Quadblogging Digital Leaders...

The Year 9 Digitial Leaders have a blog and this term they will be taking part in 'Quadblogging'.
This means they will be working with 3 other schools to read each others blogs and comment on them. Over the 3 months each school will be the focus and our DLs will hopefully learn lots from looking at the other blogs.
The other three schools are from America and have blogs on different topics.

Year 7 CA&T Theme Day

We are really excited about the Year 7 Theme Day on Friday 1st February...

The faculty are busy planning activities in Food, Art, RM, Graphics and Textiles.

Sixty Year 7 students will be selected as the CA&T Theme Days are invitation only. Letters will be heading out to you in the next week...

8A4 Inspired Lamp Project Blogs

New host blog for 8A4 Product Design lamp project - students will be keeping project blogs to show the progress made each lesson on the manufacture of their lamps.

Themes for the lamps are: Art deco, Memphis or Natural form

http://inspiredlighting8a4project.blogspot.co.uk/

Students are just setting up their blogs ready for next term when they start making their lamps - keep checking back for updates.

Arden's Digital Leaders Blog

The main blog has been set up and will be regularly updated with information about software and new technology being trialled by our Digital Leaders.

Have a look here:
http://digitalleadersarden.blogspot.co.uk/

Digital Leaders

November 2012 sees a new era for Creative Arts and Technology...

10 Year9 students have been appointed as Digital Leaders and will be working with Mrs Allton to test and trial new technology, apps and software that could be used in school to enhance teaching and learning. The Digital Leaders will support other students in lessons and help train staff.

Meetings will be in Room 104 in the Smart Centre on Thursday lunchtimes.

We will be looking at: iPads and their apps, prezi, blogs, twitter, 3D printing with D&T, 3D modelling with Sketch Up and Solidworks, Graphics with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and any other relevant software or technology that comes our way...

Well done to the 10 students involved!

Keep checking back to the Digital Leaders page for more information on what they have achieved.

Creative Arts and Technology Week - Tuesday/Wednesday

Tuesday 20th November 2012
Year 10 Students studying GCSE Art & Design visited Tate Modern in London

and students also enjoyed some time in Covent Garden.

Santosh Bhurra was in cooking wonderful Asian cuisine with KS4 Home Economic students.

Wednesday 21st November

50 Students from Year 10 working in the School Hall all day on a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) challenge with a facilitator from the Small Peice Trust http://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/ and Mr Eades, Mr Crawley and sixth form Product Design students.

We are also excited that 5 Year 10 students can have a residential STEM work experience through the Small Peice Trust. We look forward to receiving applications for this...

Santosh Bhurra worked with A level Home Economics students in the afternoon looking at different Asian breads, including Gluten Free recipes.

Mr Lyons of Lyons Butcher's, Knowle also came in to work with and demonstrate to Year 10 GCSE Catering students.

Digital Leaders - recruitment...

I am looking for 5 Year 9 students to become Digital Leaders.

Starting by looking at how new technology and online software can be used in D&T, the Digital Leaders will trial and teach each other, before supporting other students and staff with a range of ICT based software/hardware.

Digital Leaders will then look at expanding their skills and support to all areas of the curriculum at Arden.