BBC WebWise explained

BBC WebWise
Url:http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise (part offline)
Commercial:No
Type:Learning
Language:English (UK)
Registration:Was required for official course content
Owner:BBC
Launch Date:1998
Current Status:Online, but for some parts, offline

BBC WebWise is both the BBC's archived guide to the internet for computer novices as well as some videos. Created in 1998, it consisted and on the archive, consists of a series of articles and videos.[1] It also incorporates elements of another BBC website, BBC raw computers.[2] All BBC websites are required to link to WebWise when using content which requires a plug-in.[3]

History

BBC WebWise was created in 1998 to encourage new users to explore the internet, as part of a wider BBC campaign which included TV and radio programmes.[4] By December 1999 it consisted of articles, columns, a blog, message boards and a Q&A section.[5] A wide range of freelance writers were attached to the project, including Charlie Brooker and Bill Thompson[6] (resident columnist with WebWise until 2008[7]).

In 2004, WebWise launched a 10-hour accredited course, called Becoming WebWise.[8]

Current features

WebWise was completely redesigned and relaunched in September 2010,[9] with articles on a variety of computer-related subjects written by well-known technology writers such as Bill Thompson, Wendy M. Grossman and Jack Schofield. It formerly contained new courses, and also has a weekly column, and a large A to Z of technical terms.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/qcf/ict_tec/itq/documents/#Support_materials OCR Vocational Qualifications: ITQ 2009 Levels 1-3 in IT User Skills
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/raw/computers BBC raw computers
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/futuremedia/technical/multimedia_plugins_flash.shtml#s3_considerations BBC Future Media Standards and Guidelines: Multimedia Plug-in Content Standards
  4. Web site: BBC WebWise Arrivals Lounge . 20 September 2010 . 30 December 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815074752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/campaign/index.shtml . 15 August 2000 . dead .
  5. Web site: BBC WebWise homepage . 20 September 2010 . 30 December 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815074709/http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/index.shtml . 15 August 2000 . dead .
  6. Web site: BBC WebWise credits . 20 September 2010 . 30 December 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000611184035/http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/campaign/credits.shtml . 11 June 2000 . dead .
  7. Web site: andfinally: Bill Thompson's Blog . 2010-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141231/http://www.andfinally.com/2007/aboutwebwise.htm . 2011-07-07 . dead .
  8. Web site: Becoming WebWise . 20 September 2010 . 3 February 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040503025439/http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/learn/faq.shtml . 3 May 2004 . dead .
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/comments/20100909-bill-thompson-being-webwise BBC WebWise Weekly comment: Being WebWise means more than clicking around

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