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Education Scotland is the proud regional partner with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) CyberFirst programme. The NCSC etc Education Scotland’s digilearn programme provides national… Read more

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There are clear similarities with the order and progression of early level Computing Science and early level Numeracy and Maths play and learning. go to… Read more

   Many of the concepts and approaches of Computing Science will already be familiar to you. By looking at the Sway and video below, and… Read more

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ipsum lorum   go to digilearn CS home Computing Science information and resources Where to start teaching computing science Barefoot unplugged computing Teach CS This… Read more

This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge required for being… Read more

20/09/23 and 01/02/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge… Read more

This session is part of the This is Cyber Resilience/Internet Safety CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge required for being as safe… Read more

28/11/23 and 22/04/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more

14/11/23 and 18/03/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more

31/10/23 and 04/03/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more

26/09/23 and 19/02/24 This session is part of the This is… What Digital Literacy Might Look Like CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and… Read more

12/09/23 and 05/02/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants explore the digital skills and knowledge… Read more

29/08/23, 05/09/23, 15/01/24 and 29/01/24 This session is part of the This is Developing Your Digital Literacy Curriculum CLPL programme. Participants will reflect on their… Read more

This programme aims to provide teachers with the skills and knowledge they need in the role of Digital Leader. It will provide a series of… Read more

  This programme aims to support teachers develop their own digital literacy curriculum. It will explore the skills that learners need for life, learning and… Read more

Digital technologies provide opportunities for us to design unique learning spaces for the children. Bringing resources and experiences virtually into the setting can lead learning well-beyond what was originally planned. For example, in response to a… Read more

This section outlines the essential digital skills required by teachers in Scotland. These skills are in line with the UK Essential Digital Skills Framework and… Read more

Make It Happen are running free digital literacy and computing science activities over the summer in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire. See the dates… Read more

Improving my own Digital Literacy Skills: Spotlight on ELC: Making Data Visible. Spotlight on ELC: Practitioner Online Collaboration.   Learning with and Through Technology: Spotlight… Read more

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… Read more

About this programme This course consists of four webinars, each examining a theme of planning, teaching, learning and assessment. Attendees are required to participate in… Read more

If you missed Computing Science Scotland Week, we have (most!) sessions available for you to view again!  (Unfortunately the tech gremlins appeared in a few… Read more

Get involved with Computing Science Scotland Week 2023! Explore the Global Goals using Scratch and share with us on twitter #CSscot23 or/and share to our… Read more

BBC micro:bit – the next gen, is a new partnership between BBC Education, The Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet. The partnership will donate a set… Read more

BBC micro:bit – the next gen, is a new partnership between BBC Education, The Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet. The partnership will donate a set… Read more

Join Engineers from the National Robotarium as they take learners through Soft Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Soft Robotics focuses on technologies that more closely resemble… Read more

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This is an amazing opportunity for secondary school students around the UK to find out what it means to work in tech and hear from… Read more

The ELC Practitioner Toolkit provides an introduction to digital collaboration and communication, including support on the tools available and approaches to consider. It is a… Read more

The ELC Practitioner Toolkit provides an introduction to digital collaboration and communication, including support on the tools available and approaches to consider. It is a… Read more

When learning with and through technology, we pay close attention to digital literacy (living, learning, creating and searching with digital) and computing science early level… Read more

Be part of #CSscot23 by joining the Education Scotland Digital Team in a short 30 minute evening ‘Play Along’ session and be introduced to the… Read more

Be part of #CSscot23 by joining the Education Scotland Digital Team in a short 30 minute evening ‘Play Along’ session and be introduced to the… Read more

Celebrate #CSscot23 with the Education Scotland Digital Team, by joining a short 30 minute evening ‘Code Along’ session to explore the free online block-based coding… Read more

Level up your teaching & learning with out of the box iPad features In this session we will look at ways in which we can… Read more

(Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety). When we use the internet we either consume, create or communicate. Each of these behaviours has different levels and types… Read more

Access an exciting Earth Day assembly recording from Tech She Can and explore how creative technology is solving problems and inventing useful tools to help… Read more

Join us with Mairi Ferris from Thrive Outdoors – Inspiring Scotland in this 60-minute online session, to explore how digital technology can be used effectively… Read more

