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Communicate visually wit colourful graphics to tell a story, explain a concept, summarise a plot, or show how a pattern can be represented visually. Comics… Read more
Open House at The School of Innovation + Technology – Glasgow School of Art, Sat 14 Dec 2024 at 13:00 Come and join our creative… Read more
Tweedbank Primary ELC was one of the first ELC settings to be awarded with the new DSAS Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC, earlier… Read more
This session, facilitated by Rebecca from Code Club is aimed at learners have had some experience with Scratch. Join Rebecca from Code Club and create a… Read more
Can you beat the quiz? Got what it takes to beat our Very Computational Christmas Quiz? 20 questions, no time limit. Try it on your… Read more
Provocations There were a number of speakers during the morning session to set the scene and provide stimulus for discussions. You can watch and /… Read more
By attending The Bongles and The Crafty Crows educator webinar (60 minutes, multiple dates) or by participating in the 2-part Cyber Resilience Internet Safety early… Read more
What is Teach the Teacher? Teach the Teacher is part of the pro bono STEM program offered by JP Morgan. This runs alongside other… Read more
Sharing our reading with you… We recently shared a variety of recommend reading links around screen time. In this post we share some more, but… Read more
We a had a great turn out for the BIG BIG COMPUTING QUIZ on Monday 4th November to kick off Computing Science Week 2024! Over… Read more
As part of Scotland’s Digital Science Festival, powered by TechFest, a number of online sessions are taking place that your Secondary School students won’t want… Read more
Computing Science Week 2024 will run from November 4th to 15th 2024. Both weeks will comprise of Live Lessons, Success Sharing Sessions, Educator Webinars, and… Read more
This blog post is a summary of key points in Audit Scotland’s report that might be useful for educational settings, such as schools, nurseries and… Read more
Over the next few months, we will be hosting a number of events to support Computing Science education in Scotland. These events include Computing Science… Read more
Below is a playlist of the sessions that were delivered by practitioners during TechTok24. Each video is linked below. Thanks to Russell White from Moray… Read more
The BBC micro:bit playground survey results are here! Primary school teachers and pupils across the UK have been taking part in the BBC micro:bit playground… Read more
We are pleased to give you and your colleagues, an early heads-up on events and resources for high school teachers and students from the 5th… Read more
Keynote on the iPad allows learners the chance to create everything from simple to more complex animations directly out of the box on their device. … Read more
I am currently reading my way through Digital Play Technologies in The Early Years (Stephen, C., Brooker, L., Oberhuemer, P. and Parker-Rees, R. (2020) Digital… Read more
This module has primarily been developed to further enhance the skills of the learners to take part in, for example, cyber competitions and challenges including… Read more
go to 9/12 home page In this final week of the Module, participants will explore how non-technical cyber security considerations form the foundation of… Read more
go to 9/12 home page In this unit students will be introduced to one of the most complex areas of cyber security: its relationship… Read more
go to 9/12 home page In this unit, participants will explore how cyber operations and incidents can impact how states interact with one another.… Read more
go to 9/12 home page In this unit, module participants will delve into the intricate technical dimensions of Stuxnet, an unprecedented cyber weapon, in order… Read more
These resources have been created in collaboration with teachers from Barrhead High School and Bearsden Academy. They are designed to be easy to use, with… Read more
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This page contains links to articles and papers exploring the risks of ‘screentime’ and social media and the lack of data and evidence supporting its… Read more
The University of Glasgow have undertaken this systematic review of literature on the subject of cyber resilience on behalf of Education Scotland. A systematic review… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Cyberbullying is a potential harm to children and young people online. It is classified as a communication risk… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Inappropriate content is a potential harm to children and young people online. It is classified as a consumption… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Unwanted contact is a potential harm to children and young people online. It is classified as a communication… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Self-generated media is a potential harm to children and young people online. It is classified as a creation… Read more
Ada Computer Science: Time-saving Resources for Teachers in Scotland Ada Computer Science is a collaboration between the Raspberry Pi Foundation and the University of Cambridge.… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home The main risk of gaming platforms is consuming and communicating and the potential harms are inappropriate content or… Read more
This series of resources is designed to lay the foundations of learners developing an understanding of what computers are and how they work. This level… Read more
This series of resources is designed to lay the foundations of learners developing an understanding of what computers are and how they work. This level… Read more
BACKGROUND Learning intentions We are learning about computers and how they work We are creating instructions to control computing devices I can identify different… Read more
This document aims to provide a clear, concise and progressive example of planning for Computing in the primary sector. It includes an overview of the… Read more
These ‘big ideas’ for computing are designed to help educators and learners learn the essential understanding in computing that all students should acquire during the Broad… Read more
This series of resources is designed to lay the foundations of learners developing an understanding of what computers are and how they work. This level… Read more
The presentation in this post was created and shared by Andy McLaughlin; a lecturer at the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen. He… Read more
We are delighted to announce that in partnership with Prodigy Learning, the licences for Microsoft learning resources (LearnKey) and the Microsoft Practice tests (GMetrix) have… Read more
This guest blog post was provided by the Community Learning and Development team at Aberdeen City Council. Supporting Children in the Digital World is a… Read more
Hardware Funding Update “Using the devices and accessories has allowed us to create more engaging microbit lessons and to expand teaching of computing constructs into… Read more
In May 2022, every school in Scotland received 20 V.2 micro:bits, thanks to a partnership between The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, Nominet and The Scottish Government. … Read more
We were delighted to be able to support and deliver a day long professional workshop with all staff of Kingswells Primary School. We were asked… Read more
DigiLearnScot have been delivering live lessons across the country to support the delivery and professional learning of digital skills and Computing Science. These live lessons… Read more
Computing CPD Awards for teachers Inverness College UHI To find out more about these qualifications, contact Gordon Macpherson Gordon.MacPherson.ic@uhi.ac.uk Additional Teaching Qualification (ATQ) in… Read more
Below is a playlist that shows the Curriculum Live Lessons, Professional Learning, and sharing practice sessions that were delivered as part of Scottish Digital Literacy… Read more
Thank you to everyone who made Scottish AI in schools week a success. We were overwhelmed by the amount of schools, teachers, and students who… Read more
EARLY AND FIRST LEVEL LEARNERS LIVE LESSON. Join Isabella Lieghio (Barefoot Volunteer and Education Consultant at www.iconlearning.co.uk) in this interactive live lesson for early and… Read more
Accompanying CLPL supporting the new Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC. Join us in a 30-minute information giving session, introducing the brand new Digital… Read more
Accessibility tools help people to access information. Accessibility includes technical requirements that ensure websites work well with assistive technologies such as read aloud, text to speech,… Read more
Introduction to The Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC. The Digital Learning Through Play Award in ELC in Scotland is a national award scheme… Read more
The series of This is early level Digital and Spotlight CLPL sessions will be delivered for the final time in April and May. If you… Read more
This section contains some recommended project-based learning resources and activities that teachers might use with learners who are secure in their digital competencies from the… Read more
Learners should understand how computers and apps work, how to control them and solutions to simple issues, like resetting them. They should be able… Read more
The support document aims to make clear the digital knowledge and skills that learners require to be digitally competent. Being digitally competent means being able… Read more
Discuss the importance of each skill or knowledge and order them with the most important at the top. There is not room for all cards. Read more
Milngavie Primary School, East Dunbartonshire, used the Teacher Digital Skills Toolkit to inform their professional learning. The school’s ‘digital leader’ explained how they used the… Read more
We’ve got some exciting dates for your calendar this school session. Join us for: Computing Science Week wb 06/11/23 Cyber Scotland Week wb 26/02/24 Scottish… Read more
Safer Internet Day 2024 took place on the 6th of February 2024, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing… Read more
