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The CLC is available to support schools in the use of music technology. It also provides IT technicians to ensure the most effective use of Cubase for GCSE Music.
EasyTeach Competition
The CLC is working with IT company Research Machines (RM) and the Lambeth Connected Learning project to run a competition to encourage schools to use EasyTeach software.
Young People’s Arts Awards
Students from Lambeth’s virtual school are working with digital artists to create a site-specific multi-media installation at the CLC. The exhibition will form part of the students final assessment for the Young Arts Leaders Award, an accredited award which recognises young people’s development through the arts.
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BBC News Project
A citizenship project for Year 8 pupils in three secondaries in partnership with the BBC. It provided online resources and lesson plans to support the teaching of knowledge and skills around broadcasting.
The project culminated on 22 March with a live streamed broadcast from the schools, as part of the nation-wide debut event.
English National Opera & Playstation
A project in partnership with ENO and Playstation to create a website for performing arts GCSE students to explore the process of staging an opera. The project involved a work experience element with student placements in all fields from wigs, staging, lighting to production and marketing as well as an ICT component as students then created their own website. The site was launched in the Spring term to coincide with a run of special performances of La Boheme for GCSE students from across London.
Visual Art GCSE
GCSE pupils learn how to use animation as part of their Visual Art GCSE.
Exhibition Days @ CLC
The CLC links with professional organisations to demonstrate new technology and offer training by software companies. These are open events, listed below are examples, including upcoming sessions:
- 2Simple software - June 13 (Drop-in 12.30pm - 5pm)
- mindball - June 20 (4pm - 5pm)
- music technology
- dartfish PE
- visualisers
Digital Art workshops with The Neptune group (CEB, Archbishop Tenison’s)
The project supported a group of refugee students to settle into education and integrate into the community within a creative learning process. Using the work of artists’ from different cultures the students created their own digital images, and films using Adobe Photoshop, iMovie, Final Cut and Garageband.
DiDA Support
Professional tutors will provide support for schools in delivering units of the DiDA qualification, both at the centre and in school.
Modern Foreign Languages
School staff teaching a range of languages can work with CLC learning about resources available to support their work. The CLC also runs classes specifically for MFL and EAL tutors to learn how ICT can help, through using recording and sound files, multimedia software and Smartboards to build language resources.
Teaching Assistant training
The CLC has a programme of training across a broad range of multimedia, basic ICT, and new technology skills for Teaching assistants to attend at the centre.
Mac Training - iLife 06
Sessions are run regularly at the ICT suite on using the iLife software on Apple Macintoshes: iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband.
Graphic Novel/ Comic Life
The CLC provides a framework which allows students to create their own graphic novels through the use of software such as Comic Life and Comic Creator.
E-Learning Content project with RM
The CLC is piloting building content for the Connected Grid for Learning by working with secondary pupils to develop multimedia content for PDAs.
Espresso training
An Espresso cache has been installed in Rectory Grove so teachers can come to subject specific and general training sessions throughout the year.
Interactive whiteboard training
Sessions will be run for a range of skills for everyone from beginners to experts. Sessions are run around curriculum areas as well as general skills building.
Online Art Gallery
Linked to CLC website.
Animation
Professional animators work in schools and at the centre with pupils across the key stages using stop motion software to create animations embedded throughout the curriculum.
KS3 Music Conference
The CLC is working with music co-ordinators and the Music Service to develop a sustainable support for delivering music in KS3. The CLC is working with Gateway to showcase music technology .
Gifted & Talented Pupils
There will be regular days for schools working with G & T students at the centre, as well as loans of equipment for off-site sessions with individual groups.
Primary ICT Subject Leaders Conference
Primary ICT co-ordinators can use the CLC to catch up on the latest news from LGFL, Espresso and RM. There is also a demonstration of visualisers.
Web Development
The CLC will run sessions around multimedia and web authoring using a range of industry standard software offered at educational discounts, such as Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash.
Primary Web Site Development - London Grid For Learning (LGFL)
The LGFL websites are available to all LGFL schools, and can offer a valuable and free way to showcase pupils’ work, communicate with pupils and staff in a secure environment, and allow children access to work from home. The CLC will run training sessions at all levels for schools, in partnership with the LGFL.