Kent

Dig IT!

Project 2009

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Sources from English Heritage

Education Officers; Mary Mills, Catherine McHarg Contact; [email protected]

How can teachers find sources to use for the

Dig It

project?

• • • • • All of the material you have seen so far has been digitised and is available to teachers via

Heritage Explorer www.heritageexplorer.org.uk

- a website aimed directly at teachers and learners There are over 3,500 images so far and they are all completely free to access and copyright cleared for use in schools They can be downloaded, copied onto worksheets, put on the school website or added to a Learning platform Pupils can be sent here to research – it is a safe site There are also ready made resources for teachers including activities for use on interactive whiteboards Richborough Roman Fort Lullingstone Roman Villa

Search for images on the Heritage Explorer website www.heritageexplorer.org.uk

Use the Teaching Activities for ideas • • • • • • Key Questions Inspiring images Useful downloads Aims and outcomes Extended learning Useful links

Send pupils to Images by Theme to carry out research • • • • • Collections of images Curriculum based themes Suitable for teachers and pupils Pick and mix Safe searching environment

Use or adapt the interactive whiteboard resources • • • • • Classroom ready Linked to Key Questions Teacher – led interactivity Choose, use or adapt!

Smart and Promethean

Let pupils try the Interactives • • • • • Pupil centred Whole class teaching Individual task Starter or plenary ‘Tell and Test ’

Get information from the teachers notes or use our ready made worksheets • • • • Added value Useful information Save time Use or adapt