Tinopolis Interactive

Part Time (24 hours)
Based South Wales - Bristol area
Salary: £ 14 K
Start: Sept 2010

Planet Science (www.planet-science.com) seeks an experienced content editor to work part-time as the principal writer and content manager, joining an established web team at Tinopolis, the largest independent media production company outside the M25. Planet Science is funded for a re-launch and an intensive process of new content creation, so this is an opportunity for an ambitious online writer to steer the transformation of a respected online brand. Planet Science is dedicated to inspiring future generations of scientists; the successful applicant may or not have a background in science or education, but they must be confident in both, and a master of engaging young people online. During a normal week you will be required to work at least once in Llanelli (South Wales) with our digital teams, and at least once in Bristol with a science and education partner.

Apply with CV to dyfed.lloyd@tinopolis.com. For more details and how to apply see jobs at www.tinopolisinteractive.com

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We are delighted to be working in partnership with Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) and the Herald & Times Group on development of a new online news service for Scottish schools, due to go live in August 2010.

Available through Glow, the Scottish schools intranet that supports the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence, the news service will feature specially written daily news stories in English and Gaelic throughout the school year designed to appeal to the 9 to 16 target age group. The service will also feature support for teachers in lesson development and planning, using tools accessible through Glow.  

The content will be developed in partnership with the Herald and Times Group and will be written to closely support Curriculum for Excellence by a team of professional journalists and educational advisers. Herald and Times Group Managing Editor, Tom Thomson, said: 'We are delighted to be associated with this exciting initiative to bring quality news and comment to the young people of Scotland.' 

Andrew Brown, Head of Glow at LTS, said: 'I’m delighted that the news service will soon be available through Glow, providing a safe and secure environment for users to access the service. This new partnership with tinopolisinteractive and the Herald and Times Group is an exciting opportunity for us at LTS, and a great development for users of Glow.'

To follow developments over the coming months click here.

For further info:
Will Cooper, Account Director
T: 07792 555 183
E: will.cooper@tinopolis.com

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The Scottish Learning Directorate and Learning Teaching Scotland (LTS) engaged us to deliver a new online social hub which allows anyone with an interest in Scottish education the chance to share their views and engage directly with the Government. 

‘Engage for Education’ is aimed at teachers, young people, parents, school staff and others across the wider education community. Participants will have the opportunity to influence government policy by providing feedback on the key issues facing Scottish education.

The site offers a series of online ‘workshops’ exploring current topical issues; links to Glow and popular social media channels, providing a place to leave comments and ideas; and includes blogs from the three Scottish education Ministers, as well as regular guest bloggers, to share views about current issues and trends.

http://www.engageforeducation.org

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Adam Salkeld and Stephen Haggard of Tinopolis will be delivering interactive workshops and sessions at 'eLearning Africa' in Lusaka, Zambia from 26th - 28th May. The focus will be on the use of mobile in learning and wider digital media technologies for education.

‘eLearning Africa’ is the largest international conference on ICT for development, education and training on the African continent.

www.elearning-africa.com
http://twitter.com/eLAzm

For recent press please visit:

eLearning Africa - Latest News
Mediglobal.org

Further info or to schedule a meeting: will.cooper@tinopolis.com or +44 (0) 7792 555 183

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New commercial iPhone app ‘The Toric Calculator’ has been developed by Tinopolis to help with the measurement and fitting of contact lenses in the optometry industry.

Commissioned by Bausch & Lomb, the app is free to use by all eye care practitioners.  Using the intuitive touch screen functionality of the iPhone or iTouch, users can rotate a dial to perform a range of calculations on spectacle and contact lens values.

Practitioners can then fine tune their calculations by rotating a transparent contact lens over a virtual eye. Markings on the eye enable them to line up the lens and ensure the fittings are correct. Once complete the application links directly to the Bausch and Lomb product database where an order for the correct lens can be placed.

Tinopolis has managed the entire process for Bausch and Lomb, from establishing their global iTunes store, design, development and testing of the application through to final upload and deployment. 

