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Ictopus (ICT online primary user support) is a free web-based support service for primary education.

Can You Help?

We have had a query from an ictopus member who writes:
'Has any evaluation been done on the use of ICT in school libraries? Are e-books the future? Any advice / research on this subject would very much be appreciated.'
If you can help with this please get in touch through the Contact Us link.

Sign up or log in to access all ictopus services which include:

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:

Titanic–to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic (5th April 2012) ictopus has a fantastic new resource collection - databases of the passengers and crew with notes and teaching ideas. Make sure you look at SGP133 for lots of ideas for using these resources in your classroom!
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.