Category: Teacher Digital Literacy

skills and knowledge teachers require to enhance learning and teaching

What is Microsoft OneDrive?

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 learning, teaching and professional development.
    You can work independently on a document with autosave ensure the latest version of your work is available anywhere, anytime.
    You can share and collaborate with others in real time.
    There are apps available for your Windows, iOS and Android devices if you do not wish to run the web based version.

Uploading Your Own Content to OneDrive

Creating Content within OneDrive

Sharing and Collaborate on Files with Colleagues and Learners

Managing Access to Your Files

Moving and Copying Files and Folders in OneDrive

Menus and Settings

Ater and Organise the Layout of Your OneDrive

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Explore Microsoft OneDrive

Click on the hotspots to find out more about each of the areas within the application

Other O365 apps

Upcoming O365 workshops

google docs word processor

What is Google Docs?

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 images
  • Support accessibility, with translation, voice typing and text reading
  • Share documents with Glow users and externally with parents and the community

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Find out how to access Google Classroom and Docs in Glow and how to add it to your Glow Launch Pad for quick and easy access.

Find out how to create Google Docs, save your work and type with your voice.

Suggestions on how you can create more engaging worksheets for you learners with text boxes, numbered questions and interactive diagrams.

See how learning tools in Google Docs can make learning more engaging for learners, including AI to find information, translating text to different languages and having Docs read aloud.

Other Google Workspace apps

Upcoming Google Workspace workshops

google classroom

What is Google Classroom?

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 how you can make the most out of Google Classroom within Glow by watching the videos below

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Joining and creating a Class

What is Stream?

What is Classwork?

Creating Topics in Classwork

Creating an assignment on Classwork

Other assignment types

Using rubrics for assessment

Adding and Accessing from your Glow Launchpad

What is Google Drive?

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 any device
  • Drive allows you to share documents and work on them collaboratively

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Find out what Google Drive is and how to create new files.

Find out how to share files from your Drive.

Find out how to change the layout and appearance of files and folders in your Drive.

google jamboard whiteboard

What is Google Jamboard?

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 and ink
  • Jamboards can be shared with Glow users and externally with parents and the community

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What is Jamboard? How can you use it in the classroom with learners?

How to create a new Jam and an overview of Jamboard features in Glow.

How to add images and use the tools for text, shapes and drawing in Jamboard.

How to create a link for Jamboard collaboration and how to use this with Classroom assignments.

How to share a link for a Jam to Microsoft Teams assignments.

Upcoming Google Workspace workshops with Digilearn.scot

google forms quizzes

What is Google Forms?

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 users and externally with parents and the community
  • Forms automatically collates data which is displayed in interactive graphs
  • All this data can then be exported into Sheets for further analysis

Find out how to create a new Form in Google Workspace.

Find out how to add images and videos to questions and also how to duplicate questions to quickly create a Form.

Find out about the different question types and how to setup Forms to check answers and even provide feedback to support learning.

Find out how to share Forms you create and the settings you can control about who can access and share the Form.

google slides presentations

What is Google Slides?

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 with Glow users and externally with parents and the community

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Find out how to create and save new Slides in Glow.

Find out how to add media, including images, videos and audio to your Slides.

Did you know you can type your presenter notes for Slides using your voice?

It’s really easy to present your Slides or share them for feedback or collaboration.

Upcoming Google Workspace workshops with Digilearn.scot

Whiteboards and Notebooks

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 them effective assessment opportunities.

This video demonstrates how OneNote can be used to make online learning even more interactive.

This is an example of how O365 OneNote could be used with learners to demonstrate their understanding of number, using virtual manipulatives and annotating their thinking on their whiteboard.

O365 also has another dedicated whiteboard tool, separate from OneNote, and this can be used in Teams calls to share thinking and understanding. The whiteboards are automatically saved in your OneDrive and can be edited and annotated to provide feedback to learners.

This video looks at how OneNote could be used for online literacy and English learning, particularly around note-making, and how the educators can assess and provide feedback on this.

This video looks at how Jamboard could be used for online literacy and English learning, particularly around note-making, and how the educators can assess and provide feedback on this.