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INSET: ICT
Basic
Webpublishing and Interactive Stories First,
middle and special This
course is similar to last year’s “Developing your school
website” course. It
focuses on a basic website development program - Webworkshop - to
introduce planning and building a school website. Because
of the simplicity of the program it is also possible to use it to
develop simple interactive stories with sound and pictures.
During the day teachers will have the opportunity to use Webworkshop
and produce an interactive story or website. The
course will also demonstrate how to “upload” the websites
developed by teachers and pupils.
For teachers who attended last year’s course there is a
twilight on uploading websites.
Teachers wanting to produce more sophisticated websites
should consider the courses on MS FrontPage which will cover
developing and managing sites, adding animated graphics, etc.. Technical
expectations : a basic understanding of PC windows 9.15am
to 3.30pm on: RT401
: Monday 12th June 2000 RT402
: Wednesday 12th July 2000 RT403
: Tuesday 17th October 2000 RT404
: Monday 20th November 2000 RT405
: Friday 2nd February 2001 RT406
: Thursday 15th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First,
middle and special One
of the dilemmas facing many class teachers is “How can I make use
of my ICT resources when delivering the Literacy Hour?”.
This half day course not only enables teachers to evaluate
the most recent software available but also provides an opportunity
to discuss appropriate strategies to make full use of this
provision. Technical
expectations : no previous ICT skills required, only an interest in
the use of ICT in the Literacy Hour. RT407
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Wednesday 27th September 2000 RT408
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 17th January 2001 RT409
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Tuesday 13th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First,
middle and special This
course will look at software available to support teaching in
dedicated Numeracy lessons. Software examined will include CDs such as Sherston’s
“Numeracy Works” and the software provided for schools through
the Numeracy strategy. As
well as providing time to look at some of these resources there will
also be guidance on integrating the use of ICT into Numeracy
lessons. Technical
expectations : no previous ICT skills required. RT410
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on
Wednesday 11th October 2000 RT411
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on
Thursday 8th February 2001 RT412
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Monday 12th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Looking
at Software for Early Years, First and Special Schools First
and special The
number of different software packages available to support the
curriculum within schools is ever increasing.
This course provides an opportunity for teachers to try out a
range of software to support teaching and learning across the Early
Years and key stages one and two range. During
the day teachers will have the opportunity to use and review a
variety of CDROMs, try out software for different age ranges and
examine some free pupil based resources available over the Internet. Attending
the course should help teachers to better plan the provision of
software within their own school. Technical
expectations : no previous ICT skills required. 9.15am
to 3.30pm on: RT413
: Friday 29th September 2000 RT414
: Thursday 15th February 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Using
the Internet to Support Teaching and Learning First,
middle and special The
National Grid for Learning expects that teachers and pupils should
not only have access to the Internet but be active users.
This session provides teachers with a very basic knowledge to
make searches using different search engines and have the
opportunity to visit useful sites.
During the session we will look at how we can capture
different materials such as images, text and sound which can then be
used to support other programmes such as work processors and DTP
packages. The course
will also look at the Northumberland Education Website (NEWS) and
consider how this might be used as a starting point for activities. Technical
expectations : no special expectations required. RT415
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Thursday 18th May 2000 RT416
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Monday 19th June 2000 RT417
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Monday 3rd July 2000 RT418
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Monday 10th July 2000 RT419
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Friday 15th September 2000 RT420
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 20th September 2000 RT421
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Wednesday 22nd November 2000 RT422
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 23rd November 2000 RT423
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Tuesday 16th January 2001 RT424
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 25th January 2001 RT425
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 14th February 2001 RT426
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Wednesday 7th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park All
phases Spent
all your requisition? Need a program for Control?
This could be the answer!
MSW Logo is a completely free program which can be downloaded
from the Internet and installed on any number of computers at school
or at home. It allows
users to write simple commands to control an on-screen turtle, or to
create procedures composed of a number of commands. The
course aims to provide an introduction to the program, along with
suggestions for use in the classroom. Technical
expectations: Complete beginners are welcome to apply 4.00
to 6.00pm on: RT452
: Tuesday 9th May 2000 RT453
: Thursday 14th September 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Desk
Top Publishing with MS Publisher98 All
phases This
course is an introduction to producing DTP documents in Publisher98
and will involve entering and manipulating text and graphics. Participants
will be shown how to create a variety of resources and materials
including banners and posters.
