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Lambeth CLC will provide training and projects free of charge to Lambeth schools. A timetable of training is available in the What We Offer section of the site
Partnerships: The CLC can facilitate school projects by offering partnerships with professional organisations like the BBC, the BFI, the Hayward Gallery or the Philharmonia Orchestra. The CLC works with many professionals across the Arts, such as film-makers, animators and musicians to bring industry expertise (and experience) into education projects.
Examples of projects for this year are:
Film-making with primaries to celebrate Black History Month.
Trinity Arts award with refugee pupils
Data logging training and loan of classroom kits for secondary maths teachers
Lego Mindstorm sessions in schools, and loans of Pro Bot and Bee Bot classroom packs to primaries
Options Extra: part of the re-engagement programme for Year 10s, offering a day a week over the year to learn about film technology
Accredited training with TAs in ICT, from using a camera, through Smartboards, to animation
Podcasting from nursery to secondary. Learning to use audio recording to build a range of broadcast newsletters, dramas, and performances across the web (also accredited for school staff)
Click here to see last year's projects.
Schools will also be approached as new projects - particularly with partner organisations such as Adobe, Steljes, the Royal Festival Hall or Nike - arise.
Staff can contact Lambeth CLC with ideas for projects or programmes they would like support with, or requests for equipment loan by e-mailing timjacques@lambethclc.org.uk
Regular support includes
Training sessions for staff. Training sessions for classes and groups, either as one-off sessions or over extended periods for more in-depth projects.
We will be helping schools with the new Self-Review Framework as part of working towards the ICT Mark (or not! As schools prefer.). Staff at the CLC have been trained by Becta to support towards assessment of the mark, and one of the team can come to the school to work with your staff on working out the best strategy for this.
Read here for more information about the Framework.
Demonstrations
The CLC works in partnership with suppliers to introduce new technology to schools. Let us know of any ICT software or hardware you may be interested in and we will set up a demonstration for schools. This kind of arrangement also often allows for discounted bulk buying.
Equipment Loan
See our list of equipment for resources (together with staff support) that can be delivered to schools.
What’s New, Interesting or just worth checking out?
Chroma Key Technology
Chroma Key was once described as ‘blue screen’ filming, to indicate filming done against a blue background which was later replaced by a superimposed image (weather forecasters had to throw out their blue suits or risk appearing invisible). This technology has now been superceded by the use of a new a material, chromatte, that looks grey to the naked eye. For a detailed explanation visit http://www.planetdv.net/Content/Chroma_Keying.asp.
The kit we offer comprises a camera with LED ring, chromatte backdrop, microphones, headsets, camera viewfinders, a vision mixer which allows real-time output to the internet and a projector or video.
Projects which made use of this technology include the BBC School Report, where Year 8 pupils were filmed against a backdrop of pre-recorded images as roving reporters.
During another innovative project, primary school pupils have taken images of body organs and superimposed them onto shaped pieces of chroma-key material stuck on t-shirts. They have then given filmed presentations of where to find the heart, which was projected onto their t-shirts underneath their school sweatshirts.
Secondary pupils also filmed geography sessions, presenting information from remote locations such as the Amazon, the Galapagos and the Caribbean. A great way to take pupils out of the school without having to move!
Whiteboards: the shadow problem
Smart and NEC are among various companies bringing out new projectors that sit above the whiteboard, projecting down onto the screen.
See http://www.nec.co.uk/NEW_MultiSync_WT610.aspx
for information on the Short Throw projector technology or http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Boards/
for information on the Smart Board 600i Series (includes speakers).Internet
Social Bookmarking: del.icio.us offers a web-accessed way of storing favourites, chosen by either individuals or communities.
What is del.icio.us?
del.icio.us is social bookmarking website to store a collection of favourites. Its primary function is to store bookmarks online. it can be used to:
- Keep links to favourite articles, blogs, music, reviews, recipes and more, and access them from any computer on the web.
- Share favourites with friends, family, co-workers, and the del.icio.us community
- Discover new things. Everything on del.icio.us is someone's favourite - all the research work has already been done. del.icio.us is full of bookmarks about technology, entertainment, useful information and more, ready to explore and enjoy.
The system allows users to update bookmarks from any computer. By using tags, bookmarks can be organised in a way which is more flexible than folders.
del.icio.us can be accessed to view the interesting links bookmarked by friends and other people, and to share links with them in return.
A browser and internet connection is all that's needed. Look at the http://del.icio.us website to find out more.
Skype
Skype allows free phone calls via the internet. Users can set up a free account that allows them to call others with accounts or to video conference. They can then use their computer as a phone, just by talking into either a built-in microphone or a headset. This is a fantastic tool for possible partnerships with other classes or schools. Skype can also be used to call landlines or mobiles at reduced rates by signing a SkypeOut account. Setting up an account enables subscribers to buy credit in order to call landlines. For more information visit www.skype.com.
Animation festival
Young people from across Lambeth had the opportunity to work alongside professional animators to create a series of short films.