Christmas Activity Booklets for Early, First and Second Level – North Lanarkshire Digital Pathfinders
December 7, 2021The North Lanarkshire Digital Pathfinder Team have created these digital Christmas Activity Booklets for Early, First and Second level. Book Creator was used to create… Read more
Using QR codes and ‘Thinglink’ for homework and resources – Early Years
September 7, 2021Williamsburgh Primary School Using QR codes and ‘ThingLink’ for homework and resources, to encourage children to lead their learning, develop digital literacy skills, and overcome… Read more
Using QR codes creatively within Williamsburgh Primary School
July 27, 2021The following link showcases how QR codes have been creatively used within our school in order to enhance children’s engagement in learning and play, improve… Read more
Using QR codes, videos and drone footage to enhance viewer engagement and experience of Nursery- P1 transition 2021, Aileen Mackey
July 21, 2021At Williamsburgh Primary School we have used QR codes, videos and drone footage to enhance viewer engagement and experience of Nursery – P1 transition. By… Read more
Lenzie Meadow Primary School – HOW TO CREATE HIGHLY ENGAGING CONTENT Lisa Ann Tani
May 11, 2021‘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… Read more
Using Microsoft Forms to Support Learners and Assess Understanding
February 9, 2021Gayle Badger is a Biology and Science teacher from Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire. She has been using Microsoft Forms to support and assess learners… Read more
Glasgow’s Digital Journey to Attainment and Equity
December 7, 2020Richard McKean and Laura McEachran, from Glasgow City Council, recently shared their authority’s journey at the Aspire2Be learning festival. They outlined how they have been… Read more
Having the skills and opportunity to work with others using digital technology, Heriot Primary, Renfrewshire
October 12, 2020Kay Harvey, Heriot Primary School, Renfrewshire (@HeriotPrimary) Whenever I plan a lesson, I refer to the Digital Learner poster to ensure that I am incorporating… Read more
Celebrating Computing Science on Ada Lovelace Day 2020 in Glasgow
October 12, 2020Richard McKean from Glasgow City Council wanted to share a massive thanks from everyone involved in digital learning across Glasgow this Ada Lovelace Day: “We… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey One Moment in Time – Assessment
August 3, 2020This unique period in our history needed to be captured. It was one moment in time that, we will not experience again in our lifetime,… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey One Moment in Time – Assessment
August 3, 2020This unique period in our history needed to be captured. It was one moment in time that, we will not experience again in our lifetime,… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey To app, or not to app, that is the question
July 24, 2020According to the New York Times (Nicas and Collins, 2019), there are now over 2 million apps available on the Apple App Store, anything you… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey Lights, Camera, Action! Sustaining Engagement
July 20, 2020“Today’s young people should be taught using video games because they have ‘much lower attention spans’ than in the past” Headline quote from Mohit Midha,… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey – Team Mossend
July 3, 2020At the beginning of Lockdown, John Swinney stated that schools should, ‘respond in a variety of imaginative, creative and stimulating ways to support continuity in… Read more
Mossend Primary School – Remote Learning Journey Unfortunately, fortunate
June 29, 2020Unfortunately, on Tuesday 17th March 2020 we were told that we were classed as ‘clinically vulnerable’ to Covid-19 due to underlying health conditions and would… Read more
Creating the Remote Inclusive Classroom, MIE Scotland Blog
June 21, 2020This post was written for the MIE Scotland blog by Chris Gerrard. The transition to remote, and now blended learning, has been incredibly challenging for… Read more
Preparing for blended learning
June 19, 2020Blended learning that maximises the time in the classroom with the teacher and provides an engaging online experience is the challenge many schools are… Read more
Navigating Digital Learning Through Curriculum Planning.
June 9, 2020Learning and Teaching At Rosshall Academy, the announcement by Glasgow City Council that every student would receive an iPad came at a time when staff… Read more
Growth Mindset for Experienced Teachers, Mandy Davidson Lenzie Academy
June 8, 2020Hi I am Mandy Davidson Acting Principal Teacher Curriculum Support (Wider Achievement) RME/RMPS/Care at Lenzie Academy. I came to be a Microsoft Expert because… Read more
Coalburn Primary – A Digital Transformation Story: Using G Suite to enhance and support learning
June 5, 2020A Digital Transformation Story: Using G Suite to enhance and support learning Our story begins in 2017 when Coalburn Primary School received 11 Chromebooks as… Read more
Tinto Primary & Nursery Classes – Digital development with Google for Education and G-Suite
June 5, 2020Digital development with Google for Education and G-Suite Over the past year I have been developing my digital skills as a teacher and as ICT… Read more
Adapting to Teaching Online – Gillian Gillen, All Saints Secondary School, Glasgow
May 27, 2020Since lockdown kicked in my main concern as a teacher has been – how do we reach our learners? Pupils had all been given… Read more
Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark’s Primary School, East Renfrewshire
May 20, 2020Increasing Pupil and Parental Engagement at St Mark’s with Twitter Tweets by StMarksPrimary1 In St. Mark’s, we have been working hard to increase parental… Read more
30 Days of Creativity
May 20, 2020Glasgow Education Services CREATE was set up in 2016 to raise the profile of expressive arts and creativity as a means to raise attainment and… Read more
Digital Registers at Mearns Primary, East Renfrewshire
May 20, 2020Digital Registers at Mearns Primary Our class teachers set a question on the assignment tab asking if the pupil is present or not. This allows… Read more
Remote Learning in Glasgow
May 19, 2020To date 81% of teachers and 41% of pupils now have 1:1 managed iPads through our Connected Learning Programme. The deployment has now restarted remotely… Read more
Photography Competition at Hillview primary School, East Renfrewshire
May 18, 2020Photography Competition During this period of closure it is more important than ever to have families involved. Our photography competition invites all our stakeholders… Read more
Online Learning at St John’s Primary School, East Renfrewshire
May 18, 2020Online Learning at St John’s Primary School St John’s, in Barrhead, have created their very own free-to-use website for teachers, parents and pupils to support… Read more
Case study on student engagement in virtual classrooms.
May 14, 2020In just a few short months the entire education system has changed, not only within Scotland but across the world. In response to the current… Read more
Gauging Engagement at Our Lady of the Missions Primary, East Renfrewshire
May 14, 2020Using Google Classroom Data to Gauge Engagement Each class uses Google Classroom as the vehicle to support learning and teaching. The teachers set up… Read more
