City Learning Centres Conference 2007

Presenters: David Baugh, Digital Video in Education, and Jenny Hulme, Longton High and The Haywood CLCs

Macs make Digital Media so easy. David Baugh went on to show us exactly how. The fabulous array of integrated tools make the Mac a must for us all. David passionately believes it releases creativity in young people as well as adults, and it was easy to see why.

A demonstration of the superb Comic Life proved to be an excellent programme for storyboarding which now comes as part of the standard iLife package. Moving media around from iMovie and GarageBand was effortless. An animation made by 4 autistic year 7s and an early years project from Jenny Hulme showed the various exciting creative possibilities for all.

The launch of the Mac mini 2 years ago has made the Mac far more accessible mainly due to its amazing price (Monitor not supplied). Julia Hulme pointed out that to keep up with the National Curriculum it would become essential to have both platforms.

For those not yet converted there are approximately 60 Apple Regional Training Centres (RTCs) in the UK, and for the converted you can set up your own training centre as long as you agree to run 9 apple courses per year with a minimum of 10-15 attendees – just think of all that lovely gear that apple will supply as your reward! For more information on training centres and the Apple Teachers Institute at Cheltenham College visit www.apple.com/uk/education/ati

With the arrival of the Digital Creator Award – the only way is Apple!

BTW, Paul Matty of Towneley Park CLC, Burnley, Lancs is really keen to make contact with a CLC RTC!

Download: Powerpoint slides (PDF, 3 MB)