In December 2022, we set Falkirk schools a whopping eight different digital challenges to help them celebrate the Festive Season. Find out more about the activities themselves and our schools amazing results below.
The Challenge
Activity Instructions
Tutorial Videos
The Results
Celebrating Success – Happy Holidays Interactive Display
Thank you to everyone that's completed any of our Creative Activities or shared other festive digital work with us this month๐
Click your school's bauble at the link below to see a summary celebrating just a few of the fab things you've been up to๐๐
๐https://t.co/1EC5d17dS8 pic.twitter.com/zgQutEkvJG— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) December 21, 2022
I love how ideas are shared with a class and within seconds a hand goes up โฆ โMr Hedley! How about โฆโOur awesome P7โs loved @ConnectedFalk Activity 6 – make festive maps, but instead of maps they searched up houses or somewhere in Denny and made it look Christmasy!๐๐๐ ๐ pic.twitter.com/97v7niupI9
— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 22, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Activity 3 – โPicture a Winter Wordโ was lots of fun and the results looked BRILLIANT! @dennyprimsch @MissScrimgeour @misswatts__ pic.twitter.com/D7YiUC9M1I
— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 22, 2022
Check this out! A brilliant video made by some of our awesome P7โs using time-lapse and Clips to show how their Christmas Enterprise items were made. @ConnectedFalk – an excellent combination of skills from the Festive Activities 4 and 8! ๐๐๐๐๐ @misswatts__ @MissScrimgeour pic.twitter.com/V3mznts6qg
— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 22, 2022
Creative Activities for Kids 7 (Festive Edition). We used Pages app to create or trace festive drawings, add text & then festive shapes! We used our Glow email to send them to Mrs Morrison so that we could print them for special people at home. @DigiLearnFalk @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/dTJr1P1Mjd
— Mrs Morrison & P7 (@BowhouseP7M) December 21, 2022
We used our @ConnectedFalk IPads to create some festive pictures and stories โค๏ธ๐ pic.twitter.com/f76FBjxH5N
— Primary 6/5 and Miss Mair ๐ซ (@BowhouseP6_5) December 21, 2022
@MPS_Primary6 enjoyed creating some festive jokes for everyone to enjoy today. @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/aLZv3cnITV
— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) December 21, 2022
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Task 8 from โCreative activities for kidsโ was to use โclipsโ to create our own Global Seasonโs Greetings! ๐ ๐. Thank you @ConnectedFalk for all these great festive activities ๐ pic.twitter.com/aH5BiVXiQv
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 20, 2022
Some images of the Christmas Cards we created using โPagesโ on our iPads ๐ป ๐@ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/lVTbXdnfmm
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 20, 2022
@MPS_Primary6 have enjoyed completing some of the @ConnectedFalk tasks today. Thank you for the suggestions! pic.twitter.com/VWgEPN73bk
— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) December 20, 2022
Some of us showed off examples of the โWintery Wordsโ challenge we did on Keynote today on our @ConnectedFalk iPads! More to follow. @DigiLearnFalk @BowhousePS pic.twitter.com/sI8plj9ykp
— Mrs Morrison & P7 (@BowhouseP7M) December 19, 2022
P6H enjoyed developing their iPad skills and creating their Winter Wonderland maps this morning. @ConnectedFalk #digistmarg pic.twitter.com/Sthp5oLUNZ
— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) December 19, 2022
We are loving the daily @connectedfalk challenges!
