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A survey of some content on LGfL. David Mason The London Grid for Learning www.lgfl.net. CMS (Content Management System). PPT. To find premium & other content. Secondary Science Skoool Science Multimedia Science School Sunflower Science Absorb Science. www.skoool.co.uk/lgfl.
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A survey of some content on LGfL David Mason The London Grid for Learning www.lgfl.net
Secondary Science • Skoool Science • Multimedia Science School • Sunflower Science • Absorb Science
Skoool Science for Physics, Chemistry and Biology Learning objects and simulations LEARN pathways - Learn, Explore, Assess, Relate and reflect on Now You Know. Downloadable simulations to run as stand-alone applications
Skoool Downloadable Investigation Tools Physics KS3 Investigation tools Density Investigation, Mirrors, Lenses, Electromagnet, Expansion and Contraction and a Stretching Investigation. KS4 Thinking Worlds (Caspian Learning) create, edit, play and share 3D virtual environments Plants and Photosynthesis and Respiration.
Multimedia Science School • Physics • Terminal velocity • Radioactive penetration • Biology • Kidney • Digestive system • Photosynthesis • Breathing and Respiration • Find this at www.mss.lgfl.net
Sunflower Learning units 3Dsimulations to explore, experiments to investigate, assignments and worksheets. Colour, Sound, Motors & Generators, Osmosis, Predator & Prey, Simple Circuits & Data Analyser. www.sunflower.lgfl.net
Absorb Physics and Chemistry for KS4 • Crocodile Clips • extensive coverage • online interactive models • online tests www.absorb.lgfl.net
Secondary Mathematics • Skoool Maths • Absorb Maths • KS3 Maths Toolkit v2 • GCSE Maths Exam Tutor
Skoool – KS3 & 4 www.skoool.co.uk/lgfl
KS3 Maths Toolkit Online www.mathskit.lgfl.net
Absorb Maths for KS4 Crocodile Clips Text online interactive models tests. Excellent source of interactive models for whiteboards. www.absorb.lgfl.net
Longmans GCSE Maths Exam Tutor Online For all tiers and all boards, this software provides a comprehensive range of example exam papers (with answers). Next to each question is a tutor icon. Click on the icon to load a Flash demonstration of how to solve the problem and present your answer, with full spoken description from the tutor. www.gcsemaths.lgfl.net
Secondary English • Espresso KS3 Speaking and Listening • Cambridge Shakespeare Picture Collection • TeachIt for secondary English
Cambridge Schools ShakespearePicture Collection • explore intepretation, staging and performance • contains production photographs from stage and film versions • on-screen questions to help stimulate discussion • on-screen questions develop students' ability to compare and contrast. • audio recordings of key moments from the play; • tools to annotate the images • ability to import new images and create storyboards • teachers' support material • editable worksheets • fully differentiated for use with students aged from 11-19
Curriculum resources for subjects Radwaste Old Vic New Voices Low Carbon London Ballet Boyz Celebrating Us Virtual Business
DME www.radwaste.lgfl.net
Virtual Business A complete Business Studies course covering 2 years trading of a small print business Lots of activities and assessments to give full curriculum coverage Suitable not only for Business Studies but also for business studies aspects of other vocational courses www.vbusiness.lgfl.net
Digital assets and tools British Pathe Audio Network Podcast Central Weather stations (OPAL) E-library
OPAL – LGfL and Imperial College - weather stations for London
Where does LGfL content come from? • Purchase for all schools from commercial providers • Purchase part-content from commercial providers • Co-purchase with National Education Network partners • Co-develop with commercial providers • Co-develop with non-commercial providers • Co-develop with NEN partners • Develop our own material (curriculum consultants) • Work with subject associations • Share content with NEN partners • Co-develop with individual schools, teachers or local authorities
How does a resource become LGfL content? LGfL content mission statement • To share good practice across the London educational community • To encourage and support teachers and LAs to develop and share material across the grid • to ensure that any commercial material is high-quality makes the best use of broadband represents value for money • to emphasise that all content should have relevance to London schools, topics and priorities, where possible • to support and encourage partnerships within the broader educational community • to work with other RBCs to avoid duplication and maximise cost-effectiveness and relevance • Support the National Curriculum
How does a resource become LGfL content? Formal submission to LGfL Editorial Board • Submission documents & process in content manager’s area • Possibility of presentation to Editorial Board • Editorial Board evaluation, includes referring back to LA colleagues or groups of relevant LA advisers • Value for money paramount – aggregation discounts must be substantial • Value for teaching and learning – does it support, extend and innovate? Does it fill a gap in the LGfL content provision?
www.radwaste.lgfl.net www.ovnv.lgfl.net www.lcl.lgfl.net www.dance.lgfl.net www.roar.lgfl.net www.vbusiness.lgfl.net www.britishpathe.com in school access only www.audio.lgfl.netin school access only www.podcast.lgfl.net www.weather.lgfl.net www.e-library.lgfl.net www.nen.org.uk/tandl www.skoool.co.uk/lgfl(for all skoool KS3 & 4 Maths and Science content) www.mss.lgfl.net www.sunflower.lgfl.net www.absorb.lgfl.netfor all Absorb Maths & Science content www.mathskit.lgfl.net www.gcsemaths.lgfl.net www.listening.lgfl.net www.teachit.co.ukthen select LGfL login www.shakespeare.lgfl.net