Join us in this 60-minute online session to explore how digital technology can be used effectively at early level to support horizontal and vertical transitions… Read more

This four part programme is currently delivered as a RIC offer. Please note your interest to your local authority digital lead. This CLPL programme is… Read more

Join Education Scotland for a short session exploring Artificial Intelligence. This session is suitable for educators in Scotland. In this session we will explore… What… Read more

Put a hold in your planner for the week of the 15th May 2023 and join us for exciting interactive live computing science lessons.  Below… Read more

Put a hold in your planner for the week of the 15th May 2023 and join us for exciting interactive live computing science lessons.  Below… Read more

Making a difference in the world around us can seem a little daunting but there are lots of easy, individual and local things we can… Read more

Are your students interested in technology and how it can help us protect our planet? Could they see themselves working in a green career in… Read more

Live Code Along with Barefoot Computing to create a Planet Pledge using Scratch for first – 4th level learners. Join Barefoot Computing for this Live… Read more

All childcare providers want to create a safe and secure environment for the children in your care. As we become ever more reliant on digital… Read more

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This session recording aims is to support and equip you with the knowledge and confidence to embed cyber resilience and internet safety at early level through a practical play-based approach.… Read more

This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. This ranges from… Read more

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About this programme This course consists of four webinars, each examining a theme of planning, teaching, learning and assessment. Attendees are required to participate in… Read more

This session has been designed to support senior leaders to reflect on current and emerging digital practice, to lead and drive forward digital excellence across… Read more

This programme aims to support teachers develop their leadership, improvement and coaching skills in the context of digital skills. It will provide the skills and… Read more

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This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to use interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more

This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to use interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more

An introduction to Digital Citizenship for Early Learning and Childcare and Primary Practitioners with Common Sense Education. Prepare your learners for success as digital learners,… Read more

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The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. When we use the… Read more

Learn the essential skills and knowledge to use Microsoft OneDrive and Teams. These step-by-step training courses are aimed at teachers who are new or lack… Read more

Learn the essential skills and knowledge to use Google Drive and Classroom in Glow. These step-by-step training courses are aimed at teachers who are new… Read more

As educators it is our responsibility to make effective use of digital technology to deliver high quality teaching, engaging learning and effective assessment. This four-part… Read more

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This Is Data You may have seen spreadsheet dashboards that react to user interactions, automatically filtering and updating charts and tables. Ever wondered how to… Read more

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Half of 3-15-year-olds use WhatsApp, despite the minimum age requirement of 16 WhatsApp was the most popular online communications service among children in 2021 for… Read more

Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more

Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more

Teachers should focus on understanding how learners are using online platforms – do they consume, create or communicate? This section focuses on the risks of… Read more

Teacher Digital Literacy framework document The framework outlines the digital literacy skills, knowledge and understanding a teacher requires to deliver high-quality learning experiences for all… Read more

This page features details about our team’s members and how to contact them. Each of our team covers different aspects of digital, computing and cyber… Read more

This page features details about our team’s members and how to contact them. Each of our team covers different aspects of digital, computing and cyber… Read more

In this live lesson, for second level learners and above, we will send messages between two or more BBC micro:bits (this is possible with the… Read more

Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more

Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more

Join this interactive read along of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’ performed by the author Ami Lockwood, Childnet. Hanni and the Magic Window is brought… Read more

This page will give you access to asset kits to download and use within your lessons. Unless otherwise stated, files are in Keynote format. If… Read more

Getting an iPad can be a scary experience. Even worse when you are asked to use it in your teaching practice. The iPad Toolkit aim… Read more

Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are… Read more

Podcasts are a great way to share the learning journey taking place in school or at home. The beauty of podcasting is that it doesn’t… Read more

Having an accessibility need can be a daunting prospect for learners. Having an Additional Support Need that isn’t visible c`an impact pupil confidence and ability… Read more

Classroom management can be difficult with or without technology. This session aims to give staff the tips and techniques that they can use to ensure… Read more

As childminders, you want to create a safe and secure environment for the children in your care. As we become ever more reliant on digital… Read more

***NEW DATE*** Join Poppy from Tech She Can for this exciting assembly and explore the world of cyber in this LIVE Tech for Safety and… Read more

