Happy New Year and welcome to the first Britannica newsletter of 2012!

What’s new?

Here are some of the educational news stories that have caught Britannica’s eye over the past months:

• The Guardian launched their Digital Literacy Campaign this month to upgrade computer science, IT and technology teaching in schools. What’s your opinion of the state of computer science teaching in you school? Is there room for improvement?

• Love of maths adds up to Unicef role – Congratulations to Ali Khalifa who has had his love of an online mathematics game rewarded by being named an ambassador of the Unicef World Education Games! Let’s hope Ali can contribute to promoting the benefits of online education games like Britannica SmartStudy to students around the world.
   
  

Feature of the month

Be sure to check out the interactive features available via Britannica Online School Edition. Now pupils can put names to places with the Geography Explorer feature!

The Geography Explorer is a great way for pupils to learn about the positioning of continents, seas and oceans, and the natural wonders of the world, through a fun and interactive learning game.

 

Did You Know?

Britannica frequently produces mini websites to put the “spotlight” on a calendar event or a particular subject at specific times of the year. Each spotlight is a stand-alone mini website where access is given to the relevant Primary Britannica article as well as a specially created Activity Centre to help children learn while having fun.

Plus, as a Britannica Online School Edition subscriber, you can recommend curriculum-specific topics for future spotlights that you think will benefit your students. From Shakespeare to Castles to Healthy Eating, anything goes! Just email: spotlight@britannica.co.uk.

Meanwhile, take a look at this month’s Britannica spotlight: http://spotlight.britannica.co.uk

 

Britannica's latest adventure

The Britannica team has been at the BETT 2012 Show in London, showcasing the diverse range of Britannica learning resources available to schools, colleges and universities.

The BETT Show takes place every January at Olympia in London and this year’s event was bigger and better than ever. Britannica’s stand looked fantastic and attendees were impressed by how much Britannica has to offer the e-learning community.

Britannica Image Quest was also a runner up in the Digital Resource and Collections category at the BETT awards. It was an honour to be nominated for an award at such a prestigious event!

 

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