Category: Teacher Digital Literacy

skills and knowledge teachers require to enhance learning and teaching

April 1, 2021

What is Google Meet?

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 Google Meet video calls.

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April 1, 2021

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.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXr_aiJjbI&w=560&h=315]

Find out how to share files from your Drive.

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

April 1, 2021

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?

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

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLrDOZvmgKM&w=560&h=315]

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j3xRc6Ijw4]

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

Upcoming Google Workspace workshops with Digilearn.scot

April 1, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

April 1, 2021

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blbE_mSkagY&w=560&h=315]

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA6DcH1eWTo&w=560&h=315]

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAIg7RWzwEk&w=560&h=315]

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

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8lASDb4xRE&w=560&h=315]

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

Upcoming Google Workspace workshops with Digilearn.scot

February 9, 2021

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4hGPVTbfo8&w=560&h=315]

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.

February 9, 2021

Forms and Quizzes

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 to capture information, such as evaluations, and quizzes are created for assessment purposes and can be assigned correct answers and feedback. Forms can include multiple choice, text or numerical input, or even file uploads (such as photos of working) for their answers. Questions can also include links to external sites or include videos form YouTube to facilitate flipped learning.
Feedback has suggested that learners engage with Forms because they adapt to any device, regardless of screen size.

This webinar recording explores the range of features available in Microsoft Forms but Google Forms has a very similar interface and options.

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Creating Quizzes for Assessment

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Microsoft Forms

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Google Forms

The videos in this section demonstrate how to split your Form into sections and add media to a question. The examples are for Microsoft Forms but Google Forms does the exact same and the instructions are almost identical.

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February 9, 2021

Assignments

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 one place, and enabling learners to respond in a variety of ways with different tools. These assignments can then be posted or shared to communication channels, such as Teams and Classroom, making them easy to access for learners.

Being digital means that it easy for learners to submit learning, the educator to assess it and add feedback then return it, and for the learner to make changes to improve it before submitting for further assessment. Assignments also allow the educator to keep track of all learners’ submissions in one place and to easily track progress with at-a-glance data.

Assignments, on both platforms, can contain:

Title
Instructions – perfect place to explain learning intentions and success criteria, as well as instructions
Materials – you can add web links, videos, documents (O365 and G Suite)
Rubrics – excellent for making success criteria and feedback clear and transparent for learners
Scheduling – time and date to be set and completed
Pupils – whole class or individuals only