Friday 23rd May 2008
Home Access to ICT - survey deadline extended
Purpose: Reminder
Audience: Heads and ICT staff
The
Cambridge Housing Society is bidding for funds to make computers available in
the homes of poorer families in Cambridgeshire and to provide computer skills
to parents/carers and children through home tuition. It will help their
application to have up-to-date information about the extent to which our
children have access to ICT in their homes.
Can you
respond to a brief (9 questions) online survey at:
All
responses will be entered in a draw and the Society is offering £50 worth of
ICT equipment to the winner as a small incentive.
The
deadline has been extended to Friday 6th June.
FREE Primary and Secondary User Group Seminars
Purpose: Advice available
Audience: Headteachers,
Senior Leadership Team and Business Managers
For
Strategic support and practical advice, the following dates have been scheduled
for Primary and Secondary User Group meetings:
Tuesday 3rd
June - Oliver Cromwell, March / SUG 9:30 - 12:30, PUG 1:00 - 4:00
Wednesday
4th June -
Thursday
5th June - Buckden Community Centre / PUG 1:00 - 4:00
There are
two free spaces available per school, subject to availability.
Please email:
ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
or you may telephone to check availability on Tel: 01480 376670, unfortunately,
no places can be provisionally booked.
ICT Work Gallery: http://cgpw.e2bn.org/index.php
Purpose: Assessment and Moderation of ICT
Audience: ICT Leaders and Assessment Coordinators/ Primary and
Do
you need support in Assessing and Moderating ICT work? The work gallery
currently showcases some 30 examples from schools across the county.All items include the original evidence for
viewing including the teacher commentary exemplifying best fit according
to NC levels.
The
authentic items include podcasts, movies,
spreadsheets, simple animations and a variety of presentations.
You
can search for a level, a year or aspect of ICT or just browse through the
database here http://cgpw.e2bn.org/index.php
To
view the items simply click on 'view full details' and then 'click to view
supporting document' and good practice includes flexible use for teacher
support and/or peer review.
For
further information please contact maggie.dutton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Understanding the Risk updated again
Purpose: publication update
Audience: Heads, ICT and Child Protection
staff
There are
some minor updates to our briefing document about the implications of wrong
decisions in procuring and managing resources and support for ICT. The document
is on the Education Portal - search for resource id 2567.
Training Opportunities for June
Purpose: Spaces
available on Training Courses
Audience: Headteacher and Administrative Staff in Schools
|
Course |
Date & Time |
Venue |
Cost |
|
Fischer
Family Trust |
19th
June 9:30 - 12:00 |
ICT
Service, Godmanchester |
£50 |
|
Cover
7 |
25th
June 9:30 - 15:30 |
ICT
Service, Godmanchester |
£80 |
Please
note we are unable to accept bookings over the phone. You may call to check
course detail and space availability on telephone 01480 376670 or email: ict.courses@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
, unfortunately no places can be provisionally booked.
Cambridgeshire
Online Training Search
Cambridgeshire Online
Training Search
(COTS) is a database of training opportunities provided by the Local Authority.
It can be accessed from any computer
connected to the Internet without the need for a password: go to: COTS to access this service. Its powerful search engine will help you to
find suitable courses. Eventually, all
providers will be using this database, please check the Providers list for
the services currently represented. You
will already find the complete listing of courses offered by CAS, CREDS, SLS,
Education ICT Service, ISSIS, Cambridgeshire Youth Work and Connexions.
ICT
Service Blog and Helpline Blog
The
information in this briefing is also available through our blog. This means
that you do not have to wait for the fortnightly distribution; news items go
online immediately. Other relevant information about ICT is posted there
too. It is also possible to use the blog
to comment on items and to give us feedback.
There is a
link to the blog from our website or you
can visit it directly at http://educationictservice.blogspot.com/ If
you use a newsreader such as Google Reader, you can subscribe to the blog using
the link in the left-hand column; your news reader will automatically highlight
new blog items for you. If you would like to learn how to do this, contact the
Helpline.
For up to
the minute Helpline information, please visit the ICT Service Helplines
Blog by searching for Resource id: 3750
from the Education Portal or by using this link: ICT Service Helplines
Blog. You
can subscribe to this blog in exactly the same way.
More ICT
News on the Portal...
Do
you regularly check the ICT News page on the Portal? It features all the latest
ICT-related news of importance to Cambridgeshire's schools.
To
take a look, simply search for resource ID: 584 from the Portal
front page, or click on 'News' on the ICT Service home page (www.ict.ccceducation.net).