Our Winter Wonderlands are currently in progress and Iโm so impressed with how they have combined so many of the skills theyโve already learned #ExploreMoreAtADLC pic.twitter.com/CVdnzfaj0a
— Mrs Parker ๐ (@MrsParkersPage) December 19, 2022
Some of P6/7s wonderful winter wonderlands! โ๏ธ Definitely been their favourite activity so far! ๐ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/rb6Z1BQtI9
— Primary 6/7 & Miss Munro (@BantMissMunro) December 16, 2022
These Christmas jokes are cracking me up ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐๐๐๐๐โฆ@ConnectedFalkโฉ pic.twitter.com/qUiXNfL0CO
— MrsHepburnCPS (@CpsHepburn) December 16, 2022
Sooooo funny ๐๐๐๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ@ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/GoIRtd76Bg
— MrsHepburnCPS (@CpsHepburn) December 16, 2022
We used keynote to create these winter words. Thanks to @ConnectedFalk for the great ideas! @Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/MxRn89Tys3
— Ms Glasgow P5G (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 15, 2022
I love this โseasonifiedโ pen tub! ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/JbxFVAbJr6
— Antonine Primary 5 – Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022
This ๐ added animation to her โseasonifiedโ glasses case! ๐๐ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/Hn9nEO14Vx
— Antonine Primary 5 – Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022
While Aer were at their house party, the rest of us โseasonifiedโ some classroom objects on the iPads! ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ @ConnectedFalk #Christmas2022 pic.twitter.com/JIPduBlvuA
— Antonine Primary 5 – Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022
We took part in @ConnectedFalk Festive Activity 8 this morning, demonstrating our skills in using Clips to create โSeasons Greetings from Around the Worldโ ๐ @DigiLearnFalk #clips #christmas #newyear #seasonsgreetings #clips ๐๐ ๐ผ pic.twitter.com/mRcEHXBigR
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) December 15, 2022
P7 had great fun creating their winter word using various skills on the iPads! @ConnectedFalk @DigiLearnFalk @MissTolandLVPS pic.twitter.com/Glz9MEiaiC
— Miss Cuthbertson (@CuthbertsonLVPS) December 15, 2022
On the 11th Day of Fitmas our chosen challenge wasโฆ Create a Fitmas classroom wonderland! We used our @ConnectedFalk iPads and some of the apps weโve learned to use to turn out classroom into a Fitmas Classroom! @FalkirkSport #FalkirkFitmas2022 pic.twitter.com/3Rhqfjr0Zy
— Miss Hurren & P6H (@MissHurrenHPS) December 15, 2022
We had so much fun making these using the mark up tool @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/AqvePGndw3
— StFrancisP2 (@stfrancisp2) December 15, 2022
The @stfrancisP6 showed us how to use the mark up tool. V turned herself and her friends into Santa, the elves and Rudolph! @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/ChKkCo5kk9
— StFrancisP2 (@stfrancisp2) December 15, 2022
Great fun creating a Winter Word Picture on our @ConnectedFalk using @keynote @DigiLearnFalk pic.twitter.com/nUZto7QfAC
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 14, 2022
Great fun creating a Winter Word Picture on our @ConnectedFalk using @keynote @DigiLearnFalk pic.twitter.com/jodMwv0MrC
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 14, 2022
P7M completed @ConnectedFalk festive activity number 3 to create a winter word. Here are a few examples. ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/BLMg5dlSxE
— Mrs McShane and P7M (@KPS_Primary7M) December 14, 2022
Today we took part in @ConnectedFalk Creative Festive Activity 5: Cracker Jokes – where we told and recorded our own seasonal jokes in groups! We then airdropped these to our peers to share the laughter! Not sure I can add voice memos to tweets to share! ๐ #jokes @DigiLearnFalk pic.twitter.com/Gll7GKP0ms
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) December 13, 2022
The Green Room have enjoyed using Keynote on our @ConnectedFalk iPads to create Christmas GIFS ๐๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ง
Check out the thread of our designs ๐งตโฌ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/Xq8Ig8Gle4
— Mr Knight (@MrKnightTweets1) December 13, 2022