Version 1.0 This project stems from an example we created to support staff in their professional development. During a 4 part CLPL course that we… Read more
Arctic Breakout App Prototype For this Arctic Breakout app prototype, we have created a Keynote file and set it to links only. To remind yourself… Read more
The CyberFirst Girls Competition aims to inspire girls interested in technology to pursue a career in cyber security. The competition is a team event. Each… Read more
Build a snowman algorithm How do you build a snowman? How many steps are there? What are the important features of a snowman? What… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Gaming, streaming and videos covers a wide range of apps and services. This section provides information on the… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home The main risk of streaming and video platforms is consuming and the potential harms are inappropriate content or misinformation… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home Social media is an inaccurate umbrella term that is used to cover a wide range of apps and… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home The main risk of social media and messaging apps to send messages is communicating and the potential harms… Read more
go to cyber resilience toolkit home The main risk of social media platforms when scrolling feeds is consuming and the potential harms are inappropriate content… Read more
Festive Pixel Art Combine knowledge of maths & numeracy, computational thinking (if this then that), and creativity. To create the image below we are required… Read more
Welcome to the Reindeer Games! Can you solve all the challenges in our Christmas Computational Thinking Quiz? Lets find out! ENTER THE REINDEER GAMES (GOOGLE… Read more
Animation to enhance storytelling We will explore how to enhance your storytelling/literacy skills by building a scene and adding some animation to bring it to… Read more
Ho Ho Ho! It’s the time of year where everyone has a joke to tell! Today, we are challenging you to modify our Random Christmas… Read more
Create a Podcast Createa podcast on your iPad using GarageBand. This is a great activity to build pupil confidence, develop their literacy skills, expand their… Read more
The sound of Christmas What does Christmas sound like? What does it sound like outside? What does it sound like indoors? … Read more
Green Screen Scanner One of the most powerful features of having a device in your class, is the ability to use the camera to capture… Read more
It’s Your Turn! You can learn how to do this and add some customisation by watching the tutorials on this page! There are few options… Read more
Create and stage festive characters with expressive Memoji heads to tell a story using AR. For this activity it is advisable that you have an… Read more
Below are some great activities that can be developed with your learners at any time of year. Each of the digital literacy/creativity examples detailed are… Read more
Play the video to find out what’s behind door number 1! It’s Your Turn! You can learn how to do this and add some customisation… Read more
DigiLearnScot home This section contains a series of three documents designed to support educators in delivering the Scottish Government Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy… Read more
Computing Science Scotland 2023 Many thanks to the learners, educators and presenters that made #CSScotland23 a success! Between 6th-10th November 2023, 9658 learners from 384… Read more
Recap Huge thanks to Data Education in Schools for running this session! Agents K (Kate Farrell) and J (Jasmeen Kanwall) guided recruits through a series… Read more
Recap on session and resources During this session, Brian explored machine learning using the website machinelearningforkids.co.uk. Learners were guided through one activity where learners trained… Read more
Recap Lorna Gibson from the Micro:Bit Education Foundation guided learners through a coding activity to turn you micro:bit into a (virtual!) hot potato! This particular… Read more
Callum Croughan, Mary Frances Stewart, Zoe Shanks and Alistair Mackay – Digital School Digital Pedagogy Practitioners guided learners through building a maze game using Makecode… Read more
This live lesson saw Craig and Daniel from Cyber Skills Live guide participants through using data about themselves to create an abstract self portrait using… Read more
Resources from Games Design Workshops 6/11/23 and 8/11/23 Amanda Ford from West College Scotland took participants through Game Design techniques focussing on the purpose and… Read more
Resources from App Prototyping Workshop from 8/11/23 We hope you enjoyed the app prototyping session with our colleagues from Inspire Learning in the Scottish Borders.… Read more
Join us and our partners from across the country to celebrate Computing Science! For the week of Monday 6th – Friday 10th November 2023, we… Read more
Open to all early years practitioners, primary school teachers, and secondary school teachers who teach Computing. During this unmissable event, you will have the opportunity… Read more
DigiLearnScot home When assessing the potential risks of online behaviour, it is important to evaluate whether it is internet-dependent or internet-enabled: is the internet… Read more
back to Essential Teacher Digital Skills Use the tabs section below to select a topic and see the tutorial videos for it: Create and… Read more
back to Essential Teacher Digital Skills Use the tabs section below to select a topic and see the tutorial videos for it: Create and… Read more
back to Essential Teacher Digital Skills Use the tabs section below to select a topic and see the tutorial videos for it: Setting up… Read more
back to Essential Teacher Digital Skills Use the tabs section below to select a topic and see the tutorial videos for it: Log in… Read more
Colleges are seeing a decline in the number of students undertaking the Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Cyber Security. Meanwhile, an increasing number of… Read more
Starting 2024/2025 we have partnered with West College Scotland. West Lothian College. Abertay University. These hubs will provide Regional Computing Science Conference Opportunities for CyberFirst… Read more
The NCSC provide short courses designed to introduce the younger generation to the world of cyber security. As part of CyberFirst Scotland programme all CyberFirst… Read more
The NCSC is formally recognising schools in Scotland, that are committed to providing a structured approach to excellence in cyber security education. The NCSC has… Read more
Education Scotland are looking for members of the Cyber industry in Scotland to support our work. If you would like to become a CyberFirst Ambassador… Read more
The Advisory Group is made up of members from Education Scotland, Scottish Government, National Cyber Security Centre, a CyberFirst teacher ambassador and CyberFirst industry members.… Read more
Education Scotland is proud to be Scotland’s CyberFirst programme regional partner. Education Scotland’s digilearn programme provides national guidance, support and inspiration to local authorities, schools… Read more
ipsum lorum go to Secondary Computing home Apple: everyone can code Bebras problem solving challenge (unplugged) Callysto (data science) Code Club projects Data Lab Data… Read more
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There are clear similarities with the order and progression of early level Computing Science and early level Numeracy and Maths play and learning. go to… Read more
This page contains links to pre recorded webinars focusing on early level Computing Science, from an introduction to the Experiences and Outcomes and where Computing… Read more
Many of the concepts and approaches of Computing Science will already be familiar to you. By looking at the Sway and video below, and… Read more
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This section aims to provide quick links to useful resources and information for primary teachers who teach computing science. go to digilearn CS home Block-based… Read more
There is a draft ELC practitioner Digital Literacy Framework / list of core skills currently required to enable practitioners to use them for communication, collaboration,… Read more
The Digital Team and The Bongles have joined forces in partnership with Cyber Scotland, Cyber Aware and the Scottish Book Trust to introduce younger learners… Read more
This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge required for being… Read more
20/09/23 and 01/02/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge… Read more
This session is part of the This is Cyber Resilience/Internet Safety CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge required for being as safe… Read more
30/08/23 and 17/01/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge… Read more
28/11/23 and 22/04/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more
14/11/23 and 18/03/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more
31/10/23 and 04/03/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more
26/09/23 and 19/02/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more
12/09/23 and 05/02/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge… Read more
05/09/23, and 12/09/23; then 15/01/24 and 29/01/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants will reflect… Read more
This programme aims to support teachers develop their own knowledge and understanding of cyber resilience/internet safety and cyber security. It will explore the skills and… Read more
This programme aims to provide teachers with the skills and knowledge they need in the role of Digital Leader. It will provide a series of… Read more
This programme aims to support teachers develop their own digital literacy curriculum. It will explore the skills that learners need for life, learning and work.… Read more
Digital technologies provide opportunities for us to design unique learning spaces for the children. Bringing resources and experiences virtually into the setting can lead learning well-beyond what was originally planned. For example, in response to a… Read more
