iPads for Beginners
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 3:45pm-5pm Location: Cardross Primary
Places: 30
This course is designed for teachers interested in using an iPad within the classroom but are unsure where to start.
It will cover the very basics of iPad use, such as notes, safari and the camera. This course is not suitable for teachers that are already familiar with this device. Continue reading 3 new ipad training courses at Cardross in 2013
Category Archives: Learning Tech
Special visitors at the SAL stand at SLF.
The SAL team have welcomed lots of visitors so far to their stand including, Mike Russell MSP and a warrior from Bannockburn. Pupils had to resort to extreme tactics to engage with the warrior. Mr Russell was an easier target!! He said “Congratulations from your local MSP! Good to see you at SLF13. Continue reading Special visitors at the SAL stand at SLF.
DGS Pupils Capture the Biggest Highland Games in the world?
DGS PUPILS CAPTURE COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING
School TV crew film at games for future broadcast
A team from Dunoon Grammar School’s DGSTV initiative are working hard in school during lunchtimes to edit and produce a range of videos from footage recorded at last month’s marvellous Cowal Highland Gathering.
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Good luck to the SAL Team at the SLF!
Pupils from Dunoon Primary and Dunoon Grammar are hosting the Argyll & Bute stand at the SLF today and tomorrow.
The theme of the stand this year is our SAL blog and the pupils spent a day training last week which included demonstrating SAL on iPads and learning techniques for engaging with visitors to the stand. They will all be wearing SAL t-shirts and with their deep knowledge of IT and confidence in presenting, we hope they will have a memorable experience at the SLF.
Raspberry Pi computing @ Dunoon Primary School
Pupils from Dunoon Primary have enjoyed using their I.C.T. skills to learn the basic principles of computer programming using Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized computer developed in the UK costing around £30. It runs open source software and can be connected to a computer screen or TV. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games.
The Raspberry Pi is designed to be a motivating platform with the goal of making programming straightforward. Pupils from Primary 5 to Primary 7 have been supported by Argyll and Bute’s, Gary Clark – a real life programmer! – to explore and use the features of Rasperry Pi. They look forward to showcasing their skills and talents to Education Scotland next week.
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Dunoon Primary at the SLF!
Dunoon Primary School has been selected to attend the Scottish Learning Festival at the SECC in Glasgow.
Our fantastic P7 group pictured here are looking forward to the challenge to represent our school at this event.
Katie, Reece, Deanne, Aiden, Andrew, Brandon, Kyle and Matthew are super excited and cant wait to get started.
Kodu programming – getting started
Kodu is a visual programming language for creating games! Kodu can be controlled using an Xbox controller or a mouse and keyboard.
- Kodu provides easy tools to create elaborate 3D landscapes, and control the lighting and camera.
- Kodu programming involves selecting visual tiles for a condition (WHEN) and an action (DO).
- Students can learn about cooperation, logic and creativity, not just about programming.
Argyll and Bute ipads for teaching and learning: Educators Event.
Argyll and Bute, in partnership with Apple and XMA, invite you to a day with Keynote Guests and hands on workshops to explore the potential of this technology to transform learning. Topics include: Assessing with iPad – A hands on workshop exploring assessment. Creating Content with iPad – A hands on workshop looking at how to use content creation tools. Teaching with iPad – A hands on workshop focusing on how the iPad can transform learning and teaching.
Go to SALi for full info
Argyll iPads
Cardross primary are excited to be part of Argyll iPads. We look forward to connecting with others across the authority on exciting projects.
INNOVATIONS IN LEADERSHIP
Spearheading the authority’s priority of developing leadership in schools, St. Joseph’s in Helensburgh has already started on the journey. With reports soon to be distributed to children, the staff were treated to a refresher course on the process of on-line reporting on SEEMIS by a member of the clerical team! Staff gathered for a twilight session as Mrs Diamond used her excellent ICT skills to lead the teaching staff through a presentation. Teaching staff were once again grateful for her input and willingness to share her skills.
