Monthly Archives: January 2010
Animation10
Manchester University’s Animation10 project is open for submissions. Create a 1-minute animation using software from the list below and you stand a chance of being invited to the Animation Festival and prizegiving at The Lowry in Salford Quays, Manchester. Age … Continue reading
Practical seminar on BSF/school redesign
‘Building spaces for the future’ is a FREE event that will draw on recent research by Futurelab about young people’s view of what learning spaces should look like in the future to offer practical support to Local Authorities, schools and … Continue reading
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No.10 Art Competition
Is there a budding Hockney, Turner or Lowry sitting in your classroom? 10 Downing Street is currently running an art competition for young people, which is divided into three age groups: 5-7, 8-11, 12-16. The winning entries of each age … Continue reading
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Bett and Bobs 2010
At BETT last week we saw a number of new technologies and approaches. Click below for a quick intro into some of the things that we found interesting.
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Apple ATI
Where? – Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire When? -12-15 April 2010 What you will learn In the age of digital literacy and creativity, educators need to seek out best practice in the use of the tools available. Now is your opportunity to … Continue reading
SMART Multitouch Competition
Enter the SMART Multitouch Application Contest and Win Would you like to challenge your computer science students with a real-world project next semester? If so, the SMART Multitouch Application Contest is right for you. Besides gaining valuable experience, your students … Continue reading
CEOP Update
1) SID10 Safer Internet Day (SID) is an annual event organised by Insafe to promote the safer and more responsible use of online technologies and mobile phones. CEOP acts as the co-ordinator of SID activities in the UK. The theme … Continue reading
Horizon Report 2010
The 2010 Horizon Report is out. This is an annual report on emerging technologies that are likely to have an impact on learning and teaching in the next five years. It’s an excellent read, essential for those who like to … Continue reading
Kodu – game programming for PC and XBox
Kodu is a free game programming environment from Microsoft. Formerly only for the XBox, it’s now been ported to the PC. It requires the XNA framework and an up-to-date .NET framework which are both obtainable from Microsoft if you don’t … Continue reading
European Safer Internet Day- 9th February 2010 – Free Parents Internet Safety Presentation
To support European Safer Internet Day and the launch of the new digital code for children “Zip it, Block it, Flag it” Microsoft is offering all UK schools the opportunity to host their own parents awareness session. These virtual sessions … Continue reading