Ideas for practical, classroom use will be shared, for
example, creating big books and large size text to support the
Literacy Strategy, pupils’ work presented for wall displays and
media investigations such as class and school newspapers and
magazines. Technical
expectations : awareness of the Windows environment and basic word
processing skills. RT454
: 9.15am to 3.30pm on Thursday 25th May 2000 RT455
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 9th and 16th
November 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Creating
Interactive Resources Using MS Word All
phases Taking
MS Word beyond basic processing. This course will provide an
opportunity to investigate some of the advanced features and
functions within MS Word. Participants
will be encouraged to consider how this program can be used to
support classroom activities in various areas of the curriculum.
Examples of resources could include hyperlinked pages and
forms produced by teachers and / or children (see the NEON.net
Project report in your school or online at http://neonnet.northumberland.gov.uk). Technical
expectations : participants must have some awareness of how to use
MSWord. 9.15am
to 3.30pm on RT456
: Wednesday 17th May 2000 RT457
: Thursday 18th January 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Multimedia
Authoring with Hyperstudio All
phases Multimedia
presentations are useful tools for both teachers and pupils.
Teachers can produce stimulating resources for pupils.
Pupils can present research and demonstrate understanding in
lively and exciting ways. This
course will look at how text, graphics, sound and animation can all
be combined to vividly present ideas and information. Technical
expectations : a sound understanding of Windows and confident use of
word processing and graphics. RT458
: Thursday 11th May 2000 RT459
: Tuesday 19th September 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Multimedia
Authoring with Illuminatus Middle
and high Multimedia
presentations are useful tools for both teachers and pupils.
Teachers can produce stimulating resources for pupils.
Pupils can present research and demonstrate understanding in
lively and exciting ways. This
course will look at how text, graphics, sound and animation can all
be combined to vividly present ideas and information. Technical
expectations : a sound understanding of Windows and confident use of
word processing and graphics. RT460 915am
to 3.30pm on Tuesday 14th November 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park All
phases PhotoImpact
is the image-editing program which was supplied with the Canon
digital camera provided to schools through the National Grid for
Learning. This course
is designed for teachers who are already familiar with using the
camera and downloading photographs to the computer.
Participants will be shown how to use PhotoImpact to edit
images and add special effects such as frames and drop shadows. Teachers will also learn how to use PhotoImpact Album to
organise and store images and create slide shows with background
music or recorded commentary - ideal for Parents’ Evenings! Technical
expectations : familiar with the Canon digital camera and Windows
desktop. 9.15am
to 3.30pm on: RT461
: Thursday 23rd November 2000 RT462
: Thursday 8th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park An
Introduction to FrontPage : beginning to manage your website All
phases This
course provides a basic introduction to using Microsoft FrontPage to
develop a school website. Participants will learn how to plan the overall structure of
a website, then go on to design individual pages combining text,
images and animations. Also
included is an introduction to Image Composer, the graphics package
which comes with FrontPage. Teachers will learn how to create and save their own designs
in a suitable format to add to the website. Finally,
participants will be shown how web pages created using the program
Web Workshop can be integrated into a FrontPage website. Technical
expectation : a sound understanding of Windows and confident use of
word processing and graphics. 915am
to 3.30pm on: RT463
: Thursday 12th October 2000 RT464
: Thursday 11th January 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park All
phases This
course provides an opportunity to explore some of the more advanced
features of FrontPage and Image Composer and assumes a knowledge of
the areas covered in the beginner’s course. Participants
will be shown how to maintain and promote their school website
effectively. They will
learn how to use tables and frames to organise the content of the
website and how to add a variety of “extras” such as hit
counters, background music and thumbnail images.
Also included is an introduction to Gif Animator which allows
users to create their own animations from images scanned or drawn in
Image Composer. Technical
expectations : participants should have attended the Introduction to
FrontPage course. 9.15am
to 3.30pm on: RT465
: Wednesday 8th November 2000 RT466
: Wednesday 24th January 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Star
Office : an alternative integrated office suite All
phases The
aim of this course is to introduce teachers to Star Office, examine
its features and consider with colleagues its potential in the
curriculum. As the
number of computers in schools increases many schools are finding it
difficult to fund the provision of basic PC software.
