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New CfE Technologies site
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STEM news from Education Scotland
Click on the link – here – for latest STEM news from Education Scotland. Some great projects that you may want to share with learners. Whilst in the site, click on the e-Bulletin link and sign up for the electronic newsletter to come direct to your mail inbox
Eportfolio creation in Glow
Issue now resolved 09:43 06/10/2016
Please 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
Brain Pop: Free trial extended to November 30th
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
- Please let teachers know that they have full access to apps for “BrainPOP UK”, “BrainPOP Jr” and “BrainPOP ESL”
- Username – “abercc”. Password – “brainpop”. There are no issues letting everyone have the login details via email and your GLOW blog.
- Free download from the app store. The app will remember the user details after the first login
- This page gives some more info about the apps – http://www.brainpop.co.uk/blog/about-our-apps
National Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy
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:
- Develop the skills and confidence of teachers;
- Improve access to digital technology for all learners;
- Ensure that digital technology is a central consideration in all areas of curriculum and assessment delivery;
- Empower leaders of change to drive innovation and investment in digital technology for learning and teaching.
Download the document here
Pokémon Go: Ideas for use in classroom
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
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education: Glow TV Event
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:
Twig on Glow
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/
Technologies Progression Framework
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.
Microsoft Innovative Educator Applications
The Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert programme is an exclusive programme created to recognize global teacher visionaries who are using technology to pave the way for their peers in the effective use of technology for better learning and student outcomes.
Please click on the link to find out more information on how to apply and where to upload applications.
Microsoft Innovative Educator Application Link
