EDUCATION
Backto 1997 EDUCATIONAL LINKS... by Nanis
http://www.hmc.edu/www/interpedia/index.html
The Interpedia Project aims to bring an online encyclopediato the Internet. Here you can find out more about the project orobtain details on current and experimental information resourcesaround the Net.
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http://www.open.gov.uk/dfee/schurric.htm
This is a very fine and parent-friendly explanation of theNational Curriculum, the statute book standards that arecurrently being foisted on kids of school age all around thecountry. It's very fine, that is, as far as it goes. It addressesthe most basic questions Ü Which subjects do pupils have tostudy? How is progress monitored? Can parents withdraw childrenfrom certain subjects? etc. What it fails to deal with (it admitsto being only a brief guide) are the fine details. Convenientlyit was the fine details that provoked the misgivings manyeducational professionals had when the National Curriculum wasfirst introduced. To find out more, users are directed to thewonderful world of HMSO publications. These tomes can be orderedby phone and have to be paid for. Is it really too much to askthat some of the this policy stuff we are deemed too stupid todigest be made freely available online? The Internet could helpas 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 Maywith a BA in film studies and IT from the University of NorthLondon. Well, he doesn't actually say he walked out of there withthe degree but judging by this Web site he certainly should have.This is an ambitious attempt to present film theory in a freshway by using the hypertextual, graphic and interactive qualitiesof the Web. Due to copyright problems there is, as Paul admits, achronic lack of screenshots from films, but the design andgraphics are great so it's not a problem. Frankly, the project ishard to describe but if you're interested in film, film theory,education or the Internet, it's worth a close look, and Paul'sopinions, featured on his linked home page, are more coherentthan those of most Netheads.
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These pages appear courtesy of a Government-funded project toconnect up a number of UK schools to the Internet. The schoolsthemselves get a great deal out of being able to create their ownhome pages, but anyone can access the curriculum support forscience and modern languages. These areas are rather like afilter for information on the Web. Suggested sites arerecommended in an educational context with suggestions forfollow-up ideas. It's definitely worth exploring, providing, asit 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 variableinformation from companies in the education market. The listingsare categorised and you can search via Infoseek, but theredoesn't seem to be an index. Although Schools Internet claims tobe definitive, it's far from comprehensive at present, but itcould 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 ofinteractivity and information which builds into a valuablearchive for those with common interests. Children from the EUmember states use heritage projects from their own countries tocreate online resources. Video conferencing connects UK collegesas well as the President of the European Parliament. In fact itwas the European Parliament's Culture Youth and Media committeewho funded the project. Take that, John Redwood!
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http://www.pedagonet.com
This is a service to help you locate learning resourcematerial - it'll tell you which book or article you need and givepricing and contact details. The site contains a database withcategories ranging from auto mechanics to dance, although therewas no material in either of these categories. In fact, there'snot a great deal of material in any of the categories. If youwant to submit your own learning resource material you can postit 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 setof pages provocatively entitled 'Improving Schools'. The aim isto raise standards and good practice, action plans and the rolegovernors can play are all covered here. The material is neatlypresented but, depending on where you stand on the battlefieldthat is the education system in this country, this site is eithera 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 Internetaccess and resources to schools and other educationalestablishments 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 interestyou, then it offers a few ideas for classroom projects using theInternet and some links to educational resources.
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http://www.educate.co.uk
Although the Internet is moving swiftly into schools, thereseems to be a dearth of good educational resources appearing atthe moment. Ed-u-cate is a publication aimed at parents, teachersand children which provides information and support. A quick rundown of what if offers: features on stuff like creating a schoolhome page; the National Curriculum etc; children's pages in TheZone; links to schools online; a strong news section; reviews ofsoftware; and places to go. As an environment it's not veryenticing but Ed-u-cate is not awful Ü it does what it doespretty well Ü it's just that it tries to do too much and somehowfalls between several stools.
