Contents

Volume 1 Issue 2 - Autumn 2001

Contributors
Many thanks to the members who have contributed to this issue.

Editorial
“God Bless us everyone”

Users and Abusers 
What are we trying to teach, and why?

Thinking it through 
Alistair Webb recalls when logo used to be about developing thinking skills, not programming ones.

Integrating Activities
Can we use artificial tasks to consolidate ICT objectives?

Computers? I know nothing about computers! 
Doris Chow reflects on how teaching ICT has been overlooked in primary.

ICT Assessment
Greenwich LEA ran a pilot test on KS2 ICT at the end of last year. What happened and what lessons were learnt?

Conference Report 2001 
What went on in Norwich in July? The results of the evaluation questionnaire and a round up of some of the sessions.

Session 1
Dominic Flitcroft of the DEfS

Session 2
Frank Springall - Secondary Challenges in ICT 

Session 3
Russell Ingleby - Primary Challenges in ICT

Session 4
Neil Mclean - What is the impact of ICT?

A Subject for Success? 
We Quiz the new HMI, Ken Dyson, on the evidence of the impact of the QCA SoW.

The Scottish Education System 
A synopsis for those working outside of it.

Seriously Logo (pt. 2)  
Clem Rutter continues demonstrating how useful MSW Logo can be by using it to write a Picture album generator that saves in HTML.

Members’ Emails
Your opinions and views selected from our mailbox.

Interactive Whiteboards 
The ultimate teaching aid? We discuss the various pros and cons.

Whiteboard Review
A round up of 4 of the current leading brands.

Looking Back 
A look at the events and figures that have helped shape the subject as we know it. This issue Gabriel Goldstein reflects on nearly 30 years of ICT.

On the Web 
At look at "Web Quests".

Software Review 
Black Cat SuperTools - A mini office suite?

Book Review 
Developing ICT Skills by Hopscotch Publishing.

Looking Good, Sounding Good 
A look at the new Intel digital Microscope and Sound Morpher.

(EOF #33) 
A happy half term at Woemorts.
Cover Picture:

An interactive whiteboard in action.
Heronsgate Primary School,
Greenwich.

 

Contents

Volume 1 Issue 2 - Autumn 2001