Looking to get your learners going with resources for this weeks global Hour of Code? Looking to integrate computer science into the school day all year long? Here are a handful of resources for computer science and coding. Teachers who are ready to jump into the Hour of Code or looking for inspiration as they design a new curriculum will find lots to choose from on this list.
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My World of Work Live! from Skills Development Scotland, is a set of interactive exhibits and activities designed to inspire young people’s interest in careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Every free, fun My World of Work Live! experience is about hands-on learning – building, making, designing – and makes the best use of the latest technology to engage and inspire.
My World of Work Live! brings STEM out of the classroom and into real life and helps young people, parents, carers and teachers understand the breadth of opportunity STEM careers offer and the variety of pathways into STEM industries.
My World of Work Live! is designed for young people aged between 10 and 15 and for teachers and parents who are key influencers for this age group; they allow young people access to My World of Work Live! and influence the decisions they make on subjects and careers.
Bringing a real-life connection to Curriculum for Excellence, My World of Work Live! has accompanying learning resources to help teachers get the most out of a visit and to continue learning back in the classroom. All activities are aligned to the Career Management Skills framework and support the realisation of Self, Strength, Horizons and Networks and support delivery of the Skills Investment Plans.
All of those working on My World of Work Live! have real life experience of industry, with a passion for education and learning.
My World of Work Live! is in locations where young people experience the world of science, technology engineering and maths, e.g. museums, science centres and other venues.
Locations for 16/17 are:
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
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/
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.
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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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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.
At the Scottish Learning Festival HGIOS 4 was launched.
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