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/bln/index.html
Enhanced by dancing letters, spinning stars, and mucho HotJava, this site is dedicated to teachers, students and parentsaddressing bilingualism and English as a second language and it'sunexpectedly groovy. The home page offers a Web search with Yahooand a real-time clock or you can step across cyber-thresholdslike What's New, with a dual language info page on the currentLouvre 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 Appleequipment, this Web site offers interesting information and ideasabout using IT in schools, colleges and universities,particularly long-distance and mobile learning. Although versionsare available in French and German as well as English, the siteoriginates in the US, but as long as you're broad-minded thatdoesn't necessarily invalidate the content, particularly in termsof 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 socialsciences, calling in just about every college department,academic periodical and reference site on the Web (well kinda!).From philosophy, architecture and anthropology to politicaleconomy, European and gender studies, it provides an ideal focalpoint for happy-go-lucky humanities students. Based at GriffithUniversity, 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 groupof French and German professors, the association's main aim wasto develop a sense of European citizenship amongst participatingstudents. Equipped with a brief that is more relevant than ever,the Internet is a prime facilitator of these objectives: seesuggestions for a school email project as well as more generalinformation 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 whatlooks 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, asultimately all schools will have a Web page, in the future,that'll mean advertising online. This school is obviously extrasussed and the parents' handbook is worth a read. Enjoy itsconcise, informative approach, whether you send your kids thereor not.
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http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math/
As an educative tool this will take some time to integrateinto the classroom but ultimately it could prove invaluable forschoolwork. Using illustrated stories and group or individualactivites, MegaMath effortlessly introduces big mathematicalideas and key concepts in an elementary way. Preparation,materials and new vocabulary are all included, as well as ways ofevaluating 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 briefdetails on the school. Most importantly, it includes a note onapplications and auditions for budding Darcy Bussells or wannabeMichael Clarkes.
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http://www.schools.channel4.co.uk/c4schools
Clean design makes this site a joy to use and extra usefulfor any teacher wanting to browse the schools' programmeschedules 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 forproject-based science work in the primary school. Developed froma family science programme in the United States, they containpractical ideas, notes and suggestions for activity work ontopics ranging from antibiotics and earthquakes to moviedinosaurs, 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 ofall the names, addresses and contact numbers for every furthereducation college in England.
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http://www.grolier.com
Grolier is actually a multimedia reference, games andchildren's publisher, but rather than pushing its products it'sprovided a handful of fun and educational links to help you passthe time of day.
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If you want to find UK primary and secondary schools withhome pages on the WWW, this is the place to start. Only a handfulhave 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 eastLondon, including the Jennie Brooks suite which caters for peoplewith physical disabilities, plus the usual links to othereducational establishments.
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http://www.u-net.com/ppig/
Back copies of the group's newsletter and highly specialiseddiscussion on teamwork, technology and thinking. Highlightsinclude 'Is it easier to write matrix manipulations programsvisually or textually? An empirical study' and 'Scaffoldingeffective problem-solving strategies in interactive learningenvironments.'. So there
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http://www.rmplc.co.uk
Research Machines is an expanding Internet service providerin the area of education. As well as offering cheap access andfree Webspace to schools and colleges, its own Web pages arepacked full of news, resources, advice and ITsupport.
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http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/media.html
Gateway to academic and educational resources on all aspectsof media studies and communication.
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http://execpc.com/~nrcsa/
American organisation concerned with evaluating andencouraging all forms of studying and learning languages abroad.Although there's a list of foreign language courses in 25different countries, information about learning in specificplaces can be mailed to you direct.
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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 teachersto integrate the World Wide Web into education. There are linksto What's New for kids, school WWW servers, excellent sitebuilding tutorials and navigation lessons for newbies.
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http://ncet.csv.warwick.ac.uk/index.html
The National Council for Educational Technology (thegovernment quango for IT in education) offers a range ofinformation, including advice to parents on computer usage andsuggestions for schools on how to control Internet access. Thepages 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 aneducational service for teachers and children. There'sinformation, games, teaching guides and quizzes about animalschildren love, likes whales, dolphins, dugongs, gorillas, lions,tigers and walruses. It's set out in an interactive fashion, tomake it fun learning some of the more laborious details ofscientific classification, latin nomenclature and biologicalvalue.
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http://www.fsr.com/~janesta/masc/index.html
Moscow, Idaho but this isn't your average high school, withhours from 3pm to 9pm, five-week terms, tailored enrolments andthe option of external tutoring. Check out the graphics and readthe school's story. There are also some educational links herebut they're pretty basic.
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http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
Choose from a range of 19 main subject categories ofeducational interest. Don't be put off by the 'kids' emphasis.There's something here for you. Other links include instructionson how to set up a Web server in your classroom and a collectionof 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 educationalresources on the Net. It sets out to teach you how to be niftywith a knife in the biology classroom and is aimed at US highschools, so it's suitable for UK secondary students. The text isadmirably clear and the movies alarmingly to the point. This isnot for the squeamish, but then again watching a frog beinghacked to pieces on screen is probably preferable to doing ityourself.
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