Teachers TV English Links

The Teachers TV site has links for every subject at both KS3 and KS4, but today the focus is on English and Shakespeare.

The Tempest

15 minute video using roleplay to aid understanding www.teachers.tv/video/23577
Recommended book www.teachers.tv/system/files/10688.doc
Programme script www.teachers.tv/system/files/10752.doc
Suffolk Council resources www.slamnet.org.uk/english/docs/TempestTeachingMaterials
SEN lesson plans www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/downloads/en_sh_sen_tmpst_unit_0003707.pdf
Comic book versions in various formats www.classicalcomics.com/education/freedownloads.html
Teacher's resources for the play
www.classicalcomics.com/education/TempestNotes.pdf
Rap and break dancing video version
www.teachers.tv/video/23598
RSC resources
www.rsc.org.uk/content/3125.aspx


Romeo & Juliet
Analysis of important scenes www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/downloads/en_sh_ict_yr8.zip

Shakespeare in general
Further research & resources
www.touchstone.bham.ac.uk/links.html

Curriculum Bits

This site includes resources in a growing range of Key Stage 3 & 4 subjects, and uses video, audio and animation to ensure an attractive interactive experience. The resources are free to view online, but downloads are charged for.

See http://curriculumbits.com/categories.php for details.

Oxfam Site Links

The Oxfam site offers a number of relevant links for KS3 and 4 studies. See www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/category_curriculum.htm for a list by subject.

Labels show major subject links.

Internet Searching Tips in Google (or other search engines)

The more you know about searching, the better your results:

Use Wildcards (XX*)
Schoo* in Google searches for school, schools or schooling, and colo*r searches for color (US) or colour (UK).

Use Quotation Marks (“XX”)
Quotation Marks around keywords or phrases searches for words side by side in the same order. This is great for book titles, songs or plays you are studying eg “planet of the apes”.

Plus (+) and Minus (-)
Plus and minus before keywords forces words to be included or excluded in a phrase. So spain +cities -madrid gives Spanish cities but not Madrid.

Use other search engines
We all know Google, but it’s not the only search engine to use. Yahoo, Dogpile, Ask, Alltheweb, Gigablast and Exalead could be better at finding what you want next time.

Use advanced search
Google’s advanced search helps you be more specific, and search by date, language, file format and even synonym.

The more you learn about your search engine the better your results, so experiment.

Anti-Bullying Week: Useful Websites

The week 19th-23rd November 2007 is anti-bullying week. Below are five websites which you may find useful to help prevent bullying in your classrooms:
1) www.antibullyingweek.co.uk/

2) www.childline.org.uk/extra/bullyingindex.asp

3) www.nfb.ca/webextension/showpeace/index.php?lg=en

4) www.bullyonline.org/

5) www.nspcc.org.uk/getinvolved/raisemoney/fundraisinginschools/defeatbullying/defeatbullyinghome_wda50219.html