The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and… Read more
back to Teacher Digital Skills This section outlines the essential digital skills required by teachers in Scotland in line with the UK Essential Digital… Read more
Make It Happen are running free digital literacy and computing science activities over the summer in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire. See the dates… Read more
Improving my own Digital Literacy Skills: Spotlight on ELC: Making Data Visible. Spotlight on ELC: Practitioner Online Collaboration. Learning with and Through Technology: Spotlight… Read more
This is early level Digital. Spotlight on: Making Data Visible. Via Forms and Excel within Microsoft Office. Do you have access to Microsoft Forms and… Read more
Spotlight on: Practitioner Online Collaboration. Do you have access to Microsoft Teams within your ELC setting but are unsure how it can help you? Please… Read more
About this programme This course consists of four webinars, each examining a theme of planning, teaching, learning and assessment. Attendees are required to participate in… Read more
If you missed Computing Science Scotland Week, we have (most!) sessions available for you to view again! (Unfortunately the tech gremlins appeared in a few… Read more
The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more
Get involved with Computing Science Scotland Week 2023! Explore the Global Goals using Scratch and share with us on twitter #CSscot23 or/and share to our… Read more
BBC micro:bit – the next gen, is a new partnership between BBC Education, The Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet. The partnership will donate a set… Read more
Experience an interactive journey into the world of cybersecurity. This resource shines a light on some of the most important topics for how to stay… Read more
Join Engineers from the National Robotarium as they take learners through Soft Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Soft Robotics focuses on technologies that more closely resemble… Read more
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This is an amazing opportunity for secondary school students around the UK to find out what it means to work in tech and hear from… Read more
Join Esports Scotland to hear about their journey into education and their future plans. Over the past 18 months Esports Scotland have been working within… Read more
The ELC Practitioner Toolkit provides an introduction to digital collaboration and communication, including support on the tools available and approaches to consider. It is a… Read more
When learning with and through technology, we pay close attention to digital literacy (living, playing and learning; consuming creating and communicating with digital technology) and… Read more
Be part of #CSscot23 by joining the Education Scotland Digital Team in a short 30 minute evening ‘Play Along’ session and be introduced to the… Read more
Celebrate #CSscot23 with the Education Scotland Digital Team, by joining a short 30 minute evening ‘Code Along’ session to explore the free online block-based coding… Read more
Accessibility Having an accessibility need can be a daunting prospect for learners. Having an Additional Support Need that isn’t visible c`an impact pupil confidence and… Read more
Level up your teaching & learning with out of the box iPad features In this session we will look at ways in which we can… Read more
(Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety). When we use the internet we either consume, create or communicate. Each of these behaviours has different levels and types… Read more
Access an exciting Earth Day assembly recording from Tech She Can and explore how creative technology is solving problems and inventing useful tools to help… Read more
Welcome to the This is early level Digital range and spotlight sessions of CLPL. This CLPL is for all ELC practitioners working with early level… Read more
Join us with Mairi Ferris from Thrive Outdoors – Inspiring Scotland in this 60-minute online session, to explore how digital technology can be used effectively… Read more
Join us in this 60-minute online session to explore how digital technology can be used effectively at early level to support horizontal and vertical transitions… Read more
This four part programme is currently delivered as a RIC offer. Please note your interest to your local authority digital lead. This CLPL programme is… Read more
Join Education Scotland for a short session exploring Artificial Intelligence. This session is suitable for educators in Scotland. In this session we will explore… What… Read more
Put a hold in your planner for the week of the 15th May 2023 and join us for exciting interactive live computing science lessons. Below… Read more
This is pre-recorded session for you to watch with your class at your own leisure. The video will be made available from 17th May at… Read more
Making a difference in the world around us can seem a little daunting but there are lots of easy, individual and local things we can… Read more
Are your students interested in technology and how it can help us protect our planet? Could they see themselves working in a green career in… Read more
Live Code Along with Barefoot Computing to create a Planet Pledge using Scratch for first – 4th level learners. Join Barefoot Computing for this Live… Read more
Join Mitch Resnick, LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, as he explores and shares how he develops new technologies to… Read more
All ELC providers want to create a safe and secure environment for the children in your care. As we become ever more reliant on digital… Read more
This session recording aims is to support and equip you with the knowledge and confidence to embed cyber resilience and internet safety at early level through a practical play-based approach.… Read more
This page outlines the digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners should have to participate fully in the modern world. This ranges from awareness of… Read more
This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. This ranges from… Read more
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About this programme This course consists of four webinars, each examining a theme of planning, teaching, learning and assessment. Attendees are required to participate in… Read more
If the dates offered here are unsuitable, get in touch and request another and we’ll see what we can do to accommodate – view EDT… Read more
This programme aims to support teachers develop their leadership, improvement and coaching skills in the context of digital skills. It will provide the skills and… Read more
Source files for This Is Data session 2 TiData3 starter workbook Read more
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This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to use interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more
This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to use interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more
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An introduction to Digital Citizenship for Early Learning and Childcare and Primary Practitioners with Common Sense Education. Prepare your learners for success as digital learners,… Read more
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The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. When we use the… Read more
Learn the essential skills and knowledge to use Microsoft OneDrive and Teams. These step-by-step training courses are aimed at teachers who are new or lack… Read more
Learn the essential skills and knowledge to use Google Drive and Classroom in Glow. These step-by-step training courses are aimed at teachers who are new… Read more
As educators it is our responsibility to make effective use of digital technology to deliver high quality teaching, engaging learning and effective assessment. This four-part… Read more
Unwelcome friend/follow requests or messages (20%) and unwanted sexual messages (8%) account for 28% of the potential risks encountered by UK internet users aged 13+… Read more
This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to user interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more
Half of 3-15-year-olds use WhatsApp, despite the minimum age requirement of 16 WhatsApp was the most popular online communications service among children in 2021 for… Read more
Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more
The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners to learn how to… Read more
Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more
Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more
The toolkit document outlines the skills and knowledge that comprise digital literacy in the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS)’s standards. The skills are organised into… Read more
This page features details about our team’s members and how to contact them. Each of our team covers different aspects of digital, computing and cyber… Read more
In this live lesson, for second level learners and above, we will send messages between two or more BBC micro:bits (this is possible with the… Read more
Digital Xtra Fund launches eighth funding round to drive digital skills for young people across Scotland Digital Xtra Fund has launched this year’s Round VIII (2023/24)… Read more
Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more
Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more
Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more
This page will give you access resources to download and use within your lessons. Unless otherwise stated, files are in Keynote format. If you need… Read more
Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are… Read more
Animating ideas is an excellent way for pupils to visualise and share their knowledge. From animations describing the journey of Jacobite soldiers, to story boarding… Read more
Podcasts are a great way to share the learning journey taking place in school or at home. The beauty of podcasting is that it doesn’t… Read more
Having an accessibility need can be a daunting prospect for learners. Having an Additional Support Need that isn’t visible c`an impact pupil confidence and ability… Read more