Join Barefoot for this live lesson on Cyber Resilience, for first level learners. In this live lesson we will explore the idea of how and… Read more

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The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNT3A48CbSA] When we… Read more

The Cyber Toolkit is designed to help teachers find the most appropriate and useful advice, information and resources to support learners. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNT3A48CbSA]   When… Read more

As educators it is our responsibility to make effective use of digital technology to deliver high quality teaching, engaging learning and effective assessment. This four-part… Read more

The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more

The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more

The Teacher Toolkit programme aims to provide practical training in using the most essential skills and knowledge required to use Microsoft365 or Google Workspace in… Read more

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This section aims to provide ideas, information and professional learning to support secondary teachers develop confident and responsible children and young people that are cyber… Read more

This section aims to provide ideas, information and professional learning to support primary teachers develop confident and responsible children and young people that are cyber… Read more

intro Reference School Events (google.com) directory https://edudirectory.withgoogle.com/search?expertTypes=schoolOrDistrict  case studies https://edu.google.com/intl/en_uk/why-google/customer-stories/ Back to Leadership & Awards text Read more

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Digital Schools Awards is a national awards scheme to promote, recognise and encourage a whole school approach to the use of digital technology in schools.… Read more

This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners require for finding and evaluating information. This includes being able to… Read more

This page outlines some of the applications of digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could harness in creative ways to reimagine, create and share… Read more

  This page outlines some of the key digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners could make effective use of in the classroom. This ranges… Read more

This page outlines the digital literacy skills and knowledge that learners should have to participate fully in the modern world. This ranges from awareness of… Read more

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The aim of the document is to provide examples of learning activities and how they can be incorporated into a range of contexts at early,… Read more

Come join us on 17th January at 4pm to learn about the free digital skills learning platform iDEA.org.uk, and their exciting new project with Digital… Read more

As part of this free online session, Maria Bell from Mesomorphic will offer an overview of the 5th and final theme of our new series… Read more

The Scottish AI Alliance have recently launched their first-ever competition for schools and are looking for schools to take part! The Scottish AI Alliance is… Read more

Education Scotland have created learning and teaching resources for the new cyber security unit at level 3 the SQA have created. The new unit is… Read more

CLPL Home Practitioners should be able: To engage in self and collaborative review to measure the impact of digital tools and technologies.  To produce and… Read more

CLPL Home Practitioners should: Engage with the main theoretical perspectives and research in the digital learning domain. Be critically aware of the evidence and impact… Read more

CLPL Home Practitioners should be able: To understand where one’s own digital competence needs to be improved or updated. To be able to support others… Read more

Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able: To assess the needs of all learners and to identify, evaluate, select and… Read more

Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able To have the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare digital technology for use… Read more

Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able To have the skills, knowledge and confidence to prepare digital technology for use… Read more

Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should be able: To create and edit digital content in different formats. To modify, refine, improve… Read more

Pedagogy in a digitally enabled learning environment Home Practitioners should have the skills, knowledge and confidence set out in the Features of highly effective digital… Read more

Communication and Collaboration Home Practitioners should be able: To use digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes, and for co-construction and co-creation of resources and… Read more

Communication and Collaboration Home Practitioners should be able: To interact through a variety of digital technologies and to understand appropriate digital communication means for a… Read more

Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to organise, store and retrieve data, information and content in digital environments. to organise and process… Read more

Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to analyse, compare and critically evaluate the credibility and reliability of sources of data, information and… Read more

Information and Data Literacy Home Practitioners should be able: to articulate information needs, to search for data, information and content in digital environments; to access… Read more

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: to create and manage one or multiple digital identities (separate work and personal), to be… Read more

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: to create and manage one or multiple digital identities (separate work and personal), to be… Read more

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Home Practitioners should be able: To protect devices and digital content, and to understand risks and threats in digital environments.… Read more

The course is designed to allow you to teach computing within secondary schools as it has the required numbers of credits stated by the GTCS.… Read more

The CPD award Introduction to Cyber Security was created for ALL primary and secondary teachers and designed to give background knowledge and understanding related to… Read more

The CPD award in Computing Studies for teachers was created for primary teachers and secondary teachers for 1st and 2nd year pupils to give the… Read more

