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Whiteboard resources for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

WMnet, the regional broadband consortium, has negotiated a subscription for all regional schools to iboard's online club.

The topics can viewed by year group or curriculum subject. Each topic has several activities. Teaching objectives are explained and guidance on each screen helps users to know what to do. There is a growing number of topics across the age range.

 

Sandwell schools can access it through this link.

i-board for Sandwell schools

 

 

Online Training in Microsoft Products

Microsoft Office Specialist

Want to develop your skills in Microsoft’s Word, Powerpoint or Excel?     Gain internationally accredited awards?

Broadband Sandwell is a certified Microsoft IT Academy and as such is able to offer Microsoft online training.

The following courses are available for free to all schools subscribing to the content and curriculum service.

Core training for Word 2003, Powerpoint 2003, Excel 2003 and for the same products in 2002

Advanced training for Word 2003, Powerpoint 2003, Excel 2003 and for the same products in 2002

For further details please contact Chris Howles, email: chris.howles@broadbandsandwell.org.uk

 

Free resources for the classroom

Benefit from Regional Broadband Consortium arrangements.

Sound files for use in all sorts of curriculum areas are available from Audio Network.

http://audio.lgfl.org.uk/

The Regional Broadband Consortia's licence with Audio Network allows teachers and students to download any of the music files free of charge with only two conditions: users must be on a machine connected to the local RBC to get free downloads and the downloaded files must not be used for any commercial purposes. The RBC licence will save your school an average of £60 for each downloaded file.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Our own RBC, WMnet, shares these resources at www.wmnet.org.uk

Copyright free clipart sites

Companies

Dorling Kindersley ­ http://uk.dk.com/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html

Not copyright free but as good as for school use.

2Simple   www.2simpleclipart.com

Regional Broadband Consortia

East of England gallery http://gallery.e2bn.net/

The East of England RBC, E2BN, have made their image gallery available to schools throughout the country. There are thousands of images which could be useful to students and teachers. It is not necessary to register. All images are copyright free and downloadable at different resolutions.

 

Northumberland Grid for Learning   http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/clipart/default.htm

Copyright but free to use in school.

 

East Riding RBC   www.eriding.net/media/index.shtml

US based clipart and photographs

www.school-clip-art.com/

www.freefoto.com/index.jsp

www.pics4learning.com/