CuriosIT: IT activities for UK online centres

The activities we have developed are in the following areas:

Fun2Learn
This area contains activities which are fun to do but develop the users' skills with popular software packages. e.g. "Recording Football Team Results" lets someone follow their team's progress whilst learning more about spreadsheets.

Fun4Fun
In this area you'll find simple activities which can be done just for fun, but still offer a learning experience. Most highlight hobby,lifestyle, or special interest websites and so give the student experience of Internet use whilst engaging them in a subject they will enjoy. All the sites included have been checked by Direct Support and are believed to be safe, interesting and rewarding. As with all web activities the user must take the usual care to exclude unsuitable material or persons they may encounter.

FunProjects
Contained in this area are longer term activities, which may combine a number of activities around a theme or project, but make use of ICT. A group of people might be recruited to work together on, for example, local history, heritage, arts, music or video, or a self-help programme. We will also advise on possible sources of funding to run these activities.

DirectSupport looks for fun activities and then documents them here as a resource for UK online Centres.

Time is spent ensuring that the web based activities work and are worthwhile. Fun use of productivity software (e.g. Microsoft) is encouraged and we are continuing to develop larger scale use of ICT for projects with community groups.

The information is provided on tutor sheets in both Word and PDF Format, and can be downloaded for use in your centre. A brief description is provided showing skills/equipment needed.

If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat reader which allows you to read PDF format, you can obtain your free copy by clicking the Adobe button to download it.

You can also contact us at: info@directsupport.org.uk

There are many more resources available within the Networks Online extranet, but you will need a subscription to use them. See our DS Online page for how to obtain a subscription.