photoJoining in E-ngagelive activities

‘E-ngagelive events are sponsored in the East Anglia by The East of England Broadband Consortium. (E2BN) If your school is an E2BN school then you will receive the published activities free of charge. If you are an independent school in the East of England or a school in any other part of the country then you can subscribe to www. engagedirect.net which provides a similar service for a yearly subscription charge.

The E-ngage system is also used by other organisations and we would recommend using these where they are available.
Trading Standards provide ‘Talking Shop.org’ and this currently operates in 22 local authority areas. The site has a number of activities aimed at consumer protection and the sessions are suitable for most secondary schools.

E-ngage has been used for many projects across the UK & the rest of the world. It is used in Australia by the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) for internet safety training in schools. It is badged as part of their ‘Cybersmart Detectives’ branding.

What has been said about the E-ngage system

Senator Stephen Conroy, the Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy:

“Cybersmart Detectives is an exciting, interactive online activity where children work online in real-time to solve an internet-themed problem. ACMA will be providing the program free-of-charge to schools.”

Collins Trott- a technology teacher from an elementary school near Atlanta, Georgia, USA:

“I thought it was great.  I currently teach Internet Safety using NetSmartz and this would be a great addition to it for the 5th graders.” 

11 year old primary school pupil commenting on ‘engageCSI’ (a multi-session engage project developed for Inside Justice Week 2006):

"I think this was the best school trip so far."

Julia Martin- an ICT Teaching Assistant from a primary school near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:

"I have been using E-ngagelive for the last three years. The children really get involved in this interactive ‘hands on’ activity by working in mixed ability groups."