ICT Training for Teachers

Talent Guide

Conference Area

Glossary of terms

Resources to Download

Internet Links for ICT in English

Module 10	Contents
	Literacy Dictionary & Thesaurus Knowledge about language Educational Support & Research Specialised Links Professional Development Task 21 Back to Secondary English Map Back to T@LENT Web Site Map

Finally, some further useful web links which don't fit into the pattern of the previous four sections. Some of these sites have already been mentioned and are repeated for completeness. Some relate to specific dictionary work like 'Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus'. Others can be used for general educational research. The NATE site is particularly good as a general reference point and link to other useful areas.

Discussion 

There are a lot of resources in these sections! Can you share out the research amongst your departmental colleagues? The Task at the end is compulsory if you want to complete your NOF training.

Literacy

The National Year of Reading	Useful links	http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/reading/
Literacy Trust	Useful links	http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
International Literacy Association	American site.	http://www.reading.org/
U-Otter-Read-It	Canadian site - lively.	http://www.uotter.com/

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Dictionary & Thesaurus

Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus	Language Centre with various activities, including ‘Word for the Wise’, a series of radio transcripts of etymological debates.	http://www.m-w.com/home.htm
Literary Terms	An English Department in an American school has put together an interesting collection of terms and links. You could try your own version!	http://www.bell.k12.ca.us/BellHS/ Departments/english/engdept.html

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Knowledge about language

LinguaCenter Grammar Safari	A fun approach to grammar using the Internet search engines. This should give you some further ideas.	http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/web.pages/ grammarsafari.html
The Human-Languages Page	This is one of the most comprehensive archives of sites and materials relating to languages and literature on the Web. It pays to persist with the search routines.	http://www.ilovelanguages.com/

 

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Educational Support & Research

• Learning Alive

  www.learningalive.co.uk

  Basic start screen for RM educational sites, including 'Living Library' resource for homework, as well as much information for teachers.

• Educate Online Editorial - and much else on this site

  http://www.educate.co.uk/

• Becta Extra - Becta's monthly magazine

  http://www.becta.org.uk/magazine/index.html

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Specialised Links

• Teachers' Index

  http://sol.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/pages/schools_onLine/annotations/ (Broken link?)

  Teacher's hyperlink pages. Provides links to a good array of sites that focus on Media (especially good), Dyslexia, Hearing/Visual Impairment. Links are suitable mostly for teachers' use.

• Internet Sites to Support the Curriculum

  Teacher hyperlinks or resources on the VTC (a particularly wide selection):

  http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=260

  Virtual Teacher Centre English Curriculum site:

  http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=63
   

Professional Development

• NATE - National Association of Teachers of English

  http://www.nate.org.uk

Activity

Task 21 To complete your NOF Training you will finally need to submit an Action Plan and your Portfolio in order to receive your ICT Competency Certificate.

First Module

T@LENT Web Site Map

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