{"id":2300,"date":"2012-10-09T13:52:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T13:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2012-12-14T11:03:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T11:03:15","slug":"ss4e-october-e-news-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=2300","title":{"rendered":"SS4E October e-news bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2012\/10\/SS4E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2301\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?attachment_id=2301\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2012\/10\/SS4E.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"145,148\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349794256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SS4E\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2012\/10\/SS4E.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2012\/10\/SS4E.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2301\" title=\"SS4E\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/SAL\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2012\/10\/SS4E.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"148\" \/><\/a>Welcome to the\u00a0October 2012 e-news bulletin from Software Services for Education (SS4E).\u00a0 If you have any comments or suggestions on this bulletin or indeed any special requests for special software offers, please email them to SS4E <a href=\"mailto:kim.conway3@btinternet.com\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:kim.conway3@btinternet.com<\/a>\u00a0<!--more-->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple is bringing together educators from UK standout schools for a series of live webcasts.\u00a0 They will give you the opportunity to learn from and speak with your peers as they describe best practices in their implementations from a leadership, IT and curriculum perspective.\u00a0 The first, Breaking Down Learning Barriers with Apple Technology, Essa Academy, will take place on Thursday 15th November at 5.00 pm followed by Boosting Learning with the iPad, Cedars School of Excellence on Tuesday 27th November. To register please click here <a href=\"http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apple have introduced The Apple Volume Purchase Programme <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/education\/volume-purchase-program\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/education\/volume-purchase-program<\/a> \u00a0 which allows educational institutions to purchase iOS app in volume and distribute them to student, teachers administrators and employees.<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Generation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobegeneration.com\/courses\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.adobegeneration.com\/courses<\/a>\u00a0 is a series of free online creative courses, including Animation, Games Design and Photo Imaging.<\/li>\n<li>Steljes are holding a Steljes get SMART in Scotland event on 25th October at Dunblane Hilton demonstrating how SMART technologies can enhance teaching, learning and assessment.\u00a0 The education seminars will be delivered by teachers from a variety of schools and colleges across Scotland.\u00a0 These seminars are designed to address issues that may be faced in today&#8217;s learning spaces such as motivating students and raising attainment.<\/li>\n<li>Steljes in conjunction with Dundee University are running a certified SMART Course for Notebook 11 for beginners. As this is the first course preferential rates are being offered.\u00a0 Details available from Anne Forrest <a href=\"mailto:anne.forrest@steljes.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:anne.forrest@steljes.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Steljes are running a Notebook 11 class on Saturday 17th November for teachers who are unable to get released. Contact Anne Forrest <a href=\"mailto:anne.forrest@steljes.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:anne.forrest@steljes.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0 and SCIS teachers can attend a two hour update for Notebook 11 on 15th November.\u00a0 For further details contact SCIS<\/li>\n<li>Doodle <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doddlelearn.co.uk\/whatisdoddle\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.doddlelearn.co.uk\/whatisdoddle<\/a> from Boardworks &#8211; Doodle in an online service providing lessons, homework and revision resources covering 20 subjects.\u00a0 It contains activities that can be done independently or as a group, keeps track of results, awards badges for effort and achievement to motivate students and lots more.<\/li>\n<li>Maths on Track is looking to work with children and adults on alleviation strategies for dyscalculia. \u00a0For more information please contact Tom Renwick <a href=\"mailto:tom@mathsontrack.com\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:tom@mathsontrack.com<\/a>\u00a0 You must be prepared to be filmed and certain criteria has to be met.<\/li>\n<li>Espresso <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espresso.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.espresso.co.uk\/<\/a>\u00a0 have released a new module focused on Scottish history.\u00a0 Allows users to explore the lives of significant people from Scottish history.\u00a0\u00a0 Contact Gordon Herron <a href=\"mailto:gherron@espresso.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:gherron@espresso.co.uk<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Elmo has launched the latest Elmo visualiser <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steljes.com\/education\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.steljes.com\/education<\/a> which\u00a0is smaller than a business envelope and can be folded flat. The Elmo MO-1 also has the ability to record motion video and sound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FREE RESOURCES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three FREE Maths Apps for iPad or iPhone from SUMS &#8211; SUMS are offering Scottish schools and advisers a free copy of their latest two App releases, plus one more SUMS App of your choice.\u00a0 To get you&#8217;re the App contact email David <a href=\"mailto:sumsonline@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:sumsonline@gmail.com<\/a> with the subject SS4E apps and let him know your school or organisation and the name of the third App.\u00a0 You will then receive the Apps gifted by email.<\/li>\n<li>Tally Game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tallygame.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tallygame.co.uk\/<\/a> which lets students tally passing cars.<\/li>\n<li>Short Mult <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shortmult.