Archive for the ‘Creativity’ category

Aviary is now available via North Lincs Learning Platform

April 7th, 2011

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How small are we?

May 18th, 2009

This image shows the relative scales of objects in the universe. Useful for science / RE lessons.  The scales involved are amazing.

planets

Blogs in Plain English

February 24th, 2009

A short introduction to blogs – how they work and why they matter.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI

Lazy Bee Scripts

February 23rd, 2009


With one-act-plays, plays for schools and children’s theatre groups and panto scripts all on line. Pick a pantomime script or a play script from the shelf – you get to browse the script before you choose whether to buy it or not. (Like a bookstore, you can’t take away the script unless you buy it, but you can sit in a quiet corner and read.)

Myths and Legends from E2BN

January 22nd, 2009

“This site is for pupils, teachers and all those who enjoy stories and storytelling. The British Isles is rich in myths, folktales and legends. Almost every town, city and village in Britain has its own special story, be it a Celtic legend, Dark Age mystery, strange happening or fable. more…


myths and legends

Safer Internet Day 2009

January 20th, 2009

Give your school a focus for Safer Internet Day by encouraging them to enter YHGFL’s competition. By creating a resource on the theme of cyberbullying your students could not only be in line for walking away with a top prize, but they could see their work showcased at a forthcoming Cyberbullying Conference and on our the YHGFL website.For further information click here.

Sibelius Student Composer Of The Year

June 16th, 2008

Could you be an Oscar-winning film composer, a world-famous orchestral composer or a jazz pioneer?
Well, here’s your chance to make your talents known. Enter the Sibelius Student Composer Of The Year competition and you could get your composition heard by some living legends and win some amazing prizes including once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

After a fantastic start in 2007 our composer competition is back, and this time there are three musical genres to choose from plus an incredible line-up of judges and prizes.

Choose Film, Classical/Contemporary or Jazz and compete in one of two age categories: 10-16 and 17-18. Good luck!
Please note: Entries do not have to be created in Sibelius. Audio/video files created in other programs are welcome.

Hear last year’s winning entries »
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Wikis in Plain English

June 13th, 2008

We made this video because wiki web sites are easy to use, but hard to describe. We hope to turn you on to a better way to plan a camping trip, or create the next Wikipedia.

Pay Attention

June 13th, 2008

Since most of today’s students can appropriately be labeled as “Digital Learners”, why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?

This presentation was created in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching.

Please see http://t4.jordandistrict.org/payatten… to learn how you can become a better teacher.

Audacity and Making the News

June 3rd, 2008

We have come across a few people having problems with MP3 files and Making the News. After altering some of the settings in Audacity we have found a combination that works. Note: other settings may well work but these are the setting we have tested.

Open Audacity. Ensure that the Lame MP3 codec has been setup as per these instructions.
In Audacity.. Edit > Preferences > Quality
Default Sample Rate: 22050
Default Sample Format: 16-bit
All other setting left as Default

In Audacity.. Edit > Preferences > File Formats
MP3 Bit Rate: 64