ICT COMPETITION
Book review
Getting The Buggers To Find Out
Duncan Grey
Continuum: www.continuumbooks.com
ISBN: 978082649973-8
£16.99
THIS BOOK aims
to answer three over-
arching questions:
Why is information
literacy so important?
What are the main
information skills?
How can I help my
Win £5,000 worth
pupils find the answer
to every question?
It is written by
Duncan Grey, an
experienced teacher
and education
consultant who also
of VLE content!
trains teachers in the
area of information
literacy.
Getting The
Buggers To Find
Out begins with a look at the concept of
SecEd’s latest ICT giveaway is offering you the chance to To be in with a chance of winning, just tell us how information literacy, and explains why it is so
win an entire set of professionally-created content for your many secondary curriculum subjects Birchfield’s VLE
Birchfield’s CEO Jon Case gives his top tips
important to feed students’ desire to find things
school’s learning platform – worth more than £5,000. content covers. for choosing a content supplier out.
We have teamed up with specialist provider of Send your answer, along with your name,
Your first port of call should be your local authority,
The following chapter explores subject-specific
curriculum software for virtual learning environments school name and contact details, via email to
which may be looking to procure curriculum content
techniques, covering topics including functional
(VLEs), Birchfield Interactive, to offer one lucky school pete.h@markallengroup.com or on a postcard to SecEd
or be open to this suggestion.
skills, literacy strategies and activities to tie in with
the chance to win its complete VLE content solution. One competitions, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, Herne
This would represent even greater cost savings
the curriculum.
of the first educational publishers in the UK to launch Hill, London, SE24 0PB.
and collaborative possibilities for your school.
Further chapters cover everything from the 20
SCORM-compliant resources, Birchfield’s content and The deadline for postal or email entries is January 1,
If this is not the case, then the following tips can
main skills of information literacy and practical
games are fully compatible with all leading and Becta- 2009. However, you can also enter in person by visiting
help you select the right provider:
strategies for implementing them in your school, to
approved learning platforms. Birchfield’s stand at the BETT education technology
• A good starting point is to take a look at the
using the school resource centre and librarian, and
Written by teachers and professionally animated, show in London between January 14 and 16. SecEd
suppliers listed in the 2008 BETT Directory.
making the most of ICT.
the content and games are available for 15 secondary editor Pete Henshaw will be visiting the stand on
• Ask the British Educational Suppliers Association for
The final chapter looks at “global conversation”
curriculum subjects as single subjects or a whole-school Friday, January 16 to make the prize draw when one
a list of its accredited curriculum content suppliers.
– the ways in which students can engage with the
solution. lucky winner will be selected at random from all the
• Look at providers that cover the entire secondary
internet via blogs, wikis and personal websites.
Tagged to learning objectives, each subject-specific correct entries.
curriculum. That way you will ensure consistency
The book is illustrated with useful tables to
content packs contain 3D animation, videos, text, voice- All entries will be passed onto Birchfield Interactive.
across the board and it will also make it easier for
summarise what has been covered in each chapter,
overs, drag and drop exercises, multiple-choice questions, Usual SecEd competition rules apply, for a copy of
you to negotiate a good discount.
and short sections mean it can be dipped into a little
plus two interactive games. Once uploaded to a learning these, email the address above. SecEd
• Think about the specific needs of your schools
at a time.
platform, the content can be accessed anytime by staff and
and do not accept an off-the-shelf solution – a good
pupils from home or school.
Further information
provider will work with you to realise your vision.
Chris Parr
The competition is limited to one entry per school. For more details, see www.birchfield.co.uk
Add the world to your class this year! The British Council offers
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We manage a range of opportunities including the DCSF Global Gateway website and the DCSF
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