“Your Voice is Power”? A collaboration between @Pharrell @GeorgiaTech @YELLOWORG @CompAtSch &@AmazonUK BCS are teaming up with Amazon Future Engineer, Georgia Tech and YELLOW to… Read more

The micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and… Read more

  The core objective of Digital Xtra Fund is to inspire young people to learn digital technologies skills through high quality, exciting extracurricular activities, thus… Read more

Education Scotland are hosting 3 highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’.  Each of these sessions will include an input from… Read more

Education Scotland are hosting 3 highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’.  Each of these sessions will include an input from… Read more

Education Scotland recently hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. In this video Professor Ken Muir, The University of… Read more

Education Scotland recently hosted three highlight sessions focusing on ‘The Future of Digital in Scottish Education’. In this video Ollie Bray, strategic director at Education… Read more

Scottish Digital Literacy Week 22 is happening! #SDLW22 Put a hold in your planner for the week of the 3rd of October 2022 and join… Read more

It’s well known that Computing Science has much to do in way of gender balance. According to a report published by the BCS (2020), just… Read more

This webinar will provide first access to the brand-new Digital Literacy Planning Support document (currently for first and second level) from Education Scotland. This document… Read more

In this lesson from DigiLearn learners will go through a step-by-step tutorial to create an animation using the Keynote app on iPad. Animating ideas is… Read more

Learners will explore how their devices store data, how they connect to the internet, and how to keep them more secure   Learners will: identify… Read more

This live lesson will give your learners an opportunity to explore film and screen images as texts. They will explore strategies to make predictions about a film, then use still images from the… Read more

Everyone Can Create In this session we will look at ways in which we can use the iPad as a digital pencilcase, develop the freedom… Read more

Explore the built in Accessibility features of iPadOS and how these can be used to support learning & teaching for all learners About this event… Read more

Duncanrig Secondary Join Google for Education at Duncanrig Secondary School in South Lanarkshire to see Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks in action. The day will open… Read more

Google for Education Certification Programme: September – December 2022 Sign up here Scotland’s Learn with Google Programme launched in May and had more than 250… Read more

What is this project? In response to the Logan Review, ScotlandIS has worked with DYW Glasgow to develop an innovative and responsive project to provide… Read more

The Cyber First Aid Box is designed to support families recover from online harms. Designed in partnership with Decode Cyber Solutions and Education Scotland’s Digital… Read more

This page contains all of the upcoming Digital Literacy opportunities for supporting learners, including webinars, courses and do-alongs. Select a post below to read more… Read more

This page contains all of the upcoming Computing Science opportunities, including webinars, courses and code-alongs. Select a post below to read more about it and… Read more

Following on from the Education Scotland live code-alongs and reflecting on the participation and engagement of young people, we wanted to build on this momentum and… Read more

The CPD award in Computing Studies for teachers was created for primary teachers and secondary teachers for 1st and 2nd year pupils to give the… Read more

The course is designed to allow you to teach computing within secondary schools as it has the required numbers of credits stated by the GTCS.… Read more

The Civil and Environmental Engineers at Abertay University are running a video competition for INWED22 (International Women in Engineering Day – 23rd June). The challenge… Read more

Every primary and secondary school in Scotland will receive 20 V.2 micro:bits, in a partnership between The Micro:Bit Education Foundation, Nominet and The Scottish Government.… Read more

Welcome We want to alert you to our very important activity this week: we want the learners of Scotland to help us save the Pacific… Read more

These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on assessment, feedback and tracking. You can view the original images on the… Read more

These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on assessment, feedback and tracking. You can view the original images on the… Read more

These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on learners, learning and engagement. You can view the original images on the… Read more

These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on teacher knowledge and skills (pedagogy). You can view the original images on… Read more

These posts have been selected from the PLL TLP as they focus on planning, device/platform provision and family engagement. You can view the original images… Read more

Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the elements to consider when planning and resourcing lessons with… Read more

Back to This is Digital page Reading and watching This episode of CLPL focuses on the rationale for using, or not using, digital technology in… Read more

The Education Secretary has announced up to £1.3m for Computing Science education in Scottish schools. Schools will be able to use this money, which will… Read more

This paper provides an overview of Computing Science delivery in Local Authority secondary schools. Education Scotland carried out a survey of 356 schools between July… Read more

Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Classroom… Read more

Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Classroom… Read more

Google Workspace has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. Google Workspace in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk) Classroom… Read more

Video is a major component of educational delivery using technology.  We need to ensure that the content we create is as accessible and effective as… Read more

The Learning Scientists define dual coding as: “The process of combining verbal materials with visual materials. There are many ways to visually represent material, such… Read more

The Learning Scientists define dual coding as: “The process of combining verbal materials with visual materials. There are many ways to visually represent material, such… Read more

As we continue to protect ourselves and others from Covid19, there are times when learners and practitioners may find that they are asked to isolate… Read more

Planning for flipped learning Plan Figure out which lesson, or series of lessons in particular you want to flip. Outline the key learning outcomes and… Read more

Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally.     Office365 in Glow – DigiLearn (glowscotland.org.uk)… Read more

Considerations for Creating Learning Content Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support teaching digitally. When creating content… Read more

Microsoft O365 has a range of tools and apps that can be used to support planning digitally: Forms Whiteboard OneDrive  Teams [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHRnBF5lmXg] Office365 in… Read more

This document outlines the features of high-quality digital learning experiences for all children and young people. It highlights the importance of highly-skilled staff who work… Read more

With all of the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 in schools, we’ve pulled together a few resources to support teachers when learners or staff are absent… Read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F4Z_0pMxE0]   CAPTURE THE FLAG NOW   This page is for secondary teachers interested in entering teams into a FREE cyber security Capture the… Read more

The latest CIDREE Yearbook was published towards the end of last year. Titled Digital Literacy: Curriculum Development and Implementation in European Countries, we contributed the… Read more

The Digital Wellbeing Award for Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety is designed to provide education professionals with the resources and support required to help pupils safely… Read more

To more effectively support our learners with their online lives it is important to understand their behaviour as consumption, creation or communication. The apps and… Read more

At Viewforth High School, we are on a digital journey to ensure all learners and educators are able to benefit from digital technology to raise attainment and improve… Read more

Tech She Can is delighted to share the brand new Tech We Can lesson, ‘Tech for the Planet’ which is out now! “Since the COP26 climate summit earlier this… Read more

Tech She Can is delighted to share the brand new Tech We Can lesson, ‘Tech for the Planet’ which is out now! “Since the COP26 climate summit earlier this… Read more

Education Scotland have collaborated with Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire to produce a set of resources that combine the SQA level 4 units in Cyber Security Fundamentals… Read more

The 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

Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.… Read more

What is Microsoft Forms? Microsoft Forms is a tool for creating surveys and quizzes Microsoft Forms allows users the ability to create surveys and self… Read more

Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.… Read more

We’re delighted, and immensely proud to be able to announce that we have been shortlisted for two awards at the upcoming Scottish Cyber Awards 2021.… Read more

We’re delighted, and immensely proud to be able to announce that we have been shortlisted for two awards at the upcoming Scottish Cyber Awards 2021.… Read more

Trolling (15%) and bullying, abusive behaviour or threats (8%) account for 23% of the potential risks encountered by UK internet users aged 13+ (Ofcom, 2022).… Read more

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Livestreaming is an increasingly popular method of communicating with people across the world. They can be based on any sort of content but often centre… Read more

During Term 4 of last session, P6 pupils at Noblehill Primary School in Dumfries and Galloway took part in a Micro:Bit Global Challenge.  Their challenge was… Read more

Williamsburgh 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

Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on… Read more

Communicating online carries greater risk than just consuming or creating content because it involves other people and their ability to influence or affect our behaviour.Platforms… Read more

It is possible to create content that isn’t shared online but more of our images and video is shared online. Sharing content publicly has higher… Read more

It is possible to create content that isn’t shared online but more of our images and video is shared online. Sharing content publicly has higher… Read more

Overview More and more of the money we spend is spent online or digitally. Whether that is debit card or Go Henry, mobile contactless with… Read more

Overview More and more of the money we spend is spent online or digitally. Whether that is debit card or Go Henry, mobile contactless with… Read more

More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of… Read more

Almost half (47%) of internet users report coming across a potential harm while using social media, as opposed to news services (3%) and gaming platforms… Read more

