Author: Mrs McKechnie

November 8, 2023

Halloween Code-Along

In October 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Halloween – to join our live Scratch code-along to create a Halloween game on their Connected Falkirk devices. Find out more about the live lesson and the fangtastic results below.

The Challenge

Join @Miss_McKechnie next Monday for our first Connected Falkirk Code-Along!🗓️🥳

Treat your class to a spook-tacular live session where they'll code a fun Halloween-themed game in Scratch🎃

Spaces are limited so sign-up fast using the link below👇
🔗https://t.co/QTSvYQsfGK pic.twitter.com/THbdTN11vB

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) October 23, 2023

Want to catch up? Watch a recorded version of our code-along below

The Result

What a FANG-tastic turnout we had for our creeeeepy code-along with @Miss_McKechnie

I’m really looking forward to seeing where the 1000+ pupils we trained today take their @connectedfalk digital learning to next! https://t.co/Bv14mgNiFR

— Stuart Lennie (@IsITswitchedon) October 30, 2023

Celebrating Success – Twitter/X Posts

Happy Halloween from P6S! 🎃👻

Today we coded our own Halloween games with @ConnectedFalk code-along. 👾👩🏾‍💻

We also plotted coordinates to discover a spooky picture 🕵🏽 pic.twitter.com/oLiMhIaq8w

— Miss Steele (@MissSteele_HPS) October 31, 2023

Code and example from our games we made with @ConnectedFalk yesterday. pic.twitter.com/RPr3QyrtIg

— MPS Primary 5 (@MPSPrimary5) October 31, 2023

P7 followed the Halloween 🎃 lesson set by connected Falkirk. We really enjoyed the coding season to create our Halloween game. @ConnectedFalk @stjosephsps #article28 #article29 #article31 pic.twitter.com/pfCqjRwlko

— Mrs Dennis (@MrsDennisStJoes) October 31, 2023

Thank you to @ConnectedFalk for the live coding lesson yesterday!! P7 enjoyed coding their very own Halloween game! 🎃🦇🍎 pic.twitter.com/MU47PMiJX5

— Miss Smith & P7Q (@misssmithteachh) October 31, 2023

We loved our Halloween Coding session! We learned how to code through Scratch and created our own Halloween game. Thank you @ConnectedFalk 😁🎃👻 pic.twitter.com/8UlSJmUlad

— Miss Stewart LVPS (@MissStewart24) October 31, 2023

🍂 Today was an Autumnal themed day! We started our day with enjoying a coding session with @Miss_McKechnie @ConnectedFalk. We the started our Autumn themed art lesson by creating patterns using marbles and black paint. pic.twitter.com/ZZdchrxN3I

— MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) October 30, 2023

This morning we took part in the @ConnectedFalk Halloween coding session. We created algorithms and coded our own games. What a fantastic session! 🎃👻 pic.twitter.com/IhEoSANas2

— P4/3 & Miss Miller (@LauriestonP43) October 30, 2023

We loved joining Halloween coding sessions this morning! We enjoyed developing our own games! Thank you @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/MXWfZlbwmW

— P2, Mrs Smith and Mrs Campbell (@LauriestonP2) October 30, 2023

Thank you @ConnectedFalk We had lots of fun creating our Halloween games using @scratch . pic.twitter.com/bHFHSY0S77

— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) October 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/Slam_P7/status/1719079653908820022?s=20

Monday morning fun with @ConnectedFalk . Primary 7 participated in a Halloween online coding session. We used the @scratch app to design our own Halloween games. There were many interesting designs and ideas. 👻👾🎃 pic.twitter.com/9blx2UulYa

— P5 Dunipace (@_MissMcKechnie_) October 30, 2023

Halloween 🎃 code along with @ConnectedFalk this morning. We had great fun creating our own games using @scratch pic.twitter.com/bpgqzyJQrr

— MPS Primary 5 (@MPSPrimary5) October 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary6A/status/1719033720911315247?s=20

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary6C/status/1719025253362303230?s=20

We took part in the @ConnectedFalk Halloween 🎃 coding session this morning! We designed and created our own Halloween 👻 game. They were so much fun to play after we did the hard work of creating them. #Coding #Scratch #Halloween #Fun #P7Team 😊 pic.twitter.com/uTtSqoWM8G

— DeanburnPS P7A (@DeanburnPS_P7A) October 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1719008058276217260?s=20

Making crazy character algorithms and games during our Connected Falkirk Live Scratch Code-Along challenge with @ConnectedFalk @BowhousePS pic.twitter.com/EYVeIJp2UH

— Primary 7M & Mrs Marsh (@Bowhouse_P7M) October 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/missheepscps/status/1718964526098362585?s=20