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Kodu Kup 2013
If you are interested in game design then a good place to start is with a free application called Kodu. This is a visual programming language and games lab environment which allows students from Second Level upwards to design and build three dimensional games using either a PC or an XBox and XBox controller. When using an application such as Kodu learners can begin to learn the core concepts of computer science within the context of a project which includes narrative writing, design and maths. Kodu was developed in the Microsoft Research Labs and is completely free to download and use.
If you are interested in submitting an entry to the Kodu Kup then full details are available here.
Third Green Flag for Luing
Luing’s third green flag proudly hoisted.
Over the past two years all the pupils of Luing Primary have been working very hard towards their third green flag. They investigated the subjects: – waste minimisation, litter and water.
Teddies at Beddies at Rothesay Primary
Rothesay Primary recently presented Primary 2 with their special teddies. The teds are special because there is nothing they like better that a good book! The children and their parents and carers have all promised to look after their bears by reading them at least one book per week and remembering to change the books every week at the library.
Lochdonhead playgound development
The pupils of Lochdonhead Primary School have planned, resourced, gained funding, and overseen the development of their school playground, creating a story glen, based on an old Gaelic tale, Iolaire Loch Treig. The pupils have worked with various artists and they are even working with pupils in a secondary school in Harrogate, who are designing wooden story boards based on our children’s designs.
We now have a fantastic imaginative play area, including a willow dome with tunnels, a willow cave and a log ringed area.
Zoolab visit to Strone Primary School
On Monday 18th March, Alannah from Zoolab visited us as part of our Eco Schools programme. She brought lots of interesting mini beasts including Hissing Cockroaches, Rats, Snakes, Millipedes, Tarantulas and a Tree Frog.
She talked to us about Paper and Deforestation, Mining in the Rainforest, Energy Saving, Acid Rain and Climate Change. We loved learning this way and Alannah and the animals were great.
Scottish Food Workshop
A huge thank you to Keren Cafferty from the Puffer Bar and Restaurant, Easdale Island for coming into Easdale Primary School to show us how to make stovies and cranachan. The children and parent helpers enjoyed making and tasting these traditional dishes and are now looking forward to preparing and serving these at our end of term ceilidh next week.
Tobermory parents make Bramble Wood
Recently, the parents of P1/2 came to class to view The Land of Me DVD. They made suggestions and gave good ideas on activities the children could do as part of the topic. The following week parents joined us to help create Bramble Wood, which is one of the lands in The Land of Me.
Chinese New Year at Strone Primary School
On Thursday the 21st February, Xin a lady from Shanghai in China came to Strone Primary school to talk to us about how they celebrated Chinese New Year in China.
We had an assembly in the morning and Xin talked to us about Chinese culture. She showed us pictures of people celebrating Chinese New Year and talked to us about the Chinese zodiac, the Great Wall of China and told us how to say ‘Happy New Year’. She also told us what languages were from what area of China. She spoke Mandarin and her second language was English. Continue reading Chinese New Year at Strone Primary School
Dalintober PS Pupils Play Park Design Ideas
Pupils from Dalintober PS were delighted to be asked to give their ideas on what should be included in Campbeltown’s new play park at Kilkerran. Mrs Alison McGrory, from Kilkerran Play Park’s Committee came to talk to Pupil Council members, who then asked their class mates to give their ideas and suggestions from a catalogue provided by Mrs McGrory. The Pupil Council presented their ideas to Mrs McGrory and is eagerly awaiting the finished design!
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Rothesay Pre-5 Eco Campaign
Rothesay Primary Pre-5 eco group recently visited their local newspaper, The Buteman to ask for help with their latest campaign. With the help of Alex Robertson, they are going to build an eco greenhouse made out of 2 litre clear plastic bottles. Only its not 10 clear bottles they need, but 2000 which is a very long sing indeed! The Buteman very kindly printed the appeal and with a poster campaign as well, the bottles are flooding in. We have counted 800 so far.
