What is Object Lessons? Object Lessons is an on-line display of a selection of objects from the Islington Education Artefact Library. (See About Us). There are currently about 200 objects on the site and more objects, information and activities will be added. So keep visiting us! The objects are organised and displayed in seven themes: Clothes, Homes, Work, Cultures, Childhood, Health, Conflicts.		- What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons Object Pages Search Facility Help for Teachers Accessibility Copyright
	Using Object Lessons How the site is Structured The Seven Themes The themes of Clothes, Homes, Work, Childhood, Health, Conflicts are subdivided into different historical periods and Cultures is subdivided into continents. Once you have entered a theme you can find out about the particular features of the section by clicking on 'How to Use this Section'. You can view objects in the sections in two ways: Interactive Scene: There is an interactive picture at the start of each theme, showing some of the objects grouped together in a realistic context. Move your mouse over the picture to find objects in our collection. If a label appears next to the object you can click on the object to find out more about it. Some of the objects are animated and show how the object works. There are also sound effects in each of the scenes. For example in the scene from the Blitz in World War II you can hear the sound of a siren and bombs exploding. To return to the scene click on the theme's icon/name on the navigation bar. Historical and Geographical Subsections: By clicking on the subsections shown on the navigation bar. Click on the period or continent you are interested in to see a list of objects. Each object is shown by a thumbnail picture. Click on the picture to reach the object page. To return to the list of thumbnails click again on the country/period or explore a different country/period on the navigation bar.		What is Object Lessons? - Using Object Lessons Object Pages Search Facility Help for Teachers Accessibility Copyright
	Object Pages Core Features Each object is represented by an image and general information. The information is written for the non-specialist and any technical terms are explained in a pop-up glossary box. Most of the objects have an additional level of information, which can be accessed by clicking on 'Read More'. Each picture of the object can be enlarged by clicking on 'Larger Image' to obtain a full screen image. Additional Features Sound clips of people talking about their memories of using the object. The ability to virtually handle the object by turning it through 360 degrees. A game or quiz to test your knowledge of the object. These are indicated by a link or button when available. Mystery Object The Mystery Object quiz features some of the more unusual items from our collection. You can access the Mystery Object quiz by clicking on the key hole on the Home page. The object will be changed regularly. Sound Effects (under development) Some objects will have sound bites attached. Clicking on the 'Audio' tab will let you hear the sound and read a transcript. Files require the QuickTime plug-in to run. See Audio-Video for more information. Moving Objects Some objects have movie files attached. Click on the 'Moving Object' tab to turn the object through 360 degrees using the controls provided. Files require the QuickTime plug-in to run. See Audio-Video for more information. Games Links to games will appear on the site. Just click and follow the instructions. See JavaScript for more information.		What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons - Object Pages Search Facility Help for Teachers Accessibility Copyright
	Search Facility Site content is searchable. Type a keyword in the box provided at the top of every page. Refine the search on the search results page.		What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons Object Pages - Search Facility Help for Teachers Accessibility Copyright
	Help for Teachers Relevance of the site to teaching the National Curriculum under development		What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons Object Pages Search Facility - Help for Teachers Accessibility Copyright
	Accessibility    CSS The site uses Cascade Style Sheets (CSS) for the style of content, colours and text information. You'll still be able to access information if you browser doesn't support CSS. Font Size The text size for content text uses em values (rather than point, pixels or percentages) to let you use your own preferred browser settings. Standard font size is set to your browser's font size, the other styles are multiples of that size. Images All images on this site contain descriptive alternative text. In most cases images on the site will not require any additional descriptive information other than that which is provided in the ALT text description. Links Text links all include 'title' tags that provide additional information in the form of a pop-up tool tip when you hold your mouse over the link, when you tab to the link, or in the case of a text reader, spoken information about the link for those browsers that support the use of the title tag. Link to an external site will launch a new window. Audio-visual resources This site uses QuickTime technology for its audio and video resources. The choice has been made because, at this time, QuickTime is the most cross-platform technology available (i.e. resources can be embedded on pages and viewed without problems on both Macintosh and Windows platforms). Your browser should automatically direct you to the Quicktime site in case the plug-in is not installed. Alternatively, you can click here and follow the download instructions. JavaScript This site is enhanced with JavaScript. If you have JavaScript turned off or are using a browser that doesn't have JavaScript, you will still be able to use the site and access information, with the exception of games. Frames This site uses frames only for its theme pages. The top frame contains the main menu for the website and the second frame contains the theme illustration. By accessing the top frame, you may continue browsing the site's resources.		What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons Object Pages Search Facility Help for Teachers - Accessibility Copyright
	Copyright The copyright for all images, illustrations and text is held by Islington Education Library Service. For permission to use any of this material please contact us.		What is Object Lessons? Using Object Lessons Object Pages Search Facility Help for Teachers Accessibility - Copyright

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