EffectiveICT.co.uk Moodle
Site description

"It isn't about the technology, it is about the learning"

This site has been created to encourage the effective use of ICT (Information Communication Technology) in the classroom. I have created it in my role as Head of ICT at Neale-Wade Community College.

Discussion forum Includes emerging technologies, Adobe Flash, website and VLE creation (especially Moodle), together with general ICT questions and answers. Get involved!	What is 'Effective ICT'? Our interactive task to get you thinking about what the effective use of ICT really means. Brief overview accompanied by Flash exercise.

Available Courses

• What is Web 2.0?

    

  This section provides information and materials relating to Web 2.0.
• Course Fullname 101
• NAACE Supporting evidence

    

  Overview to support my NAACE shortlisting for 2013 secondary impact award
• BYOB: Bring Your Own Browser

    

  Course to accompany work on the BYOB (Bring Your Own Browser) concept which saw an immense takeup of student device usage for effective learning
• Vision for ICT (Building Schools for the Future)

    

  [Description needed]
• What actually is 'Effective ICT?'

    
• Flash, SCORM and Moodle

    

  Details and resources from a presentation + workshop delivered as part of the CambsMoodle conference in Summer 2008. Covers the use of my ContentGenerator.net software to generate SCORM-enabled .swf files that can be tracked within Moodle
• 40 ICT ideas in 40 minutes

    

  [Description]
• Using ICT to improve learning

    

  Course providing the materials and resources offering ideas and suggestions how to make effective use of ICT to improve learning.
• ContentGenerator.net and Transition

    

  [Description]
• Flash-based multimedia presentation

    

  Step-by-step guidance to help you create a presentation from scratch - setup invisible buttons to act as hyperlinks and then create a template to develop further with your own multimedia resources.
• Flash Disco advert

    

  Guidance to help you create your own advert for an upcoming disco - covers Frame-by-Frame animation, Shape Tweening and promotional text.
• Programming a quick-quiz

    

  Module providing an introduction to Actionscript and how to create a quick true-false quiz by editing existing code. Covers Arrays and Variables, building confidence to delve deeper into Actionscript code.
  
• Create an Advent Calendar

    
• Quick 3D rotation with CS4

    

  Learn how to rotate a logo / graphic using the default Flash CS4 motion presets and a bit of tweaking. Ideal to form part of a larger project.
  
• Drag and Drop with Mr Potato Head

    

  [Description needed]
  
• Create a poem using Flash

    

  Turn a poem into a Flash presentation - covers Motion Tweens and related animation effects including scaling, rotation, movement, easing and filter effects.
  
• Creating a Flash countdown timer

    

  [Description needed]
  
• Flash goodies for games

    

  This course has been created to provide suggestions and code extracts to slot into existing and developing games. Ideal for those who want to experiment.
• How to use Flash

    
• Developing Computer Games

    

  To be added
• Course Fullname 101

  
• Effective use of Moodle

    

  Course created for colleagues at Neale-Wade to introduce and help them to make more of our Moodle at http://www.nwvle.net. Is specific to Neale-Wade but all the advice can be used for any Moodle installation.
• Web authoring