Category Archives: Technologies

Education Scotland, Engage for Education, glow, Technologies

Schools IT excellence group set up

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The Scottish Government has announced that Education Secretary Michael Russell has appointed the Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Muffy Calder to convene an ICT Excellence Group to consider the future development of the schools’ intranet ‘Glow’.

The new ICT Excellence Group will draw on the experience and expertise of end-users, and educational technology experts to scope the long-term user-centred future of Glow.

The group members are as follows: Prof Muffy Calder, Prof Ian Sommerville, Prof Mike Sharples, Mr Ewan McIntosh, Mr Charlie Love, Prof Bill Buchanan, Mr Hamish Budge, Prof Jeff Haywood, Mr Neil Winton, Mr Tony Rafferty, Mr Fraser Speirs, Ms Jaye Richards Hill and Mr Martin Dewar who will facilitate the involvement of two school pupils in the group.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/07/schools05072012

http://www.engageforeducation.org/2012/07/glow-schools-it-excellence-group-set-up/

Challenge, Competition, Creativity, Expressive Arts, News, Opportunities, Secondary schools, Technologies

Two fantastic film opportunities for young people!

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What a fantastic and unique Film-Making scheme for your young people. We are looking for twenty 16-19 year olds to get involved in the Edinburgh International Film Festival and make a short film, which will be screened at the Filmhouse in August!

Click here for more details!

ALSO…

Are you aged between 16 – 25? Could you make a sci-fi film in just a few short days?  If you are up for the challenge you could get your film screened at EIFF this year! 

Click here for more details

 

Creativity, Expressive Arts, Learning, Opportunities, Secondary schools, Technologies

Your future in the creative industries – a guide for young people

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TALK BY STEWART SVAASAND: WEDNESDAY 25 JULY

–        5.00pm – 6.00pm

–        Church Hall (upstairs)

–        FREE

–        Age 14-21

A rare opportunity to be guided by a top professional TV and film director Stewart Svaasand.  Stewart’s work includes Hollyoaks, Missing, One Last Chance being shown later tonight and Waterloo Road Reunited.  Stewart will outline the challenges and opportunities in the creative industries – a not to be missed event for any young person determined to succeed in this field.

News, Primary schools, resources, Secondary schools, Technologies

EdTech: 100 Tech Tools for Teachers and Students

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So here’s what I’ve got for all you educators our there: some random and cool EduTech tools, tech tools for teachers and students, ways to integrate mobile devices into the classroom, social learning tools, elearning and online learning resources and finally some test prep, textbook, educational gaming and a few other random resources.

The scope of this list covers everything from Kindergarten-age up through college-age so there’s hopefully something for everyone here.

Visit The Daily Tekk to see the full list!

CPD, Opportunities, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Technologies

Association for Media Education in Scotland

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CPD- upper primary and secondary

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This day school for upper primary and secondary teachers and FE lecturers will screen Hugo 3D atCineworld Edinburgh. Lunch and afternoon sessions will take place at the nearby Haymarket Premier Inn Touchbase.
Dr Pasquale Iannone of Edinburgh University, regular contributor to Radio 4’s The Film Programme and Radio Scotland’s Movie Café, will talk about the place of George Méliès’ and 3D in movie history.There will also be presentations showing how the film and source book can be used as a stimulus for teaching and learning in the CfE as well as SQA NQs. All files used during the day will be provided in digital format

Click here for flyer with all the info!

Challenge, Competition, Creative Learning, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and Wellbeing, Opportunities, Technologies

Europe and inter-generational solidarity

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2012 is the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations, and celebrates the contribution that older people make to life and society. One aspect of this theme is the quality of the relationship and interaction between the different generations in society, and among the initiatives addressing this theme are two which will interest teachers..click here for more info.