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Useful Websites for G&T - ICT                                                                               subjects       home


More ICT ideas in our Software Resources section. Our Art Websites Section includes many sites related to art and ICT.

 
WeVee
http://www.wevee.co.uk
Try your hand at editing archive footage and adding a soundtrack.
 
 
 
 
 
My Doodle Game
http://mydoodlegame.com
My Doodle Game lets you design your own platform game. Draw your own heroes and enemies.
Personalise your game with your own wav sound effects and mp3 music.
Available as a free download for Windows PCs and as a free App for Ipads.
 
 
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Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/
Scratch is a free programming language that lets you create your own interactive
stories, games, music, and art.
See a video of this programme on the BBC site here
See also Build Your Own Blocks - an advanced version of Scratch.
 
 
 
 
 
MIT App Inventor
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore
Use your browser to create an App for your Android phone ot tablet.
Lots of tutorials and resources. The 'blocks editor' for programming is very similar to
using 'Scratch' (see above.
 
 
 
 
Guardian - Digital Literacy Campaign
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/series/digital-literacy-campaign
The Guardian's campaign to upgrade computer science, IT and technology teaching in schools
and bring creativity and technology back together across the curriculum.
Read John Naughton's 'Manifesto for teaching computer science in the 21st century' here
 
 
 
 
Filmstreet
http://www.filmstreet.co.uk
Lets children experiment with editing film and animation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Film Board of Canada - Picture This
http://nfbkids.ca/handson/html/en/fu/picturethis.php
DCreate a character, then animate it frame-by-frame.
Or try 'Storyboarding' here or 'Clay Animation' here.
 
 
 
 
 
Teaching your kids how to write computer programs
http://marshallbrain.com/kids-programming.htm
Useful suggestions on how to get children programming.
 
 
 
 
 
 
BT - betterworld - Communication Skills Free Resources
hhttp://www.btbetterworld.com/pg/developing_skills/free_resources/
Lots of useful games and activities for developing communication skills.
 
 
 
 
 
 
KidSmart
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/
Internet safety for children website.  Resources include lesson plans, leaflets, posters
and interactive games.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Learning about Web 2.0
http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Online Logo
http://www.transum.org/software/Logo/
Try programming using the Logo computer language.
See if you can complete the challenges.
 
 
 
 
 
Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book
http://www.ictineducation.org/free-stuff/
Free book (PDF) to download from Terry Freedman's ICT in Education site.
Lots of interesting ideas for both Primary and Secondary schools.
 
 
 
 
 
Codecademy
http://www.codecademy.com/
Learn how to build websites, games and apps.
Keep track of your progress and share with friends.
 
 
 
 
 
Hackasaurus
http://hackasaurus.org/en-US/
Learn how webpages are constructed by modifying the contents of existing pages.
Need to use Firefox, Opera, Chrome or Safari browser (not Internet Explorer).
 
 
 
 
 
e-encyclopedia - people & places
http://www.dke-encyc.com/search.asp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole
http://www.northpole.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I.C.T. Teaching Ideas
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ict/contents.htm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dolphin System
http://www.dolphinlearning.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ICTeachers
http://www.icteachers.co.uk/resources/resources_ict.htm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
www.ictcoordinator.co.uk
http://www.ictcoordinator.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Downloads for Teachers-Tony Poulter
http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/downloads/download.htm