BECTA Projects

Dated: 20/05/2009 

Doncaster South CLC, working in partnership with Secondary Schools across Doncaster, were involved in the BECTA Repurpose, Create and Share project. 

Maths teachers were involved with a project based around constructions and using a scientific calculator. The project involved the creation of e-learning resources and video content, to support the teaching and learning of the topics. 

History teachers were involved with a project based around local history. The project involved a series of interviews with local people with experiences of the Second World War, life working in the mines, as well as life in the Doncaster Plant Works. The project involved the creation of e-learning resources, incorporating the video content and other repurposed sources. 

The projects are now available online, at www.doncasterbectaprojects.co.uk. 

Ecomschool

www.ecomschool.co.uk 

Ecomschool is a pilot educational resource supporting KeyStage 4 level learning in ICT. In particular, the resources are being developed to support OCR Nationals in ICT: Unit 8 – Technological Innovation and E-commerce, but they could also be useful to other ICT qualifications and more advanced level study. 

Frog E-Portal

eportal.schools.doncaster.gov.uk 

What is it for?

The purpose of the e-Learning Portal is to provide a safe environment in which students, parents, teachers, staff, Governors and the Local Authority can share information and resources and work together. 

What will I use it for?

The Portal has many uses for teachers, students, and students’ parents. 

As a parent you can: 

• Set up a personal diary to keep up-to-date with information about your child and their school.
• Send & receive emails.
• Discuss topics & chat with other parents.
• See how well your child is doing, including progress, timetable, homework & attendance.
• Receive updates about your child’s school from a Bulletin Board.

As a teacher you can: 

• Become a member of a specialist group, i.e. science, and share ideas & expertise in key topic areas.
• Set up a personal diary to keep up-to-date with your classes.
• Send & receive emails.
• Discuss topics & chat with other teachers.
• View/use resources from other schools on the network, or upload your own.
• View & update pupil information.
• Receive updates about your school from a Bulletin Board.

As a student you can: 

• Set up a personal diary to keep up-to-date with your school life & your social life.
• Send & receive emails, and chat online with your friends.
• Look for extra information that your teacher has set up to help with your work.
• Look at videos & websites that your teacher has selected for you.
• Use the forums or email to discuss your homework with classmates- at school or at home!
• Receive updates about your school from a Bulletin Board.
• View information about school events.

Pedagogue

http://dsclc.pedagogue.org.uk/ 

PEDAGOGUE – the collaborative eLearning content development tool

Pedagogue is an eLearning content development tool that allows you to create media rich, interactive content for use over the Web, on CD-Rom or virtual learning environment. 

There are many benefits of using Pedagogue: 

• It has been designed for teaching & learning professionals.
• Produces accessible, multimedia online learning content that supports Special Educational Needs and inclusive learning.
• Produces standards conformant, SCORM 2004 (1.3) learning objects that can run on all modern virtual learning environments.
• Your content can also be published to a variety of web browsers & CD-ROM.
• You have the ability to develop content anytime – at school, at home or wherever there is an internet connection.
• It fits in with your existing Learning Platform (effectively extending your Learning Platform).
• It provides different permissions and access to users who have different roles to fulfil in a project.
• It creates a collaborative workflow that can produce quality content with maximum efficiency and editorial oversight.
• There is a flexible licensing model that allows you to only pay for what you need out of Pedagogue.

Doncaster CORE

www.doncastercore.info 

CORE is a content repository to support teaching & learning across Doncaster.

CORE will work to support personalised learning and the learning platforms agenda, enable teachers to share  e-learning resources and allow students to access learning both in and out of school. 

Furthermore, there are many benefits to be gained from using CORE, including: 

1. Interoperability with any Learning platform.
2. Communication with peers via the in-built forum.
3. Upload materials in 4 easy stages!
4. Send your material to us and we will upload it for you!
5. View stats including

• ‘Most popular contributor’
• ‘Highest rated contributor’
• ‘Most popular school’
• ‘Highest rated school’

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