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.shortmult.co.uk<\/a> \u00a0 &#8211; teaches short multiplication.<\/li>\n<li>UK Secondary Schools are able to get access to Autodesk\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Design Academy 2013 completely free of charge. Over half of Scottish secondary schools have already taken up this offer.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/usa.autodesk.com\/adsk\/servlet\/index?siteID=123112&amp;id=10915447\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/usa.autodesk.com\/adsk\/servlet\/index?siteID=123112&amp;id=10915447<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0For more information please contact Matthew Bell <a href=\"mailto:matthew.bell@autodesk.com\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:matthew.bell@autodesk.com<\/a> at Autodesk.<\/li>\n<li>RM are launching their new e-books solution RM Books <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmbookshelf.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rmbookshelf.com<\/a>\u00a0 RM\u00a0Books is designed to work within existing school budgets and requires no upfront investment.\u00a0 It is free to use, provides access to curriculum textbook titles from leading education publishers and free use of hundreds of classic literature ebooks. \u00a0Textbooks can be rented for flexible time periods. \u00a0The ebooks can be viewed on, or downloaded to, virtually any internet enabled device (iOS, Windows, Android). Register <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmbookshelf.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rmbookshelf.com<\/a> \u00a0for a free account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>COMPETITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Book is a new writing competition formed of tow parts: for primary schools Words and Pictures whilst Stranger than Fiction is for secondary schools. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readforpleasure.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.readforpleasure.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>DATES FOR YOUR DIARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Monday 22nd October<\/span> &#8211; Introduction to Inventor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1265-22_October_2012_Introduction_to_Autodesk_Inventor.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1265-22_October_2012_Introduction_to_Autodesk_Inventor.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thursday 25th October *<\/span> &#8211; Steljes and SMART Technologies showcase Education Seminar in Scotland.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Friday 26th October<\/span> &#8211; Surface Modelling to Support Advanced Higher Graphics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1293-26_October_2012_Surface_Modelling_for_Advanced_Higher_Graphics_AC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1293-26_October_2012_Surface_Modelling_for_Advanced_Higher_Graphics_AC.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thursday 1st November<\/span> &#8211; Introduction to Revit Architecture\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1294-1_November_2012_Introduction_to_Revit_Architecture_AC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1294-1_November_2012_Introduction_to_Revit_Architecture_AC.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Friday 2nd November<\/span> &#8211; Animation in the Classroom\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1295-2_November_2012_Animation_in_the_Classroom_with_Andrew_Craigie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1295-2_November_2012_Animation_in_the_Classroom_with_Andrew_Craigie.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Monday 5th November<\/span> &#8211; Surface Modelling to Support Advanced Higher Graphics\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1290-5_November_2012_Surface_Modelling_for_Advanced_Higher_Graphics_AC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1290-5_November_2012_Surface_Modelling_for_Advanced_Higher_Graphics_AC.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Friday 9th November<\/span> &#8211; Intermediate Level Inventor\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1288-9_November_2012_Intermediate_Level_Inventor_with_Andrew_Craigie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.3dmadeeasy.com\/content\/training\/1288-9_November_2012_Intermediate_Level_Inventor_with_Andrew_Craigie.pdf<\/a>\u00a0, Newton Mearns<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th November<\/span> &#8211; The Four Nations Maths Challenge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fournationsmathschallenge.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.fournationsmathschallenge.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Thursday 15th November **<\/span> &#8211; Breaking Down Learning Barriers with Apple Technology <a href=\"http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools<\/a><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Tuesday 27th November **<\/span> &#8211; Boosting Learning with the iPad <a href=\"http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/edu.apple.kuluvalley.com\/standoutschools<\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>* by invitation only<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>** online seminar<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If you require further information on the above please click on the appropriate web link.\u00a0 Please feel free to circulate this newsletter to any colleagues who may be interested.\u00a0 Feedback on this newsletter is welcome; please email Kim Conway <a href=\"mailto:kim.conway3@btinternet.com\" target=\"_blank\">mailto:kim.conway3@btinternet.com<\/a> with your comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ss4e.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ss4e.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--\/entry --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the\u00a0October 2012 e-news bulletin from Software Services for Education (SS4E).\u00a0 If you have any comments or suggestions on this bulletin or indeed any special requests for special software offers, please email them to SS4E mailto:kim.conway3@btinternet.com\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4174,3347,1],"tags":[4219],"class_list":["post-2300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-learning-technology","category-uncategorized","tag-ss4e-bulletin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2300"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3417,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300\/revisions\/3417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}