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ICT in Schools Newsletter SEGfL Special In this issue: National Education Network (NEN) E- Safeguardin g Audit Tool Teaching and Learning South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL) Making the News Unlocking the Archives At a recent meeting to discuss broadband Greg Hill, Director of South East Grid for Learning, cited the range of resources available from the National Education Network as one of the achievements of the nation’s broadband consortia. I’ve featured one or two in previous newsletters but attendees at the meeting asked me to set out the locations of some key sites and to provide a few examples of what might be found there. National Education Network (NEN) http://www.nen.gov.uk/ This site is full of interesting ideas and links. The National Educational Network is a dedicated, educationally focused resource for teaching and learning without constraints of time or location.E-Safeguarding Audit Tool http://www.nen.gov.uk/news/192/nen-e-safeguarding-audit-tool- now-online.html This is an online safeguarding audit tool. “The NEN E-Safeguarding Tool is an online application that can help senior managers to ensure that ICT is used safely and responsibly and that risks related to ICT use are properly managed.” Teaching and Learning http://www.nen.gov.uk/tandl This page features a grid where you match your subject against your year group, click and see free, online resources suitable for you to use. Page 1 of 2

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ICT in Schools NewsletterSEGfL Special

In this issue:National Education Network (NEN)

E-Safeguarding Audit Tool

Teaching and Learning

South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL)

Making the News

Unlocking the Archives

At a recent meeting to discuss broadband Greg Hill, Director of South East Grid for Learning, cited the range of resources available from the National Education Network as one of the achievements of the nation’s broadband consortia. I’ve featured one or two in previous newsletters but attendees at the meeting asked me to set out the locations of some key sites and to provide a few examples of what might be found there.

National Education Network (NEN)http://www.nen.gov.uk/This site is full of interesting ideas and links.“The National Educational Network is a dedicated, educationally focused resource for teaching and learning without constraints of time or location.”

E-Safeguarding Audit Toolhttp://www.nen.gov.uk/news/192/nen-e-safeguarding-audit-tool-now-online.htmlThis is an online safeguarding audit tool.“The NEN E-Safeguarding Tool is an online application that can help senior managers to ensure that ICT is used safely and responsibly and that risks related to ICT use are properly managed.”

Teaching and Learninghttp://www.nen.gov.uk/tandlThis page features a grid where you match your subject against your year group, click and see free, online resources suitable for you to use.The accompanying pdf lists a lot of resources in an accessible format.

South East Grid for Learning (SEGfL)http://www.segfl.org.uk/Have a look at the SEGfL site for a lot more resources but below is a sample. There are many projects and microsites.As you know schools have free access to the British Pathe archive and can use their films in projects. This page is a case study of one school’s use.http://www.segfl.org.uk/projects/show/Using_Pathe_News_in_the_Curriculum_-_Barnham_Project/

Making the Newshttp://kmi4schools.e2bn.net/segfl_central/Making the News from e2bn allows pupils to create their own news stories and publish them online.

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Unlocking the Archiveshttp://www.unlockingarchives.nen.gov.uk/“Unlocking Archives provides you with the key to three of the world’s most extraordinary collections, complete with an ever expanding set of ready-to-teach activities, original sources and our unique ‘Mindshow’ tool that lets you create fantastic, interactive, media-rich mind-map presentations.”

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Contact: Rob EllisTel: 01983 823458Email: [email protected]