Win a free annual subscription for your school!
To celebrate National Libraries Day on 4th February 2012, JCS Online Resources is running a competition which is open to all secondary schools and 6th Form Colleges in the UK and abroad.
The six best entries as judged by the JCS team will win a year’s free subscription to one of the following online resources:
- Bridgeman Education 355,000+ copyright cleared images providing access to the visual culture of every civilization and period from prehistory to the present.
- The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry World and Education in Chemistry – Two magazines which present authoritative review articles on a wide variety of chemical topics, from historical to state-of-the-art chemistry for teachers and students.
- Credo Reference – A multi-publisher online reference library offering a wide range of innovative features.
- eChalk – A broad and expanding range of curriculum-mapped games, puzzles, simulations and starter activities.
- Keesing’s World News Archive (including a 2012 print subscription) – A comprehensive, concise and regularly updated record of the world’s most important political, social and economic events since 1931.
- Scran – 360,000 images, sounds, movies and learning resources copyright-cleared for educational use.
Entries of no more than 500 words may be submitted from students, teachers and librarians from a school or 6th Form College in the UK or Worldwide:
Teachers:
- Describe how your use of online reference resources has helped and enhanced your teaching, and the benefits that have been gained by you and your students. How do you determine the quality of the online resources you use?
Students:
- How do you use online reference resources to help your studies, what do you like about them and how do you make sure the information is reliable?
Hints: Homework help? More fun than books? Quicker/easier? I can use my phone? Internet searches might not be right? Etc…
Librarians:
- How has the introduction of online reference resources to your library collections helped enhance the service you provide to your school? Describe their key benefits and how you evaluate their quality.
To enter the competition, follow this link and circulate it to your teaching staff and students! Print off this poster to promote the competition in your staff room, library and school notice boards.
