Inverclyde Digital Commonwealth Projects
Newark Primary School took part in the Digital Commonwealth Project, working with Inverclyde Community Development Trust and Magic Torch to explore the topic of Commonwealth Tales.
- The work started with a visit to Newark Primary on their Commonwealth day.
Today we were at Newark Primary @inverclyde as an introduction to Tales from the Commonwealth #digCW2014 project pic.twitter.com/8cvOqXgS93- Newark Primary is in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
Newark Primary School - Inverclyde Council - Newark Primary School - Inverclyde Council
http://newarkprimary.inverclyde.sch.uk/- I gave an introduction to the Digital Commonwealth project (on video, audio, social media and blogging as part of the national project) and found out a little about what the learners already knew about digital media and Paul Bristow read the tale of Malkie and the Bogle to get imaginations going....
- Vlog for Digital Commonwealth Inverclyde #DigCW2014
- Digital Commonwealth is a small part of the 'Tales of the oak project' which is funded by Celebrate Fund and detailed on the blogspot below:
TALES OF THE OAKWe are delighted to announce that as part of Big Lottery's Celebrate Fund, we have been awarded £9285 for our new project 13 Commonwealth Tales. The project builds on the success of last years storytelling project and ties in with cultural celebrations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.CelebrateIt Scotland (CelebrateItScot) on Twitter
The latest from CelebrateIt Scotland (@CelebrateItScot). The Commonwealth Games has come and gone. We helped communities across Scotland to join the party. We'd love to hear about your celebrations #celebrateit. Scotland- Pidgin Perfect delivered digital storytelling sessions with one class at Newark Primary.
Duncan is in Port Glasgow, @inverclyde today for the first #DigCW2014 workshop with Newark Primary pupils. Storytelling and social media!
Newark Primary pupils are hard at work using Glow to write #blog posts about their #DigCW2014 films and animations. pic.twitter.com/H8yu0LytC3- Glow was used for blogging, and storyboards were mind mapped and drafted to help create videos and animations.
From folk tales to superhero adventures, Newark Primary pupils are developing fantastic #DigCW2014 films & animations pic.twitter.com/tNXxKAM5mF- Alison from Magic Torch told tales of Anansi...
Storyteller, Alison, is teaching our Newark Primary pupils all about Anansi folk tales for their #DigCW2014 projects! pic.twitter.com/IcKlC0gp5b- Have a look at the graphic novel style of storytelling which is being used for some of the Tales from the Oak projects featuring Anansi
TALES OF THE OAKAnansi features in both of our Commonwealth books, Spun Gold will appear in our Uncommon Tales comic, due out later this year and starring Sir Glen Douglas Rhodes and a host of international monsters... Until then, there's our Commonwealth Storytelling this weekend in Dutch Gable House...
Pupils at @NewarkPrimary are using @YouTube editor to produce their #DigCW2014 films! pic.twitter.com/iTlDyZ72zn- The school was also involved in lots of other Commonwealth projects, even the food had a special theme!
- Commonwealth tales were told at the Dutch Gable House in Greenock during July. Citizen 2014 (part of Digital Commonwealth's community media response to the Commonwealth Games) reported on the free events.