We enjoyed taking part in the @ConnectedFalk code along this morning. We’re looking forward to tinkering with our code this afternoon to finish off our games @MpsStem @STEMLearningUK pic.twitter.com/mq51f0XpCa

— MPS-Primary6 (@MPS_Primary6) October 30, 2023

https://twitter.com/CpsHepburn/status/1718948115770650679?s=20

https://twitter.com/MrsMcGee__/status/1718928322590113839?s=20

This morning we headed to @P1B_Laurieston to test out our algorithms on the little ones. They created some very interesting monsters! We then gave them a chance to play our games coded during the @ConnectedFalk session. It was lovely to see P6 taking a lead on the learning. 🦇🎃 pic.twitter.com/Gl716xXr6Z

— P4/3 & Miss Miller (@LauriestonP43) November 1, 2023

Today we made a start on the @ConnectedFalk Halloween code along today. We learned a new word relating to ICT – “algorithm”. We used instructions to work on the idea of an algorithm. We are going to continue this next week as we really enjoyed it so far! #stfxdigi pic.twitter.com/kKQ1tspLfg

— StFrancisP5 (@stfrancisp5) November 3, 2023

📱 We tried our hand at coding this week with the help of Lauren at @ConnectedFalk 📱

📱 We loved expanding our knowledge of Scratch and enjoyed “tinkering” with our projects to make them more complex📱

Thank you so much for a fantastic live lesson. 👍🏼 pic.twitter.com/FaGhpC22zV

— Miss Lesko 🩰 (@missjlesko) November 3, 2023

https://twitter.com/WPSP7M/status/1721650844343394647

https://twitter.com/WPSP7M/status/1721665021258646013

https://twitter.com/WPSP7M/status/1721666365315059845

May 17, 2023

Written Feedback

Our series Pedagogy In Practice aims to provide CLPL on how to digitally embed evidence-informed teaching practices into your classroom using your Connected Falkirk devices.

Session 3 – Written Feedback

Following on from our recent session on verbal feedback, the third session in the Pedagogy In Practice series focuses on written feedback and how it can be used in classrooms to provide a positive impact on pupils learning. It also introduces and explores a range of digital tools that can be used to embed written feedback into your classroom.

Below you will find support materials that were linked to within the 2023 ‘Pedagogy In Practice: Written Feedback’ online CLPL session.

Downloads

Resources

You can view an online copy of a 1-page summary of verbal feedback here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’). This includes summaries of what written feedback is, why it’s important, key features it should include, why technology is useful to utilise for written feedback and some examples of digital tools that can be used to embed it into your classroom. There is also an online copy of the Whole Class Feedback template that you can download below.

Interactive Library

You can view an online copy of the interactive written feedback library here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

Slides

The Keynote presentation that was used in the in-person session is available below (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

Session Recording

As this session was online and includes a lot of discussion from participants there is no recording from the day. However, in preparation for the session a shorter recording of the main content, without the interactive tasks and discussion, was created and can be viewed on the Connected Falkirk below or on our YouTube channel here.

How To Use…

The basic short video tutorials below will take you through how to embed retrieval practice using different tools and methods available through your Connected Falkirk Device.

Method 1:

Method 2:

Method 3:

Method 4:

Method 5:

thank you to all the researchers and educators whose ideas and literature were referenced or referred to within this session or the associated materials.

March 24, 2023

Verbal Feedback

Our series Pedagogy In Practice aims to provide CLPL on how to digitally embed evidence-informed teaching practices into your classroom using your Connected Falkirk devices.

Session 2 – Verbal Feedback

The second session in the Pedagogy In Practice series focuses on verbal feedback and how it can be used in classrooms to provide a positive impact on pupils learning. It also introduces and explores a range of digital tools that can be used to embed verbal feedback into your classroom.

Below you will find support materials that were linked to within the 2023 ‘Pedagogy In Practice: Verbal Feedback’ in-person CLPL session.

Downloads

1-Page Summary

You can view an online copy of a 1-page summary of verbal feedback here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’). This includes summaries of what verbal feedback is, why it’s important, key features it should include, why technology is useful to utilise for verbal feedback and some examples of digital tools that can be used to embed it into your classroom.

Interactive Library

You can view an online copy of the interactive verbal feedback library here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

Slides

The Keynote presentation that was used in the in-person session is available below (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

Session Recording

As this session was held in-person there is no recording from the day. However, in preparation for the session a shorter recording of the main content, without the interactive tasks and discussion, was created and can be viewed on the Connected Falkirk below or on our YouTube channel here.

How To Use…

The basic short video tutorials below will take you through how to embed retrieval practice using different tools and methods available through your Connected Falkirk Device.

