A child starts planning the storyboard, while another begins cutting some archived film. Two other classmates seek out some images on the net. Each student in this group, like all those students who attend Islay High School, are using their own Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), which they bring to and from school to provide a […]

Tim Geddes from Glaitness primary school in Kirkwall has highlighted the most recent TV Glaitness video podcast from his school.
The Primary 7 pupils at the school aim to produce one every month. They work together as a team employing a huge range of skills - News Investigators, Script Editors, Presenters, Cameramen, Interviewers, Sound Editors, Film Editors and […]

David Robertson, presenter of the BBC’s Reporting Scotland, talks about about the importance of engaging young minds with journalism and media in the classroom.
See more about this podcast or listen to other shows on Connected Live’s podcast page. Or, you can listen by clicking the play button below.

The second day of the Scottish Learning Festival is over and I’ve had another great day.
I started at the Islay High: School of Ambition talk which Andrew Brown blogged: Ambition - island style.. An inspiring presentation the school sounds as if it is a great environment for learning.
Next I spent some time on the show […]