Gaming is one of the most popular past times in the world. The amount of money spent playing games is more than that spent on… Read more

More and more of the money we spend is spent online or digitally and that includes gambling. Learners need to understand the benefits and risks… Read more

More and more of the information we read is read online. Social media and web pages have replaced newspapers, and even TV, for many of… Read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbHk5ElZzsE&w=560&h=315] The programme is structured to support digital leaders at all levels to reflect on current and emerging practice and consider the nature and… Read more

Our aim This page aims to provide clear and concise information about popular platforms where children and young people communicate online. It is intended to… Read more

Esports (or electronic sports) is a term used to describe competitive video gaming. With 81% of children playing video games online nowadays, games are arguably a larger part… Read more

Microsoft Whiteboard is an interactive tool which allows users to work independently or collaboratively. Create your own content, share, collaborate and distribute activities or ideas… Read more

The Noteable service providing access to cloud based computational notebooks is now available via the App Library in Glow. Noteable provides a cloud based environment… Read more

Microsoft Stream in Glow is a video sharing platform for learning and teaching. Create your own content, share, collaborate and distribute work to your learners… Read more

Microsoft Stream in Glow is a video sharing platform for learning and teaching. Create your own content, share, collaborate and distribute work to your learners… Read more

Microsoft OneNote is a Digital Folder for all your notes and resources. Use OneNote for your own work content, collaborate as a team or distribute… Read more

Microsoft Immersive Reader is a free tool, built into Word, OneNote, Outlook, Office Lens, Microsoft Teams, Forms and the Edge browser, that implement techniques to… Read more

What is Microsoft Forms? Microsoft Forms is a tool for creating surveys and quizzes Microsoft Forms allows users the ability to create surveys and self… Read more

The 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

Making home learning content accessible: Padlet/Thinglink/Sway  In the following three session recordings, we explore how ELC practitioners can use a range of digital tools to help make home… Read more

Supporting early level learners to digitally document their learning: enhancing early level literacy with digital technology.  In this introductory session recording (part 1 of 2), we explore… Read more

Digital technologies provide opportunities for us to design unique learning spaces for the children. Bringing resources and experiences virtually into the setting can lead learning… Read more

Why is cyber resilience and internet safety (CRIS) so important? We are spending an increasing amount of time learning, playing and socialising in online environments.… Read more

Microsoft have created the Digital Future Programme to help young people explore the digital future aims to prepare young people for the technology-driven world of… Read more

The Commonwealth Secretariat is hosting a webinar in partnership with Microsoft about the skills young people need to be competitive employees, entrepreneurs and digital citizens. Over 60 percent of the… Read more

Micro:bit have created this series of three lessons (designed for learners aged 11-14 years) to introduce cyber security. Learners explore the need to create strong… Read more

There are a range of different competitions and challenges, aimed at all ages, that support and challenge learners to learn about Cyber Resilience. CyberFirst Girls… Read more

The NCSC are working hard to get more girls interested in a career in cyber security. The CyberFirst Girls Competition provides a fun but challenging… Read more

Just a joke? – Childnet  Lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behaviour with 9-12 year… Read more

Into Film – Staying Safe Online    Staying Safe Online is an education resource created by Into Film in partnership with Childnet International. Both… Read more

Free Internet Safety Tutorial at GCFGlobal  This site has a progressive programme of lessons to introduce and develop your learners’ knowledge and understanding of… Read more

Thinkuknow  This is the prefect place to start for all things internet safety. It has content for educators, families and learners. Read more

‘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

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

Google Sites is a tool for creating web pages and websites: Sites can contain a range of media, inlcuding text, images, video and sound Sites… Read more

Google Classroom is a digital hub for collaboration. Classroom can be used for communicating with learners, creating and sharing lessons, and assessing learning Find out… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

In this guest blog post, Derek Huffman, PT Pedagogy / English Teacher from Berwickshire High School in Scottish Borders, South East Improvement Collaborative, shares what… Read more

This post outlines one possible digital solution for a quality assurance process when reviewing leaner evidence. Using Microsoft Teams and OneNote, learner evidence can be… Read more

This post outlines one possible digital solution for a quality assurance process when reviewing leaner evidence. Using Microsoft Teams and OneNote, learner evidence can be… Read more

