Posted by John Dalziel on Friday, October 8, 2010,
In :
Web Safety
Safe is a new programme of practical, activities to develop young children's skills, self-confidence and safety awareness when using social network sites.
Combining a safe, social network, downloadable materials and practitioner resources, the programme will enable any family learning providers to easily deliver fun activities which develop childrens' digital literacy skills. By completing the programme children gain a Safe certificate as evidence of their learning.
Posted by John Dalziel on Saturday, May 8, 2010,
In :
Activities
I've no doubt that Children
will have some fun while learning with the ten websites highlighted in
this blog and, that Family Learning
Practitioners/parents/guardians/carers/etc., can have fun teaching them
too.
In the words of this blog entry...
"What probably helps today’s parents is the relative precociousness of
the ‘digital age’ generation. They seem to be naturally drawn towards
anything that’s interactive."
Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, January 5, 2010,
In :
Healthy Living
Carex have created a set of educational resources, called ‘Hands up for Hygiene’,
which aim to enhance children's understanding of the link between good
hand hygiene and the prevention of the spread of germs.
The site has resources for...
pre-school,
primary and
secondary schools,
...as well as tips for helping children to think about hygiene at home.
There are also songs to download and sing. Family Learning
Practitioners working in/with schools can even take advantage of a free...
Posted by John Dalziel on Thursday, October 29, 2009,
In :
Resources
Back in February 2006 SparkleBox.co.uk was launched as a means of sharing useful downloadable resources with other teachers around the UK (and beyond).
Since then the SparkleBox has grown dramatically but the fundamental aim of sharing resources remains. Every resource on the site is FREE to download - no payment required at all!
Posted by John Dalziel on Thursday, October 29, 2009,
In :
Healthy Living
The Great Grub Club has plenty
of free ideas and downloadable resources to get family learning
practitioners and their learners learning about healthy living.
Encourage Parents, Guardians and Carers to find out more about the work
of World Cancer Research Fund UK and download free recipes and activity
sheets to enjoy with their child/children.
I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
