Here are just a few suggestions for ways in which the ICT department at Foulstone school can make use of the innovative technology available at the CLCs. If you would like to explore the possibilities of these or any other technologies, please contact Stephen Quayle or Shirley Corns at the Foulstone CLC or Dean McFarlane or Claire Thorpe at the Holgate CLC for a preliminary chat.

ICT Department

Macromedia Flash
Get your students to create animations that can be used in their multimedia assignments.

Adobe Photoshop
Use this industry standard bitmap manipulation software to create professional looking graphics for use in GCSE and GNVQ coursework..

Digital Video
Let teams of students create short films to use in their multimedia projects at KS3 and KS4.

Macromedia Dreamweaver
Get your students to create professional looking web sites that could be used as part of their GCSE or GNVQ coursework.

Lego Robotics
Teach students about systems control by programming the Lego robots to complete various tasks.

Open Mind
This mind mapping tool would be particularly useful for organizing knowledge and concepts as part of a revision session prior to exams.

Mediator 7
This powerful and easy to use multimedia authoring tool will allow your students to create presentations that go way beyond Powerpoint and allow them to produce CD ROMs and websites at the click of a mouse.