Five minute films on each of the Co-Create projects are now available via the Creativity Portal. Find out how Glow Meet was used to deliver Higher Dance CPD; how primary pupils from Shetland and East Renfrewshire helped create a virtual theatre critic; and how Perth pupils aged 4 to 18 years created a digital art bank for Glow. Visit the Co-Create blog and view films within each of the ten project pages
Category Archives: Technologies
SLF 2011 – Creativity Lab film now viewable
As part of Creative Scotland’s presence at the Scottish Learning Festival 2011, the Molecules in Motion team worked collaboratively with 23 pupils from Gavinburn Primary School in West Dunbartonshire to produce a Creativity Lab. Festival delegates were invited to visit the Lab, where they could experience a busy working studio and witness the team at work. The Creativity Lab film provides a great insight into the project and those involved in making it happen.
In the run-up to the festival, Molecules in Motion and the pupils also produced four ‘How To’ videos to support the project, and provide a resource for teachers. Centred around a theme of Wow and Flutter, the films document the team’s preparation for the festival, as they explored the scientific and creative aspects of recording & editing soundtracks, print making, animation and dance.
http://www.creativescotland.com/education/education-showcase/molecules-in-motion
Pupils compete to design a game app for mobiles
Dundee City Council announces that the creativity of two teams of pupils from a Dundee secondary school has put them in prime position to see their ideas brought to life. Picked from more than 700 entries, two groups from Menzieshill High School will be battling it out in the final stage of the Arnold Clark Schools’ Challenge. Tasked with creating an idea for a game app suitable for a mobile device, seven pupils, all in S5 and S6 at Menzieshill High School have reached the last 10.
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/news/index/article?article_ref=1528&month=10&year=2011
Reinventing tourist books for the 21st Century
Elgin heritage project seeks recruits http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_news/news_76590.html
Community groups and individuals interested in Elgin’s heritage are being invited to join an exciting project led by the National Library of Scotland in partnership with Moray Council’s libraries service. Great Escapes involves the creation of multi-media tourist guides based on historic maps, images, films and memories of places. The project makes use of new technology to reinvent tourist guidebooks for the 21st century and also encourages people to explore the historic and natural environment in more depth. Local schools have already signed up but opportunities remain for community groups or individuals to become involved.
Glow Key Contacts added to Creativity Portal
You can now easily access the Education Scotland pages for your Glow Key Contacts. Simply click Find your Local Authority Creative Learning Contact to find all the creative contacts in your local authority.
Your Glow Key Contact may be able to offer you local CPD, Glow user accounts, and problem solve any obstacles you may encounter.
Mathematics, advanced physics and knitting – a unique blog by a mathematical sheep
This excellent blog had been added to the Creativity Portal database of Articles and Links.
You may even want to subscribe to it.
The latest post sees the sheep using new technology to discuss Infinity with S6 pupils – not so much knitting in this one.
Digital Future Of Scotland’s Heritage
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/news/news_article.htm?articleid=33319
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop explored the Digital Future of Scotland’s Heritage today.
Marks on the Landscape: creativity across learning
Marks on the Landscape <http://newsletters-ltscotland.org.uk/LQE-JPN0-3GU5HR-7MD0U-1/c.aspx> demonstrates possibilities for creative learning and teaching across the curriculum by raising questions, encouraging investigation and promoting challenges that will help young people to understand their capacity for creativity in all aspects of their lives, now and in the future. The website uses the context of the Fife Earth Project where designer Charles Jencks is currently transforming a former coalmine into an artwork and tourist attraction.
Education Scotland Learning Blog
Education Scotland’s development officers share good practice and current events as they work with practitioners across Scotland. This blog includes the latest news from all the teams, with links to our website, Glow Groups and good practice.
What’s happening at this year’s #slf11 Cultural Village?
An artist installation featuring artist collective Molecules in Motion undertaking a multi arts production process with a group of 24 children.
MIM have been working in a West Dunbartonshire primary to create four ‘how to films’ for teachers which will feature on our website and that of education Scotland as a teacher’s resources. These will include the activities that teacher can see demonstrated on the day; how to make print t-shirts, how to make a soundscape, how to create film and how to choreograph. The children will operate as a very visible ‘production’ team and will collect image and sound from around the venue as well as the stall. They have been working with the artists over a number of weeks within school.
In addition 3 flat screens will feature Creative Scotland resources including the joint Education Scotland Creativity Portal.
There may even be a surprise or two…
