ICT for Teaching and Learning

Going Blue!

OK, so I’ve been looking at the hardware situation accross college, and helping departments get a little closer to where they would like to be, but up until recently, I haven’t really been pushing the boundaries in using ICT to enhance teaching and learning. That all changed this week! On Friday afternoon a group of Year 12 pupils created a Celebrity Big Brother Historical spoof Movie using Blue Screen Technology, and Movie Edit Pro software. The project was based around an idea for imaginary dialogues (taken from Michael J Gelb), adapted into a historical study of Civil rights activists and given a modern twist by being staged in the big brother house. The 10 minute movie took 2 lessons to prepare, 1 lesson to shoot and 45 minutes to edit. It has been well worth the effort. Not only did it enthuse the pupils, but it also made them think of the historical characters in more detail, and produced a resource they can access for revision in the future. It was also one hell of a laugh!