Embedding ICT across the curriculum

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Embedding ICT across the curriculum Hands on
Support Project
Knowing Me, Knowing You Promoting Community
Cohesion and Intercultural Understanding The
project is an exciting opportunity for pupils
from different ethnic backgrounds to use ICT to
share information about their cultural customs
and traditions.
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The project is an opportunity for schools to
The project is an opportunity for primary and
secondary schools to Provide opportunities for
their pupils to meet and work with pupils from
other ethnic backgrounds Develop activities
around the themes of Intercultural
Understanding and Community Cohesion Work
alongside Bilingual Advisory Teachers, Leading
ICT Teachers and other Educational
Providers Create links with community groups and
establish a database of contacts Encourage
their pupils to use digital resources and new
technologies to publish and share learning with
other project schools
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What will our schools and children be doing?
Partnerships and Schools will be invited to plan
Intercultural activities (involving in some
instances members of the local community) and
publish details of these on the project
web-site Activities will include Food from
different cultures Music and Dance Storytelling
Art Religious Festivals Places to
visit Learning a new language
Activities can last a lesson, a week or a term.
They will be a wonderful opportunity for pupils
to meet , make new friends and learn about other
cultures.
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How will we share our work with others?
Pupils from all schools taking part in the
project will have the opportunity to publish
their work on Making the News and the Project
Micro-site. Pupils work can include Written
reports Multimedia presentations (including
storybooks) Audio files (stories, interviews,
music) Video files Art Work
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How will we share our work with others?
Pupils will also have the opportunity to web
conference using FlashMeeting and post questions
for each other to answer on the project blog.
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How can we use ICT to record and present our work?
During the project all pupils will have access to
a wide range of ICT equipment and digital
learning resources. These include FlashMeeting M
aking the News Digital Cameras and
Camcorders Digital Voice Recorders Cook
IT! Celebrating Languages Comic Life National
Education Network Gallery Audacity E-mail/Blogging
Audio Network
Visit the National Education Network for details
about many of these applications www.nen/gov.uk/
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Who can help? - Project Partners
Groups and organisations supporting the Knowing
Me, Knowing You project include ASK Hands on
Support ICT Consultants MCAS (KCC Bilingual
Advisory Teachers) MFL Leading Teachers ICT
Leading Teachers South-East Grid for Learning
Project Officers Community Leaders
For details about what is happening across the
South-East region visit http//www.segfl.org.uk/
microsites2/vkentknowing
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Publishing and Sharing our Learning with others
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Are you taking part?
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