The ICT for Education Conference 2010 in Belfast, being held on Friday 4th June at the Hilton Belfast Hotel, will field an impressive line up of speakers addressing the issues facing those responsible for using ICT to achieve the highest educational standards and most effective educational environment in UK schools.
Having just spent the last two hours following a number of live blogs and chatting with fellow fanboys on iChat I am left deliberating the iPad. Personally speaking I didn’t feel the buzz of excitement that came when the iPhone was announced and although I probably won’t buy one myself I do predict I will be surrounded by iPads by this time next year.
Well it has been quite an educational year on DigMo! Looking back I thought I would list the year’s most popular educational posts. To be honest I am not sure where things will lead us this year. The new Apple tablet rumours abound and if even half of the speculation is correct we could be about to receive a device ideally suited to the education market.
Over the last six months I have been turning my attention to Photography both as a personal development project and also as an education focus within school. There are massive learning opportunities within the whole area of photography. My interest in photography is no secret in school at in September I was approached by two pupils about starting a Photography Club.
Filmmakers and budding young film professionals celebrated the successes of the 19th Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival, after two action packed weeks of film screenings, workshops, masterclasses, and industry discussions, at a special awards ceremony on Friday 4th December.
Do you enjoy watching films? Would you like to share your views on what you see on the screen with others? Ever thought of being a film critic?
If so, this year’s Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People is currently selecting a jury panel of 10 to 18 year olds to watch and judge short and feature films. The panel will be required to watch all of the films that are being screened in competition during the Festival (18th Nov-4th Dec) and to choose a number of winning entries.
One problem with introducing a Virtual Learning Environment is quite often pupils have signed a School Acceptable Use Policy that doesn’t include this type of learning platform.
Moodle offers a solution that ensures every user agrees to the terms before they are granted access to courses.
