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  • Google Gemini: Logging in

    Google Gemini is now available to all staff in Google Workspace via Glow. This guide covers how to log in and how to report access issues.

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  • Adobe Express: Logging In

    Adobe Express is available to use for all Falkirk staff and pupils via Glow. This article takes you through how to access Adobe Express on Connected Falkirk iPad and the sign in process. You can share this with learners to support their login. Once you have logged in on your iPad your app will stay logged in unless you delete the app or choose to sign out. . Before you start Adobe Express is only available on iPad through the App. You cannot use Safari, Chrome or any other mobile browser to access Adobe Express on a mobile device including …

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  • SCHOOL CLOSURE FRIDAY 24TH JANUARY

    Due to red weather warnings issued for the area, IWBS will be closed tomorrow. School will reopen on Monday 27th January. 

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  • Case Study: Improving Writing with Digital Technologies

    This case study looks at how class teacher Ciara Hutton at St Francis Xavier’s RC Primary School explored the impact of integrating digital technology into primary school writing lessons. By allowing three students with varying writing challenges to type their work, the Ciara observed significant improvements in confidence, writing quality, and engagement. This successful intervention has led to the wider implementation of digital tools within her classes and has been shared with the wider school supported by Pupil Digital Leaders. Context “My main goal was to improve attainment in writing by introducing digital technology. I had a class of 33 …

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  • Festive Activities II

    In December 2024 we launched our newest edition of festive creative activities. These eight fun activities that can be picked up and completed by pupils either in groups or individually and can be used with any age and stage. They are based on Apple’s new Creative Activities for Early Learners/ Students, and aim to to help pupils utilise lots of interesting core apps on their devices in new and creative ways – with a festive twist!

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  • Materials and Practice Guides – T

    Those affected by war and conflict or seeking refuge Scottish Government (2022). Ukraine Psychological Wellbeing Advice Pack – Guidance for Services.  Beacon House (2022). Information for families seeking refuge from conflict in their home country. (Available in English, Russian Ukrainian) Children who have parents in the Armed Forces – Forces Children’s Education website;  Forces Children’s Education (November 2021). Supporting Armed forces families in Scotland: Teacher Toolkit. Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS) (2022). Supporting child refugees and their families. Falkirk Council interpretation and translation support (updated 2022) Transgender Supporting transgender young people in Scottish schools guidance (Scottish Government, August 2021) LGBT Youth …

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Featured Images information

We have just added some information and instructions about Featured Images, These are a rather neglected ‘feature’ on Glow Blogs. They are really useful for making your posts stand out on both your own site and when you share them. There are especially useful if you share posts and can enhance your own site by […]

Additional CSS Issue

In the most recent update to Glow blogs we updated the version of Jetpack that we use. Jetpack no longer supports Additional CSS. This is no longer available from the customiser or in the Styles of the Site Editor. CSS already added to sites continues to function. Native WordPress support Additional CSS but not in […]

Jet Pack Settings Issue

Some sites with the Jetpack plugin enabled do not have a link in the Dashboard Sidebar. Our developers are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. Workaround The Jetpack settings can be accessed from the Plugins screen: Clicking on the Settings link under the Jetpack listing will take you to the Jetpack […]

Glow Blogs October 2024 Update

Glow Blogs has just had a fairly large update. Glow Blogs is now using wordPress 6.6.2. This bring quite a lot of new features, especially to the Block & Site Editor. Quite a few plugins have been updated too.

H5P Issue Some content types cannot be installed

An issue with H5P content types has arisen. If you try to install some content types you will get an error. The problem seems to be because the H5P API has been updated but the version used by theWordPress plugin does not now match it.