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Ictopus (ICT online primary user support) is a free web-based support service for primary education. Sign up or log in to access:

Sharing Good Practice (SGP)

– a fortnightly, six-page, printable magazine for teachers about using ICT effectively in primary education.

lessons2go

– lesson plans for the use of ICT across the primary key stages and curriculum – indexed for key stages, subjects or year groups.

newsblog

– a regular bulletin to keep you up-to-date with all developments in the educational use of ICT.

Pictopus

– photographs and images to support teaching and learning, a selection of which are shown in the current slide show to the right of the screen.

Other services include:

The Tall Ship– a collection of primary source documents relating to the Glenlee – a tall ship built at the end of the nineteenth century.
Inveraray Jail– a collection of the records of every prisoner admitted to this Scottish county jail from its opening in 1820 to its closure in 1888.
Activities – educational activities for children.
Big Books – on-screen books, for use in your teaching.