Day 6 – Create a Podcast For Day 6 of #12DaysofCreativity we will explore creating a podcast on your iPad using GarageBand. This is a great activity to build pupil confidence, develop their literacy skills, expand their research and communication skills as well as developing a key skill for the world of life, learning and …
Activity 5 – Explore Sounds inside and out (early level)
Day 5 – The sound of Christmas What does Christmas sound like? What does it sound like outside? What does it sound like indoors? Use your senses to see, touch, smell and HEAR everything that means CHRISTMAS to you! Once you have identified the sound of Christmas, capture this in an …
Activity 4 – Green Screen Scanner
Day 4 – 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 content. On iPad this can open a world of possibilities when you combine it with an app like iMovie. This is a free app that comes on most deployments …
Activity 3 – Build an interactive calendar
Play the video to find out what’s behind door number 3! 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 …
Activity 2 – Memoji Storytelling
Day 2 – Memoji Storytelling 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 iPad, Keynote, and ARMakr Before you try the main activity you may wish to watch this tutorial on creating a custom Memoji character: Download this …
Creative Activities for the classroom
Below are the activities that were shared as part of our 12 days of Creativity posts in December 2023. Each of the digital literacy/creativity examples detailed are broken down into key steps for introducing these activities in your classroom. If you have tried any of these and want to share your creations with us, tag …
Activity 1 – Animate a scene in Scratch
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 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 …
Digital Literacy Series
DigiLearnScot home 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 the skills and knowledge that learners require, with contexts and examples for teaching them …
#CSScotland23 ReLoaded! Explore the Resources
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 schools from 29 local authorities took part in our live create-along lessons, exploring different aspects of Computing Science. This page will host the resources and materials used in the lessons …
Locked in the DATA base: A data science escape room – Follow Up #CSSscotland23
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 of taxing problems during this escape room event. Brief: You were working late on paperwork from your recent DATA mission and you’ve realised that you’ve been locked in the base. …
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