Trentham High School are the new hosts of the Stoke RTC since the closure of the City Learning Centres. Staff are keen to make the most of the new facilities and access to new technology and training. Business Studies Teacher Miss Dainty asked us to assist her students in making a presentation.
Yr 7 [...]
As an Apple Regional Training Centre, staff from Stoke on Trent CLCs usually attend the bi-annual RTC conference at various locations around the country. The purpose of these conferences is to share and discuss the latest developments in Teaching and Learning using Apple Technology. Delegates listen to keynote speakers who deliver new ideas [...]
Working for the CLC I assisted my colleague Mark Bunyan in running this event, which was run in conjunction with our Apple Solutions Experts – MCCdigital, who provided the camera equipment and funded the quad biking at Walnut Tree Farm.
We aimed to demonstrate how Apple technology can be used by schools. The [...]
I use Apple Macs extensively for education and training in many areas, and due to Mac OS X’s superiority in comparison to Windows, this looks set to become increasingly common in schools and businesses.
With the Macintosh now the PC of choice for many hard-core technology professionals, and Mac skills an in-demand speciality [...]
February 28th saw an Animation workshop from Harpfield Primary school. Children and teachers worked alongside CLC staff to produce unique animations in the one day session.
The models were made from paper, foam and pipecleaners. A range of films were produced and distributed to the school.
February 22nd saw Teachers from 7 local schools visit the centre to learn basic Stop Motion Animation skils.
Each group of teachers produced a set of models and sets, which were then filmed and edited using iStopMotion and iMovie.
Jenny Hulme and Phil Gregory delivered the training session which was supported by Adam Churton.
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