Packages such as Microsoft Office can be very expensive when
a school needs to buy multiple copies for a number of machines. This
course will look a FREE software package which is compatible with
Office. During
the last year we have been trialing Star Office in schools around
the County. Star Office
provides word processing, spreadsheet, database, charts, drawing,
presentation, web publishing and graphics packages in a format which
users of Office will find easy to use.
Star Office offers the potential of equipping every PC in a
school with a powerful cross platform integrated office suite, all
staff having a copy and copies also provided for pupils - all for
free. Worth considering before you buy your next software? Technical
expectations : teachers need
to be familiar with Microsoft Office and be involved with software
acquisition / installation in school.
This course will be useful for ICT Co-ordinators (Star Office
will also be discussed as an item on co-ordinators’ agendas,
though without the details being provided by this course). RT467 1.15
to 3.30pm on Thursday 28th September 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Internet
Working Group : Developing Content and Strategies for Using the
Internet in the Classroom All
phases The
Internet is an exciting, vast and ever changing resource.
More extensive than the most comprehensive library, providing
information in a multi-media format.
But how do we use it in schools? These
workshops are a forum for exploring sites directly related to the
National Curriculum. Participants
who attend the sessions will be expected to research sites within
their subject area or phase and work with advisory colleagues to
produce materials to support the use of the Internet in teaching and
learning. Supply
cover will be available as these workshops are to produce content
for the Northumberland Education Website.
Due to the demand for the limited places on offer, applicants
should apply stating their phases and subject area.
Places will be allocated in order to give as wide coverage as
possible to curriculum / phase areas. Technical
expectation : Teachers who wish to participate are expected to have
a knowledge of searching the Internet, saving text and images to
files and DTP skills to produce worksheets.
RT468 1.15
to 5.00pm on Friday 19th May, Thursday 15th
June, Thursday 21st September, Wednesday 15th
November, 2000, Friday 19th January and Friday 23rd
March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Pages
and the Pages Resource Pack First,
middle and special Pages
is a versatile DTP package which all first, middle and special
schools now have access to through the County Site License.
This talking word processor has a range of functions
including a spell check, word banks and is extremely useful for the
creation of materials to support special needs and the Literacy
Hour. This
course provides teachers with the knowledge and confidence to use
all the functions of Pages so that they can use it as a tool to
create resources for the classroom as well as teaching the necessary
IT skills to their pupils. Along
with the Pages software there will be time to evaluate and plan how
to use the accompanying Resource Pack produced by Melrose Education
Centre. Included in the
session will be a number of “I Can…” sheets to help monitor
and assess ICT skills. 9.15am
- 3.30pm on: RT433
: Friday 23rd June 2000 RT434
: Tuesday 26th September 2000 RT435
: Friday 13th October 2000 RT436
: Wednesday 10th January 2001 RT437
: Monday 22nd January 2001 RT438
: Wednesday 7th February 2001 RT439
: Wednesday 4th April 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Getting
Started With the Camera First This
course is for NGFL First Schools who selected to take a Canon A5
camera. The
Canon Sureshot A5 camera supplied to NGFL schools is an exciting
addition to the ICT resources available to schools.
This simple to use device can be used in many ways within the
school, for example to record pupil work, to take pictures on school
trips, to produce ClipArt for use in Pages and to take images to use
in Dazzle. This
twilight session will cover the basic skills necessary to ensure
staff are confident in using the A5 camera in school.
Activities covered will include: ·
connecting
the camera to the computer ·
“downloading”
images from the camera ·
how
to print out pictures from the camera ·
how
to ensure printouts are the best quality ·
how
to save files All
sessions 4.00 - 6.00pm on: RT427
: Wednesday 24th May 2000 RT428
: Tuesday 27th June 2000 RT429
: Tuesday 11th July 2000 RT430
: Tuesday 19th September 2000 RT431
: Thursday 5th October 2000 RT432
: Wednesday 18th October 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park All phases “I
Can Write” is a package which supports pupils in the writing
process and develops good practice in concentrating on developing
content first. One
element of the program, “Writing”, provides a framework for
continuous writing and is organised into different genres with a
broad selection of topics within each genre.