Weโve had a busy day in @KPS_Primary5L! Using fronted adverbials in our writing, Christmas-themed problem solving then Day 7 of @ConnectedFalkโs iPad advent, designing a Christmas card using the Pages app! ๐ ๐ผ๐โญ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/NcsaLjJBVQ
— Miss Taylor (@KPS_MissTaylor) December 13, 2022
Getting in the festive spirit in P3Q. We have been using different tools on our @ConnectedFalk devices to design our own Christmas jumper. ๐๐ผ๐๐โ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/KNVkIPmhHF
— P3Q and Miss Shaw ๐ (@WestquarterP3Q) December 13, 2022
We have completed all 8 of the @ConnectedFalk challenges! Thank you so much we really enjoyed them and learned lots of new skills
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 13, 2022
Today we used our spelling words to create a Winter Themed Keynote. We had so much fun doing this! ๐@ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/oQhuGhltn3
— Miss McLaughlan (@MissMcLCPS) December 12, 2022
Look at the concentration as we used maps to plan out our very own โwinter wonderlandโ @ConnectedFalk โ๏ธโ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/xORhChBUG2
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 12, 2022
@ConnectedFalk challenge 7 with @LauriestonP6a – Happy holiday cards using the Pages app pic.twitter.com/G8q8yixptn
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 12, 2022
We are using our spelling words to create a winter themed keynote. Thanks to @ConnectedFalk for another fabulous idea ๐ก pic.twitter.com/hlLEsKJLLK
— mrsgentlescps (@mrsgentlescps) December 12, 2022
Yesterday, for festive activity task No. 5, we used voice memos to record Christmas cracker jokes weโd researched on our @ConnectedFalk iPads ๐ป๐๐ pic.twitter.com/3q2bKbLsFv
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 10, 2022
I had great fun the other day working with our P7โs on @ConnectedFalk Festive Edition of Creative Ideas for iPad activity 8. We loved learning about Clips and decided to use our new knowledge immediately to make adverts for the P7 Christmas Enterprise. Well done P7 ๐๐ ๐ pic.twitter.com/t3Pn3oDYiY
— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 10, 2022
@ConnectedFalk challenge – picture a winter/Christmas word pic.twitter.com/4BWyOJXSQF
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 9, 2022
More new skills learned today on our @ConnectedFalk iPads. We opened day 2 @DigiLearnFalk advent calendar and created storyboards using the Pages app ๐ pic.twitter.com/cIq0Osxhm0
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 8, 2022
More new skills learned today on our @ConnectedFalk iPads. We opened day 2 @DigiLearnFalk advent calendar and created storyboards using the Pages app ๐ pic.twitter.com/0Ex2joRoAb
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 8, 2022
๐ฑDigital December ๐
Thanks @ConnectedFalk for kicking starting December with teaching us how to seasonify objects. We used our skills in editing and made an object into something christmassy #P7Journey #digitalliteracy #StPatsdigi pic.twitter.com/I2SNnL3320— Miss Farley & P7A (@MissFa_StP) December 8, 2022
Just a few photos of us trying out festive task No. 4 – making a time lapse video ๐น. Our festive drawing demonstrations were great ๐๐๐ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/DzDgdljBLM
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 8, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Festive Creative Activity 3 in progress – Picture a Winter Word! โ๏ธ We used the camera and the keynote app to begin creating our winter words, following the instructions from @DigiLearnFalk #festive #creative #activity #morningstarter #digi pic.twitter.com/e5X75lLSHE
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) December 8, 2022
@ConnectedFalk challenge 8 -Seasons Greetings. We used the clips app to translate a seasonal greeting into another language. This wasnโt an app we were familiar will do it took a bit after trial and error but we got there! pic.twitter.com/BGKuycpU5u
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 8, 2022
@ConnectedFalk challenge 2 -We created a seasonal storybook using the Pages app. pic.twitter.com/u66Tb1eTcP
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 7, 2022
We managed to complete two challenges in one today – @ConnectedFalk and @FalkirkSport we were so pleased with the new skills we learned ๐ pic.twitter.com/liBgKM9UTe
