60 second Shakespeare…

Take the 60 Second challenge!

The BBC is looking for UK school students to take up the challenge of creating their own sixty second interpretation of Shakespeare. Make a film or audio, interpret a scene or a whole play, keep it classic or make it modern, it’s up to you.

If you’d like to have a go at this let us know – we’d love to come and help you!

On a very similar note, the beeb also offer you the chance to get your one-minute movies published online. Great site this – loads of help and advice on offer and you can watch other peoples efforts online. This movie from the site shows just what you can do with pen, paper, a camera and a computer – wow!  Once again, the HOS team can help you to bring your own ideas to life!

Superstar VJs

 

In the bbc’s own words:

Radio 1 Superstar VJs is part of a new kind of service the BBC is piloting, which is not just about enjoying its content but using it to create your own. On this site you’ll find nearly 100 clips to download, watch, mix and share under the Creative Archive Licence, all chosen with VJ’s in mind and including skylines, sunsets, seascapes, wildlife, time-lapse photography and retro gadgets. We will be adding more clips and programmes soon and have just launched the Open News Archive offering around 80 iconic reports for download.

Google Pack

Google have introduced the Google Pack – a free collection of essential resources. This is a really great idea, bringing together as it does, much of the ‘must have’ software that we’ve been talking about in schools. Contained within the pack you’ll find Google Earth, Picasa 2, Google Pack Screensaver, Firefox, Norton Antivirus 2005, Acrobat Reader 7, Google Desktop, Google Toolbar and Ad Aware SE. Google Updater also installs and keeps things… up-to-date. Remember, all this is free… amazing stuff.
A word of warning – save this one for home – don’t even think about installing it on the network!

Podcasting

Podcasting is on everyones lips at the moment, even those who don’t quite know what it is. If this sounds like you, this guide put together by David Baugh from iPod in education might help. You could also take a glance at the entry in Wikipedia. Apple have just announced that iLife 2006 will feature a new app, iWeb which it promises will make podcasting a whole lot easier. Can’t wait.

BETT 2006

Everyone has zoomed off to the big city to see the show – well almost everyone! For those left behind like me, there’s plenty of info available online and, of course, no crowds to contend with. The Apple stand looks like it’s a lot of fun – I really need one of the new intel imacs. RM are hosting their own virtual BETT show – and of course the show has its own site. Just checked out Techonorati to see how many bloggers attended today’s show – not many is the answer! One who did couldn’t even get near the Apple stand – I rest my case.

Google Earth Mac

The world’s coolest software is now available for the world’s coolest computers. Cool.

New for 2006

A New Year – a new blog for the HOS team. Welcome.