Prompts and wordlist stimulate and support the writing
process and assist pupils to compose text in a logical order. The
course will show teachers how to make full use of this program and
also how to produce their own screens which will not only support
work within the Literacy Hour, but across the whole curriculum. RT440
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 6th July 2000 RT441
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Friday 7th July 2000 RT442
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Monday 18th September 2000 RT443
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 2nd November 2000 RT444
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2001 RT445
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 7th February 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Using
Dazzle, Pages, the Camera and the Scanner All
phases A
lot of schools selected the digital cameral through NGFL and will be
eager to make full use of this quality piece of equipment.
During the course of the day we will show teachers how to use
the camera, to save the images in different formats to export into
other programmes such as Dazzle and Pages.
By putting the digital images into a program such as Dazzle
it is possible to disguise and alter these images for a variety of
purposes. Equally
those who chose the scanner will be similarly interested to know how
to scan children’s work and photographs to include in text work. This
is a more advanced course and we will expect course members to be
using Pages in the classroom already. 9.15am
- 3.30pm on: RT446
: Wednesday 10th May 2000 RT447
: Thursday 8th June 2000 RT448
: Tuesday 10th October 2000 RT449
: Wednesday 6th December 2000 RT450
: Friday 16th February 2001 RT451
: Thursday 22nd March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park An
Introduction to the PC : a basic beginner’s technical course First
and middle Are
you having trouble controlling the run away mouse?
Do you think “Windows” are thing that require curtains
and the occasional cleaning? If the answers are “yes”, then this course is for you. This
is a chance to get to grips with the new PC that has arrived in your
classroom. How to
switch it on, close it down correctly and what to do when someone
forgets and simply switches off at the wall. Course
members learn how to find their way around a PC, how to produce and
modify text, try out a simple paint package and save their work. Technical
expectation : this course is for absolute beginners 9.15am
to 3.30pm on: RT201
: Monday 19th June 2000 RT314
: Tuesday 4th July 2000 RT315
: Wednesday 20th September 2000 RT316
: Friday 10th November 2000 RT
317 : Monday 15th January 2001 RT392
: Tuesday 14th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First
and middle Windows
is a powerful operating system.
This course, for key stages one and two,
aims to help participants get the most out of the Windows
environment. Participants
will be introduced to a variety of methods of working with Windows.
They will also be encouraged to share any tips and tricks
they have found with each other.
Activities will include: ·
file
management ·
creating
new folders ·
moving,
copying and deleting documents ·
keyboard
shortcuts ·
customising
the desktop (Windows and Catflap) ·
customising
the start menu Technical
expectation : this course is for teachers who have a basic
understanding of using windows and who wish to extend that
knowledge. It is likely
to be of particular interest to ICT Co-ordinators. RT393
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Monday 15th May 2000 RT394
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Tuesday 23rd May 2000 RT395
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 4th October 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Middle
and high Windows
is a powerful operating system.
This course, for key stages three and four,
aims to help participants get the most out of the Windows
environment. Participants
will be introduced to a variety of methods of working with Windows.
They will also be encouraged to share any tips and tricks they have
found with each other. Activities
will include: ·
file
management ·
creating
new folders ·
moving,
copying and deleting documents ·
keyboard
shortcuts ·
customising
the desktop (Windows and Catflap ·
customising
the start menu Technical
expectation : this course is for teachers who have a basic
understanding of using windows and who wish to extend that
knowledge. It is likely
to be of particular interest to ICT Co-ordinators. RT396
: 1.15 to 3.30pm on Tuesday 13th June 2000 RT397
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Wednesday 12th July 2000 RT398
: 4.00 to 6.00pm on Thursday 19th October 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park A
Basic Introduction to the County Email System First
and Special NGfL schools This
course will explain how to use email for schools connected to the
Internet through the National Grid for Learning.
Participants will be shown how to log on to the County email,
how to send and receive emails and how to attach pictures or sounds
to emails. Technical
expectation : a basic understanding of windows RT399 4.00
to 6.00pm on Monday 5th June 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First,
middle and special This
course is aimed at teachers who have attended a Webworkshop course
during the previous year. The
course will explain how websites which have been developed using
Webworkshop can be uploaded to the Internet. Technical
expectations : participants should have attended the Webworkshop
course to be familiar with the program. RT400 4.00
to 6.00pm on Thursday 29th June 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Two
Approaches to Computer Control in the Classroom Middle
and high This
course for key stage 3 will focus on two approaches to computer
control. The first is a
commercial product available from LEGO DACTA “Robolab - Robotics
Control System”. “Robolab”
uses an infrared controller to control devices built using LEGO
Technic. The infra
controller is programmed using the computer.