Classroom management can be difficult with or without technology. This session aims to give staff the tips and techniques that they can use to ensure… Read more
DigiLearn.Chat A podcast from the digital learning & teaching team at Education Scotland. Throughout this series, team members will come together to talk about experiences,… Read more
As childminders, you want to create a safe and secure environment for the children in your care. As we become ever more reliant on digital… Read more
***NEW DATE*** Join Poppy from Tech She Can for this exciting assembly and explore the world of cyber in this LIVE Tech for Safety and… Read more
Join Barefoot for this live lesson on Cyber Resilience, for first level learners. In this live lesson we will explore the idea of how and… Read more
This session’s Cyber Scotland Week will take place 27th February – 5th March 2023.Let us know what you’re up to on twitter @digilearnscot with #CSW2023… Read more
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The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. When we use the… Read more
The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. When we use… Read more
As educators it is our responsibility to make effective use of digital technology to deliver high quality teaching, engaging learning and effective assessment. This four-part… Read more
Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the elements to consider when assessing learning and providing ‘feed… Read more
The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more
The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more
Education Scotland have partnered with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT to deliver this 4 part course to develop your knowledge of teaching computing science… Read more
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This section aims to provide ideas, information and professional learning to support secondary teachers develop confident and responsible children and young people that are cyber… Read more
This section aims to provide ideas, information and professional learning to support primary teachers develop confident and responsible children and young people that are cyber… Read more
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Digital Schools Awards is a national awards scheme to promote, recognise and encourage a whole school approach to the use of digital technology in schools.… Read more
About Tech She Can At Tech She Can, the tech careers charity with member organisations spanning +40 sectors, we’re on a mission to increase the number of women… Read more
Learners should know how web browsers and search engines work and how this might affect their search results. They should also understand that anyone can… Read more
Learners should understand how computers store and are able to share content. They should be able to use ‘common apps’, such as O365 or Adobe… Read more
This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. This ranges… Read more
Learners should understand how computers and apps work, how to control them and solutions to simple issues, like resetting them. They should be able… Read more
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This professional learning will help teachers identify the Learning with Digital skills and knowledge of functional apps that learners will use to access, undertake and… Read more
Come join us on 17th January at 4pm to learn about the free digital skills learning platform iDEA.org.uk, and their exciting new project with Digital… Read more
As part of this free online session, Maria Bell from Mesomorphic will offer an overview of the 5th and final theme of our new series… Read more
Join us for one or more computing science skill building sessions every Tuesday at 4pm for 6 weeks from 10th January. This first set of… Read more
The Scottish AI Alliance have recently launched their first-ever competition for schools and are looking for schools to take part! The Scottish AI Alliance is… Read more
Education Scotland have created learning and teaching resources for the new cyber security unit at level 3 the SQA have created. The new unit is… Read more
CLPL Home Practitioners should be able: To engage in self and collaborative review to measure the impact of digital tools and technologies. To produce and… Read more
CLPL Home Practitioners should: Engage with the main theoretical perspectives and research in the digital learning domain. Be critically aware of the evidence and impact… Read more
CLPL Home Practitioners should be able: To understand where one’s own digital competence needs to be improved or updated. To be able to support others… Read more
Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able: To assess the needs of all learners and to identify, evaluate, select and… Read more
Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able To make effective use of digital environments in order to increase access to… Read more
Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able To have the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare digital technology for use… Read more
Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able: To create and edit digital content in different formats. To modify, refine, improve… Read more
There is a range of CLPL available to teachers from the University of the Highlands and Islands. Read more
Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should have the skills, knowledge and confidence set out in the Features of highly effective digital… Read more
Communication and Collaboration Home Practitioners should be able: To use digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes, and for co-construction and co-creation of resources and… Read more
Communication and Collaboration Home Practitioners should be able: To interact through a variety of digital technologies and to understand appropriate digital communication means for a… Read more
Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: to create and manage one or multiple digital identities (separate work and personal) to be… Read more
Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to organise, store and retrieve data, information and content in digital environments. to organise and process… Read more
Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to analyse, compare and critically evaluate the credibility and reliability of sources of data, information and… Read more
Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to articulate information needs, to search for data, information and content in digital environments; to access… Read more
Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: To know how to recognise, react and recover appropriately to incidents involving devices, data, wellbeing… Read more
Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: to create and manage one or multiple digital identities (separate work and personal), to be… Read more
Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: To protect devices and digital content, and to understand risks and threats in digital environments.… Read more
The course is designed to allow you to teach computing within secondary schools as it has the required numbers of credits stated by the GTCS.… Read more
The CPD award Introduction to Cyber Security was created for ALL primary and secondary teachers and designed to give background knowledge and understanding related to… Read more
The CPD award in Computing Studies for teachers was created for primary teachers and secondary teachers for 1st and 2nd year pupils to give the… Read more
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“Your Voice is Power”? A collaboration between @Pharrell @GeorgiaTech @YELLOWORG @CompAtSch &@AmazonUK BCS are teaming up with Amazon Future Engineer, Georgia Tech and YELLOW to… Read more
The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and… Read more
The core objective of Digital Xtra Fund is to inspire young people to learn digital technologies skills through high quality, exciting extracurricular activities, thus… Read more
The goal of Digital Xtra Fund is for every young person in Scotland to have access to innovative and digitally creative activities regardless of their… Read more
Education Scotland are hosting 3 highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. Each of these sessions will include an input from… Read more
Education Scotland recently hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. In this video Professor Ken Muir, The University of… Read more
Education Scotland hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. Each of these sessions included an input from a key… Read more
Education Scotland recently hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. In this video Ollie Bray, strategic director at Education… Read more
Scottish Digital Literacy Week 22 is happening! #SDLW22 Put a hold in your planner for the week of the 3rd of October 2022 and join… Read more
It’s well known that Computing Science has much to do in way of gender balance. According to a report published by the BCS (2020), just… Read more
Are you interested in developing your skills in technologies and digital literacy? Would you like to collaborative with fellow educators and digital experts? Join our… Read more
This webinar will provide first access to the brand-new Digital Literacy Planning Support document (currently for first and second level) from Education Scotland. This document… Read more
In this lesson from DigiLearn learners will go through a step-by-step tutorial to create an animation using the Keynote app on iPad. Animating ideas is… Read more
Learners will explore how their devices store data, how they connect to the internet, and how to keep them more secure Learners will: identify… Read more
Join the DigiLearn team for a live lesson exploring the impact of apps on our lives and lead learners through the steps to create their… Read more
This live lesson will give your learners an opportunity to explore film and screen images as texts. They will explore strategies to make predictions about a film, then use still images from the… Read more
