ELearning Credits
Encyclopedia
eLearning Credits was a government initiative in the UK
which put money aside for schools for multimedia
resources. All government-funded schools from nursery to secondary are eligible for eLearning Credits. The 2007 - 2008 allocation was £1,000 for each maintained school and academy that directly provides nursery, primary or secondary education up to Key Stage 4 plus £3.42 for each pupil aged between 3 and 15. This was the final allocation of eLCs - ring-fenced funding via eLCs ceased at the end of August 2008.
ELC funding was not available for the purchase of hardware items such as computers, projectors and interactive whiteboard
s. The funding was targeted to support the purchase of digital learning materials. There was a small allowance in the scheme that permits the inclusion of a small ineligible item such as a printed manual or small hardware item necessary for the effective delivery of the product in the classroom.
The only Microsoft
product eligible under the scheme is Encarta
.
Elearning Credits have been rolled into the Harnessing Technology Grant which is being distributed to schools via Local Authorities. This is a capital grant and initial guidance seemed to indicate that subscription resources like www.educationcity.com may be precluded from it. However after working with industry BECTA issued spending guidance that permitted the use of the fund for subscription resources.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
which put money aside for schools for multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
resources. All government-funded schools from nursery to secondary are eligible for eLearning Credits. The 2007 - 2008 allocation was £1,000 for each maintained school and academy that directly provides nursery, primary or secondary education up to Key Stage 4 plus £3.42 for each pupil aged between 3 and 15. This was the final allocation of eLCs - ring-fenced funding via eLCs ceased at the end of August 2008.
ELC funding was not available for the purchase of hardware items such as computers, projectors and interactive whiteboard
Interactive whiteboard
An interactive whiteboard , is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger, stylus, or other device...
s. The funding was targeted to support the purchase of digital learning materials. There was a small allowance in the scheme that permits the inclusion of a small ineligible item such as a printed manual or small hardware item necessary for the effective delivery of the product in the classroom.
The only Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
product eligible under the scheme is Encarta
Encarta
Microsoft Encarta was a digital multimedia encyclopedia published by Microsoft Corporation from 1993 to 2009. , the complete English version, Encarta Premium, consisted of more than 62,000 articles, numerous photos and illustrations, music clips, videos, interactive contents, timelines, maps and...
.
Elearning Credits have been rolled into the Harnessing Technology Grant which is being distributed to schools via Local Authorities. This is a capital grant and initial guidance seemed to indicate that subscription resources like www.educationcity.com may be precluded from it. However after working with industry BECTA issued spending guidance that permitted the use of the fund for subscription resources.