Forwarded by A Jameson.
Enquiries, if any, to Ruth Bourne or Clare Power.
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> Subject: Lnet: German - Stop Press CD ROM
> Date: 18 December 1998 15:29
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> Thanks to Ruth Bourne at BECTa for letting me know about the FREE CD ROM
> described below which will be distributed to UK schools by the German
> Embassy. If you are interested please phone 0171 824 1358 for your copy.
>
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> Stop Press CD ROM
> The idea behind the new interactive Internet CD ROM "Stop Press" is the
> image of a newsroom with students in the role of journalists. There is some
> teaching about writing, researching and presenting, and then students are
> invited to write a piece, either one that they choose or one that will be
> chosen by the program. The multimedia material that can be used could be
> taken from the extensive database contained on the disk, from the "Stop
> Press" web site that will be kept up to date with new information, or from
> any other source. The eventual production can be on disk, on paper or in the
> form of a Web page. A free Web page creation program is included on the
> disk.
>
> The really good news is that it is all free.
> How many free and worthy productions have you shelved or binned with a sigh
> at the waste? That is not the case here. This is a resource that you could
> use over and over again. The skills that are focused on are just the ones
> that we need to highlight: researching, internalising, synthesising,
> writing, editing, summarising and presenting.
> "Stop Press" has been produced by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the
> German Foreign Ministry, the British Council and the Goethe Institute. The
> commercial partners include Marks and Spencers, Reuters and Siemens. The
> disk has been designed and programmed by Granada Learning. The purpose is to
>
> "deepen the understanding of German - British relations though an
> educational journey into culture, society and the media." The disk has been
> created in
> such a way that it can be used by either English or German speakers, and
> almost everything is available in both languages. It will be useful in
> Modern Languages, and just as effective in English or History.
> My only criticism is that you need a fair degree of IT expertise to get the
> best out of the disk. Don't, however, let that stop you obtaining a copy.
> The disk will be distributed to German schools by the British Embassy in
> Bonn and to UK schools by the German Embassy. Phone 0171 824 1358 for your
> copy.
>
> ___________________________________________________
>
> Ruth Bourne
> Head of Support and Training,
> BECTa, Milburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ UK.
> Tel: +44 01203 416994
> Fax: +44 01203 411418
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> Clare Power
> CILT
> Tel: 0171-379-5110
> Fax: 0171-379-5082
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> Home Page: http://www.cilt.org.uk
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