Creative use of ICT in Lurgan College

2nd - 3rd December 2008

Firstly…

Tuesday’s agenda

9.15-10.45am School Development Issues (HM)

Library Issues (RU)

 

Break

 

11.15-1.00pm Training in Creative Use of ICT (SELB Board Officers)

                           Group 1 Podcasts / Wikis Group 2 Yacapaca

                            

Lunch

 

2.00-3.30pm Training in Creative Use of ICT

Wednesday’s agenda9.15-10.45am Dissemination of good practice:

Creative use of ICT (Various)

 

Break

 

11.15-1.00pm Creation of wikis / podcasts / Yacapaca tests.

(SELB Board Officers)

 

Lunch

 

2.00-2.45pm Creation of wikis / podcasts / Yacapaca tests (cont.)

(SELB Board Officers)

 

2.45-3.15 pm Plenary and feedback

Creative use of ICT Wikis

Government and Politics Business Studies ICT History Physics

Creative use of ICT Podcasting

Modern Languages Business Studies

Garageband project Music

Creative use of ICT Websites (Google Pages and Weebly)

ICT Business Studies

Flash / Photoshop Art and Design

Creative use of ICT AutoCAD

Collaboration with SRC

Videoconferencing Distance Learning with Nelson Thornes Meetings with HP

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.

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.

Videoconferencing - Marratech

Videoconferencing - Tandberg

Creative use of ICT Birchfield (with interactive quizzes)

Science Business Studies

Yacapaca Business Studies

Creative use of ICT Photostory

Geography Government and politics

Mediascapes Geography

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

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

Downloading YouTube videos Video on Teacher area of network

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