic principles.
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http://web66.coled.umn.edu
Web66 aims to provides information for students and teachers to integrate
the World Wide Web into education. There are links to What's New for kids,
school WWW servers, excellent site building tutorials and navigation lessons
for newbies.
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http://ncet.csv.warwick.ac.uk/index.html
The National Council for Educational Technology (the government quango
for IT in education) offers a range of information, including advice to
parents on computer usage and suggestions for schools on how to control
Internet access. The pages are focused, updated fairly regularly and, best
of all, relate to the UK, not the US, education system.
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http://www.bev.net/education/SeaWorld/homepage.html
This database has been set up by Sea World USA as an educational service
for teachers and children. There's information, games, teaching guides and
quizzes about animals children love, likes whales, dolphins, dugongs, gorillas,
lions, tigers and walruses. It's set out in an interactive fashion, to make
it fun learning some of the more laborious details of scientific classification,
latin nomenclature and biological value.
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http://www.fsr.com/~janesta/masc/index.html
Moscow, Idaho but this isn't your average high school, with hours from
3pm to 9pm, five-week terms, tailored enrolments and the option of external
tutoring. Check out the graphics and read the school's story. There are
also some educational links here but they're pretty basic.
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http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
Choose from a range of 19 main subject categories of educational interest.
Don't be put off by the 'kids' emphasis. There's something here for you.
Other links include instructions on how to set up a Web server in your classroom
and a collection of other sites set up for children.
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http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~insttech/frog
This online tutorial is just one of the great educational resources
on the Net. It sets out to teach you how to be nifty with a knife in the
biology classroom and is aimed at US high schools, so it's suitable for
UK secondary students. The text is admirably clear and the movies alarmingly
to the point. This is not for the squeamish, but then again watching a frog
being hacked to pieces on screen is probably preferable to doing it yourself.
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