Kent Dig IT! Project Sources from English Heritage Education Officers; Mary Mills, Catherine McHarg Contact;
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 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
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