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BBC Jam was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm]</ref> available from 2006 until 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm]</ref> | '''BBC Jam''' was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm]</ref> available from 2006 until 2007 via jam.bbc.co.uk.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm]</ref> BBC Jam contained animations, games, activities and audio in line with the UK curriculum at the time. Topics included Maths, English, Science and History for ages 5-7, English, Science, Geography, Religious Education and Music for ages 7-9, History, Physical Education and Citizenship for ages 9-11, Geography, Design and Technology and French for ages 11-14 and Business Studies and Financial Capability for ages 14-16.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm]</ref> Plans were initially made for more subjects to be added until September 2008,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6449619.stm]</ref> but following complaints from the commercial sector was suspended in 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4655292.stm]</ref> | ||
BBC Jam is archived via Waybackmachine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115055421/http://jam.bbc.co.uk/auth/welcome.aspx?nuk=true]</ref> | BBC Jam is archived via Waybackmachine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115055421/http://jam.bbc.co.uk/auth/welcome.aspx?nuk=true]</ref> As such, the majority of assets other than a few screenshots are entirely lost. | ||
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Revision as of 02:02, 13 March 2020
The website’s logo.
Status: Partially Lost
BBC Jam was a free educational online service aimed at 5-16 year olds[1] available from 2006 until 2007 via jam.bbc.co.uk.[2] BBC Jam contained animations, games, activities and audio in line with the UK curriculum at the time. Topics included Maths, English, Science and History for ages 5-7, English, Science, Geography, Religious Education and Music for ages 7-9, History, Physical Education and Citizenship for ages 9-11, Geography, Design and Technology and French for ages 11-14 and Business Studies and Financial Capability for ages 14-16.[3] Plans were initially made for more subjects to be added until September 2008,[4] but following complaints from the commercial sector was suspended in 2007.[5]
BBC Jam is archived via Waybackmachine, but doesn't fully load the site and its assets.[6] As such, the majority of assets other than a few screenshots are entirely lost.