Mainly for Teachers
Here we intend to give links to sites or material that we have found of special value or interest, either for contacting other schools or for accessing curricular or staff development resources.
We cannot guarantee ( though it is not very likely ) that any of the sites listed do not contain material that you might judge unsuitable for use with children.
We'll try to add more links from time to time as well as adding more information about our school.
There is some technical info. about our site at the foot of this page.
Links
For anyone looking for materials about Mini-Beasts, this page is
really worth a visit. There are fact sheets about lots of creepy
crawlies as well as a "Bug Club" for children to
join.
Propaganda Leaflets of World War II
We found some good resource material here. It was interesting to see the differences and similarities and for the children to discover that all sides were doing it, and "Hearts and Minds" are much the same, regardless of the colour of the uniform. ( There could be one or two leaflets that may be inappropriate for young children, so view them yourself first if you are considering letting a class view on-line ).
During the course of a recent topic on "Space" we found lots of good links, so many that we have put then on a separate page.
This site provides maps - countries, areas, cities. It is at present ( Jan '99 ) in beta test format but nevertheless it provides some excellent resource material.
Our school log book provides many clues to education and children's health in the later part of the 19th century. If you are studying the Victorian era you might find some useful primary evidence material here.
If you are involved in teaching a foreign language to primary school children here is a fun and effective game for you to make and use. The game was developed by one of our teachers for teaching German but it can be easily adapted for any language.Don't be mislead by its simplicity - it is very effective and even had some of the teachers who used it somewhat over-excited !
This site has a link to the Virtual Teachers' Centre . You'll need to register a user id to obtain a password to the VTC but it is worth it to access the steadily growing teaching resources and professional development material. It's not obvious but if you click on the Scottish area of the map at the NGfL you will be taken to the Scottish Virtual Teachers' Centre.If you would like to go straight to the SVTC just click here
The Times Educational Supplement
Get your TES on-line. Some very useful features , news, resources and links. The trouble is you can't read it in bed but then again it can't get lost in the pile of jotters on the kitchen table or "borrowed" by a colleague ! ( Check the "Cool Schools - Ten Outstanding Internet Sites for the Spring Term ". Blush )
The Homepage of "Multimedia And Primary Education" or "Micros And Primary Education" as it was when we were using Apple IIs, BEEBs, Sinclairs and PETs a few years ago. Still very much run for and by teachers with loads of very good curricular material. ( Keep up the good work Pete !)
Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network - SCRAN
Still being developed and set to become a major resource for schools with specific links with our "5-14" Curriculum.Worth a peep at the shape of things to come particularly if you are a Scottish school. Full access requires payment of an annual subscription.
Scots at War 
24/10/98
Not quite complete yet, but this Edinburgh University site already contains a lot of useful material and links related to to Scottish Military History. Scottish schools or others studying World War II will find some useful material here.
Royal Research
Ship - Bransfield 24/10/98
RRS Bransfield is one of the two supply and research vessels operated by BAS - the British Antarctic Survey. The pages are updated weekly with some stunning photographs of wild ( and human) life in Antarctica and on theBransfield.There are also met.and position reports which are updated every six hours and some links to other sites related to Antarctica. If you have an amateur radio licence the Ship's Radio Officer ( and Webmaster ) Mike - GM0HCQ/MM publishes the times and frequencies he will be listening for contacts from the UK or elsewhere at the bottom of the main POSREP page.
For anyone working at any level within education, the management of relationships and communications is a primary skill. Emotional Intelligence has been identified as a key component in the successful management of interpersonal relationships and interaction. Interest in EQ has grown substantially since Daniel Goleman published 'Emotional Intelligence - Why it can matter more than IQ'. For good practical ideas and information about the importance of EQ, EQ at work and at school, conflict resolution and more, this site is a very good place to start.
The hyperspace version of Route 66 ! An international registry of schools on the Web and a good site to visit if you are looking for schools abroad. We managed to find some resources for a topic on Japan through this site. Classroom and other resources are available here also.
The antipodean equivalent of Web 66. Part of the Global Classroom Project and full of useful links to schools "Down Under" as well as to the rest of the world. Good resource links too.
Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education Curriculum Branch 11/11/98
Integrated Resource Packages for teachers in B.C. schools. Have a look at what can be achieved. Don't you just wish.......?
DOGPILE Multisearch Engine 11/11/98
If you have not already discovered it, this is a One Stop Shop for cyber surfers. Your search queries are sent to several of the main search engines simultaneously. Try it and you'll bookmark it !
If you find any of the links listed above have ceased to function please let us know via e-mail.
Current and Future Developments at Kinnoull School
Our oldest pupils ( P7 ) are in their second year of studying German and our P6 class are just commencing their first year. Contacts with German speaking classes via email would be appreciated.
( September 99 ) We have just had a whole-school computer network installed and all classrooms now have Multi-media PCs with internet access. All the pupils and staff now have personal e-mail on our intranet and we hope in the very near future to have Internet e-mail for everyone.
We are one of the schools in the UK who will be contributing to the development of the prototype National Grid for Learning. The NGfL promises to be one of the most exciting and far reaching developments in education in recent years. Copies of the consultative document "Connecting the Learning Society" may be accessed at the Department for Education and Employment's Home Page
CU-SeeMe
CU-SeeMe is a simple and fairly cheap facility that offers live video-conferencing between individuals or groups. Users see small video windows ( up to 8 ) showing who they are in contact with and a text window where any dialogue is typed and displayed. There may also be facilities for live audio.
On-line costs are the same as for e-mail or Internet browsing.
You Require:
CU-SeeMe software for the Mac or PC. This may be downloaded free from Cornell University ( possibly other sites too ). The files are not large and do not take long to download.
An AV Mac or a PC with a video-in facility and a video camera. A normal video camera works for us as does an old security camera that was bought for £5 at a car boot sale. The "Connectix QuickCam" is one of several fairly simple and cheap cameras if you don't already have one.
For conferencing you also require access to a "reflector" site. There are many of these scattered round the world, but it is essential to find a secure or moderated reflector in order to avoid gate-crashers and unwanted or inappropriate comments or video.
For classes studying "Space", there are a number of NASA sites showing live video and these may be accessed even if you do not have video input to your computer. All you require is the software from Cornell and the URLs for the sites. Links to a site where you can obtain the URLs are also available at the Cornell site.
For lots more about CU-SeeMe and the software go to : http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/
Technical stuff about our Web Site.
The pages were originally created using Claris Home Page 2.0 on a Macintosh Performa 630AV. They are now maintained on a homebrew PC using Microsoft FrontPage98.
The images are a mixture of frames grabbed from a standard video camera straight into the Mac and images scanned using a Microtex ScanMaster E6. A few images were taken with an Apple Quick Take digital camera which has unfortunately just developed what appears to be a terminal illness !
Image processing was done using Colour It! and Photoflash on the Mac and Paint Shop Pro and Microsoft Image Composer on the PC.
The pages have been kept as simple as possible in order to ensure fast download time and low phone bills for the schools or teachers accessing them.
Building your own website is not difficult. To find out just how easy it is click here.
Your feedback and critical comments are welcome.
Send them to - mailto:headteacher@kinnoull-primary.pkc.sch.uk
These pages are maintained by David Warburton - HT, Kinnoull Primary School, with input provided by pupils and staff.