Method 1:

Method 2:

Method 3:

Method 4:

Method 5:

Method 6:

thank you to all the researchers and educators whose ideas and literature were referenced or referred to within this session or the associated materials.

March 17, 2023

‘Connections’ Challenges

In March 2023, we set Falkirk schools a a set of challenge tasks for British Science Week 2023. This included a range of activities, puzzles and quizzes they could complete on their Connected Falkirk devices to celebrate this years theme of ‘Connections’. Find out more about the challenges themselves and the fabulous results below.

The Challenges

Live Teams Session

Come join @MrsPaddonSTEM and @Miss_McKechnie online with your classes on the 13th of March for a fun-filled session to launch our British Science Week activities🧪

Sign up now using the link below👇
🔗https://t.co/JvRmc64Qpt

🧵1/3 pic.twitter.com/fHLceolQdx

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 3, 2023

To kick off British Science Week, our Education Support Officer Lauren McKechnie and the Falkirk STEM Officer Victoria Paddon hosted a Live Teams Session open to all schools in Falkirk. The session involved the pupils completing an Only Connect Wall where they had to find the connection between various STEM-related terms/ phrases. Following this, they began to complete the CREST Award ‘Confusing Cans’ experiment using the Measure App on their Connected Falkirk devices to calculate the distance the cans travelled.

Other Challenges

Alongside the live session, we also launched 5 other digital science activities for pupils across Primary and Secondary settings to get involved in. Each task was linked to the theme of ‘Connections’ in some way.

📢#BritishScienceWeek begins this Friday📢

How many of our @ScienceWeekUK Digital Challenge Tasks can your class complete?🤔

With 5 spectacular science activities🧪and a live session with @MrsPaddonSTEM available, we can't wait to help you make 'Connections' during #BSW23
🧵1/4 pic.twitter.com/wefI4jmFMp

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 6, 2023

Access the interactive guide on Canva by clicking here. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

The Activities

Ready for your 1st #BSW23 activity?🥳

To help us celebrate the @ScienceWeekUK theme 'Connections' we've produced Early, First and Second Level science-themed Connecting Walls inspired by the TV show @OnlyConnectQuiz❔

You can even create your own to share with your classmates🌟 pic.twitter.com/p8JRHbRD43

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 13, 2023

Ever wondered the names of plants🪴or animals🐞you see each day?🤔👀

For our second #BSW23 activity we want you to use Google Lens to identify living things and think about the #connections between them🔍

Remember to share your results with us by tagging @ConnectedFalk 👍 pic.twitter.com/E8Ejo9ZgRq

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 14, 2023

Want to learn more about forests and their #connections to sustainability and biodiversity in a fun way?🌲

For our third #BSW23 activity we want you to use the @WWF Forests app to explore the importance of forests and how to keep them healthy by using augmented reality📲🐒 pic.twitter.com/Oj90qTcnpC

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 15, 2023

Ever wonder about the journey that your food takes to get to your plate?🍽️🚜

Find out more in our fourth #BSW23 digital activity. We challenge you to research and create a storybook about one vegetables journey from field to fork🥦📕using the core apps available on your device📲 pic.twitter.com/lSEHnUP7F0

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 16, 2023

Up for a challenging puzzle?🧩

For our fifth and final #BSW23 challenge we want you to see which level you can reach in @brainiton 🤔You need to draw shapes in order to solve physics problems ✏️and there is not just one right answer. A great brain workout🧠 pic.twitter.com/undZCsqxKV

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 17, 2023

@Miss_McKechnie and @MrsPaddonSTEM had a wonderful morning working virtually with hundreds of pupils across Falkirk🤩

Our budding young scientists had a great time tackling the @CRESTAwards 'Confusing Cans' experiment🥫

What a great way to start @ScienceWeekUK together👏#BSW23 pic.twitter.com/TzN5XOdDSb

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) March 13, 2023

The Results

The Live Lesson

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1635209853391212548?s=20

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1635222711260831746?s=20

Taking part in #BritishScienceWeek STEM with @MrsPaddonSTEM and @ConnectedFalk this morning. So many skills being developed. @RAiSE_falkirk #FalkirkSTEMpire pic.twitter.com/gSulU7ah3g

— P5/4S (@MPSP54S) March 13, 2023

Taking part in #BritishScienceWeek STEM with @MrsPaddonSTEM and @ConnectedFalk this morning. So many skills being developed. @RAiSE_falkirk #FalkirkSTEMpire pic.twitter.com/ZDl9twBmKJ

— P5/4S (@MPSP54S) March 13, 2023

It’s #ScienceWeek! We attended a live science lesson this morning! We first explored and tested out the measure app on our iPads in preparation for using the app for an experiment! @ConnectedFalk @RAiSE_falkirk @MrsPaddonSTEM @Miss_McKechnie pic.twitter.com/bEaHpodiFu

