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Book on Video Education in Europe The main aim of the viducate network is to promote video education across all educational sectors in Europe. To pursue this target the viducate network has produced the book Video Education, Media Education and Lifelong Learning. A European Insight. This publication includes conceptual ideas, an insight into European perspectives and a section with best practice examples pointing out how video education can be put into practice across different educational sectors.

In the 2011 edition of the international Ciencia en Acción competition, the first prize in the Teaching Resources category went to the animated video 'Me and my Body', developed and produced by members of the IGC Science Communication Team (Catarina Júlio, Ana Mena and Ana Godinho), in collaboration with Diana Marques (illustrator), Cláudio Silva (Fundação para a Computação Científica Nacional) and Alexandre Gil (student). According to the competition judges, this award acknowledges the video's 'ability to make science attractive to young people, and teach them the concepts of cells and organs of the body, in a very professional and educational fashion'.

Bio-DiTRL operates as an online database with digital media that can be used to assist in teaching biology. In it you will find images, animations, video clips and text excerpts that may be downloaded for use by subscribers. Anyone may search or browse by following the appropriate links. Contributions of suitable teaching resources are most welcome.