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 Ward | Birches Head | Haywood High | Thistley Hough

Students spent the morning finalising their news reports and practicing before going on camera. some students recorded telephone interviews whilst others interviewed members of the public.

They then filmed their reports in the T.V studio.

The reports will appear here shortly.(3.40pm)

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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 financial tie-ins.

Find out more about Home Access

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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 across the city. Podium allows you create podcasts quickly and easily. So , If you are interested in sharing and showcasing your podcasts with other schools in the City then please get in touch with us here at the City Learning Centres, and we will get you started with your podcasts and show you how to upload them into Podblast easily.

Phil Gregory produced the first Podcast for the site and Mark Bunyan has been working with James Brindley High School and Science College to produce a set of revision Podcasts for Science.

Call us now to start your school Podcasting (01782) 591041

Related Links

Podcasting with Smallthorne Primary

Podium Podcasting

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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 in learning gains and to understand the pedagogy that underpins the excitement of digital media. You
will learn in an environment where you are given the opportunity, inspiration, space and support to be creative with like-minded
colleagues. All learning on this unique course will give you a thorough background in digital media in an education context but
is carried out in relaxed and friendly manner so is suitable for everyone regardless of their experience with IT and creating digital
content.

At this event, you will investigate a range of activities that focus on
different digital media:

• Mobile learning- iPod and iPhone in the context of Apple’s
Learning Environment
• Podcasting/wikis and blogs
• Creating content using digital video cameras and editing
software
• Exploring the use of still images, music and animation in
multimedia projects

Methods for sharing digital projects on DVD and the Web
• Sharing of experiences, action planning and portfolio
development
• Development of skills in subject/age group relevant project

Cost – £500, (ex VAT) – This covers the full conference fee, tuition, accommodation and meals.
Register your interest -
To receive a booking form to reserve your place at ATI 2010 please contact
Fiona McGlashan of Impact Exhibitions:
By phone or Fax: 01223 237426
By Email: impact@appleshack.com
By Post:
Impact Exhibitions (ATI)
6 High Street
Oakington
Cambridge, CB24 3AG

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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 meetings will commence  the project, where Lisa Peacock from Mathletics will be explaining the administrative and organisational details.

These training dates 28th January at Haywood City Learning Centre and 9th Feb at Longton City Learning Centre, both from 3.30-5pm.

Related posts:

1. CLC rolls out Podium Podcasting training dates.
2. Journalism Workshop Success
3. Animation Sessions with Feeder Schools

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 modern setting through the medium of a news report has worked particularly well. If you are interested in similar projects for your school please contact us.

Now that the film is produced and edited (complete with background scenes), the class will soon benefit from the literacy input required to produce a comic book detailing the story. Using Comic Life on our MacBook Pro’s the students will take screen grabs from the movie and construct their own version of the dialogue in the script. Producing this project in two forms of media will benefit all the class by providing a real opportunity to produce creative writing thus improving literacy.

Click on the poster frame to watch it.

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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 above events are now loaning equipment from the CLC’s to use with their children in  school.  Many of the schools are now trialling the use of ActivExpression Voters, FlipVideo Cameras and Elmo L-1ex Visualisers to support their work towards completing the SRF and achieving Next Gerneration Learning Charter, ICT Recognition/Full ICT Mark.

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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 classroom experience -bringing about opportunities for action research and improving practise in teaching and learning.

Courses will be offered at the Stoke CLCs in the New Year.

To find out more about VITAL and to pre-register go to http://www.vital.ac.uk/

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… At the Haywood CLC STAR Centre we are currently developing an exciting injection moulding project for St Margret Wards Sixth Formers.  Watch this space for more information!

**Update**  We have now designed and tested a custom mould to manufacture wrist bands.  Just Few tweaks now and we will update you with some photographs.  The plan is to allow students to design and make their own personalised wrist bands

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Right Click the links to download the files. To hear them left click the links first.  All these sound files are royalty free.  More files will be added to this resource shortly.

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