— P7BWPS (@P7BWPS) March 13, 2023

We completed an experiment with different, unlabelled cans. We tried to figure out what was in each one! We created ramps to roll the cans off, measuring the distance each can travelled! We took a final guess using our results! @ConnectedFalk @RAiSE_falkirk 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ooid8uL9Qh

— P7BWPS (@P7BWPS) March 13, 2023

P3 had a fab time at our live science lesson this morning. We joined lots of classes in schools across Falkirk and got involved in some fantastic STEM activities! We even had a go at an Only Connect challenge! @ConnectedFalk @MrsPaddonSTEM @Miss_McKechnie @RAiSE_falkirk pic.twitter.com/Hb1dZwBela

— P3MWPS (@P3MWPS) March 13, 2023

Engrossed in our Only Connect challenge this morning! @ConnectedFalk @RAiSE_falkirk @MrsPaddonSTEM @Miss_McKechnie pic.twitter.com/J2KNlFv9Mt

— P3MWPS (@P3MWPS) March 13, 2023

We learned how to use the measure app, the notes app and the Padlet app today as part of our STEM learning! @ConnectedFalk @RAiSE_falkirk @Miss_McKechnie @MrsPaddonSTEM pic.twitter.com/ue2xzI0KOA

— P3MWPS (@P3MWPS) March 13, 2023

We had great fun with our curious cans activity! Ask us about what we got up to…we used words like gravity, resistance, energy, angle, motion! Such fantastic learning today everyone! Well done! @ConnectedFalk @Miss_McKechnie @MrsPaddonSTEM @RAiSE_falkirk pic.twitter.com/XWNnLsoPa0

— P3MWPS (@P3MWPS) March 13, 2023

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary7M/status/1635652207021379585?s=20

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1635756049977188353?s=20

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1635756214721171456?s=20

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary5M/status/1635756289018982413?s=20

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1635756348582371332?s=20

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1635756465418911745?s=20

We had great fun celebrating @ScienceWeekUK with @ConnectedFalk using the measuring app to record the distance our cans travelled on the notes app. @RAiSE_falkirk @Miss_McKechnie @MrsPaddonSTEM 📏 pic.twitter.com/ztIUctSLeC

— Mrs Angela Donnelly & Primary 7 (@MrsADonnelly) March 15, 2023

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary5L/status/1636703515631398915?s=20

The Activities

https://twitter.com/HeadOfMuirP56i/status/1635287720842129415?s=20

Great start by S1 for #BritishScienceWeek using some apps from @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/YQFeQZRt7b

— Bo'ness Science (@Boness_Science) March 13, 2023

Exploring puzzle grid links from our morning session with @ConnectedFalk and @MrsPaddonSTEM a little more. Some great discussion going on. pic.twitter.com/6vb516mNPe

— P5/4S (@MPSP54S) March 13, 2023

https://twitter.com/HeadOfMuirP56i/status/1635669797391290371?s=20

We have loved trying the ‘Brain it on’ challenges this week from @ConnectedFalk We had to apply lots of STEM knowledge to solve the different puzzles. #STEMweek pic.twitter.com/V8eAuP5YfT

— Mrs Duff (@KPS_MrsDuff) March 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1635770006150737920?s=20

S1 using our @ConnectedFalk apps to investigate different species for #BritishScienceWeek #connections pic.twitter.com/KaKZ4c2Kum

— Bo'ness Science (@Boness_Science) March 15, 2023

https://twitter.com/HeadOfMuirP56i/status/1636011093427453956?s=20

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary7M/status/1636021024855556098?s=20

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1636092440884006912?s=20

S3 Biology continuing with their Biome projects, whilst sitting in their virtual forest #BritishScienceWeek2023 @Boness_Academy @ConnectedFalk @WWFForestCarbon pic.twitter.com/LdHj62ZFcD

— Bo'ness Science (@Boness_Science) March 16, 2023

We love this app and it’ll come in very handy when we are sampling in June! 🔎 🐜 🌱 🌳 https://t.co/qVtM4Paqpl

— LHS Science (@LHS_Science_) March 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary7R/status/1636405661872406532?s=20

March 3, 2023

Bring Books To Life

In February 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for World Book Day – to use AR Makr (and Keynote) on their Connected Falkirk devices to create an augmented reality environment displaying their favourite books. Find out more about the challenge itself and the fabulous results below.

