Broadcaster Specifications
what's under the bonnet
Broadcasting News:
February 2012
NEW FOR MARCH 2012
Themed Radio Workshops
New for this term, we've teamed up with some experts in their
fields to bring you a
Religious Education Radio Workshop with Sharon Artley, a
MFL Radio Workshop with Joe Dale and an
E-Safety and Digital Literacy Radio Workshop with Simon Finch.
These are whole day live radio workshops with specific curriculum themes running
right through them. We provide everything included consultancy before we
arrive to ensure that we meet all of your learning objectives on the day.
This is a fixed price workshop for up to 40 pupils or students at both primary
and secondary level, larger groups can be arranged. These well known
experts will work with Russell to bring you a live radio broadcast towards the
end of your school day. Anyone can listen into the show, typically schools
will send invitations to parents and supporters of the school or establishment
so that they can tune into the Internet Radio Station at the allotted time.
The broadcasts are available live on the world-wide Anderton Tiger Radio
Channel, so twinned schools or World Class Schools can listen in too. A
podcast of the show is given to the school at the end of the activity.
We consistently score top 5 Star marks with all of our products, there are also some great independent reviews of our School Radio
products on the
Innovate My School Website.
This is what our customers are saying about us "The children quickly acquired (within an
hour) the basic skills necessary to produce a live broadcast using jingles."
"The Broadcaster Desktop is one of the best things our school has purchased."
Read more of these new fabulous reviews
HERE. We are the only Digital School Radio manufacturer to
consistently score 5 Stars, the highest standard and the cheapest on the market.
The Broadcaster Desktop is proving to be very popular as the
cheapest digital turnkey system on the market. Based on Russell's eleven years
of research looking at innovative ways to engage and motivate young people,
this kit really goes the job! Everything you need to get started
is included for just £5,500.00 plus VAT, this even includes training too. For more information about this product visit
AndertonTiger.com/Desktop
Live Radio Shows:
February 2012
We are BETT Radio
Anderton Tiger Radio powers BETT Radio,
and we are continuing to produce and broadcast live shows each month.
Our next BETT Radio Show is on Wednesday 29th February 2012 at 12.00 midday, we
will be live from the offices of Serco Learning in Derby. On the show we
will have guests talking about their first visit ever to a BETT Show and what
they thought of the TeachMeet event they spoke at. You will also hear @DeputyMitchell
AKA David Mitchell taking about the world's biggest blog. It is easy to
tune in from any connected device, just visit BETT
Radio and following the instructions. All of our shows can be
heard again, just visit the
BETT Radio Archive to download or
stream the programme again. If you would like to host our next show,
please get in contact with the production team who are always on the look-out
for interesting venues from which to broadcast, just email them at
BETTRadio@AndertonTiger.com or
tag a tweet with #BETTRadio. For all of our broadcasts we our the
amazing low-cost Anderton Tiger Desktop
School Radio Station that Russell designed and now manufactures and sells to
school for live broadcasting and podcasting.
@DeputyMitchell
Quite Interesting:
February 2012
Russell recommends
Wired Teachers is an invitation only social networking site
for C21st Educators to connect. It is FREE to use and educators can
register on the site so that they can create edit and share. Russell is a
founding member and with Simon Burton they support a growing group
of leading professionals that want to share great ideas. You can create
private discussion groups, invite colleagues, share videos, photos and audio
material. Why not take a look and register
www.WiredTeachers.org
there's a great discussion in progress on protecting your Professional Identity.
Wired Teachers Radio often broadcasts and covers leading events.
Published by Continuum Books "Mathematics Education with Digital Technology" edited by Adrian Oldknow & Carol Knights, Russell has written Chapter 12 "Home & School - Bridging the Gap" The title draws on the expertise of a wide range of contributors from across the globe. It is thought provoking and challenging and covers a diverse range of ICT. It is hoped that this publication can move the agenda forward and bring ICT to all our students. ISBN 978-1-4411-8472-6 published by www.Continuumbooks.com 2011 Other contributors include Don Passey, Andy Kemp, Vanessa Pittard and David Wright, the book is highly recommended but it isn't for the faint hearted.