A Flash version of the application has also been developed for delivery via the new Bausch and Lomb, Academy of Vision Care website. This will cater for practitioners without iPhone or iTouch access.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/contact-lens-toric-eyeapp/id353173590?mt=8

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Tinopolis help publishing giant Folens enhance their educational resources with a new on-line, interactive teaching environment. Responsible  for developing and hosting http://www.folensonline.ie Tinopolis have produced the site to enable Folens to deliver popular workbooks in digital format to Primary and Secondary schools throughout Ireland.

Key features include an interactive book player, whiteboard functionality, an on-line saving facility allowing the user to develop a personal bank of content and a resource area for uploading supplementary learning assets. The ability to personalise the content to meet a teacher's own classroom needs is what makes this resource so unique in the publishing and educational sector.

Backend functionality includes a Content Management System and PDF tool allowing Folens to import existing / future workbooks and convert to high resolution interactive content.

The environment provides an enlarged format of the book to engage the whole class; the facility to design lessons based on a text book in a manner suitable for different learning styles and levels, supports classroom management by putting resources at teacher's fingertips and generally increases the enjoyment of lessons for both pupils and teacher.

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Tinopolis has won 5 new educational resource commissions with DCELLS; The Department for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills, part of the Welsh Assembly Government.

The 5 contracts awarded will require Tinopolis to develop and publish both printed and digital resources for the subject areas of MFL, History, R.E. and Politics and will span learning levels from KS2 through to KS5. All resources will be bilingual and suitable for the Welsh schools market.

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New recruitment opportunities for project managers, developers and sales administrators with Tinopolis...

Enthusiastic? Intelligent? Motivated? Flexible? If this sounds like you and you want to join the Tinopolis team, get in touch!

We are currently looking to fill the following positions:

Project Manager
To project manage the day to day requirements of a diverse range of interactive media and web projects while maintaining control of project schedule, allocated budget, high quality standards and project resources.

Product Sales Administrator
To manage the stock, sales and invoicing of our wide range of retail products via direct sales, agent sales, internet sales and retail stores.

Interactive Developer
Lead Developer to be responsible for PHP based projects across the department. The successful applicant will have expertise in PHP and LAMP stack (Linux / Apache / MySql / PHP) as well as good development skills in either ASP.NET (C#) or the Flash Platform (AS3). You will have experience in developing complex web applications using an object-oriented approach (analysis, design and programming) as well as have experience in capturing and documenting client/user requirements. Experience in leading / mentoring junior developers is also essential. Experience working with Moodle and/or Joomla would be desirable.

If you would like to be considered for any of the above positions please forward your CV and a short covering note to mandy.jenkins@tinopolis.com

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A promotional DVD for Oneforseven, a  new snooker game to be played for the first time later this month will be produced by Tinopolis. The revolutionary launch will be a world first with 3 current Snooker World Champions competing against each other in the same event.

Commissioned by Global-snooker.com, the film will feature action shot at the launch event and include interviews with players, organisers and spectatators as well as backstage footage. The DVD will be used to raise the profile of this exciting new game.

The launch event, Oneforseven Wales 2009 will host a select field of 16 players competing against each other in a cumulative points competition at Cardiff's Welsh Institute of Sport. The eventual winner will pocket a lucrative cash prize of £14,707.

The key differences between Oneforseven and the traditional snooker format include play against the clock with 21 minutes maximum per frame, 4 tables of simultaneous play and ball boys assisting each table of play to help maintain the pace of play.

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Audio streaming of match commentary to Man City's website is now provided by Tinopolis.

The win comes after the Club's previous suppliers were unable to resolve on-going technical poblems. Tinopolis were called in and had audio streaming up and running within 10 days.

Limelight, suppliers of bandwidth for the feed onto the Man City website have partnered with Tinopolis on streaming projects for the last 3 years. When they heard about the technical problems, they were quick to recommend Tinopolis as the best solution provider.



 

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