The Challenge

Setting the Challenge

📢With World Book Day just around the corner, who is up for another Challenge Task?🤔

Use AR through your Connected Falkirk Device to help #BringBooksToLife for your pupils this year📚

Just follow our simple tutorial video at the link below👇
🔗https://t.co/JGPGPPhuwV

🧵1/5 pic.twitter.com/wGGsNzRFcE

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) February 24, 2023

Video Tutorials

Extension

The Results

https://twitter.com/Miss_Stobie/status/1631264242228682754?s=20

#P6S have been experimenting with an app called AR Makr to create World Book Day augmented reality scenes. #BringBooksToLife #digistmarg @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/WOl03BAIcP

— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) March 2, 2023

What a fun time we had bringing books to life using AR – a challenge set to us by @ConnectedFalk We just had a little go using the app today but can’t wait to add more to it next time! 📕#WorldBookDay2023 pic.twitter.com/bdzmBEk1pb

— Miss Hurren & P6H (@MissHurrenHPS) March 2, 2023

@MPS_Prim7and6S enjoyed using their @ConnectedFalk devices to complete a World Book Day challenge using @ARMakrApp We ran out of time to complete the task, but many continued to work on it once I’d left. Here is a couple of examples of their finished pieces. Great work everyone! pic.twitter.com/XL4CUwdXWK

— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) March 2, 2023

https://twitter.com/6MMWPS/status/1631310162530119684?s=20

https://twitter.com/6MMWPS/status/1631310288812113921?s=20

P6H had a great time experimenting with augmented reality (AR) this afternoon and creating our own libraries. Thanks @ConnectedFalk we love following your videos and developing our digital skills! #digistmarg pic.twitter.com/zdTQtQclNr

— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) March 2, 2023

https://twitter.com/6MMWPS/status/1631310428025368583?s=20

https://twitter.com/6MMWPS/status/1631310437886074886?s=20

https://twitter.com/6MMWPS/status/1631311295721996288?s=20

Pupil Support faculty is looking WONDERFUL. We had fun today trying the new @ConnectedFalk MAKR app challenge with the Alice in Wonderland books we have been using pic.twitter.com/GBBgmJnQGP

— Grangemouth High Pupil Support (@pupilsupportGHS) March 2, 2023

P6J had such fun using @ARMakrApp this morning. Thanks for the inspiration @ConnectedFalk and @FalkirkRTC @carronshoreps pic.twitter.com/8kSNYeAmBL

— P6 🐝 (@Cpsmrsw) March 3, 2023

Going further…

Some pupils then used their new AR skills to help them with other tasks over the next few weeks:

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1633550861065412610?s=20

@MPS_Primary6 researched their favourite author. They used their @ConnectedFalk devices to create a report using the Pages app. Many used the @ARMakrApp to enhance their images. They then uploaded their finished documents to the collaboration space on our Notebook @MicrosoftEDU pic.twitter.com/69Oaq1iOTN

— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) March 6, 2023

February 9, 2023

Haggis Holiday

In January 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Burns night – to use Maps and MarkUp on their Connected Falkirk devices to create design a Haggis Holiday photo. Find out more about the challenge itself and the fabulous results below.

The Challenge

Challenge Cards and Extension Activities

Tutorial Video

The Results

Celebrating Success – Holiday Scrapbook

Twitter

Our wee haggis pals are certainly well travelled!🌎 @ConnectedFalk @MrsSSTEM @RAiSE_falkirk @MpsStem @MrsMcKayDigital pic.twitter.com/x3M79ZE0aD

— MPS-Primary6 (@MPS_Primary6) February 2, 2023

@ConnectedFalk we used the 3d mapping tool today to have some fun! We located a key Scottish place and added our haggis. Then, we tried to guess where the haggis was visiting! Great fun and laughs. #idl #Scotland pic.twitter.com/WuOKUYpwM0

— Mrs McGuire and Mrs Easton (@MrsMcGuireAnto) February 2, 2023

Last week we enjoyed the Burns assembly, hearing the competition winners recite their Scot’s poems. Completed @ConnectedFalk ‘Haggis Holiday Challenge’ using Google maps and markup tools to locate famous landmarks and practiced division using mental maths games ⭐️ @airthprimary pic.twitter.com/5A7zo0dEvj

— Miss Ferguson (@MissFergusonAPS) January 30, 2023

#P6S took part in a Burns challenge with @ConnectedFalk Here are a few of our mythical Haggis creatures on holiday! #HaggisHoliday #digistmarg pic.twitter.com/0MeP3rqibN

— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) January 26, 2023

P6H enjoyed developing their iPad skills today while taking part in the @ConnectedFalk Burns challenge! pic.twitter.com/7U4IoZFeCC

— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) January 25, 2023

@ConnectedFalk #HaggisHoliday @Kinneil_PS
The children loved creating holiday snaps for their ‘haggis’ using the 3D feature in Google maps and the mark up tool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
From football stadiums to famous bridges…What adventures they’ve been on! pic.twitter.com/t6r1otnKex