— mrsgentlescps (@mrsgentlescps) December 7, 2022
We have been working on @ConnectedFalk Christmas challenges. Our first challenge was to seasonify something. Here are a couple of examples. ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/XpAFO3m37j
— Mrs McShane and P7M (@KPS_Primary7M) December 7, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Festive Creative Activity 1 โ๏ธ โSeasonifyโ a classroom object – we completed this as our morning starter using the camera app and the mark up tool! ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ @DigiLearnFalk @DigiLearnScot #festive #creative #digital pic.twitter.com/Cb2VAji8kF
— Deanburn PS P7 (@DeanburnPS_P7) December 6, 2022
Task No. 3 @ConnectedFalk was using Keynote to โpicture a winter wordโ using letters we found in our class โ๏ธ โ๏ธ. Thank you E for sharing your โwinter wordโ ๐ pic.twitter.com/g4px0InF1x
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 6, 2022
P5 enjoyed their Christmas challenge today. We used the mark-up tool to seasonify different objects.๐ ๐Love how these turned out! @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/o8mLLNLdCp
— Miss Cuthbertson (@CuthbertsonLVPS) December 6, 2022
@ConnectedFalk task 6 – we created a winter wonderland using Maps and Mark-up pic.twitter.com/H3NoWGEMk9
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 6, 2022
Forgot to post yesterday! โฆ@ConnectedFalkโฉ challenge 3 We created a festive time-lapse of how to make a paper snowflake pic.twitter.com/AX66QmlC1X
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 6, 2022
We got started on the 2nd โCreative Activity for Kidsโ by @ConnectedFalk – making a โSeasonal Storybookโ. Looking good ๐๐ pic.twitter.com/p9i5Uz9Xta
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 5, 2022
Last week was a busy week in P3. Our Christmas activities started with our STEM advent calendar. The first challenge was take take part in the @ConnectedFalk Xmas challenge. We had great fun giving objects a Christmas twist with the mark up tools. #bantSTEM #banttech pic.twitter.com/chHM0jN85k
— BantMissKilpatrick (@BantMissK) December 5, 2022
Some more of our fab โfestivifiedโ objects / humans. โฆ@kabercrombie_โฉ โฆ@DigiLearnFalkโฉ โฆ@ConnectedFalkโฉ pic.twitter.com/xLORTopXhI
— Mrs Morrison & P7 (@BowhouseP7M) December 4, 2022
Some more โfestivifyingโ everyday objects on our iPads. @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/C1YBmeIpm6
— Mrs Morrison & P7 (@BowhouseP7M) December 4, 2022
We had fun this week using our Mark Up tools on iPad & joining โฆ@ConnectedFalkโฉ โฆ@kabercrombie_โฉ in their โFestivifyingโ an object online workshop. ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐คถ๐ผโฆ@BowhousePSโฉ pic.twitter.com/uzZ175iGku
— Mrs Morrison & P7 (@BowhouseP7M) December 4, 2022
On the first day of Advent we joined the @ConnectedFalk team as they showed us their festive creative ideas! We joined in seasonifying items around our classroom! #bantdigital pic.twitter.com/S2i1l5nRYU
— Bantaskin P6C (@BantMissCollins) December 2, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Festive challenge day 2: cracker jokes. We used voice memo to record a cheesy festive joke pic.twitter.com/hV4F2LIKp8
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 2, 2022
What a fantastic way to start off the festive season using iPads to take part in Festive Creative Activities @ConnectedFalk. We used iPads to โseasonifyโ objects around the class.๐ pic.twitter.com/AVHBylBrap
— P5 & Miss McKechnie (@Laurieston_P5) December 2, 2022
Using Markup tools to โseasonifyโ every day objects @ConnectedFalk ๐โ๏ธ@Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/sSNc8hCFhp
— Ms Glasgow P5G (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 1, 2022
๐What a great way to start off the festive season using iPads to take part in Festive Creative Activities @ConnectedFalk Excitment, enthusiasm and teamwork all around. @Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/dHorYhSycV
— Ms Glasgow P5G (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 1, 2022
Great festive session this morning from @ConnectedFalk. Here are some of our โseasonifiedโ photos. We had so much fun making them!๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ pic.twitter.com/ioHCNTutjT