Multi-height adjustable solutionTwo 19" Touch-Screen Monitors
Two 500GB Raid Drives
Solid State Boot Drive
CD/DVD Writer
Powered Flying-Fader Desk
Live Show Control Software written by us
Colour coded microphone windshields
One Presenter Microphone - BeyerDynamic M99
Two Guest Microphones - BeyerDynamic 201
Four Guest Headphones
One Extra-Comfy Presenter Headphones
Dual ON AIR/MIC LIVE illuminated Sign
Grill Protected Monitor Speakers
Keysonic Keyboard and Track Pad
Fully Foamed Accessory Trunk (see image below)
Three separate flight cases that lock together for transport or storage with the bottom unit fitted with lockable wheels
The Anderton Tiger Broadcaster is Wheelchair Accessible
and can be fully operated using the touch-screens that swing out to the
sides, the one touch flying faders
also make it possible to open and close faders at the touch of one
on-screen button.
On-Site Training - included in the cost of the system
The Broadcaster is delivered on the same day that you have
your training, our customers often ask us how they should go about creating a
sustainable radio project. We have found the following very successful in
creating that sustainability. Create a small team of
broadcasters taken from across all of your age groups, this team will form the
core-radio group and can have as many as 50 members depending on your needs and
the size of your establishment. The training session is focussed on this
group who will then train other learners in due course. Educators are
trained at the end of the day. We strongly recommend that you allow your
learners to manage and run your radio station within the defined boundaries and
rules that the editorial team create with your input.
Flying Fader Control Surface on the desktop
The fader control desk has powered
faders so that they can be controlled by the software as well as moved directly
by the user. Each fader channel can be put on and off the programme and
record bus without lowering the fader, something that systems costing much more
than ours are unable to do. By taking the presenter microphone and one of
guest microphones off the programme an interview can be recorded while the
audience is listening to something else. There are many useful
applications for this feature, any change from the desk is instantly executed by
the system. Each channel has a master gain and pan control so characters
in your radio play can be panned off centre for that realistic live performance
feel.
The cable patch-bay and mains RCD safety switch, Ethernet and on-air light connections
Setting
up is simple, all of the connections are clearly marked, using a patch panel
allows the possibility of splitting the components, this is how we are able to
offer a separate control/patch unit, fader desk and accessory case making our
system truly portable and adaptable. External audio sources can also be
plugged in, professional recording studios, instruments, and MP3 players if you
want!
The Accessory trunk completely foamed out for safe transport
Unpacking
and packing are as easy as it can possibly be with the specially designed foamed
out accessory case. Everything has its own place so you never forget to
pack anything away. The Accessory Case also doubles as a height extender,
when placed between the base until and the control desk it increases the height
of the system by 300mm. Perfect for those wanting to stand and broadcast
rather than sit. All of the interconnect cables are stored in a cable tray
(not shown) that sits on top of the foam, the outer case then locks on top and
forms a complete seal protecting the components. The cases can also be
locked if necessary, a small luggage-type pad-lock is required for this (not
supplied), you may consider doing this if your Broadcaster is stored in an
un-supervised or public space.
All three sections stacked
together ready for shipping or storage
When
all of the cases are stacked ready to be transported they look like this, they
interconnect and lock for safety. The Accessory Trunk is shown on the top,
in the middle is the fader control surface and on the bottom is the patch panel,
computer system and flying fader and keyboard storage draw. The wheels are
lockable and permanently fitted to the bottom unit. The system can be
wheeled around your establishment on a flat surface in this state or while the
system is setup with the monitors fully extended. The system is fully DDA
compliant and fits through any doorway suitable for a wheelchair user. We
recommend that only adults attempt to move the system as manual handling
procedures should always be followed. These are fully explained when your
Broadcaster is delivered together with our recommended top tips for setting up.
Download our 2010 colour brochure here
in PDF
The Anderton Tiger
Broadcaster
is manufactured and sold by
Anderton Tiger Broadcasting Systems Limited
