BBC School Report 2010

By dbloor, March 11, 2010 17:42
BBC School Report - Stoke

Stoke CLCs are proud to Co-ordinate the participation of Stoke on Trent Schools in the “BBC School report”. Students from nine schools from across Stoke on trent came to the City Learning Centres at Longton and Haywood High Schools. Participating schools were: Longton High | Trentham High School | St Josephs College |Edensor |Mitchell |St Margaret ...

Home Internet Access for families

By pgregory, March 10, 2010 14:27
Home Internet Access for Low income Families

Home Access is a government drive to help ensure more children in low income families have access to a computer and the internet at home to support their learning. If you’re a low income family you could get a grant for: • a computer • one year’s internet access • service, safety features and support. There are no hidden catches and no ...

Podblast – Now Live

By pgregory, March 4, 2010 11:37
Podblast - Showcast your Podcasts

Stoke on Trent City learning Centres have been working on a "front end" Website to house all the podcasts made by the city's schools.  Podblast is now live and schools who have activated their Podium license can register for free to upload their work. The CLC has purchased Podium Podcasting software for use in all schools ...

CPD Opportunity – Apple Teacher Institute 2010

By pgregory, January 19, 2010 12:43
ATI @ Cheltenham College

Download this flyer What you will learn - “ In the age of digital literacy and creativity, educators need to seek out best practice in the use of the tools available. Now is your opportunity to develop the ideas you have already had about digital creativity, to see how others are using these new tools with great benefits ...

Mathletics @ the CLC’s

By pgregory, January 12, 2010 13:38
Mathletics

Eight schools have been invited to take part in a 12-month CLC funded ‘Mathletics’ project for upper KS2 and lower KS3. Each school has allocated numbers of pupils who will have access to the computer based materials both at home and at school. The project looks to promote cross-phase development and pupil engagement with mathematics. Two initial ...

Y8 English Green Screen Project

By M Bunyan, December 23, 2009 13:00
Greenscreen

To launch our new green screen facilities here at Stoke CLC's we have  been working with Year 8 at Haywood Engineering College. The CLC's media technologist has been working closely with the class to conceptualise, storyboard, script and film this alternative telling of 'A Christmas Carol'. This remaking of a famous Dickens classic in a ...

BECTA SRF/ICT Mark – STOKE CLC’s Support 2009/10

By yrussell, December 17, 2009 15:50
visualisers

A number of teachers from schools across Stoke attended various training events  to promote the use of ActivExpression, ActivInspire, FlipVideo and Elmo L-1ex: Haywood CLC - FlipVideo Demo/Training - 5 November Belgrave Primary School -  ActivClassroom Workshop on 12 November Longton CLC -  ActivClassroom Roadshow on 30 November Longton CLC - Elmo L-1ex Visualiser Training on 9 December Schools who attended the ...

VITAL Training for Teachers

By suek, December 17, 2009 14:38

Stoke on Trent City Learning Centres are excited about a new opportunity to provide training for teachers. A new national project, VITAL, funded by DCSF and managed by the Open University in partnership with e-skills UK, will be launched at BETT 2010. Teachers can use VITAL courses to engage with new technologies, learn new skills and enhance their ...