The following is a list of resources I created back in the days when I maintained one of the leading ICT educational websites. I no longer maintain the original website, but have transferred the resources here so that schools can still use them.
This adds a popular twist to the old classic game of hangman, whilst encouraging subject specific vocabulary revision and excellent links to literacy. Words are selected at random from a huge bank of ICT specific terms, and students have ten attempts to guess the word before an explosive conclusion!
This adds a popular twist to the old classic game of hangman, whilst encouraging subject specific vocabulary revision and excellent links to literacy. Words are selected at random from a huge bank of 1000 common English words, and students have ten attempts to guess the word before an explosive conclusion!
The idea here is to encourage pupils to think about the meanings of words and terms within their subject or topic. The class begins by each choosing a board of terms. Random words from the word bank are selected by the computer and displayed to be either accepted or a new selection chosen. Once the game begins, the selections are locked. The teacher reads out not the terms, but their definitions. Students have to listen carefully, and decide what the term is for that meaning. If they believe they have that term, they click it and it turns pink. When all the terms have been selected, they are entitled to yell ‘Click Bingo!' as loudly as they please!
The idea here is to encourage pupils to think about the meanings of words and terms within their subject or topic. The class begins by each choosing a board of terms. Random words from the word bank are selected by the computer and displayed to be either accepted or a new selection chosen. Once the game begins, the selections are locked. The teacher reads out not the terms, but their definitions. Students have to listen carefully, and decide what the term is for that meaning. If they believe they have that term, they click it and it turns pink. When all the terms have been selected, they are entitled to yell ‘Click Bingo!' as loudly as they please!
This product is based on the highly popular television series ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' The layout, graphics, progress and rules all apply, combining a simple, clear layout with a dynamic database of questions, answers and lifelines. All of the questions in this version are on the subject ICT, although other subject versions are always available on demand. The questions are chosen randomly at each level of the game, creating a staggering billion different possible games! The software features high quality sound effects and music to heighten the drama and fun.
How good is your mouse control? How accurate is your clicking? This game will find out, and push your skills to the limit! Based on the old idea of a wire hoop being carefully manoeuvred along a twisted metal route, you need to manoeuvre your droid around a maze to reach the end. Careful clicking required - critically accurate mouse movement, timing and planning all necessary! As one of my students commented recently, this one is ''dangerously addictive!'
How good is your mouse control? How accurate is your clicking? This game will find out, and push your skills to the limit! Based on the old idea of a wire hoop being carefully manoeuvred along a twisted metal route, you need to manoeuvre your droid around a maze to reach the end. Careful clicking required - critically accurate mouse movement, timing and planning all necessary! As one of my students commented recently, this one is ''dangerously addictive!'
Many of my students come along to the ICT suite at break times and spend the whole time playing this game, competing against each other for the fastest time and the greatest accuracy! The idea is painfully simple. All you have to do is click the numbered circles in order. Just remember, it must be in order, and you mustn't miss. Sounds simple? Just try it. A few times. . .
This product is based on the highly popular television series ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' The layout, graphics, progress and rules all apply, combining a simple, clear layout with a dynamic database of questions, answers and lifelines. All of the questions in this version are on the subject of Maths, although other subject versions are always available on demand. The questions are chosen randomly at each level of the game, creating a staggering billion different possible games! The software features high quality sound effects and music to heighten the drama and fun.
Helping left-handed pupils find equality in ICT! Loads automatically into System Tray at login, and provides pop up menu allowing quick change of mouse keys from right to left-handed.
Very useful clipboard utility. Store a dozen different text snippets or whole documents for easy pasting. Also includes image/picture clipboard and storage for email addresses and web addresses, enabling quick linking to sites. All data is stored immediately, so that when rebooted, clipboard data is still available.
Select any of 16 million colours and this program will give you the hexadecimal code needed for web pages. Type in any RGB code and have it converted. Can automatically copy the code to the clipboard.
Very easy to use and highly useful symbol map - whatever font you''re using, just click the button showing the symbol you want, and it is automatically copied to the clipboard. Contains the most common symbols for maths, science and languages.
A highly visible and clear stopwatch, clock and countdown timer - useful for timing any event, test, activity, or timing down to an event, analyzing length of time on Internet, etc. A thousand uses!
A short story, which could be true all too easily. Designed to highlight how easily personal information can be released online in chat rooms, and the consequences. A good twist at the end!
An ICT worksheet - for use as homework, emergency material for supply teachers or during power cuts/network failures, or even as classroom support. Helps understanding of bar codes/data capture. Links to numeracy particularly in sheet 2.
An ICT worksheet - for use as homework, emergency material for supply teachers or during power cuts/network failures, or even as classroom support. Help students understand the importance of sequencing and clear instruction.
A spreadsheet containing some ideas on exploring number patterns whilst developing understanding and knowledge of spreadsheet formulas. Good links to numeracy. The National Numeracy Strategy have produced one of their "Interactive Teaching Programs" that achieves many of the same objectives. However, this Excel file allows explortion of factors and multiples over a greater range.
PowerPoint show containing a wide range of intriguing optical illusions. Very effective to have this running at the start of a lesson as the class is coming in, particularly on a large whiteboard. In my experience, helps tremendously at getting the children to come in quietly, and focusses them well from the start.
Simple to understand flow diagram demonstrating the system life cycle, and explaining each stage. A second copy of the same diagram explains the same cycle but as though you were cooking a meal to explain each stage a different way.
Spreadsheet exercise, with answers, cheat sheet and template. Using the idea of an online ordering form, this covers basic formulae and formatting, including validation, calculating percentages, and conditional formulae.
Spreadsheet exercise which uses student grades as the topic. Covers basic table formatting and simple formulae including SUM and AVERAGE functions. Cheat sheets, spreadsheet template and answer sheets included.
Interactive spreadsheet which uses a combination of Visual Basic, formulas and functions to create a working National Lottery simulator. Pick your numbers, try your luck and play the game! Good luck, but as with the real game, you''re pretty unlikely to win anything, but you might just learn a little more about spreadsheets and VB!
Spreadsheet which simulates movement of students in a school disco. Uses the Rand() function and a formatted scatter graph to show students. Food/drinks areas are sectioned off and formulaes used to identify numbers of students getting drinks or food. Can be used to see functons and formatting is use, and used to develop further.
PowerPoint presentation designed to be used as a starter or plenary activity, or just as a general exercise to wake up students'' brains. 20 slides each contain four ICT related terms. Students work individually, as pairs, groups or a whole class to decide which is the odd one out. The answers are down to interpretation, so they must decide why the item is the odd one out. Hints and suggestions can be made to appear if necessary.
Document providing practical examples of how to move students on from one National Curriculum level to another. For example, what practical skills should you be encouraging, teaching, looking for and suggesting to students wanting to move from Level 2 to 3, or from 3 to 4? Mainly aimed at Key Stage 3 teachers, but contains worthwhile information for all teachers.
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