This is a developing area of our website designed to display and share learning resources, materials and online training content produced by CLC staff, partner teachers and learners.

Please email Ray Weaver with any content you would like to post in this area.

Try out these links to see the great blogging being done within our schools.

Engedublogs - Are you a English Educational Blogger?
Mr. Shingler's Blog - Have fun learning at home aswell as in school.
Oakfield Online - An online resouce for ICT at Oakfield Primary School in Widnes.
Podcasting and Blogging - Welcome to the Podcasting and Blogging training. What do you think so far?

Halton's pupils and teachers have been at the forefront of podcasting and over the last two years have produced a wealth of innovative podcasting content.

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This area contains downloadable learning objects for use on your VLE which have been produced by CLC staff working with partner teachers. We will continue to update new content here.

How to create assets for Pedagogue using Adobe Photoshop
This lesson is to accompany the Pedagogue training session teachers have received at WidnesCLC

The following are examples of Pedagogue Learning Objects:
Learn the 'Months' in French
Find information about France and complete the activities

These lessons have been specifically designed for use by primary school pupils. They are aimed as a basic introduction to using Adobe Photoshop and using some of the program's tools and features.

Looking at the Photoshop work area
Take a look at what the program looks like when you open it and understand what the different parts are.
Looking at some of the Photoshop tools
This lesson introduces the Tools Palette and explores what some of the tools do.
How to open up an image in Photoshop
Learn how to find your image files and open them.
Understanding layers and how to save correctly
Photoshop uses something called layers. Learn what they are and also how to save images.
Adding filters to your Photoshop images
Filters create interesting effects to your images. Learn how to use and add them.

The following links include some useful manuals for our equipment and software in PDF format for you to download. You will also find some useful training resources here.

Using Widnes CLC's Digital Cameras

Camera Basics
This document shows you how to take a photo and then review it and some of the basic camera settings.
Using the camera's 'Movie Mode'
Here you will see how to use the video recording feature available on the camera.
Using the camera's 'Sound Recorder'
Here you will see how to use the sound recorder built into the camera and then extract the files from the memory card.

Digital Photography

Understanding Digital Photography
This is a booklet which includes a variety of information including types of digital cameras available and additional equipment and methods for transferring photos to a computer.

Photography Composition
This document teaches you about photography composition and how it is used to enhance photographs. It describes different types of shots and gives useful tips to achieve successful results.

GarageBand and Podcasts

Creating an Enhanced Podcast using GarageBand
This is a step-by-step guide on how to set up a podcast document, add content and export, all using GarageBand software.

Using Apple Macs

Apple Keyboards
Finding your way around an Apple keyboard can be tricky business is you're not used to using one. This handy little document gives you the keystrokes for some of the common actions you may need.