Homework and webskills sites
BBC Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning
Advice and information on learning for children and adults including free, web-based courses at different levels on a range of subjects.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning
Advice and information on learning for children and adults including free, web-based courses at different levels on a range of subjects.
DfES Gridclub
http://www.gridclub.com
The official DfES education site for 7-11 year old children - a schools' subscription service with lots of child appeal.
http://www.gridclub.com
The official DfES education site for 7-11 year old children - a schools' subscription service with lots of child appeal.
Homework Elephant
http://www.homeworkelephant.co.uk
child-friendly site with good links to subject sites and other resources, such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, maps newspapers and an 'ask the experts' feature.
http://www.homeworkelephant.co.uk
child-friendly site with good links to subject sites and other resources, such as encyclopaedias, dictionaries, maps newspapers and an 'ask the experts' feature.
Homework High
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/H/homeworkhigh
Channel 4's Homework Club invites pupils to send their questions to the resident subject experts; provides a library of past questions and answers supplied and provides discussion groups for different subjects.
http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/H/homeworkhigh
Channel 4's Homework Club invites pupils to send their questions to the resident subject experts; provides a library of past questions and answers supplied and provides discussion groups for different subjects.
Learn.co.uk
http://www.learn.co.uk
Comprehensive education site produced in conjunction with The Guardian.
http://www.learn.co.uk
Comprehensive education site produced in conjunction with The Guardian.
Resource Discovery Network Virtual Training Suite
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
For able students in Years 12 and 13. Some fifty free, interactive, self-study tutorials designed for Further and Higher education, offering training in Internet skills for specific subject areas. Originally intended to support higher education, the tutorials now also cover further education vocational subject areas including Performing Arts, Health and Social Care, Business Studies, Sport and Recreation and Travel and Tourism. In addition, an Internet Instructor module covers general webskills.
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk
For able students in Years 12 and 13. Some fifty free, interactive, self-study tutorials designed for Further and Higher education, offering training in Internet skills for specific subject areas. Originally intended to support higher education, the tutorials now also cover further education vocational subject areas including Performing Arts, Health and Social Care, Business Studies, Sport and Recreation and Travel and Tourism. In addition, an Internet Instructor module covers general webskills.
S-Cool
http://www.s-cool.co.uk
Aimed primarily at students at Key Stage 4 and 16+. S-cool offers curriculum support, help with revision, advice on exams, plus discussion facilities and the chance to search for cool topics such as local live music events.
http://www.s-cool.co.uk
Aimed primarily at students at Key Stage 4 and 16+. S-cool offers curriculum support, help with revision, advice on exams, plus discussion facilities and the chance to search for cool topics such as local live music events.
Webquest
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
Webquests work by defining a question or task and taking the student through the research process in logical steps. They are an excellent way of helping students develop information literacy skills, as well as promoting the Internet as a source of information. This site makes it easy to create a webquest, as templates are provided ready for use. Alternatively, it's possible to use the webquests already created.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
Webquests work by defining a question or task and taking the student through the research process in logical steps. They are an excellent way of helping students develop information literacy skills, as well as promoting the Internet as a source of information. This site makes it easy to create a webquest, as templates are provided ready for use. Alternatively, it's possible to use the webquests already created.
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