Learn-ICT News

Self Review Framework slimmed down!

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:07:30

Becta are launching the revised ICT Self Review Framework on the 18th June 2010. There will be a reduction in the number of elements, strands and aspects, a new look and feel and all ICT Mark Thresholds set at Level 2.

Swansea-Edunet Learning Portal for every school.

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:15:30

Every primary school in Swansea will be guaranteed a Learning Portal by July 2010. This will allow home access to school drives, a public website and much, much more!.

Schools.IK no longer offering free websites for schools!

Mon, 10 May 2010 15:00:30

Schools who are using the Schools.IK.Org facility to create their websites will now be charged £75 per annum as BT has stopped their support.

World Maths Day, 3rd March 2010

Tue, 21 Feb 2010 15:00:30

World Maths Day is the world’s largest education event where students compete in real time against other students from around the world, using the World Maths Day website.

Bernie Henderson and Howel Davies retire!

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:10:30

At the end of the Autumn Term 2009, we bid a sad farewell to Bernie Henderson and Howel Davies as they both retired from their posts with the City and County of Swansea. Read more information at the Learn-ICT Blog.

Young People in a Digital World 2010 Conference

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 15:08:30

WISE KIDS and Wales Internet Safety Partnership have organised a conference on e-safety at the DVLA Centre in Swansea on 1st February 2010.

Multimedia Hardware and Open Source Software Lists Published

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:08:30

In light of the changes to the WJEC ICT GCSE examination, we have compiled lists of hardware devices and open source software to help you to deliver Unit 4!

Update your website event

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:08:30

The next event which allows staff to create or update their school websites will be held on March 3rd, 2010. Go to www.learn-ict.ik.org for more details.

SA1 Project Videos now online.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:38:30

Primary Schools in Swansea were invited to take part in a multimedia project based on developments in the SA1 area of Swansea. The videos of their work can now be viewed online.

Teachers.TV rate Learn-ICT!

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:24:30

As part of the series of broadcast videos for teachers, Teachers TV has rated the Learn-ICT website as 11th overall, and 4th under the section on General Educational Resources! Visit the Teachers TV site and take a look at the Word document “50 Suggested Websites for ICT”.

More animations added to Learn-ICT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:20:30

More schools have sent in their animations to the Learn-ICT Animation Area. Cadle, Parkland and St Thomas have provided animations. There are now four pages of animation galleries on the site!

Book your ICT Curriculum Support Now!

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:20:30

To help us to keep records of the ICT Curriculum Team's support for ICT in Swansea schools, we would ask that you use the new online forms to book your ICT support requirements for the current academic year. The Primary Schools' booking form can be found in the Primary section of Learn-ICT and the Secondary form in the Secondary area.

Definitive Software Library Updated!

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:20:30

The Definitive Software Library has been updated with some older titles being removed and a few new additions! In particular, Comic Life and ZU3D (animation software) have been added.

National Anti-Bullying Week: 16th - 20th November, 2009

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:20:30

This year’s Anti-Bullying Week campaign is ‘Stay safe in Cyberspace’. The focus will be on cyberbullying – the use of information communications technology (ICT), particularly mobile phones and the internet, to deliberately upset someone else.

Tidy Up The SRF Excel File - Version 3

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:16:30

A new version of the TidyUpTheSRF Excel file has been uploaded onto the Self Review Framework area on Learn-ICT. This version will allow you to show and hide the the Commentary data. This change has been requested by a few schools who have entered a commentary into the online SRF Matrix.

Update Your Website Event

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:16:30

Another event has been arranged for you to spend a day creating or updating your school's website. It will be held on the 22nd October at Bryn Tawe IT Training room. To register for this event, use the form on our Schools.IK website or contact Jan Morgan.

ICT Short Courses for Autumn Term

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:15:30

The ICT Short Course program is now online for the Autumn Term 2009. Please note the change of date for the ICT Coordinator's Course - 20th November.

Learn-ICT Media Gallery now live!

Wed, 8 July 2009 11:15:30

Learn-ICT has created a new Media Gallery to replace the existing Picture Gallery! As well as hosting all the images from the original Picture Gallery, the new Media Gallery will also be able to host video and audio files, as well as documents in a variety of formats. If you would like to upload files into the Open Album in the Gallery, please contact John Mills for an account.

ICT Coordinators' Day: 18th June 2009

Thu, 11 June 10:00:01

This is just a gentle reminder to let you know that the next IT Coordinators' Day will be held at the Canolfan Gorseinon Centre again on the 18th June, 2009. An agenda will be published on the Learn-ICT website by the end of the week!

Summer Term Short Course list published

Fri, 8 May 12:35:01

The list of short courses has now been published on the Learn-ICT website. There is a new procedure for booking a place on the short courses, run by SWAMWAC. See the link on the short courses page for more details.

Learn-ICT Media Gallery

Fri, 8 May 12:31:01

Learn-ICT has created a new Media Gallery to replace the existing Picture Gallery! Still in the beta phase of development, you can try it out now! As well as hosting all the images from the original Picture Gallery, the new Media Gallery will also be able to host video and audio files, as well as documents in a variety of formats.

Bernie Henderson runs the London Marathon in record time!

Fri, 8 May 12:14:01

On Sunday, 26th April 2009, Bernie Henderson ran in the Flora London Marathon in 3 hours and 13 minutes, beating his previous time by nearly 45 minutes!

IT Coordinators' Day: 26th March, 2009

Mon, 9 Mar 15:14:01

This is just a gentle reminder to let you know that the next IT Coordinators' Day will be held at the Canolfan Gorseinon Centre again on the 26th March, 2009. An agenda will be published on the Learn-ICT website by the end of the week!