Everyone Can Create In this session we will look at ways in which we can use the iPad as a digital pencilcase, develop the freedom… Read more
Explore the built in Accessibility features of iPadOS and how these can be used to support learning & teaching for all learners About this event… Read more
CALL Scotland help children and young people across Scotland to overcome disability and barriers to learning using Assistive Technology. Their small team of teachers, Speech… Read more
Duncanrig Secondary Join Google for Education at Duncanrig Secondary School in South Lanarkshire to see Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks in action. The day will open… Read more
Google for Education Certification Programme: September – December 2022 Sign up here Scotland’s Learn with Google Programme launched in May and had more than 250… Read more
What is this project? In response to the Logan Review, ScotlandIS has worked with DYW Glasgow to develop an innovative and responsive project to provide… Read more
The Cyber First Aid Box is designed to support families recover from online harms. Designed in partnership with Decode Cyber Solutions and Education Scotland’s Digital… Read more
This page contains all of the upcoming Digital Literacy opportunities for supporting learners, including webinars, courses and do-alongs. Select a post below to read more… Read more
This page contains all of the upcoming Computing Science opportunities, including webinars, courses and code-alongs. Select a post below to read more about it and… Read more
The Education Scotland Teacher Leadership Programme is designed to help participants to understand what teacher leadership means and looks like in practice. As a part… Read more
Following on from the Education Scotland live code-alongs and reflecting on the participation and engagement of young people, we wanted to build on this momentum and… Read more
The CPD award in Computing Studies for teachers was created for primary teachers and secondary teachers for 1st and 2nd year pupils to give the… Read more
The course is designed to allow you to teach computing within secondary schools as it has the required numbers of credits stated by the GTCS.… Read more
The CPD award Introduction to Cyber Security, jointly funded by Education Scotland, was created for ALL primary and secondary teachers and designed to give background knowledge and understanding related… Read more
The Civil and Environmental Engineers at Abertay University are running a video competition for INWED22 (International Women in Engineering Day – 23rd June). The challenge… Read more
Every primary and secondary school in Scotland will receive 20 V.2 micro:bits, in a partnership between The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, Nominet and The Scottish Government.… Read more
Welcome We want to alert you to our very important activity this week: we want the learners of Scotland to help us save the Pacific… Read more
Welcome to our cyber resilience and internet safety learning activities. Use the activities below to check your knowledge and understanding of today’s session. Activity 1:… Read more
These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on assessment, feedback and tracking. You can view the original images on the… Read more
These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on learners, learning and engagement. You can view the original images on the… Read more
These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on teacher knowledge and skills (pedagogy). You can view the original images on… Read more
These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on planning, device/platform provision and family engagement. You can view the original images… Read more
Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the elements to consider when planning and resourcing lessons with… Read more
Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the elements to consider when designing and delivering lessons with… Read more
Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the rationale for using, or not using, digital technology in… Read more
The Education Secretary has announced up to £1.3m for Computing Science education in Scottish schools. Schools will be able to use this money, which will… Read more
This paper provides an overview of Computing Science delivery in Local Authority secondary schools. Education Scotland carried out a survey of 356 schools between July… Read more
Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Forms… Read more
Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Classroom… Read more
Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Classroom… Read more
Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support planning digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Google… Read more
Video is a major component of educational delivery using technology. We need to ensure that the content we create is as accessible and effective as… Read more
The Learning Scientists define dual coding as: “The process of combining verbal materials with visual materials. There are many ways to visually represent material, such… Read more
As we continue to protect ourselves and others from Covid19, there are times when learners and practitioners may find that they are asked to isolate… Read more
Planning for flipped learning Plan Figure out which lesson, or series of lessons in particular you want to flip. Outline the key learning outcomes and… Read more
Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Office365 in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk)… Read more
Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Office365 in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Online Teaching… Read more
Considerations for Creating Learning Content Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. When creating content… Read more
Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support planning digitally: Forms Whiteboard OneDrive Teams Office365 in Glow –… Read more
This document aims to support educators in evaluating their use of digital to enhance learning and teaching. It takes features of How Good is Our… Read more
With all of the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 in schools, we’ve pulled together a few resources to support teachers when learners or staff are absent… Read more
CAPTURE THE FLAG NOW This page is for secondary teachers interested in entering teams into a FREE cyber security Capture the Flag event… Read more
The latest CIDREE Yearbook was published towards the end of last year. Titled Digital Literacy: Curriculum Development and Implementation in European Countries, we contributed the… Read more
What is Make it Happen? ‘Make It Happen’ is a charity who inspire young people in digital technology. Our aim is to encourage young people… Read more
The Digital Wellbeing Award for Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety is designed to provide education professionals with the resources and support required to help pupils safely… Read more
To more effectively support our learners with their online lives it is important to understand their behaviour as consumption, creation or communication. The apps and… Read more
At Viewforth High School, we are on a digital journey to ensure all learners and educators are able to benefit from digital technology to raise attainment and improve… Read more
Tech She Can is delighted to share the brand new Tech We Can lesson, ‘Tech for the Planet’ which is out now! “Since the COP26 climate summit earlier this… Read more
Education Scotland have collaborated with Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire to produce a set of resources that combine the SQA level 4 units in Cyber Security Fundamentals… Read more
The Stop It Now! programme is designed to help teachers support learners with Technology-Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour. go to cyber home DigiLearnScot home… Read more
The North Lanarkshire Digital Pathfinder Team have created these digital Christmas Activity Booklets for Early, First and Second level. Book Creator was used to create… Read more
Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.… Read more
What is Microsoft Forms? Microsoft Forms is a tool for creating surveys and quizzes Microsoft Forms allows users the ability to create surveys and self… Read more
The Step Up, Speak Up Teaching Toolkit – Childnet Read more
Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.… Read more
We’re delighted, and immensely proud to be able to announce that we have been shortlisted for two awards at the upcoming Scottish Cyber Awards 2021.… Read more
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Trolling (15%) and bullying, abusive behaviour or threats (8%) account for 23% of the potential risks encountered by UK internet users aged 13+ (Ofcom, 2022).… Read more
Livestreaming is an increasingly popular method of communicating with people across the world. They can be based on any sort of content but often centre… Read more
A collection of videos to support teachers with using Noteable within Glow. DPIA help PLAYLIST: Noteable Guides for Glow Users PLAYLIST: Notebook Exemplars for… Read more
During Term 4 of last session, P6 pupils at Noblehill Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway took part in a Micro:Bit Global Challenge. Their challenge was… Read more
Williamsburgh Primary School Using QR codes and ‘ThingLink’ for homework and resources, to encourage children to lead their learning, develop digital literacy skills, and overcome… Read more
Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on… Read more
Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.Platforms… Read more
It is possible to create content that isn’t shared online but more of our images and video is shared online. Sharing content publicly has higher… Read more
It is possible to create content that isn’t shared online but more of our images and video is shared online. Sharing content publicly has higher… Read more
Our aim This page aims to provide clear and concise information about popular platforms where children and young people create online content. It is intended… Read more
