Heron Cross get Animated

By pgregory, April 22, 2010 13:42
Animation to assist Literacy

Longton High City Learning Centre helped students from Heron Cross Primary School in years 5 and 6 successfully complete Animation sessions to assist their literacy projects. Year 5 students wanted to create a short scene from the "Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The students built their models using plastacine and existing toys.  They also build their ...

BBC School Report 2010

By pgregory, 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 Technology College |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 ...