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Activity 7 – Website Building

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 Joke Generator!  

When you visit the site, simply click on the cracker to display a random joke.

 

It’s Your Turn!

Short Video Walkthrough

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Instructions

 

Can you modify the page to make it your own?  Click on the  View Source Code button at the top of the page of the joke generator – it should look like this

 

 

FIRST – Lets change the jokes and / or add more

 

Double click on the JS section (this is the javascript code that generates the jokes)

 

 

You can make the coding window bigger by pulling the divider to the right.
  • Can you see where the jokes are?  
  • Can you add another couple of jokes or replace the ones that are there?  

 

SECOND – double click on the HTML section
  • Can you edit the text that appears so that your name appears on the site?

 

THIRD – double click on the CSS section
  • Can you see where the colours are listed in the code?  Try and change the different colours of the different sections – try this one at a time
  • Can you see where the font-family is used?  Try to change the name of one of the fonts to one you know – what happens? This is a list of fonts you might want to try

Helpful hints with colours…
You can use the names of the colours eg black, blue, pink etc, however to get more specific colours you can use the HEX code of the colour.  To find the hex code ot a colour, visit the site HTML Color Codes 🎨 (html-color.codes).  From there you can pick any colour and it will give you the hex code. Eg this shade of pink has the hex code of #f462f4.

 

Simply use this hex code in the CSS rules to use the colour eg
background:#f462f4;

 


















	


		
	

			


		

		








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			Activity 3 – Build an interactive calendar	




	

	
	

				














Play the video to find out what’s behind door number 3!


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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 for you and your learners which can all be found in the different sections below.  A brief overview of what’s available…


1. QUICK VERSION (Good for beginners)
Download a copy of the advent calendar template and ask your learners to work together, or individually, to complete it (Powerpoint, Google Slides and Keynote template included). 


2. BUILD IT YOURSELF… (Good for those who have used presentation software before)
Learners can create their own advent calendar using Google Slides, Powerpoint (desktop version) or Keynote


3. POWERPOINT ONLY – EXTRA FEATURE!… (Good for users who have used powerpoint desktop version – this one is a bit different! – Worth watching anyway :))


 If you are using PowerPoint desktop version then you may want to have look at the extended version that makes use of the Section and Zoom features available in the software


We’d love to hear and see how you get on – please tweet/X us @digilearnscot #12daysofcreativity

















        QUICK VERSION – Good for beginners (or short on time!)    










Editing our template (powerpoint example)


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Here are copies of the template you can use with learners


 Simple PowerPoint Advent Calendar Template


 Simple Google Slides Advent Calendar Template 


 Simple Keynote Advent Calendar Template















        BUILD IT YOURSELF – Good for those who have used presentation software before    










Build With Powerpoint


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You can also check out the advent calendar build using the zoom and section features! Check out the video at the bottom of the page!










Useful information if you are using PowerPoint desktop….


If you click on PowerPoint slides and not the home button, you will notice that the slide moves on to the net day! In order to fix this, you can set your presentation to Kiosk mode.  To do this, go to: Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show > select Browsed at kiosk (full screen)
















Build With Google Slides


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Useful information if you are using Google Slides….


Google Slides does not have a kiosk mode function like Powerpoint.  In order to stop the presentation moving forward to the next day when you click on the slide, you need to add a large transparent rectangle over each slide and link it back to itself.  This video demonstrates the technique


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Build with Keynote


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Useful information if you are using Keynote


If you click on Keynote slides and not the home button, you will notice that the slide moves on to the next day! In order to fix this, you can set your presentation to links only mode.  To do this, go to the three dot menu > Settings > Presentation Type > Links Only

















        POWERPOINT ONLY – An alternative build using Sections and Zoom (It’s pretty cool!)    










PowerPoint Zoom and Sections


If you are using PowerPoint on a laptop or desktop computer and feel comfortable with using it, this might be worth exploring! In this version we look as the Section and Zoom features in PowerPoint to create a slightly different advent calendar!


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Optional Starter Download


Here is an incomplete version of the Powerpoint Advent Calendar using Zoom and Sections you can use if you wish. It has 3 sections and a first page.


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			Activity 1 – Animate a scene in Scratch	




	

	
	

				










Play the video to find out what’s behind door number 1!


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It’s Your Turn!


You can learn how to do this and add some customisation by watching the tutorials below!  


We’d love to hear and see how you get on – you can tweet/X us @digilesrnscot #12daysofcreativity















        Tutorial(s)    










1. Code along with us!  Open up Scratch and let’s go


We will build the snow storm first ….


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2. Now lets make it your own!


Then we’ll create the globe and your own decor!