Overview More and more of the money we spend is spent online or digitally. Whether that is debit card or Go Henry, mobile contactless with… Read more
More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of… Read more
More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of… Read more
Almost half (47%) of internet users report coming across a potential harm while using social media, as opposed to news services (3%) and gaming platforms… Read more
Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on… Read more
More and more of the money we spend is spent online or digitally and that includes gambling. Learners need to understand the benefits and risks… Read more
Our aim This page aims to provide clear and concise information about popular platforms where children and young people consume online content. It is intended… Read more
More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of… Read more
The programme is structured to support digital leaders at all levels to reflect on current and emerging practice and consider the nature and purpose of… Read more
Our aim This page aims to provide clear and concise information about popular platforms where children and young people communicate online. It is intended to… Read more
The British Esports Association (@British_Esports) has developed a new Parent & Carers Guide in collaboration with the NSPCC, which aims to educate parents and carers… Read more
Esports (or electronic sports) is a term used to describe competitive video gaming. With 81% of children playing video games online nowadays, games are arguably a larger part… Read more
Microsoft Whiteboard is an interactive tool which allows users to work independently or collaboratively. Create your own content, share, collaborate and distribute activities or ideas… Read more
The Noteable service providing access to cloud based computational notebooks is now available via the App Library in Glow. Noteable provides a cloud based environment… Read more
Microsoft Teams is a Digital Hub for Collaboration. Teams can be used for classroom content, to host a Professional Learning Community or simply to pull… Read more
Microsoft Stream in Glow is a video sharing platform for learning and teaching. Create your own content, share, collaborate and distribute work to your learners… Read more
Microsoft OneNote is a Digital Folder for all your notes and resources. Use OneNote for your own work content, collaborate as a team or distribute… Read more
Sway can be used to create multimedia, interactive presentations Sway allows you to create Digital Stories that flow beautifully, displaying interactive multimedia content. The built… Read more
Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free tool, built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Forms and the Edge browser, that implement techniques to… Read more
What is Microsoft Forms? Microsoft Forms is a tool for creating surveys and quizzes Microsoft Forms allows users the ability to create surveys and self… Read more
The following link showcases how QR codes have been creatively used within our school in order to enhance children’s engagement in learning and play, improve… Read more
At Williamsburgh Primary School we have used QR codes, videos and drone footage to enhance viewer engagement and experience of Nursery – P1 transition. By… Read more
Making home learning content accessible: Padlet/Thinglink/Sway In the following three session recordings, we explore how ELC practitioners can use a range of digital tools to help make home… Read more
Supporting early level learners to digitally document their learning: enhancing early level literacy with digital technology. In this introductory session recording (part 1 of 2), we explore… Read more
Digital technologies provide opportunities for us to design unique learning spaces for the children. Bringing resources and experiences virtually into the setting can lead learning… Read more
Why is cyber resilience and internet safety (CRIS) so important? We are spending an increasing amount of time learning, playing and socialising in online environments.… Read more
Microsoft have created the Digital Future Programme to help young people explore the digital future aims to prepare young people for the technology-driven world of… Read more
The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a webinar in partnership with Microsoft about the skills young people need to be competitive employees, entrepreneurs and digital citizens. Over 60 percent of the… Read more
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the UK agency responsible for identifying cyber risks and attacks, combatting cyber crime and providing guidance and information… Read more
Micro:bit have created this series of three lessons (designed for learners aged 11-14 years) to introduce cyber security. Learners explore the need to create strong… Read more
There are a range of different competitions and challenges, aimed at all ages, that support and challenge learners to learn about Cyber Resilience. CyberFirst Girls… Read more
The NCSC are working hard to get more girls interested in a career in cyber security. The CyberFirst Girls Competition provides a fun but challenging… Read more
Step Up, Speak Up! – Childnet “Online sexual harassment is unwanted sexual conduct on any digital platform and it is recognised as a form… Read more
Just a joke? – Childnet Lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behaviour with 9-12 year… Read more
Into Film – Staying Safe Online Staying Safe Online is an education resource created by Into Film in partnership with Childnet International. Both… Read more
Free Internet Safety Tutorial at GCFGlobal This site has a progressive programme of lessons to introduce and develop your learners’ knowledge and understanding of… Read more
Thinkuknow This is the prefect place to start for all things internet safety. It has content for educators, families and learners. Read more
‘HOW TO CREATE HIGHLY ENGAGING CONTENT Have you ever created a digital resource and felt that it was somewhat uninspiring? It is easily done. We… Read more
What is Microsoft OneDrive? OneDrive can be used to store and share your files and folders. It can host up to 1TB of materials for… Read more
Having access to a mobile device that can capture and create media is amazing but there can be a tendency to pick it up and… Read more
Our digital devices provide us with the opportunity to draw the world around us. Being able to express their ideas with drawings can make learning… Read more
Our digital devices provide us with the opportunity to capture sounds from the world around us. Being able to express their ideas with audio can… Read more
Our digital devices provide us with the opportunity to capture video from the world around us. Being able to express their ideas with film can… Read more
Our digital devices provide us with the opportunity to capture images from the world around us. Being able to express their ideas with photos can… Read more
What is Microsoft Forms? – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) What is Google Forms? – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Forms can be used to create Quizzes (which allow assessment and… Read more
Mind Your Money When so much spending is done online, or digitally even when in-store, surely it makes sense that we explore how cyber… Read more
The internet and interconnected devices play such an important part in all of our lives. Therefore, it’s more important than ever that we help our… Read more
Google Docs is a tool for creating text documents and can be used to: Create a page of text but can also contain tables and… Read more
Google Sites is a tool for creating web pages and websites: Sites can contain a range of media, inlcuding text, images, video and sound Sites… Read more
Google Classroom is a digital hub for collaboration. Classroom can be used for communicating with learners, creating and sharing lessons, and assessing learning Find out… Read more
Google Meet is a tool for video calling You may also want to see the Learning and Teaching Online pathway for ideas to use with… Read more
What is Google Drive? Google Drive is an online cloud storage tool Drive allows you to store documents online to be accessed anywhere and on… Read more
Google Jamboard is a collaborative whiteboard tool Jamboards allows users to create spaces to share thoughts and ideas Jamboards can contain text, images, post-it notes… Read more
Google Forms is a tool for creating surveys and quizzes Forms allows users to create surveys and self-marking quizzes Forms can be shared with Glow… Read more
Google Slides is a tool for creating presentations: Slides can contain a range of media, inlcuding text, images, video and sound Slides can be shared… Read more
In this guest blog post, Derek Huffman, PT Pedagogy / English Teacher from Berwickshire High School in Scottish Borders, South East Improvement Collaborative, shares what… Read more
This post outlines one possible digital solution for a quality assurance process when reviewing leaner evidence. Using Microsoft Teams and OneNote, learner evidence can be… Read more
In Aberdeenshire, our EAL teachers have been working to find the best ways to support bilingual learners and their families throughout the pandemic, as well… Read more
There are a number of virtual whiteboard/notebook tools within Glow and these are useful tools for learners to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding – making… Read more
The videos on this page demonstrate some approaches to formative assessment and feedback with digital tools in Literacy and English learning. These approaches could be… Read more
The videos on this page demonstrate some approaches to formative assessment and feedback with digital tools in Numeracy and Mathematics learning. These approaches could be… Read more
What are Forms? Microsoft and Google both provide their own version of Forms that can be used to make forms or quizzes. Forms are created… Read more
Assignments are a useful tool for effective assessment. They allow the educator to make clear the learning activities and instructions, including all relevant resources in… Read more
