Espresso Productions, experts in the delivery of the National Curriculum via broadband Internet, has introduced a special report on The Olympics which provides classroom resources designed to cover the history, events and ceremonies of the Games for Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils. Forming just a small section of the full Espresso for Primary Schools service, topics are grouped under the following headings: the Olympic flame and flag, the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the science behind the Games and the Paralympics, each topic featuring high quality video clips and website links.
Links to newspaper reports, news packages (re-dubbed for greater relevance to the national curriculum) and website links can be accessed via hotlinks highlighted within the text covering the various topics, while ideas for class discussions and exercises are suggested at the end of each topic. Subjects such as 'how Olympic athletes are using new technology to gain an advantage over their fellow competitors' and 'the tough training programmes that Paralympians have to go through' are used to provide pupils with topics for classroom activities, while the Staffroom section offers teachers an overview of the report with a brief description of the subjects covered.
News items included in the Olympics Special Report include coverage of Denise Lewis, Steven Redgrave and other British medallists, together with reports on how Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe was enshrined on a postage stamp within a day of his triumph, and the joyful return of Team GB to London. Espresso's unique service allows news reports to be selected and transmitted to schools very quickly, bringing the real world into the classroom with high-quality video.
This new report is just one of the latest elements of Espresso for Primary Schools, a service designed to offer support and lesson ideas to primary school teachers and to teach children skills and concepts relevant to the National Curriculum 2000. Espresso for Primary Schools includes news updated every week, as well as TV packages on subjects as diverse as ‘how music can improve learning’ and the ‘technology behind sharkskin swimsuits’. Contemporary TV programmes are used to illustrate the use of mathematics in everyday life, while children can use newspaper work as a base for English topics.
Espresso uses satellite technology to deliver weekly feeds of information to schools. A satellite dish and Espresso box - costing £1500 - are required to receive and store the information. For the average Primary School a subscription fee of £4.50 per pupil is payable yearly.
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