These programmes are transmitted by infrared signal to the
model thus avoiding the usual problems of cables, etc.. The
second part of the course will focus on using the “CoCo” control
program and the Commotion or Deltronics box.
During this session a simple computer controlled game will be
developed. SM002 9.15am
to 3.30pm on Tuesday 23rd January 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Developing
Materials to Support Design, Technology, Literacy and ICT in the
Classroom First,
middle and special During
this course, for key stages two and three, participants will be
involved in the production of materials for use in the classroom
which will support Design Technology and the Literacy Strategy.
Investigating the use of the scanner and the Internet,
developing clip art and using the program “I Can Write” which is
licensed to all first, middle and special schools in the County,
will provide a focus for producing resources for the Design
Technology classroom. Participants
will also be provided with a bank of clip art for use in their own
school. A
basic understanding of the pc and Windows operating system is
necessary for this course. SM003 9.15am
to 3.30pm on Monday 22nd May 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Using
Internet Website Development as a Focus for Graphic Design in Art
and Design and Technology Middle,
high and special This
course looks at using the graphics packages supplied with Microsoft
Frontpage. During the
day participants will have the opportunity to utilise Image Composer
Gif Animator for graphic design work and upload to the internet a
web page they have designed. Course
participants should be familiar with pcs and the Windows operating
system. SM009 9.15am
- 3.30pm on Wednesday 21st March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First,
middle and special The
new orders for science show clearly where ICT should be used in the
programmes of study at key stages 1 and 2.
This course will look at the use of: ·
multimedia ·
wordprocessing
and graphics ·
databases ·
data
logging ·
simulations ·
internet and
how they can be successfully incorporated into the science scheme of
work. TM318 9.15am
to 3.30pm on Tuesday 27th February 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Middle,
high and special The
new orders for science show clearly where ICT should be used in the
programmes of study at key stages 3 and 4.
This course will look at the use of: ·
multimedia ·
wordprocessing
and graphics ·
databases ·
data
logging ·
simulations ·
internet and
how they can be successfully incorporated into the science scheme of
work. TM319 9.15am
to 3.30pm on Friday 16th March 2001 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park Middle
and high The
course will look at a range of programmes and will respond to the
requirements of the New National Curriculum.
It will be led by a key practitioner and will focus on
productive ways of using ICT in English teaching. CR222
9.15am
to 3.30pm on date and venue to be advised when arranged with speaker Effective
Access : ICT for learners with physical disabilities All
phases This
course is designed for special schools but may be of interest to
mainstream teachers who have younger children with physical
difficulties in their class. Please
contact Ian McMillan, Advisory Teacher for ICT/SEN at the Education
Development Centre, Hepscott Park, for more information. The
course gives the opportunity for staff to experience a variety of
input devices and hardware available for special needs children
within the context of ICT. The
session will involve demonstrations and hands on activities with a
variety of devices that can be used to improve children’s access
to ICT. SP485 1.15
to 3.30pm on Tuesday 27th June 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park “Using
Switch Clicker 3” : word processing for special educational needs
children First,
middle and special This
course is for teachers in special schools and those teaching at key
stages one and two. Switch
clicker 3 is a talking word processor, designed for special needs
children. The course
will provide an opportunity for teachers to learn how the package
can help children create word processed documents and talking books
using a mouse, keyboard and switches as input devices. SP486 1.15
to 3.30pm on Tuesday 20th June 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park First,
middle and special As
a result of liaison with the Special Needs Literacy Team, this
course was designed for first and middle schools but may also be of
interest to special schools. Please contact Ian McMillan, Advisory Teacher for ICT/SEN at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park, for further
information. Using
a talking computer to assist in the teaching and learning of both
reading and writing, the strategy attempts to reduce the levels of
emotion and anxiety in children who experience difficulties with
learning. SP487 9.15am
to 12.00 noon on Tuesday 6th June 2000 at
the Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park
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