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			Digital Literacy Series 2024		




			Digital Literacy Series	




	

	
	

				










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This section contains a series of three documents designed to support educators in delivering the Scottish Government Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy (2016). The three documents detail:


    

  • the digital skills and knowledge that teachers require for their workplace
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  • the skills and knowledge that learners require, with contexts and examples for teaching them
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  • guidance on how teachers might apply their digital skills to enhance aspects of learning and teaching, such as delivery and assessment
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Male learner sitting holding iPad  - 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 to use the most common devices and apps. It is…  …
Male and female teachers holding devices  - 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 three levels: Essential skills that are required by every teacher…  …
male and female teacher holding devices  - 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 School and exemplifies how digital can be used to enhance…  …


 


 


 











	


		
	

			

			


		

		








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			Scottish Computing Science Conference – live from 3 locations across the country! Saturday 11th November 2023	




	

	
	

				


















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 to hear from industry experts who will share insights into future career prospects and to attend practical breakout sessions designed to empower you with innovative teaching methods for the classroom


The conference will be held on Saturday 11th November at 10am simultaneously at the following venues;



 


When registering, you can choose the nearest venue to you.


 


 




















The proposed agenda for the day is as follows:


    

  • 9:45 Arrival. Registration and refreshments
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  • 10am Welcome
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  • Ollie Bray Strategic Director Education Scotland – Inverness College (streamed to all venues)
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  • 10:15am Keynotes
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  • Karen Meechan ScotlandIS – West Lothian College/Livingston
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  • tbc – West of Scotland College/Paisley
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  • tbc – Inverness college
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  • 11:45am Workshop Session 1
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  • 12:30pm Lunch
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  • 1:00pm Workshop Session 2
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  • 2:15pm Workshop Session 3
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  • 3pm Closing Speaker tbc
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  • 3:15pm Networking Event
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A Microsoft Form will be sent to you nearer the event to allow you to select the three workshops that best suit your needs from a list and to allow you to select your dietary requirements.


Use this link to sign up for your nearest event


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When assessing the potential risks of online behaviour, it is important to evaluate whether it is internet-dependent or internet-enabled: is the internet required for this risk or behaviour to happen?


This should be the first point of evaluating whether it is in a cyber or internet incident or a societal or safeguarding one and help you find the best support for the issue.


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			This is early level Digital. Spotlight on: Making Data Visible. (Live Webinars).	




	

	
	

				
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 Excel within your ELC setting but are unsure how they can help you to gather, visualise and analyse data? Please join us in this 60-minute practical demo session, for beginners, where we will focus on how you can use Microsoft Forms and Excel to gather data more easily, better understand what the data you are gathering is telling you and how you can share this visually with children, colleagues and families.


In this session, we will demonstrate how to create a Forms Survey, how to view responses and how to export the results into an Excel file, where you can drill down deeper to interpret and analyse the data you have collected by exploring charts, pivot tables and slicers.


The demo session will be a take place within Glow, however you do not need a Glow log in to join this session.


*Please check with your local authority digital team or organisation lead officer for Information Security on protocols for gathering and storing data.




This session is for ELC practitioners working across a variety of settings in Scotland.


The session will be repeated 5 times throughout the year with morning and twilight options.




A Glow login NOT required to join.


Click here to select one of the morning or twilight webinar dates.


You may also be interested in This is early level Digital. Spotlight on: Practitioner Collaboration. (Live Webinars). 

	


		
	

			


		

		








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			This is early level Digital. Spotlight on: Practitioner Collaboration. (Live Webinars).	




	

	
	

				
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 join us in the 60-minute practical demo session, for beginners, where we will focus on how you can use Microsoft Teams as your one stop digital shop with your ELC team, for organising, sharing and collaborating on content and for assisting communication. For example, you can all work together, in real time on planning documents, staffing rotas, risk assessments and shared calendars.*


You can communicate via audio calls, video calls, private chat messages and Team posts, and start conversations centred around a particular document.


You can also utilise Teams with practitioners from other settings, to support children’s transitions and to plan and work together on community events.


In this session, we will demonstrate how to create your own Staff Team and how you can use it to connect with your fellow practitioners to distribute information, communicate and work collaboratively on documents.


The demo Team you will see in the session will be a Team within Glow, however you do not need a Glow log in to join this session.


*Please check with your local authority digital team or organisation’s lead officer for Information Security on protocols for file sharing.


This session is for ELC practitioners working across a variety of settings in Scotland.


The session will be repeated 5 times throughout the year with morning and twilight options.




A Glow login NOT required to join.


Click here to select one of the morning or twilight webinar dates.




You may also be interested in This is early level Digital. Spotlight on: Making Data Visible. (Live Webinars).