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ICT | Useful websites

Below is a list of websites that you may find useful. They have been grouped into categories so that, as the list grows, it will still be easy to find the websites that are of interest to you. Click on a category to see the websites for that topic; click on it again to close that group.

Brainstorming tool

Bubbl.us

Excellent website for brainstorming ideas and projects before they begin

http://bubbl.us/

General interest

QCDA (Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency)

An Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the DCSF established to develop the curriculum, improve and deliver assessments, and review and reform qualifications.

http://www.qcda.gov.uk/

ICT - general

BBC

News on digital developments, and includes GCSE Bitesize - ICT for revisions and tests covering software, hardware, databases, data communications and modelling

http://www.bbc.co.uk

BCS

The leading professional body for those working in IT and the qualifying body for Chartered IT Professionals (CITP). Website includes articles on issues surrounding developments in ICT

http://www.bcs.org/

BECTA

The government agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning.

http://www.becta.org.uk/

Computing

Articles on communication, hardware and programming issues. Also a research library, forums and product locator.

http://www.computing.co.uk/

e-skills UK

Helping organisations and educators address the professional skills needs in the IT, telecoms and contact centre sectors as well as the IT user skills of the general workforce.

http://www.e-skills.com/

Futurelab

Futurelab aims to develop innovative resources and practices that support new approaches to learning for the 21st century.

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/

NAACE

The professional association for those concerned with advancing education through the appropriate use of ICT

http://www.naace.org/

National Museum of Computing

The National Museum of Computing - full of information about IT-related topics and a great ICT day out!

http://www.tnmoc.org/

Teach ICT

Excellent website for ICT teachers to find resources such as schemes of work, starters, quizzes and other interesting ideas.

http://www.teach-ict.com/

ICT functional skills

Functional skills

Another QCDA website but with specific information about functional skills - something every ICT teacher should know about.

http://www.qcda.gov.uk/6062.aspx

IT Diploma

Diploma support

Information about the upcoming IT Diploma for IT teachers

http://www.e-skills.com/diploma

Presentations tool

Prezi

Stop using boring PowerPoint for your presentations and make them online with Prezi!

http://prezi.com/