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FAR LEFT: food tech room by


Innova. THIS PIC: Flexible space at


Northampton Uni by Eos. BELOW LEFT: 2CQR's WonderWall


and equipped food technology rooms at Altrincham College of Arts with moveable tables for theory and group collaborative work to reduce the need for pupil movement. Bay designs optimised space usage, while a teacher demonstration bench incorporated bag storage. Although originally introduced to manage security and self-service units in libraries, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has become a dynamic tool in creating a wide range of services and products to enhance the total library experience. RFID technology leaders 2CQR’s


WonderWall is a multimedia, interactive bookshelf with a touchscreen computer allowing users to access information held on RFID tags. In Glasgow they are used in several school libraries around specific themes such as film, football and poetry. Glasgow’s St Andrew’s School used a manga-themed WonderWall and its accompanying pop-up library for a year. The school’s Ellen Gallacher integrated it into library activities for first and second year pupils, many of whom professed not to have read any books. Detailed instructions and worksheets allowed pupils to create a character, cartoon strip and book cover, as well as browse the comics and books which came with the WonderWall.


“The WonderWall was a useful tool in creating interest and enthusiasm,” says Ellen. “Once pupils had gone through the process of creating characters and comic strips, they were stimulated to find out about manga authors and view each other’s work. The most notable difference was with those pupils who declared they had no interest in reading: encouraged to be creative and explore their own imaginations, they became stimulated to read.” Ellen saw further success through the increased patern of book borrowing, initially with manga and comic books but then extending into other areas. While many schools and colleges offer extensive music programmes and even BTec music production courses, practice and recording areas are often in short supply. A purpose- built practice or recording room may be considered impractical, but Black Cat Music provides a modular panel system which allows one to be constructed within almost any existing room without expensive enabling works. The panel system’s modular nature means the room can be any size and makes the most efficient use of the space available. It is also demountable, so rooms can be relocated with minimal fuss and disturbance.


Contacts


✥ Eos Interiors T: 0845 026 8790 x W: www.eosinteriors.co.uk


✥ Innova Design Solutions T: 0161 477 5300 W: www.innova-solutions.co.uk


✥ 2CQR T: 01400 283850 W: www.2cqr.com ✥ Black Cat Music/


MusicPracticeRooms.com T: 01732 371555 W: www.blackcatmusic.com, www.musicpracticerooms.com


✥ SciChem T: 01902 402402 W: www.scichem.com


✥ PC Werth T: 020 8772 2700 W: www.pcwerth.co.uk


Another problem often encountered in practice rooms is internal acoustics. High output instruments such as drums and unmuted brass generate high sound pressure levels which can reflect off walls and bounce back to the player, increasing the overall volume to uncomfortable and potentially damaging levels. Black Cat Music’s modular panel systems are naturally acoustically corrected, reducing reflections within a completed room to almost nothing. This also helps dramatically when using a room for recording as the microphones only pick up a direct field input from an instrument with litle or no reflected “after image”. As the leading supplier of science equipment, chemicals and related services to schools in the UK and worldwide, SciChem has witnessed a complete revolution in school science laboratories in recent years. Pupils can now study forensic analysis or extract their own DNA with SciChem’s Genes in a Botle kit, but one of the greatest advances in classrooms in recent years has come about with the increasing use of IT in the lab. SciChem’s range of Pasco data-logging sensors are compatible with iPads and Android tablets as well as traditional laptops and desktops, allowing pupils to conduct experiments wirelessly and display the results in real time. PC Werth works to improve sound and communication within various educational environments, offering practical and effective solutions to common (and commonly ignored) problems, promoting greater inclusion and achievement within everyday teaching and learning. Bespoke PA and voice amplification solutions (ideal for assemblies, presentations and plays) reduce disruptive reverberation and create calmer learning environments while the Juno lesson capture system addresses the demands of the modern “flipped” learning environment. iE


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