Useful organisations
ACITT
The Association for ICT in Education
The Westbury Centre
Ripple Road
Barking IG11 7PT
www.acitt.org.uk
Tel: 020 8270 6794
BECTa
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Millburn Hill Road
Science Park
Coventry CV4 7JJ
www.becta.org.uk
Tel: 024 7641 6994
BESA
British Educational Suppliers Association
20 Beaufort Court
Admirals Way
London E14 9XL
www.besanet.org.uk
Tel: 020 7537 2964
NAACE
National Association of Advisers for Computers in Education
PO Box 60
Tipton
West Midlands DY4 0YS
www.naace.org
Tel: 0870 240 0478
Useful resources
The following resources are needed to support an ICT scheme of work.
Software requirements
- word-processing software, including facilities for mail merge, macros, import/export;
- desktop-publishing software, including facilities for creating masters and papers;
- presentation software;
- multimedia-authoring software, including facilities for creating tables;
- web creation and publishing software;
- graphics software - bitmap and vector;
- spreadsheet package;
- databases - flat-file databases for questionnaires;
- control software;
- datalogging software;
- sound-editing/recording software;
- content - clip art, CD-ROMs, access to the internet.
Hardware requirements
Essential
- access to networked computers, connected to the internet and with e-mail;
- multimedia computers are required for some units for sound and CD-ROM;
- printers - including colour;
- microphone (for sound capture);
- scanners;
- digital cameras;
- control interface with associated input and output devices, eg buzzers, switches;
- datalogging interface with associated sensors.
Desirable
- large-screen display - OHP, whiteboard, etc, to enable both pupils and teachers to present to groups or the whole class;
- video conferencing;
- large storage devices for multimedia presentations.
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