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… Read more

The videos on this page demonstrate some approaches to formative assessment and feedback with digital tools in Literacy and English learning. These approaches could be… Read more

The videos on this page demonstrate some approaches to formative assessment and feedback with digital tools in Numeracy and Mathematics learning. These approaches could be… Read more

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… Read more

Gayle 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

We have created this pack to support you in running your own Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety event. It contains information to support you when discussing… Read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOrusR6XOkY] Digital as a driver to broaden school curriculum offer NL Digital School, North Lanarkshire Council Read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_hZ7PlEqko] A sustainable digital-first approach Berth Park High School, Perth and Kinross Council Read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSB8RTh3R5Y] Embedding digital into schools improvement planning and self-evaluation Our Lady of the Missions Primary School, East Renfrewshire Council Read more

BT and Barefoot Computing provide free resources for teaching computational thinking. You can register for free at Barefoot Computing and use these great resources to… Read more

BT and Barefoot Computing provide free resources for teaching computational thinking. You can register for free at Barefoot Computing and use these great resources to… Read more

There is so much maths in computing and that presents excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. Why not plan to introduce directional language through these engaging… Read more

We have delivered  number of webinars with our Numeracy and Mathematics colleagues in the past year – those webinars can be viewed on this playlist.We… Read more

Quick Wins for Numeracy, January 2021 We delivered a workshop on the use of mathsbot virtual manipulatives and Google Jamboard to develop learners’ numeracy understanding.… Read more

Quick Wins: Screening Shorts 01/02/21 We delivered a workshop on the use of Screening Shorts (Glow) as a source of texts for developing thinking skills.… Read more

Developing Literacy and English Through Digital Skills, YouTube playlist We developed and delivered two series of professional learning with our literacy and English colleagues last… Read more

Google Interlands is the game that goes along with the Google: Be Internet Legends lesson plans. Both the game and lesson plans can be accessed… Read more

Share what internet safety looks like in your setting Please fill out this form The Scottish Government (2017) states: “Every child and young person has… Read more

“Ensuring the elements of effective teaching are present – forexample clear explanations, scaffolding and feedback – is moreimportant than how or when they are provided.”… Read more

This page is designed to help teachers plan learning that covers aspects of cyber resilience and internet safety and health and wellbeing (HWB).  go to… Read more

Share what cyber resilience looks like in your setting Please fill out this form The Scottish Government (2015) states that: “Cyber resilience is being able to… Read more

Mr McCabe, from Prestwick Academy in South Ayrshire: “The Modern Studies, Sociology and Politics Collaborative is a community of teaching and non-teaching professionals on Microsoft… Read more

Are you preparing for online learning in January? We loved this guide from Marr College in South Ayrshire about ‘digital fire drills’. These guides allow… Read more

Building Community McLaren High School in Callendar reflect on their approach to building community during remote learning.   You can follow McLaren High School on twitter… Read more

We have been using film literacy and voice-recording to develop our learners’ comprehension of a text.   We watched this video: Dragon Slayer | A… Read more

post by Ian Simpson (@familysimpson), Faculty Head of ICT at Portlethen Academy (@portyacad)   What is the Bebras Computing Challenge? The Bebras Computing Challenge is a… Read more

iDEA Awards, Grove Academy Gavin Pyott, PT Computing Science I became aware of the iDEA awards by chance when it was first launched 3 years… Read more

On a rather cold, but thankfully dry, Wednesday all 220 of our S1 pupils were involved in an inter-disciplinary project which was part of the National BBC micro:bit Model Rocket Car Challenge called Race for… Read more

Digital technology skills are one of my favourite things to teach because of the opportunities and experiences they provide pupils with. I have taught children… Read more

Kay 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

We have gathered together information that will support practitioners who would like to include learners who are at home with learning that is happening in… Read more

We have gathered together information that will support practitioners who would like to include learners who are at home with learning that is happening in… Read more

The Scottish Cyber Awards are for anyone working in the cyber field who feels they or they know of someone who is going above and… Read more

We have been speaking to teachers across Scotland to find out more about their experiences of using digital technology to support their learners. In this… Read more

When schools returned face to face this year in August I had thought that at some point throughout the years some of my students would… Read more

