‘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 have all experienced “death by PowerPoint”. ThingLink is a fabulous (and free) platform created by a Microsoft Gold Partner team which can be used to create highly engaging virtual classrooms, …
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 …
Digital Literacy Skills – preparing to make digital content on a mobile device
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 start creating before planning what you will create. Think about a really good piece of writing – did it start with a pencil or talk and planning? This page has …
Digital Literacy Skills – creating drawings on a mobile device
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 more accessible, engaging and meaningful for learners. These are links to sites and resources to support you and your learners with creating digital drawings. BBC Scotland – The L.A.B Scotland, …
Digital Literacy Skills – creating music and audio on a mobile device
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 make learning more accessible, engaging and meaningful for learners. These are links to sites and resources to support you and your learners with creating audio content. BBC Scotland – The …
Digital Literacy Skills – creating videos on a mobile device
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 make learning more accessible, engaging and meaningful for learners. These are links to sites and resources to support you and your learners with creating video content. The BBC L.A.B. Scotland …
Digital Literacy Skills – taking photos on a mobile device
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 make learning more accessible, engaging and meaningful for learners. These are links to sites and resources to support you and your learners with creating photo content. BBC Scotland – The …
Assessing Numeracy and Maths with Forms
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 feedback) or Forms (which collect information, such as evaluations). They can contain text, images and videos, which makes them engaging and accessible to more learners. A Quiz can also be …
Cyber in Numeracy and Mathematics
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 resilience can help us look after our finances? The UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing aims for more ‘children and young people getting a meaningful financial education’ and we believe that …
CRIS Across the Curriculum: literacy, numeracy and HWB
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 children and young people stay as safe and as secure as possible. Below are links to ideas for embedding CRIS across different areas of the curriculum, such as literacy, maths …
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