ICT Subject Leaders Meeting

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ICT Subject Leaders Meeting

• 21st January 2008

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Agenda

• CLC Music Offer
• Updates on projects
• Innovation Fund
• 2Simple new software session
• Foundation Stage Update
• SLICT
• Cache Servers
• Podcasting

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Music sessions _at_ CLCs

• Creating Soundscapes Mondays at CAFC
• Tailor-made sessions can be held at any CLC or
  at school.
• Project possibilities and musical examples
• Tour of the Studio

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Project Updates

• Nintendo DS
• Sony PSP Project
• Asus 14-19 Project

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Innovation Fund

• Purpose of fund
• support the purchase of hardware or software or
  other resources to enable schools to engage in an
  ICT based project that will encourage the
  evaluation of innovative ideas that potentially
  can make a positive impact on childrens
  learning.
• An important aspect of this fund is to share the
  outcomes with all schools. Successful schools
  will be expected to complete a report or case
  study and share resources or outcomes on the
  Greenwich Grid for Learning.

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• Information sent to schools in Headteachers
  bulletin
• Deadline for bids Friday 8th February
• Criteria outlined in information provided in
  meeting
• Planned date for decision on bids is Friday 15th
  February
• Schools will be notified following this.

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2Simple Software

• Event organised to demonstrate some of the new
  software from 2Simple
• 2publish
• 2Control NXT
• Stories 3 available on LGfL Content grid
• Stories3.lgfl.net
• Move the mouse around the silhoutte image to find
  out the different stories on offer.
• 29th April 2008
• Eltham Green CLC
• 3-5pm

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Foundation Stage Update

• Bee Bots in use across borough
• Assessment in FS in Phase 1
• Use of PDA, handhelds to make assessments and
  inform the FS profile
• FS Project 2 Bid currently being developed
• Likely to be tough cam pack one per setting

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SLICT

• SLICT last chance get booked on now!
  (adolan.greenwich_at_lgfl.net) https//www.ncsl.org.u
  k/onlinecommunities/comms-join.cfm
• Dates
• Day 1 14th February
• Host School Visit Day
• Day 3 20th March
• See flyer

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Cache servers

• RM providers of cache servers to Greenwich
  schools
• Good working relationship with Espresso but no
  longer have any contract with Pearson (Knowledge
  Box)
• All schools should have the content they
  requested initially unless they have chosen to
  change providers.
• Current plans to transfer re-stream process to
  Greenwich Technical Support instead of RM.
• Hope to finalise by Feb half term.
• Espresso currently have buy now pay later offer.

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Podcasting

• Radiowaves Voice It Project
• LGfL Podcasting portal
• www.podcasting.lgfl.net
• Pupils can create
• Teachers must submit
• Can create directly through podcasting portal
  single track podcasts
• Can create in other software eg audacity for more
  complex podcasts
• Use www.audio.lgfl.net for sound samples to jazz
  up the portal.