03 October 2010
encourage
09/10/10 18:06
guy on the radio - BBC morning programme - top businessman, talking about employees before customers, cooperation and negotiation rather than coercion - and the fact that graduates are not fit for the job market - get the clip - and this would link in to thoughts on group work - team work
in a school context the customer is the parent, the product the child - thinking about management styles...
in a school context the customer is the parent, the product the child - thinking about management styles...
Mali
09/10/10 18:06
I have done some collaborative work with Mali, a teacher from Canada - both around the Rock Our World project, and with photoshoppingpong. http://www.iearn-canada.org
iPads
09/10/10 18:06
My main exploration this year will revolve around the 10 iPads that we have acquired - getting student to work with these devices in creative ways - finding out how these devices can further creativity in the art room and across the school.
Flick Pilf Flick
09/10/10 18:05
this is the project that I have been doing with the University of the West of England - information about the project is here - http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/research/flickflipflick/
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Rock Our World
09/10/10 18:05
Rock our World is a world wide collaboration using software such as skype and Adobe Connect. The theme this year was Peace, with an emphasis on creativity - specifically animation.
I have put information about this project up on art@sidcot - http://www.artatsidcot.org/rock-our-world/
I have put information about this project up on art@sidcot - http://www.artatsidcot.org/rock-our-world/
Year 5 + 6 animation
07/10/10 18:05
Sessions with J 5 and J6 based around simple animation techniques, and the history of photography and animation - to fit in with a project that students are doing in class - two/three sessions with each group.
History of the first camera
How a camera works
introduction to online flipbooks and demo
Creating a short animation in 2 groups
1 group by drawing onto a board
1 group by using small props of a boat and crew
History of the first camera
How a camera works
introduction to online flipbooks and demo
Creating a short animation in 2 groups
1 group by drawing onto a board
1 group by using small props of a boat and crew
aardman exhibition opening
05/10/10 06:39
The introductory event for the flick flip flick - quite a room full of teachers attended, to hear about the project. They were very taken with my collection of flip books. The main event was the opening of the exhibition of Aadman animator’s flipbooks. Stephen Hoskins and Peter Lord introduced the event, and several of the Aardman contributors talked about the creation of their flip books.