Issue now resolved 09:43 06/10/2016Please be aware we have noted an issue that when learners select the Aberdeenshire E-Portfolio tile in Glow that if a profile had not been created an error message is displayed.
RM are investigating this issue
If a learner had previously created an E-Portfolio this can be found in the Notebooks folder of the Learners OneDrive
Digital Xtra opens new round of funding for extracurricular computing projects
Scotland’s Digital Xtra Fund launched in May 2016 and awarded £250,000 to 12 projects, which expect to reach a combined total of 10,500 young people across the country by March 2017. An additional £150,000 has now been made available in response to the high number of applications received for the first round of funding.
Applications open today (3 October) via Public Contracts Scotland and eligible organisations can bid for grants from £1500 to a maximum £25000 per project to support computing science and digital skills focused extracurricular activities for 2016/17.
Funding is intended to support enterprising organisations that give young people aged 16 and under opportunities to learn computer science related digital skills and contribute to widening the provision of extracurricular computing science related activities across Scotland.
Scottish Government strategy sets out an ambitious plan to make Scotland a world-class digital nation by 2020. Over 84,000 people work in digital technologies roles across the Scottish economy and skills development will be an integral component in helping young people prepare for the digital future. Career opportunities are significant, with up to an estimated 11,000 job opportunities available in Scotland annually.
Shirley-Anne Somerville, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, said:
“The Scottish Government is determined to close the digital skills gap faced by all sectors across the economy. We made clear our commitment to invest in the digital skills of our young people in the digital teaching and learning strategy we published last week. This additional funding for Digital Xtra will give thousands more young people opportunities to strengthen their digital skills through their engagement in a range of innovative projects.”
Digital Xtra has been developed and funded by the Digital Scotland Business Excellence Partnership whose partners include Scottish Government, Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Funding Council, Education Scotland, ScotlandIS, and industry representatives.
It is anticipated that industry, employers and other funders will contribute to the fund in subsequent years, making this a sustainable approach.
Applications will be assessed by an expert panel which includes representatives from across Scotland’s digital technologies industry, Scottish Government and education.
Phil Worms, Computing and Schools Project Lead at ScotlandIS, says:
“The panel was impressed by the many innovative ideas and partnerships received in the first round so it is fantastic to be able to offer a further funding opportunity this year and make extracurricular computing activities available to even more young people.
“Once again we are very keen to see collaborative applications involving different partners and projects that foster greater links between industry, young people and the wider community. Projects should also show how participants will be involved in digital making and what computer science related skills they will learn.”
The Digital Xtra Fund welcomes applications from existing initiatives looking to expand their activities, as well as from innovative new projects and pilots that could be rolled out further in future. All applicants should clearly demonstrate potential for scalability and sustainability, as well as showing how they will reach previously underrepresented groups.
A total of £250,000 was awarded to 12 projects in August 2016, supporting a diverse range of activities including the use of wildlife cameras to help school pupils learn to code using Raspberry Pi computers, coding taught through local libraries, and a forensic investigation project.
The deadline for submissions is noon on Friday 4th November, 2016.
For full information and to apply, visit:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Authority/Postbox/Auth_PostBoxStatus.aspx?ID=SEP258925
Free access to the many thousands of resources on Brain Pop have been extended to November 30th.
This will allow you to try out the resource with your students.
If you think this is a good resource then after the trial please contact the Learning through Technology team for further details
To access the resources, log into Glow and in the Aberdeenshire Launchpad simply click on the Brain Pop tile
If you have an ipad..
Mobile Apps
Digital technology is already embedded within Scottish education. It has a place within Curriculum for Excellence, Initial Teacher Education and the Professional Standards set by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). Despite the pervasive nature of digital technology, its benefits are not always fully felt within our education establishments.
This strategy aims to improve the current situation by creating the conditions to allow all of Scotland’s educators, learners and parents to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by digital technology in order to raise attainment, ambition and opportunities for all.
It sets out a series of national actions and local expectations structured around four essential and interrelated objectives:
Download the document here
BrainPop UK posted a really useful guide on using Pokémon Go in a variety of Curricular areas in Learning and Teaching, please click here to view the website
Please see below for details of this exciting opportunity for all education practitioners in Aberdeenshire.
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Mr John Swinney MSP will be leading a Glow TV broadcast on Monday the 29th August at 12.45pm. The blog post below will give you details of how to register and how to submit a question before the event if you are unable to watch live on Monday. The broadcast will be recorded so you will be able to view it in the Watch Again facility on Glow – we will send out this link after the event.
Please register at the link below and submit a question for the Education Secretary
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2016/08/25/a-discussion-with-john-swinney-msp/
Missed this ? Then watch again here:
Our Watch Again page has had a makeover. Its never been so easy to find videos. Click here to see what you have missed!
The Digital World website is an initiative that inspires and supports people to go into digital technology careers. It is also a great source of information on all things digital
http://www.digitalworld.net
Twig Assignments are now available to Glow users through TwigonGlow. This feature allows teachers to set Twig films as homework and track results while testing students on what they’ve learned
Teachers can also track their students’ week-to-week progress and see exactly where each student would benefit from some more assistance.
The feature can be accessed through the MyTwig panel for both teachers and students: https://www.twigonglow.com/my-twig/
TWIG have released a tutorial for assignments that can be found here: https://www.twig-world.com/assignments/
TWIG also have a general system requirements information page for the whole site which can be found here: https://www.twigonglow.com/support/system-requirements/
The framework is now available as a OneNote file in Glow. Only Aberdeenshire teaching staff have access and the link can be found here ( http://tinyurl.com/z2hs5gt ) you will need your GLOW username and password to access the resource.
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