Author Archives: J. McLean

Microsoft Educator Community

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A quick reminder that the MEC is a great place to visit for free CLPL resources, that when you complete you are rewarded with a digital badge.

Visit the MEC site here and sign in with your Glow username and this give you access to hundreds of  courses, resources and learning paths.

Completing badges also gives you the chance to become a Microsoft Innovative Education Expert,  (MIEE) and join the increasing numbers of teachers in Scotland and around the world to have earned this status.

Image below is a sample page generated when you view your profile on completion of courses, or learning pathway badges.

Additional Security for O365 in Glow

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Additional security software that has been added to Glow to further protect users’ devices and data whilst using O365.

This additional security software works alongside a wide range of existing measures that have been taken to ensure Glow is appropriate for its intended use.

PLease click here for more information , or read text below

Additional Security for Microsoft O365

A reminder to log out of sites

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We are used to using Glow, logging off and all the apps we were using in Glow would also have been logged off, however changes are being made by Google in the way browsers operate and which may have an impact on apps within Glow, particularly around the single sign-out functionality.

In simple terms this means if you are using any app  in Glow where you have to log on, then when you are finished working in the app to take a few extra seconds to log off. Doing this will keep your data and yourself safe and is good Cyber Safety hygiene.

The video ( click here ) shows how easy it is to ensure you log out of sites.

 

 

Teach Computing Science

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Teaching Computing Science   

Early to second level

Great resource for teachers beginning or experienced to find simple ways to introduce the three Curriculum Organisers for Computing Science into lessons.

The conceptual knowledge gained when working towards the first Organiser, ‘understanding the world through computational thinking’, is required to then understand computing languages and technologies in the second Organiser, before we can then ‘design, build and test computing solutions’ in the final Organiser using those technologies.

The book is arranged to quickly see the connections between the organisers, and there are many resources and activities at the end of the book.

Please click on the image below to download the PDF

 

 

 

 

 

New Early Learning and Childcare site on Glow

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New, Early Learning and Childcare site for Aberdeenshire staff was launched on Friday at a special online event hosted by Denise Lorimer and Vanessa Reaper. Over 60 staff joined in online to see Denise and Vanessa walk through the new site.
Please click on the image above to access the site, and remember to add your voice to the feedback form on the Home page.   You will require your Glow login to access the resource

SLF 2020 Call for Seminar proposals

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Education Scotland  are excited to announce that the theme for the Scottish Learning Festival 2020 has  been agreed as:

Achieving excellence and equity, through:

  • The development and delivery of creative pedagogies which are engaging, effective and appropriate for 21st century learning and teaching;
  • High quality approaches to Learning for Sustainability which embrace Global Citizenship, Outdoor Learning and/or Sustainable Development Education;
  • The provision of high quality early learning and childcare leading to improved outcomes for very young children;
  • Progress towards a strong and confident empowered system which improves outcomes for children and young people.

All proposals must be submitted by midnight on Friday 21 February

It would be absolutely fantastic to see aberdeenshire schools and pupils delivering amazing seminars at this years event.

 

Keeping yourself safe by closing online websites

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It is very easy just to close tabs on a browser when you are finished using a website, however this means the website you are using, may still keep you logged in, and on a shared computer someone may access your data.

it is so easy to close websites, and it should be a routine operation.

Look for your name, or your picture or a ‘log out’ type button, click on it and choose the option to sign out or log off.

the video below shows how simple it is in the first instant to simply close a tab, but then the user goes back and completes the sign out process, in just a few seconds.