Portfolio: Words alive
Museum and heritage educational multimedia website projects
Project: Educational interactive multimedia website consisting of subject topics with text and photographs, interactive on-screen activities, 'how to' activities and teachers' area.Client: The British Library education service. The 'Words Alive' project was a DfES-funded project undertaken by The British Library Education Service in collaboration with Camden Local Education Authority and Torbay Local Education Authority to create a cross-curricular programme to support literacy work in schools. Using the three exhibition galleries and the unique range of material at The British Library in central London, the project created a programme of workshops and learning resources in all media. It offered new ways of strengthening literacy work in all subjects. The Words Alive! website provided outreach support for the schools. Footmark worked with British Library project manager to create content and activities for the website. Features: Interactive virtual gallery with activities - Note some activities are Shockwave-version specific. Short video clips of children telling their experiences to camera. Interactives; use interactive features ranging from rollovers, drag and drop, fill-in boxes and print to zoom and enlarge, and menu screens of resources to explore and test comprehension and knowledge. Investigations and 'how to' activities including on-screen and downloadable writing frames and instructions. Teachers' area - including curriculum information, lesson support and student's work. Resources range from stamps and newspapers, to medival manuscripts, bookbinding and religious scrolls. For a quote on a similar project > contact us!
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