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Creative use of ICT in Lurgan College

Creative use of ICT in Lurgan College. 2 nd - 3 rd December 2008. Firstly…. Tuesday’s agenda. Wednesday’s agenda. Creative use of ICT. Wikis Government and Politics Business Studies ICT History Physics. Creative use of ICT. Podcasting Modern Languages Business Studies

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Creative use of ICT in Lurgan College

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  1. Creative use of ICT in Lurgan College 2nd - 3rd December 2008

  2. Firstly…

  3. Tuesday’s agenda

  4. Wednesday’s agenda

  5. Creative use of ICT • Wikis • Government and Politics • Business Studies • ICT • History • Physics

  6. Creative use of ICT • Podcasting • Modern Languages • Business Studies • Garageband project • Music

  7. Creative use of ICT • Websites (Google Pages and Weebly) • ICT • Business Studies • Flash / Photoshop • Art and Design

  8. Creative use of ICT • AutoCAD • Collaboration with SRC • Videoconferencing • Distance Learning with Nelson Thornes • Meetings with HP

  9. AutoCAD • Wednesday from 2.20pm until 4.40pm, 8 Year 13 & 14 pupils • Very expensive and complex software used engineering industry. • In the class, we learn basic CAD skills such as drawing basic shapes and building them up to a complex design. • Taken by David Hamilton, from SRC in Portadown. • Three exams, two are drawing exams, one of which will take place on the 10th December, and the other is Theory exam. • Pupils will receive a level 2 City and Guilds qualification. This is a qualification that is well recognised in the engineering industry.

  10. Issues • Laptops take time to load up or run out of battery mid lesson which can be frustrating. • Inability to practise outside class • When everything is working correctly though, the course is enjoyed by the class. • Illustration of how curriculum development met by pupil need rather than being driven by EF.

  11. Videoconferencing - Marratech

  12. Videoconferencing - Tandberg

  13. Creative use of ICT • Birchfield (with interactive quizzes) • Science • Business Studies • Yacapaca • Business Studies

  14. Creative use of ICT • Photostory • Geography • Government and politics • Mediascapes • Geography

  15. More information • JJ – Absorb Physics • JA – Garageband • DI – Interactive tests using PowerPoint • FL – wikis • AWH – Photostory and videoconferencing • JF – Birchfield software • AJR – Google Sites, Yacapaca

  16. Hardware available • Laptop trolleys • PDAs • Digital Camera • 2 Digital SLR cameras • 2 MP3 recorders • Digital camcorder – uses tape

  17. Downloading YouTube videos • Video on Teacher area of network

  18. Links to resources… • Voicethread • Google Calendar • Google Documents • Picasa • Freecorder – record sounds online • CamStudio – record your desktop

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