Project Update(Scotland) World's first schools intranet

(Scotland) World's first schools intranet. eLearning Scotland. Online September 2005. A national schools intranet digitally linking Scotland's 800,000 teachers and pupils has come a step closer. Education Minister Peter Peacock awarded ICT specialists RM a five-year 37.5 million contract to develop the intranet, the first project of its type anywhere in the world. When the intranet goes live in early 2007 it will: Offer pupils and teachers access to a range of learning and teaching resources from their computers at school or home; Allow teachers to maximise the use of internet technology such as video clips and high-quality graphics, making lessons more exciting for their pupils; Enable every pupil and teacher to communicate and collaborate electronically with one another, sharing ideas and resources. ...