— MrsMcMurdoP3M (@MrsMcMurdoKPS) January 24, 2023

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1617592132877025281?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

December 9, 2022

Festive Activities

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 month🎄

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 to👇🌟
🔗https://t.co/1EC5d17dS8 pic.twitter.com/zgQutEkvJG

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) December 21, 2022

Twitter

I love how ideas are shared with a class and within seconds a hand goes up … “Mr Hedley! How about …”Our awesome P7’s loved @ConnectedFalk Activity 6 – make festive maps, but instead of maps they searched up houses or somewhere in Denny and made it look Christmasy!😁👏🎅🎄 pic.twitter.com/97v7niupI9

— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 22, 2022

@ConnectedFalk Activity 3 – ‘Picture a Winter Word’ 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 P7’s 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! 👍👏😁🎄🎅 @misswatts__ @MissScrimgeour pic.twitter.com/V3mznts6qg

— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/BowhouseP7M/status/1605699628023906377?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

We used our @ConnectedFalk IPads to create some festive pictures and stories ❤️🎄 pic.twitter.com/f76FBjxH5N

— Primary 2 and Miss Mair 💫 (@BowhouseP2) 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

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1605264083942797314?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1605260717782867985?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

@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

https://twitter.com/BowhouseP7M/status/1604989143754358785?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

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 I’m so impressed with how they have combined so many of the skills they’ve already learned #ExploreMoreAtADLC pic.twitter.com/CVdnzfaj0a

— Mrs Parker 📚 (@MrsParkersPage) December 19, 2022

https://twitter.com/BantMissMunro/status/1603800170780655616?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/CpsHepburn/status/1603697162822483971?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/CpsHepburn/status/1603692332162994176?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

We used keynote to create these winter words. Thanks to @ConnectedFalk for the great ideas! @Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/MxRn89Tys3

— Ms Glasgow (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 15, 2022

I love this ‘seasonified’ pen tub! 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼 @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/JbxFVAbJr6

— Antonine Primary 3 & Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022

This 🌟 added animation to her ‘seasonified’ glasses case! 🙌🙌 @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/Hn9nEO14Vx

— Antonine Primary 3 & Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022

While Aer were at their house party, the rest of us ‘seasonified’ some classroom objects on the iPads! 🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼🎄🎅🏼 @ConnectedFalk #Christmas2022 pic.twitter.com/JIPduBlvuA

— Antonine Primary 3 & Mrs Gillespie (@mrsgillespie15) December 15, 2022

We took part in @ConnectedFalk Festive Activity 8 this morning, demonstrating our skills in using Clips to create ‘Seasons Greetings from Around the World’ 🌎 @DigiLearnFalk #clips #christmas #newyear #seasonsgreetings #clips 🎄🎅🏼 pic.twitter.com/mRcEHXBigR

— Deanburn PS P3 (@DeanburnPS_P3) 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 was… Create a Fitmas classroom wonderland! We used our @ConnectedFalk iPads and some of the apps we’ve 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

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1603131700665540611?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1603131617383522308?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary7M/status/1602945226708058112?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

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! 😂 #jokes @DigiLearnFalk pic.twitter.com/Gll7GKP0ms

— Deanburn PS P3 (@DeanburnPS_P3) December 13, 2022

The Green Room have enjoyed using Keynote on our @ConnectedFalk iPads to create Christmas GIFS 🎄🦌☃️🐧

Check out the thread of our designs 🧵⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Xq8Ig8Gle4

— Mr Knight (@MrKnightTweets1) December 13, 2022

https://twitter.com/KPS_MissTaylor/status/1602684771880034304?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

Getting in the festive spirit in P3Q. We have been using different tools on our @ConnectedFalk devices to design our own Christmas jumper. 👏🏼🌟🎄☃️ pic.twitter.com/KNVkIPmhHF

— P6W and Miss Shaw (@MissShawWPS) 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

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 13, 2022

https://twitter.com/MissMcLCPS/status/1602408450532720646?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1602362207941136384?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

@ConnectedFalk challenge 7 with @LauriestonP6a – Happy holiday cards using the Pages app pic.twitter.com/G8q8yixptn

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 12, 2022

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1602242972501921794?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1601547374769627138?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

I had great fun the other day working with our P7’s 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 👍🎅🎄 pic.twitter.com/t3Pn3oDYiY

— David Hedley (@MrH_DPS) December 10, 2022

@ConnectedFalk challenge – picture a winter/Christmas word pic.twitter.com/4BWyOJXSQF

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 9, 2022

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1600982819463102464?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1600982746268332032?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

📱Digital December 🌟
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

— Mrs Mutch, Mrs Roche & P2M (@MrsM_StP) December 8, 2022

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1600892324984549376?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

