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.
TwigPlayer is here, and the Learning through Technology team have logged a call to have the software installed onto teachers computers, however if you use Twig or Tigtag at home you could download the software (link is below) and keep videos to watch offline at home..no more buffering!
Twig World has just released the TwigPlayer, an application uniquely designed for Scottish users of the science, maths and geography resources available from the Twig On Glow, Tigtag and Tigtag Junior websites.
The player allows users to download and play films offline without being connected to the internet.
Everyone can now log into the Twig website of their choice using their Glow credentials, select and download films onto the desktop of the computer they are using and then play them back directly. The films will remain available locally as long as the computer has connected to the internet (via Wi-Fi or ethernet) at least once within 30 days. If a computer has not connected to the internet for over 30 days (e.g. over the school summer holidays), the films will disappear and will need to be downloaded again from the relevant website.
To download films users must first install the TwigPlayer software application for Windows machines. This is a very simple and quick process, but it requires admin access for the machine that is being used. It may therefore be preferable for the school IT Coordinator or the local authority IT department to install the software via the IT network. Users at home can of course install the software onto as many of their own devices as desired.
Please find below a link to the webpage containing further information about the TwigPlayer (Windows only). The same information appears on the Tigtag and Tigtag Junior sites for users who log in with Glow credentials.
Log into Glow and on the RM Unify page , click on the Aberdeenshire Launch pad and if you scroll to the bottom of the page you will see the Brain Pop tiles, simply click to access the resource.
Explore the benefits digital learning and teaching can bring to every level of the learner journey. Share your stories on this Digilearnscot blog of how you’ve been using digital to support, enhance and improve classroom practice. Inspire others and be inspired.
Click here for more information.
The site has lots of good ideas for all learners, please try and contribute and shout out to Scotland how your school is using technology to excite and engage learners.
Maybe your school has digital leaders, they could collect data and post on the Digilearnscot blog, maybe learners have created a great digital resource, then consider sharing on the blog.
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For those staff and students that have not logged into Glow for over 3 years you are missing some really high tech and cutting edge features in Office 365 and Glow.
The RM unify interface once you have logged in gives instant access via clicking a tile to lots of frequently used resources and applications.
Finding and using resources created by educators around Scotland are now easier to find and use, and it is also very easy to share resources created by either you or you students.
Your Glow username remains the same, but your password may have expired if you have not logged in for over 3 years, so please ask the Glow administrator in your school to reset your password, once this is done the new password you create remains in place, and even if you forget it you can reset it yourself via an email.
Please log in and have a look you will be surprised at how up to date , and user friendly new Glow is.
A huge thanks to those of you who have already given Study Ninja your support by talking about it, sharing it and in some cases buying it. We are already delighted with the response which has included us creeping in to the top ten in the productivity chart on the App Store. For just a short window we have decided to make Study Ninja completely free on the App Store, so please share this information with your colleagues, parents and pupils and you can help to make quite a buzz happen during the run-in to exam time. The link for Study Ninja on the App Store is here for all those iPhones and iPads out there. http://www.apple.com/uk/education/it/vpp/
For those with Android devices, we didn’t want you to miss out on this offer but it did prove a little more tricky to make Study Ninja free on Google Play. We do however have a few hundred codes that we will send out and this will allow you to claim a Study Ninja app on Google Play. Just tell us that you want some codes and we will send them out in groups of ten at a time which you can then pass on to students.
This offer is only available until the exams start for Scottish schools in May 2016 so please don’t delay, share, and hopefully we can see the impact on results in just a few weeks’ time. Apple Store has no restrictions on volume so you can fill your boots… so to say. Android does have a limited number available so they will be sent out only until we run out of codes.
I am looking for a Primary School who would like to collaborate with a school from the Czech Republic.
I have received a Notebook file with information added by the pupils and they would like some information sent back.
This is an exciting opportunity to share on a Global scale.
Please let me know if your school would like to get involved.
susan.sey@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
See image for the Aska tutor schedule for this week
The Royal Institution STEM E&E Grant Scheme offers UK-registered state schools a grant of up to £500 to experience a STEM activity taken from the STEM Directories. The scheme is designed to help integrate STEM Enrichment and Enhancement activities into school practice and to support teachers’ professional development.
Please click on this link for further information , including how to apply for the grant.
An increasing number of schools are buying mobile devices, almost exclusively Ipads to use in class with youngsters.
We provide fantastic CLPL opportunities for you to get the best use of mobile devices, whether in a nursery or senior phase classroom.
To really highlight the benefits afforded by using mobile devices we have organised a whole day event on the first Inservice day in February 2016, and we would be really pleased to see you there.
We have speakers and workshop presenters from schools, primary and secondary from around the UK, and each of the presenters has first hand, practical experience of using mobile devices with learners.
The Agenda is almost ready, but there will be themes of Leading Learning, Leading Change, Literacy, Numeracy , STEM and many more
If you have an Ipad in your school, please bring it along as you will need it for ‘hands on’ workshops, and of course to make digital notes on the day.
We have chosen Ellon Academy as the location for this event as it has the capacity to deal with the expected large numbers attending.
Please sign up at Aberdeenshire Events for this not to be missed event.
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