This section looks at how moving image can be used in 2 ways: to support the curriculum and to reflect on how ICT can be used in the curriculum.

Sample use of IT within the English with Drama and Media Education PGCE programme Trainees are using free software- ‘Audacity’ and ‘Moviemaker’ (downloadable from the internet) to create podcasts and movies for use as teaching resources within English, Drama and Media classrooms. Trainees are primarily using the resources to present texts to pupils in very …
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This section of the SCoTENS website is a resource for teacher educators. The site is designed to capture examples of what Alan November calls ‘transformative’ learning through the use of ICT. He sees this type of learning as being on a continuum with ‘automated’ learning at one end (i.e. ICT simply being used to automate …
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This section has links to websites where you can view or download clips for use in the classroom. These clips do not have curriculum linked resources. Universities’ Collaboration in eLearning (UCEL) Links to other still and moving image resources the Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) Higher Education Library Image eXchange (HELIX) BUFVC Moving Image Gateway …
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The following list of websites show teachers demonstrating and reflecting on the practical use of ICT in the classroom; these examples have been recorded through video. These links are provided as examples of working with ICT but their inclusion does not indicate the authors of the site are recommending them as best practice. Tim Rylands …
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The projects listed here are examples of longitudinal projects that support the creative use of ICT in the classroom. FÍS FÍS (literally translated as ‘Vision’) was an initiative from the Department of Education and Science (DES) in the Republic of Ireland and was a project designed to introduce the medium of film as a support …
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AS, A2 and from Sept 2009 GCSE Moving Image Arts (MIA) is a qualification in the art of the moving image which has been introduced to schools across Northern Ireland by CCEA (the Council for the Curriculum and Examinations). Following the successful introduction of the pilot at AS-Level in the 03/04 and 04/05 academic years, …
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This section has links to practical guides of how to use video cameras, different editing software, camera angles and shots BBC This BBC guide is comprehensive and easy to understand. It includes analysis of film shots, lighting and types of camera. There are videos from BBC programmes with voiceover explaining what the director was trying …
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Audio Network Audio Network produces copyright free music which can be used in film projects. Teachers and pupils can access and download music clips from Audio Network through LNI on your school network in Northern Ireland. British Universities Film and Video Council The BUFVC Off-Air Recording Back-up Service runs a television recording back-up service on …
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This section has links to advice on issues related to copyright and online safety. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 (UK) see points 32-36 for Education http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1988/Ukpga_19880048_en_1.htm Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (ROI) see points 50-52 and 128-129 for Education http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?fn=/documents/bills28/acts/2000/a2800.pdf Public Video Screening Licence A copyright licence is required to screen films in …
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