Havering Early Years’ ICT Project

Agenda for the meeting at the Havering Indoor Bowls’ Club – being filmed by EA Media Solutions on 

Thursday 27th November 9.30am-3.30pm

9.00 – Refreshments served

9.30 – Reflection on Impact of the Project (ongoing throughout the day)

10.00 – Using Clicker Products in Early Years – Jonathan Reed (Crick Software)

10.30 – Reflection on Impact of the Project (ongoing throughout the day)

11.00 – Using Talking Tins in Early Years – Brian Stickley (Talking Products)

11.30 – Reflection on Impact of the Project (ongoing throughout the day)

12.00 – Lunch

12.45 – 3.30 – Filming interviews with groups/Continuing Ongoing Reflection on Impact

NB. There will be a professional make-up artist in attendance.

Looking forward to seeing you – RSVP – carole.jacques@havering.gov.uk and dsmith.havering@lgfl.net

Filming will take place between 17.11.08 – 21.11.08

Eric and his team have asked if it is possible to wear pastel coloured/white clothing, rather than dark colours.

You will be approached by Carole if you are to be filmed.

The dates for the next meetings of the Early Years’ ICT Project Group will be as follows:

TUESDAY 30.09.08 – 9.30-3.30 – Hornchurch Bowls’ Club

Wednesday 27.11.2008 – 9.30-3.30 – Hornchurch Bowls’ Club

Meeting agenda for TUESDAY 30.09.08 – 9.30-3.30

We will be working-on:-

·      Current position of the project in YOUR setting

·      Expected outcomes for the end of the project (December 2008)

·      Filming the outcomes – next stages

·      Who (which settings) will be filmed and interviews

·      Appoint a spokesperson for the whole-group to talk about outcomes

·      Taking the learning forward

Carole and Dave look forward to seeing you again.

Dear Colleagues,

Eric Averkiou of EA Media Solutions just wanted me to remind you that he will be filming on Wednesday and that he would appreciate as many comments as possible.  He will be filming around the groups, picking-up comments of you talking about what you have done so far as well as setting-up a separate room to ask as many of you as possible to answer some very easy questions.  Without your comments the videos will not be as rich, so please have a go.  I believe he may even have a make-up artist with him – no joke!  I am going to have my forehead powdered extensively… and I am not even on camera!

See you Wednesday.

Dave

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Homerton_110608

Click on the link above ‘Homerton_110608′ to see a video of the morning session of the trip to Homerton Childrens’ Centre where we looked at a range of ICT applications.  The afternoon was spect with the children seeing what they were doing with ICT.  A fantastic day!  Thanks to Harriet Price and colleagues.

From the Lancashire Grid for Learning.Meet Doug the sheepdog and here all the farm animals:

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/bigbooks/ffarm/index.html

Here are some more Early Years’ websites:

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacyresources/index.php?category_id=1&s=!B121cf29d70ec8a3d54a33343010cc2  

Hi Folks,

For those of you who have signed-up for the trip to Homerton Early Excellence Centre please note the following details, which Carole Jacques will contact you with. 

Date: Wednesday 11th June 2008  

Meet at:  Hornchurch Sportcentre Car Park at the front of Harrow Lodge Park at 7.45am 

Return to: Hornchurch Sportcentre Car Park at 4.00pm

Unfortunately, Carole is unable to attend as she has another appointment on that date and is sorry that she cannot make it.  I am able to attend, but will be travelling on my own as I need to leave early to return to facilitate the HIAS ICT Subject Leaders’ Course.Please can you confirm with Carole that you are able to attend on receipt of her email?

Best regards,

Dave Smith

HIAS ICT Consultant and Curriculum Advisor

We are pleased to announce that www.earlyvision.co.uk have joined the Havering Early Years’ ICT Project – by donating trial copies of their software and DVDs for Role Play.  If members of the Project Group would like trial them, please email dsmith.havering@lgfl.net

We would like to thank Early Vision for their involvement in the Project.

Click on the link below to visit the ICT in Havering Blog and to see what other things are happening with ICT in Havering…

http://haveringict.edublogs.org/2008/04/25/hias-early-years-ict-project-gathering-pace-visit-the-eyict-blog/