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David Dawson Senior ICT Adviser Resource: The Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives www.resource.gov.uk www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk Join the resourcenews email list at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/resourcenews.html Join the Peoples Network email list at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/peoplesnetwork.html -----Original Message----- From: Emma Wright Sent: 20 September 2002 11:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Museums, Archives and Libraries - registering on Curriculum Online > -----Original Message----- > From: David Dawson > Sent: 20 September 2002 11:32 > To: Emma Wright > Subject: Museums, Archives and Libraries - registering on > Curriculum Online > > Emma Willson of BECTa has drafted this note to help encourage museums, > archives and libraries to registration the education resources on > Curriculum Online. With the agreement of DfES, BECTa will check the > application by any public library, registered museum, or > publicly-funded archive against a list supplied to BECTa by Resource. > If they appear on the list, they will have passed the due diligence > checks being conducted by BECTa. > > Museums, libraries and archives are among the organisations that can > now promote their web based resources by registering themselves as > content providers with Curriculum Online > <http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/> > > This new service from the Department for Education and Skills will > give teachers access to a range of digital learning materials, > including free both resources and commercial products. > > To be eligible for Curriculum Online organisations need to be able to > show that their website or part of their website is relevant to the > National Curriculum. The resource does not need to have been developed > for schools or make specific reference to the National Curriculum but > it must be an actual digital resource such an online exhibition, > online workshop, online gallery, downloadable teachers pack or > interactive game. Websites that only contain information about > non-digital resources will not meet the criteria. (Resources that are > only suitable for use on a visit to a specific museum will not meet > the criteria either). > > The online form includes basic questions such as 'type of > organisation'. Local authority or government funded organisations > should click 'public sector' and then type museum, library or archive > etc. in the free text box. The organisation name will be checked > against a list supplied by Resource to BECTa, and there will be no > need for futher checks agains the DfES Due Diligence process. > > Organisations are then asked to give details of one sample digital > product (usually a web site or part of a website). Only one sample is > needed to show that they meet the criteria. Once this is accepted all > National Curriculum related resources from that organisation can be > included. > > After typing in the product title (i.e.: the name of your website or > specific resource within it) choose the main curriculum relationships > from a series of drop down boxes. (It may be useful to look through > the National > Curriculum at <http://www.nc.uk.net/home.html> before attempting > this.) > > 1. Which main subject it relates to ? You can only choose one > e.g., 'History' > 2. Which Key Stage ? e.g. 'KS2' > 3. Programme of study. ? e.g. 'Breadth of study, 11a Victorian > Britain' > 4. Product URL ? This should be the URL of the actual bit of the > website that deals with e.g. 11a Victorian Britain > 5. Technical requirements ? Type in the platforms (Internet > Explorer 5, PC, Mac etc) that the website runs on and any plug-ins > (Flash etc.) required in the free text box > > > Once an organisation been through the registration process and met the > Curriculum Online criteria they will be asked to metatag all their > digital National Curriculum related resources using the Becta tagging > tool. This will enable teachers to find the resources when searching > the Curriculum Online portal. > > The online registration form and more details can be found at > <http://register.curriculumonline.gov.uk/> > > > Emma Willson, National Grid for Learning Content Officer Becta > (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) > Please note new email address [log in to unmask] > Direct Line - (02476) 847151 > > > David Dawson > Senior ICT Adviser > Resource: The Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives > > www.resource.gov.uk <http://www.resource.gov.uk> > www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk <http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk> > > Join the resourcenews email list at > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/resourcenews.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/resourcenews.html> > Join the Peoples Network email list at > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/peoplesnetwork.html > <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/peoplesnetwork.html> > > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments is confidential. 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