Gayle Badger is a Biology and Science teacher from Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire. She has been using Microsoft Forms to support and assess learners… Read more
We have created this pack to support you in running your own Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety event. It contains information to support you when discussing… Read more
About information literacy “The ability to think critically and make balanced judgements about any information we find and use. It empowers us as citizens to… Read more
Digital as a driver to broaden school curriculum offer NL Digital School, North Lanarkshire Council Read more
A sustainable digital-first approach Berth Park High School, Perth and Kinross Council Read more
Embedding digital into schools improvement planning and self-evaluation Our Lady of the Missions Primary School, East Renfrewshire Council Read more
Why digital? Kirsty McFaul, Education Scotland Read more
BT and Barefoot Computing provide free resources for teaching computational thinking. You can register for free at Barefoot Computing and use these great resources to… Read more
There is so much maths in computing and that presents excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. Why not plan to introduce directional language through these engaging… Read more
We have delivered number of webinars with our Numeracy and Mathematics colleagues in the past year – those webinars can be viewed on this playlist.We… Read more
Quick Wins for Numeracy, January 2021 We delivered a workshop on the use of mathsbot virtual manipulatives and Google Jamboard to develop learners’ numeracy understanding.… Read more
Quick Wins: Screening Shorts 01/02/21 We delivered a workshop on the use of Screening Shorts (Glow) as a source of texts for developing thinking skills.… Read more
Supporting Strategic Reading on Screen, January 2021 This professional learning model was developed by the Perth and Kinross Education Support Officer Team and shared with… Read more
Developing Literacy and English Through Digital Skills, YouTube playlist We developed and delivered two series of professional learning with our literacy and English colleagues last… Read more
Google Interlands is the game that goes along with the Google: Be Internet Legends lesson plans. Both the game and lesson plans can be accessed… Read more
Share what internet safety looks like in your setting Please fill out this form The Scottish Government (2017) states: “Every child and young person has… Read more
“Ensuring the elements of effective teaching are present – forexample clear explanations, scaffolding and feedback – is moreimportant than how or when they are provided.”… Read more
This page is designed to help teachers plan learning that covers aspects of cyber resilience and internet safety and health and wellbeing (HWB). go to… Read more
Share what cyber resilience looks like in your setting Please fill out this form The Scottish Government (2015) states that: “Cyber resilience is being able to… Read more
MIE Scotland Blog Microsoft Innovative Educators in Scotland Grow your professional learning network with a likeminded community who understands and supports you. The community comprise… Read more
Mr McCabe, from Prestwick Academy in South Ayrshire: “The Modern Studies, Sociology and Politics Collaborative is a community of teaching and non-teaching professionals on Microsoft… Read more
Are you preparing for online learning in January? We loved this guide from Marr College in South Ayrshire about ‘digital fire drills’. These guides allow… Read more
Building Community McLaren High School in Callendar reflect on their approach to building community during remote learning. You can follow McLaren High School on twitter… Read more
Richard McKean and Laura McEachran, from Glasgow City Council, recently shared their authority’s journey at the Aspire2Be learning festival. They outlined how they have been… Read more
We have been using film literacy and voice-recording to develop our learners’ comprehension of a text. We watched this video: Dragon Slayer | A… Read more
post by Ian Simpson (@familysimpson), Faculty Head of ICT at Portlethen Academy (@portyacad) What is the Bebras Computing Challenge? The Bebras Computing Challenge is a… Read more
iDEA Awards, Grove Academy Gavin Pyott, PT Computing Science I became aware of the iDEA awards by chance when it was first launched 3 years… Read more
On a rather cold, but thankfully dry, Wednesday all 220 of our S1 pupils were involved in an inter-disciplinary project which was part of the National BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Challenge called Race for… Read more
Digital technology skills are one of my favourite things to teach because of the opportunities and experiences they provide pupils with. I have taught children… Read more
Kay Harvey, Heriot Primary School, Renfrewshire (@HeriotPrimary) Whenever I plan a lesson, I refer to the Digital Learner poster to ensure that I am incorporating… Read more
Richard McKean from Glasgow City Council wanted to share a massive thanks from everyone involved in digital learning across Glasgow this Ada Lovelace Day: “We… Read more
We have gathered together information that will support practitioners who would like to include learners who are at home with learning that is happening in… Read more
The Scottish Cyber Awards are for anyone working in the cyber field who feels they or they know of someone who is going above and… Read more
We have been speaking to teachers across Scotland to find out more about their experiences of using digital technology to support their learners. In this… Read more
When schools returned face to face this year in August I had thought that at some point throughout the years some of my students would… Read more
Using Pear Deck, a Google Slides Add-On, in Home Economics makes the lessons engaging, fun, interactive and accessible for all. My best lockdown find! As… Read more
Our Lockdown Journey as ESO for Digital Learning By Meg Brough and Dave Keenan In January 2020 we gained the title ‘Education Support Officers for… Read more
This unique period in our history needed to be captured. It was one moment in time that, we will not experience again in our lifetime,… Read more
According to the New York Times (Nicas and Collins, 2019), there are now over 2 million apps available on the Apple App Store, anything you… Read more
“Today’s young people should be taught using video games because they have ‘much lower attention spans’ than in the past” Headline quote from Mohit Midha,… Read more
The role of the teacher is forever evolving. We work in a complex and dynamic society, and this unexpected pandemic shone the spotlight on the… Read more
Beancross Primary School have taken some time to reflect on their digital learning journey. Their presentation covers the challenges and opportunities the school faced during… Read more
Kinneil Primary School in Bo’ness have shared with us their distance learning experience over the school building closure period. This Sway outlines their use Teams,… Read more
Hugh Wallace Teacher of Maths Kyle Academy, South Ayrshire Twitter @MrWM4ths Waking a Digital School As with all schools in Scotland, Kyle Academy closed… Read more
At the beginning of Lockdown, John Swinney stated that schools should, ‘respond in a variety of imaginative, creative and stimulating ways to support continuity in… Read more
Iona Minto, PT STEM and Teacher of Biology takes us on the journey of how digital teaching has remarkably evolved at Peebles High School in… Read more
Unfortunately, on Tuesday 17th March 2020 we were told that we were classed as ‘clinically vulnerable’ to Covid-19 due to underlying health conditions and would… Read more
At Deanburn Primary, we have developed our use of digital learning platforms throughout the period of school closure. We have worked together as a team… Read more
How digital technology enhances the engagement of learning across the primary stages? – A Professional Enquiry Daniella Mancini (@missmancini27) I set out to investigate the… Read more
In this blog post, Matthew Greig, P4 Teacher and Digital Strategy Lead from Craigour Park Primary School in Edinburgh takes us on the digital journey… Read more
DGS Virtual University and College Showcase. On Wednesday 10th June, 15 Universities, Colleges and Organisations from across Scotland delivered virtual presentations with q&a’s to young… Read more
I have always viewed Dalintober PS & ELC as a ‘community’ school, in its truest sense. Our commitment to ensuring that we actively communicate with… Read more
Scott Morrow, Principal Teacher of Numeracy from Dalmilling Primary School in South Ayrshire has created a YouTube channel to host his videos that help learners,… Read more
After receiving CLPL funding from the Education Scotland STEM Nation grant this year, training was offered across the Islay cluster in digital skills. One of… Read more
Based on 217 responses June 2020 We have been using Chromebooks and G suite for a couple of years so obviously have a significant… Read more
I am Rosslyn Lee and I am the Digital Skills Coordinator for North Ayrshire Education. Part of my job is to support staff and pupils… Read more
“Swapping Musical Instruments for Computers” Here in Moray the small but ‘mighty’ team of instructors have been working hard to ensure our young musicians continue to… Read more
This post was written for the MIE Scotland blog by Chris Gerrard. The transition to remote, and now blended learning, has been incredibly challenging for… Read more
As we move into this next stage of teaching during lock down and coming out of lock down it’s really important that we make the… Read more
Sharon McDavid and Aileen Ramsay are stage partners teachers at Comely Park Primary School and have been teaching primary 1 this year. This Sway highlights… Read more
Blended learning that maximises the time in the classroom with the teacher and provides an engaging online experience is the challenge many schools are… Read more
The Literacy Academy is a central change idea of the Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative Literacy Plan informed by the National Improvement… Read more
When the prospect of a lockdown became apparent I, as an RCT teacher for the whole school, began to panic. My main concern was how… Read more