@ConnectedFalk Festive Creative Activity 3 in progress – Picture a Winter Word! ❄️ 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 P3 (@DeanburnPS_P3) December 8, 2022

@ConnectedFalk challenge 8 -Seasons Greetings. We used the clips app to translate a seasonal greeting into another language. This wasn’t an app we were familiar will do it took a bit after trial and error but we got there! pic.twitter.com/BGKuycpU5u

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 8, 2022

@ConnectedFalk challenge 2 -We created a seasonal storybook using the Pages app. pic.twitter.com/u66Tb1eTcP

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 7, 2022

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1600503592917549056?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/KPS_Primary7M/status/1600421578482794497?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

@ConnectedFalk Festive Creative Activity 1 ✔️ ‘Seasonify’ a classroom object – we completed this as our morning starter using the camera app and the mark up tool! 🎅🏼🎄🎁 @DigiLearnFalk @DigiLearnScot #festive #creative #digital pic.twitter.com/Cb2VAji8kF

— Deanburn PS P3 (@DeanburnPS_P3) December 6, 2022

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1600197492829716484?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

P5 enjoyed their Christmas challenge today. We used the mark-up tool to seasonify different objects.🎅🎄Love 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

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 6, 2022

Forgot to post yesterday! ⁦@ConnectedFalk⁩ challenge 3 We created a festive time-lapse of how to make a paper snowflake pic.twitter.com/AX66QmlC1X

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 6, 2022

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1599893305600274432?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/BantMissK/status/1599761108432084993?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/BowhouseP7M/status/1599505703739211777?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/BowhouseP7M/status/1599208450545917953?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/BowhouseP7M/status/1599207441463484417?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

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

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) 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 ‘seasonify’ objects around the class.🎄 pic.twitter.com/AVHBylBrap

— P5 Dunipace (@_MissMcKechnie_) December 2, 2022

Using Markup tools to ‘seasonify’ every day objects @ConnectedFalk 🎄☃️@Kinneil_PS pic.twitter.com/sSNc8hCFhp

— Ms Glasgow (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 1, 2022

🎄What 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 (@MsGlasgow_KPS) December 1, 2022

https://twitter.com/MissMcLCPS/status/1598418905432981504?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P6GHOMPS/status/1598417122815787009?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

Just some of our items that were ‘seasonified’ @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/MRS6Rm3Ve0

— N Huggins (@mrsNHuggins) December 1, 2022

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1598400869980143616?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1598400436985364498?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1598399884977209405?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/P7HWPS/status/1598398823436615713?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

Thanks @ConnectedFalk! P6J had great fun 'Seasonifying' classroom items this morning. 😊🎄Look out for the red nosed tap-deer! 🦌🤣 pic.twitter.com/h85oz0kJvw

— P6 🐝 (@Cpsmrsw) December 1, 2022

https://twitter.com/BantMissDoak/status/1598326593230934021?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

#P7M enjoyed the first Creative Festive Activity from @ConnectedFalk this morning. We enjoyed ‘seasonify-ing’ some objects we found in the classroom! 🎅🏻🎄 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 😁👏🏼⭐️✨🎄 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 🎅🏼#WatchUsGrow #IWBStech @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/zO6KyGIvDx

— Miss Hedges (@MissHedgesIWBS) December 1, 2022

https://twitter.com/CpsHepburn/status/1598270783448649729?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1598262269032337409?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

https://twitter.com/mrsgentlescps/status/1598262019571982337?s=20&t=3COIgalKM94Fs7yBlZw8GA

Thank you @ConnectedFalk for your 🎄⛄Festive Creative Activities Live Launch!🎅🏼🎁 We had great fun taking part in the Kahoot and then "seasonifying" objects using the mark up tool. Even Toby 🐾 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 “seasonify” an object. pic.twitter.com/38nXARlfp4

— Miss Thompson & P6_5 (@LauriestonP6_5) December 1, 2022

P7 had a fabulous morning seasonifing images with @ConnectedFalk during the Creative Activities for Kids festive edition 🎄🎅🏻 pic.twitter.com/NoBwi6WRl2

— Mr Flanigan & P2F (@MrF_StP) December 1, 2022

@ConnectedFalk We’re ‘seasonifying’ photos using the markup tool on our iPads. ✏️✏️ 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 🎄 @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 😁 @ConnectedFalk @DPSMrsBrownP6 pic.twitter.com/lkDmQfcKEh

— Denny Primary School (@dennyprimsch) March 22, 2023

November 29, 2022

Creative Activities for Kids: Festive Edition

Feeling festive? 

