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May 2008 - Posts

• FREE TO YOU..... A 1Gb MEMORY STICK!

  Have you got a film just waiting to be uploaded? Would you like a funky new memory stick and want to be the envy of your colleagues and friends? We will send to you absolutely free a 1 Gigabyte memory stick just for uploading your own educational film. This is a limited offer and applies to the first fifty (50) films uploaded... To qualify you need to submit your film and then e-mail your name, address and uploaded film title to info@filmsforlearning.org to stake your claim. Only one stick per person subject to the first fifty uploads... Posted May 31 2008, 07:22 PM by Markr with no comments Filed under: Free, Offer, Memory Stick, IGb

• Bored this Half Term? Get creative - Capture it!

  There are only three weeks left to get your films uploaded for the ‘Capture it' Competition. We challenge you to capture the 'Big Ideas' in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). This film makers competition for schools was launched by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, FFL and Microsoft. You can win school and individual prizes by creating and uploading your own film that addresses one of the Big Ideas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Your film should be no more than 3 minutes in duration with a minimum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. You can upload your film as a wmv, mov or mp4 file with a file size no larger than 150 Mb. Here is a list for inspiration. Feel free to choose one of these or generate your own big idea. Cells, Energy, Forces, Interdependence, Water, Climate change, Sustainability, Electricity, Light, Stem cells, Cloning, Genetically Modified Foods, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Sustainable transport Systems, Time travel, Global Warming, Rising Sea Levels, Cern Particle Generator, Robotics, Bio Diversity, Other Intelligent Life, Planets, Buildings/Mega Structures. Capture It! is a film competition for schools affiliated with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT). The deadline for entries is June 13th, 2008 and winners will be announced at the SSAT's Annual Science Conference on July 1st, 2008. Prizes including web cams, digital video recorders and copies of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate are on offer to both schools and students. Please read more about the Competition and it's Terms & Conditions. You can also view the Competition's promotional film here Posted May 26 2008, 09:49 AM by Markr with no comments Filed under: Technology, competition, SSAT, Capture it, STEM, Maths, Enginering, Science Technology, Film Competition

• Only one month left to get those 'Capture It' entries in!

  There are four weeks left to get your films uploaded for the ‘Capture it' Competition. We challenge you to capture the 'Big Ideas' in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). This film makers competition for schools was launched by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, FFL and ester Microsoft. You can win school and individual prizes by creating and uploading your own film that addresses one of the Big Ideas in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Your film should be no more than 3 minutes in duration with a minimum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. You can upload your film as a wmv, mov or mp4 file with a file size no larger than 150 Mb. Here is a list for inspiration. Feel free to choose one of these or generate your own big idea. Cells, Energy, Forces, Interdependence, Water, Climate change, Sustainability, Electricity, Light, Stem cells, Cloning, Genetically Modified Foods, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Sustainable transport Systems, Time travel, Global Warming, Rising Sea Levels, Cern Particle Generator, Robotics, Bio Diversity, Other Intelligent Life, Planets, Buildings/Mega Structures. Capture It! is a film competition for schools affiliated with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT). The deadline for entries is June 13th, 2008 and winners will be announced at the SSAT's Annual Science Conference on July 1st, 2008. Prizes including web cams, digital video recorders and copies of Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate are on offer to both schools and students. Please read more about the Competition and it's Terms & Conditions. You can also view the Competition's promotional film here Posted May 14 2008, 03:30 PM by Markr with no comments Filed under: Science, Design Technology, Microsoft, competition, SSAT, Capture it, Enginering, Film Competition, Big Questions

• Microsoft's UK Innovation Day

  On Tuesday 6th May Mark Richardson represented FFL at Microsoft's UK Innovation Day. It was attended by policymakers  and politicians from all parties, researchers and public servants, business- from media to trade to manufacturing.  The aim of UK Innovation Day was to bring all these people together to showcase innovation and identify future action for the UK to remain a world wide innovation leader. It is Microsoft's belief that technology is the key enabler of innovation Speakers included, Baroness Morgan, Dr Andrew Herbert , James Crabtree, Prof Stephen Heppell, Alex MacGillivray of Accountability and Mark Taylor from Microsoft. Michael Gove, Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and Jean-Philippe Coutois President of Microsoft International. To find out more about the day click HERE Posted May 14 2008, 03:21 PM by Markr with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Innovation Day