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ICT in Education

eTwinning Software and Tools Site: A comprehensive guide to the ICT tools you can use in your eTwinning projects and practical examples of how to use them.   
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA): Extensive guide on the use of ICT in education.   
BBC Video Nation: Advice on how video and photographic equipment can be used to good effect in schools.   
Audacity: Free software download enabling you to record mp3 files and share them with partner schools.   
Skype: Use Skype to make free calls to your partner school anywhere in the world. Voice over IP system.   
Moodle: This is a open source Virtual Learning Environment and is used by some schools. It is free but requires some technical expertise to set it up. Worth a look.   
MFLE: Brilliant site aimed at modern foreign language teachers. Includes a selection of creative teaching guides on blogging, podcasting and more.   
Animation for Education: A fun, hands on, creative way to get started with animation in education. Great for Art Teachers, media studies and ICT managers and coordinators.   
Making the News: A free online publishing system for schools hosted by the National Education Network.   
Flashmeeting: An easy to use, secure platform for video chat and video conferencing.   
PodOmatic: Create, Find, Share podcasts.   

International Dimension in Education

Global Gateway: DCSF international education portal, with partner finding, links to curriculum materials and guidance on how to develop an international dimension in education.   
Lifelong Learning Programme - eTwinning is a part of this.   
International School Award: Accrediation for good practice in embedding the international dimension in schools.   

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