— Miss McLaughlan (@MissMcLCPS) December 1, 2022
This morning we joined a Teams meeting with @ConnectedFalk where we were given a Christmas task to work on with our iPads ๐๐ pic.twitter.com/hCvFaqwZTf
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) December 1, 2022
Just some of our items that were โseasonifiedโ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/MRS6Rm3Ve0
— N Huggins (@mrsNHuggins) December 1, 2022
Great excitement coming 1st on the @Kahoot podium @ConnectedFalk session this morning!๐๐ pic.twitter.com/yx4Qc3WhJv
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 1, 2022
Great excitement at our @ConnectedFalk session using @Kahoot!! Thanks to F, who was chosen as our โfastest fingerโ.๐๐ pic.twitter.com/r2At8Gh8Gd
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 1, 2022
Thank you so much to @ConnectedFalk for this morningโs session using mark-up to โseasonifyโ items in our class!๐๐ pic.twitter.com/gIPBT4TmBd
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 1, 2022
Thank you so much to โฆ@ConnectedFalkโฉ for this morningโs session using mark-up to โseasonifyโ items in our class!๐๐ pic.twitter.com/XCULlwLRDp
— P7HWPS (@P7HWPS) December 1, 2022
Thanks @ConnectedFalk! P6J had great fun 'Seasonifying' classroom items this morning. ๐๐Look out for the red nosed tap-deer! ๐ฆ๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/h85oz0kJvw
— โ๐ ๐ (@Cpsmrsw) December 1, 2022
This morning we participated in the @ConnectedFalk Xmas event! P7 had to take a picture of an object in the classroom and we had to use the mark up tool to make it Christmas themed. Can you guess the object behind the Xmas design?โ๏ธ๐ pic.twitter.com/kIiES3hH0x
— Primary 7 & Miss Doak (@BantMissDoak) December 1, 2022
#P7M enjoyed the first Creative Festive Activity from @ConnectedFalk this morning. We enjoyed โseasonify-ingโ some objects we found in the classroom! ๐ ๐ป๐ pic.twitter.com/a5czT0yHfP
— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) December 1, 2022
Here are some of our finished pieces of work @ConnectedFalk thank you for the session this morning ๐๐๐ผโญ๏ธโจ๐ pic.twitter.com/Tcc0SCeGNx
— Miss Binnie P7W (@MissBinnieP1B) December 1, 2022
More "seasonifying" of photos today with our secondary pupils. I was really impressed with their creativity and engagement ๐ ๐ผ#WatchUsGrow #IWBStech @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/zO6KyGIvDx
— Miss Hedges (@MissHedgesIWBS) December 1, 2022
Thank you @ConnectedFalk for a great session this morning. What a fab start to the Christmas festivities. Here is a wee selection of our creations. ๐คถ๐คถ๐คถ๐คถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/uG4AMAvCtK
— MrsHepburnCPS (@CpsHepburn) December 1, 2022
@ConnectedFalk look at some of our seasonified creations! pic.twitter.com/UgPXv7d1Q2
— mrsgentlescps (@mrsgentlescps) December 1, 2022
We have officially stepped into Christmas ๐ถ thanks to @ConnectedFalk lots of great ideas, canโt wait to try them! pic.twitter.com/BqXJ8RbKbg
— mrsgentlescps (@mrsgentlescps) December 1, 2022
Thank you @ConnectedFalk for your ๐โFestive Creative Activities Live Launch!๐ ๐ผ๐ We had great fun taking part in the Kahoot and then "seasonifying" objects using the mark up tool. Even Toby ๐พ was seasonifyed. More pupils will be getting involved in future lessons. #IWBStech pic.twitter.com/u22LlBhkC1
— Miss Hedges (@MissHedgesIWBS) December 1, 2022
We took part in @ConnectedFalk Festive challenge to โseasonifyโ an object. pic.twitter.com/38nXARlfp4
— Laurieston P6B & Miss Thompson (@LauriestonP6B) December 1, 2022
P7 had a fabulous morning seasonifing images with @ConnectedFalk during the Creative Activities for Kids festive edition ๐๐ ๐ป pic.twitter.com/NoBwi6WRl2
— Miss Bell & P7B (@MissB_StP) December 1, 2022
@ConnectedFalk Weโre โseasonifyingโ photos using the markup tool on our iPads. โ๏ธโ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/d9opdoQbjN
— 4DM WPS (@4dmwps2223) December 1, 2022
We are loving a fun start to December with @ConnectedFalk on the IPads this morning, thank you ๐ @dennyprimsch pic.twitter.com/nGEcgWUQhf
— N Huggins (@mrsNHuggins) December 1, 2022
P5/6B had fun with the editing tools on the iPads. Making inanimate objects into characters had everyone laughing ๐ @ConnectedFalk @DPSMrsBrownP6 pic.twitter.com/lkDmQfcKEh
— Denny Primary School (@dennyprimsch) March 22, 2023