Craigie High School’s Digital Journey During Covid-19 Lockdown Before Covid-19, Craigie High School was looking to improve digital engagement for both pupils and staff.… Read more
At Rosebank Primary we have strived to ensure our approach to remote learning for our pupils is delivered in as simplistic and stress free way… Read more
Grangemouth High School have shared the following Sway with us. This is about their collaborative P7 virtual transition programme with Beancross Primary School, Bowhouse Primary… Read more
The amazing MIEExperts up here in Scotland are keen to help teachers across the country whenever they can. As well as sharing on Twitter, below… Read more
Blogging for Better Engagement by Dora Carter, Principal Teacher Read more
Learning and Teaching At Rosshall Academy, the announcement by Glasgow City Council that every student would receive an iPad came at a time when staff… Read more
Hi I am Mandy Davidson Acting Principal Teacher Curriculum Support (Wider Achievement) RME/RMPS/Care at Lenzie Academy. I came to be a Microsoft Expert because… Read more
Like everyone with recent events we were thrust into a new way of delivering learning. Normally at this time of the year Primary 7 are… Read more
Background Hi, I am Shelley a Business Education Teacher in the Scottish Borders. This is my first year as an MIEExpert and a Microsoft Trainer… Read more
A Digital Transformation Story: Using G Suite to enhance and support learning Our story begins in 2017 when Coalburn Primary School received 11 Chromebooks as… Read more
Digital development with Google for Education and G-Suite Over the past year I have been developing my digital skills as a teacher and as ICT… Read more
In this Guest blog post, Claire McVittie, Teacher of English from St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian, Forth Valley and West Lothian shares on how… Read more
Bathgate Early Years Centre, West Lothian, has always demonstrated a strong supportive ethos for our families, young children and staff. We have aimed to continue… Read more
by Louise Campbell – Class Teacher, Cargenbridge Primary Our learners have been creating digital artworks of themselves using a graphical paint app. We started working… Read more
Gemma Sanderson, Primary Teacher from Kirkton of Largo Primary School in Fife, shares how Computing Science learning can be continued at home by creating your… Read more
Since lockdown kicked in my main concern as a teacher has been – how do we reach our learners? Pupils had all been given… Read more
At Fintry Primary School, we understand the challenges of teaching through an online platform and have explored a variety of options to ensure… Read more
At Frances Wright Nursery we have used our nursery Twitter page to engage, not just with the parents, but also with the… Read more
I’m a primary school teacher, passionate about digital learning but by no means an expert. This is where I am in our class learning journey… Read more
by Cathy Mackenzie, Acting Depute Head Teacher and P6/7 Class Teacher This video demonstrates Troqueer Primary School’s approach to using Microsoft Teams to support learning… Read more
At Our Lady’s R.C. Primary School in Dundee, the prospect of delivering remote learning was a little frightening for some of… Read more
I have learned a lot of digital skills since becoming a MIEExpert in 2016, however I had not had the opportunity to explore Microsoft Teams… Read more
The iPad is a popular, cool portable tablet which is commonly used to watch videos, play games and for social media. In recent days, the… Read more
Our ELC blog was set up to support and maintain relationships with our children and families while spending time at home. It is vibrant and updated daily to provide… Read more
Being a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) has allowed me to develop my digital skills over the past five years. However before this current crisis… Read more
An online resource, prepared by the Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE) programme, has been launched to support planning for meaningful and engaging primary science… Read more
Our school community are, on the whole, fairly confident and upbeat just now. To understand why I receive such positive views from across the parents,… Read more
This is a blog post about how you can use Microsoft Whiteboard with Teams. (https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/) This video shows some of you the choices that you… Read more
FLIPGRID IN THE REMOTE CLASSROOM Flipgrid, a video discussion platform, is used for different purposes in the remote classroom. Among them, to mention a few… Read more
As a teacher of Computer Science I’ve always looked for ways to remove barriers to learning and make the curriculum more accessible. One of the… Read more
We have used a variety of technology to support Transition for our new Primary 1 pupils. See-Saw Screen Shot We obtained Seesaw consent… Read more
Literacy – reading I am currently supporting a probationer and we are continuing our observations and meetings As part of her GTC profile.… Read more
Jonathan Henderson, Lasswade Primary School, Midlothian, @MrHenderson321Emma Hedges, Victoria Primary School, Falkirk, @MissHedgesVPS We are delighted to be part of the first cohort of a… Read more
Practitioners from across Falkirk have collated examples of how they are using digital tools for distance learning. The document contains examples from primary and secondary… Read more
St Mungo’s High School in Falkirk have produced a Sway illustrating what distance learning looks like in the school. “We have shifted the emphasis during… Read more
This year we received an Education Scotland CLPL grant to train staff in digital skills; for part of the project we have been learning computer… Read more
Problem Solving Challenges and Tutorials At Neilston Primary, we are creating instructional videos to set daily problem solving questions for our primary six and primary seven pupils. … Read more
Increasing Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark’s with Twitter Tweets by StMarksPrimary1 In St. Mark’s, we have been working hard to increase parental… Read more
Glasgow Education Services CREATE was set up in 2016 to raise the profile of expressive arts and creativity as a means to raise attainment and… Read more
Digital Registers at Mearns Primary Our class teachers set a question on the assignment tab asking if the pupil is present or not. This allows… Read more
The Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts from across Scotland have shared examples of how they are using Office365 within Glow in their settings. These examples come… Read more
To date 81% of teachers and 41% of pupils now have 1:1 managed iPads through our Connected Learning Programme. The deployment has now restarted remotely… Read more
Photography Competition During this period of closure it is more important than ever to have families involved. Our photography competition invites all our stakeholders… Read more
Online Learning at St John’s Primary School St John’s, in Barrhead, have created their very own free-to-use website for teachers, parents and pupils to support… Read more
Scottish Association of Teachers of History (SATH) on Microsoft Teams by Rebecca Hay If you are a Scottish History teacher get in touch with the… Read more
A Selfie in Isolation by Jamie McKie, Primary Teacher from North West Community Campus in Dumfries and Galloway. A Selfie in Isolation, an activity shared… Read more
This post follows a challenging week for myself, I reached out to a colleague sharing these challenges and received the comment from a colleague that… Read more
Ormiston Primary School in East Lothian have documented their planning and experience of learning and teaching with technology for learning at home. The document covers… Read more
Mrs A shared the many ways they are using digital technologies at Riverbank Primary School in Aberdeen. Google Meet to support wellbeing Flipgrid for recording… Read more
e-Learning opportunities across Highland Council This video looks at the innovative ways Highland Council schools are using e-learning to ensure students education can continue during… Read more
S1 pupils at Hazelhead Academy have been using a range of digital tools to support their French Lessons and enhance their digital literacy skills. Read more
Helen Douglas, Head Teacher, Logie Primary School, Moray, shared lots of examples of how digital technologies are being used to support remote learning. Check the… Read more
In just a few short months the entire education system has changed, not only within Scotland but across the world. In response to the current… Read more
Using Google Classroom Data to Gauge Engagement Each class uses Google Classroom as the vehicle to support learning and teaching. The teachers set up… Read more
St Peters School pupil have been working hard with their families and then sharing their learning. The pupils have been using, Pic-collage and Jamboard to… Read more
St Machar School managed to reach over 100 students during their 1st live virtual assembly for S5 and S6 using Google Meet. Read more
Aberdeenshire Council has had a dedicated learning with technology team for many years. The team always provided face to face CLPL activities covering a wide… Read more
Aberdeen EAL Services have been setting special challenges for learners across the Local Authority. You will be able to find out more on Twitter by… Read more
Aberdeen City Schools have been busy using digital tools to unleash their creativity. Airyhall School have been creating their school using Animal Crossing and creating… Read more
At Logie Durno Primary we use digital technologies with two main aims in mind. Firstly we know that children need to be able to reflect… Read more
All the Stoneywood Staff are missing our pupils and families very much-we have created a little video to show how much we care.… Read more
Fraser McKay, Computing Teacher at Stewarton Academy takes some time to talk about Computing Science delivery in the school. Fraser discusses gender balance, escape rooms… Read more
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