Safer Internet Day: 10th Feb 2009

Fri, 30 Jan 11:14:01

This is the perfect opportunity to introduce internet safety to students or to consolidate the teaching you have already implemented. Go to the registration page by clicking the title link or by clicking on our featured website on the front page of Learn-ICT!

Internet Safety area updated.

Thu, 22 Jan 10:14:01 +0000

The Internet Safety area on the Learn-ICT website has been updated with new links to useful websites for Key Stages 2 and 3 and a link to an E-Safety Audit tool. Are you up for the challenge?

Whitelist of safe websites.

Wed, 21 Jan 11:14:01 +0000

A new area of the website which contains a list of safe websites for pupils to use. Note that linking to these sites will not require an internet user logon. However, any attempt to visit sites other than these will display a logon box.

Quick Course Notes!

Thu, 18 Dec 11:14:01 +0000

You will find a collection of quick notes in the Course Notes section of the Support Materials area.

Christmas Web Links!

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:14:01 +0000

A collection of the best websites to celebrate Christmas in your school!

New Scheme of Work for 2008

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:14:01 +0000

The new Scheme of Work for ICT will be launched at the IT Coordinators' Day today, November 20th, 2008.

Hafod Primary School Art Project

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:14:01 +0000

Pupils from Hafod Primary School have created a gallery of images and video clips using the PicLens display system.

Huw Morris retires

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:13:01 +0000

We said goodbye to Huw Morris at the end of the Summer Term. He will be sorely missed by his colleagues, teachers and, most importantly, children. We wish him a long, happy and healthy retirement.

Image Resizing Notes

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:13:01 +0000

This page provides basic information on resizing your digital images prior to uploading them onto your school website.

Podcasting Notes

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:13:01 +0000

This page provides basic information on publishing your podcasts using the Swansea Web Servers.

Maths, Art and ICT Gallery

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:13:01 +0000

A gallery of images created by pupils from Swansea Schools is now online. The Piclens plug in needs to be downloaded to view the interactive gallery. Details on the site.

New software titles added to the DSL

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:44:01 +0000

5 new software titles have been added to the Definitive Software Library. They are from 2Simple and JVSoft.

New links in the Internet Safety Area

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:49:01 +0000

New and updated web links in the Internet Safety area, inlcuding a link to Hector's World which aims to keep young people safe online through a series of animations.

New animation added to the Animation Area!

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:49:01 +0000

Year 5-6 pupils from Pengelli Primary School have been working hard to create their animations. This example is called the Fish and the Ball.

Spring Term 2008 Newsletter now available online!

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:49:01 +0000

The Spring Term Newsletter for 2008 has now been published and is available from the ICT Newsletters page. This is a special BETT and NAACE edition which includes information from the BETT Show 2008 and the NAACE Conference held in Torquay. As usual, the Newsletter is in both PDF and Flash formats.

Autumn Term 2007 Newsletter now available in Welsh

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:29:01 +0000

The Autumn Term Newsletter for 2007 has been translated into Welsh and is now available from the ICT Newsletters page. As usual, the Newsletter is in both PDF and Flash formats.

Summer Term 2008 ICT Short Courses

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:29:01 +0000

The ICT Short course programme for the Summer Term 2008 has been updated on the Learn ICT website. Don't forget that you can also use the Database to search for courses.

Updated Primary Curriculum Links

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:01 +0000

There are new and updated links to websites in the Primary Curriculum Links area.

Featured Website History (update)

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:29:01 +0000

The Featured Website page has been updated with icons for each link that allow you to quickly add the sites to your Favourites list in Internet Explorer.

Featured Website History

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:29:01 +0000

A new page has been added to the site which records all the previous Featured Websites that appeared on the front page of the website.

Learn-ICT Site Update

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:46:01 +0000

The pages of the entire site have been updated with a fresh look and feel. We hope you like the new design!

New animation added

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:46:01 +0000

Ynystawe Primary School has been working hard on their animation of "Y Ferch o Lyn y Fan Fach", a Welsh folk tale.

National Curriculum Documents

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:46:01 +0000

A range of PDF files about the National Curriculum for 2008 are now online in the Support Materials area.

Picture Gallery Update (2)

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:46:01 +0000

The Learn-ICT Picture Gallery has been updated with images for Buddhism in the Religious Education: Artefacts section.

Picture Gallery Update

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:46:01 +0000

The Learn-ICT Picture Gallery has been updated with images which support Religious Education. There are images relating to Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.

KidSmart Update

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:48:01 +0000

The KidSmart area on Learn-ICT has been updated with Welsh translations of the Assessment documents.

Internet Safety Update

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:50:01 +0000

New links and documents on the Internet Safety area.

How to read this RSS Feed

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:05:01 +0000

If you have the latest version of Internet Explorer 7 or are using Firefox, then you already have a reader! If not, download a free RSS Reader by clicking on the title link, or visit www.rssreader.com

Art, Maths and ICT Competition now closed

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:05:01 +0000

This competition has now closed. We will announce the winners shortly!

Learn-ICT Video Player launched!

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:05:01 +0000

Learn-ICT have launched a video player to display a number of videos in a single window. The first test of this video player can be found on the front page of the Animation Area. Note that you will need Flash Player 9 to view the video player.

KidSmart Area uses the Learn-ICT Video Player!

Thur, 29 Nov 2007 11:05:01 +0000

The KidSmart area now shows 10 videos that support ICT in the Early Years. Note that you will need Flash Player 9 to view the video player.