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Twilight Training Programme

We are offering a number of twilight training sessions, free to partnership schools.

Studywiz Learning Platform Training

Multimedia in the learning platform including audio podcasting, using video and other methods that teachers and their students can easily pick up.

Mon 7th Dec 4:00-5:30pm

Developing Literacy Through Computer Games

Use of ICT has been found to increase engagement with reading and writing, especially with boys. This session will include some practical activities that can be delivered in the classroom.

Weds 9th Dec 4:00-5:30pm

Film Making for Primary Schools

Simple activities using Microsoft Movie Maker and low cost hand held digital video cameras to get students started with film making.

Film Making for Secondary Schools

Simple activities that use Microsoft Movie Maker and a range of digital video cameras to get students started with film making – ready for OCR Nationals, DIDA and for use across the curriculum.

Tue 12th Jan 4:00-5:30pm

Frog Learning Platform Training

Collaborative learning. Using tools on the learning platform to get pupils working with each other and their teachers.

Wed 20th jan 4:00-5:30pm

Taking Animation Further

How to add titles, narration, music and sound effects in Digital Blue Movie Creator to make better animation.

Thur 4th Feb 4:00-5:30pm

To book your places on these courses please call 0114 2855586 and ask to speak to Dave / Sarah.

Digital Media Twilights a Great Success!

The digital media twilights that we ran here in January and February were very well recieved.

One of the schools that attended the ‘Developing Media Literacy through Animation’ (Royd Nursery and Infants) won a competition to work with First Light Movies based on the storyboards that they learnt how to do during the training.

We went to visit the Year 2 pupils who were filming with C-Media this week in the nearby woods. The title of the film is aptly named ‘Don’t go down to the Woods’ and was written by the Year 2 pupils. We look forwrad to seeing the premiere screening shortly.

We intend to run more digital media training soon. Watch this space!