Introducing Connected Falkirk’s 2022 Creative Activities for Kids: Festive Edition. This involves eight short practical and creative tasks which can be picked up and completed by pupils throughout the month of December. These activities are all designed to let pupils use the core apps on their device for a bit of festive fun. They can be completed using 1:1 devices or P1-5 pupils might complete them as a team with their 1:5 devices. The activities are suitable for big and small pupils alike and teachers are free to use them in any way they might like to (there are no right or wrong ways to complete these tasks).

Please do share your festive creations with us via Twitter by tagging @ConnectedFalk

Get started now!

You can download a copy of our Creative Activities for Kids: Festive Edition below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’). This includes our eight festive activities, short instructions for each and links to short recorded videos to help you get started!

You can view the recorded videos for each activity by accessing the Festive Creative Activities playlist below.

These activities are inspired by and drawn from Apple’s 30 Creative Activities for Kids and 30 More Creative Activities for Kids

November 15, 2022

Retrieval Practice

Our brand new series Pedagogy In Practice aims to provide CLPL on how to digitally embed evidence-informed teaching practices into your classroom using your Connected Falkirk devices.

Session 1 – Retrieval Practice

The first session in this series focuses on the phenomenon of retrieval practice and how it can be used in classrooms to build learners’ confidence and raise attainment. It also introduces and explores a range of digital tools that can be used to embed retrieval practice into your classroom.

Below you will find support materials that were linked to within the 2022/2023 ‘Pedagogy In Practice: Retrieval Practice’ in-person CLPL session.

Downloads

1-Page Summary

You can view an online copy of a 1-page summary of retrieval practice here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’). This includes summaries of what retrieval practice is, why it’s important, key features it should include, why technology is useful to utilise for retrieval practice and some examples of digital tools that can be used to embed it into your classroom.

Interactive Library

You can view an online copy of the interactive retrieval practice library here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

Worksheets

You can view an online copy of the ‘retrieval-based tasks for your classroom’ worksheet bundle here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’). If you’re unsure how to get started with these tasks, see the video tutorial below.

Session Recording

How To Use…

This basic video tutorial takes you through how to download and use the ‘Retrieval-Based Tasks for your Classroom’ booklet above, including how to edit and share the tasks with your pupils.

Getting Started With…

During this session a number of great digital tools for retrieval practice were mentioned. If you want to learn more about how to use these tools within your classroom, I’ve created short ‘Getting Started With…’ tutorials for five of my favourite tools (Quizlet, Quizziz, Carousel Learning, Classkick and Curipod). You can view an online copy of a booklet containing these videos here on Canva. Or you can download a copy below. (To download click on the ‘…’ and click ‘Download PDF File’).

thank you to all the researchers and educators whose ideas and literature were referenced or referred to within this session or the associated materials. Specifically, thank you to Kate jones and other twitter educators for a lot of the ideas that were adapted for the ‘retrieval-based tasks for the classroom’ worksheets.

October 9, 2022

A Day In the Life Of…

In October 2022, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for Scottish Digital Literacy Week – to use Clips or another tool on their Connected Falkirk devices to create a video detailing a ‘digital day in the life of’ their class or school. Find out more about the challenge itself and the results below.

The Challenge

The Task And An Example

Here's an example of one I made earlier 👇💡

I’ve used #Clips to show a digital day in the life of @ConnectedFalk 🧑‍💻👩‍💻

How will you document your digital day?🤔Remember it doesn’t need to be a video!📽️ How about making a picture collage?📸 Or a podcast?🎙️Get creative!🎨 pic.twitter.com/gJyUYVTjBo

— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) September 30, 2022

The Results

Twitter

This afternoon the seniors @VictoriaPrimSch took up @ConnectedFalk challenge of ‘A digital day in the life’ we familiarised ourselves with the #clips app and supported one another with our learning. Watch this space @IsITswitchedon @Miss_McKechnie pic.twitter.com/T7loDCG8l2

— MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) October 4, 2022

P7’s have been working hard on their ‘A day in the life….’ Challenge set by @ConnectedFalk @Miss_McKechnie @IsITswitchedon to celebrate #SDLW22 @VictoriaPrimSch absolutely loved this challenge! pic.twitter.com/0RspIZHfeF

— MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) October 7, 2022

Another super submission to celebrate #SDLW22 by @VictoriaPrimSch pupils in P7. @ConnectedFalk @Miss_McKechnie @IsITswitchedon pic.twitter.com/y2WbI9lkAI

— MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) October 7, 2022

J was so proud to share her ‘Day in the life’ challenge with pupils @VictoriaPrimSch. @ConnectedFalk @IsITswitchedon @Miss_McKechnie pic.twitter.com/WS5wnwui0u

— MrsMcDavid (@MrsMcDavidVPS) October 7, 2022