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Using Pear Deck, a Google Slides Add-On, in Home Economics makes the lessons engaging, fun, interactive and accessible for all. My best lockdown find! As… Read more

Our Lockdown Journey as ESO for Digital Learning By Meg Brough and Dave Keenan In January 2020 we gained the title ‘Education Support Officers for… Read more

This 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

This 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

According 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

The role of the teacher is forever evolving. We work in a complex and dynamic society, and this unexpected pandemic shone the spotlight on the… Read more

Beancross Primary School have taken some time to reflect on their digital learning journey.   Their presentation covers the challenges and opportunities the school faced during… Read more

Kinneil Primary School in Bo’ness have shared with us their distance learning experience over the school building closure period.  This Sway outlines their use Teams,… Read more

Hugh Wallace Teacher of Maths Kyle Academy, South Ayrshire Twitter @MrWM4ths  Waking a Digital School As with all schools in Scotland, Kyle Academy closed… Read more

At 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

Iona Minto, PT STEM and Teacher of Biology takes us on the journey of how digital teaching has remarkably evolved at Peebles High School in… Read more

At Deanburn Primary, we have developed our use of digital learning platforms throughout the period of school closure. We have worked together as a team… Read more

How digital technology enhances the engagement of learning across the primary stages? – A Professional Enquiry Daniella Mancini (@missmancini27) I set out to investigate the… Read more

In this blog post, Matthew Greig, P4 Teacher and Digital Strategy Lead from Craigour Park Primary School in Edinburgh takes us on the digital journey… Read more

DGS Virtual University and College Showcase. On Wednesday 10th June, 15 Universities, Colleges and Organisations from across Scotland delivered virtual presentations with q&a’s to young… Read more

I have always viewed Dalintober PS & ELC as a ‘community’ school, in its truest sense.   Our commitment to ensuring that we actively communicate with… Read more

Scott Morrow, Principal Teacher of Numeracy from Dalmilling Primary School in South Ayrshire has created a YouTube channel to host his videos that help learners,… Read more

  Based on 217 responses June 2020 We have been using Chromebooks and G suite for a couple of years so obviously have a significant… Read more

I am Rosslyn Lee and I am the Digital Skills Coordinator for North Ayrshire Education.  Part of my job is to support staff and pupils… Read more

“Swapping Musical Instruments for Computers”  Here in Moray the small but ‘mighty’ team of instructors have been working hard to ensure our young musicians continue to… Read more

This 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

As we move into this next stage of teaching during lock down and coming out of lock down it’s really important that we make the… Read more

Sharon McDavid and Aileen Ramsay are stage partners teachers at Comely Park Primary School and have been teaching primary 1 this year. This Sway highlights… Read more

The Literacy Academy is a central change idea of the Forth Valley and West Lothian Regional Improvement Collaborative Literacy Plan informed by the National Improvement… Read more

When the prospect of a lockdown became apparent I, as an RCT teacher for the whole school, began to panic. My main concern was how… Read more

  Craigie High School’s Digital Journey During Covid-19 Lockdown Before Covid-19, Craigie High School was looking to improve digital engagement for both pupils and staff.… Read more

At Rosebank Primary we have strived to ensure our approach to remote learning for our pupils is delivered in as simplistic and stress free way… Read more

Grangemouth High School have shared the following Sway with us. This is about their collaborative P7 virtual transition programme with Beancross Primary School, Bowhouse Primary… Read more

The amazing MIEExperts up here in Scotland are keen to help teachers across the country whenever they can. As well as sharing on Twitter, below… Read more

Learning 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

  Hi 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

Like everyone with recent events we were thrust into a new way of delivering learning.  Normally at this time of the year Primary 7 are… Read more

A 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

Digital 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

In this Guest blog post, Claire McVittie, Teacher of English from St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian, Forth Valley and West Lothian shares on how… Read more

Bathgate Early Years Centre, West Lothian, has always demonstrated a strong supportive ethos for our families, young children and staff. We have aimed to continue… Read more

by Louise Campbell – Class Teacher, Cargenbridge Primary Our learners have been creating digital artworks of themselves using a graphical paint app. We started working… Read more

Gemma Sanderson, Primary Teacher from Kirkton of Largo Primary School in Fife, shares how Computing Science learning can be continued at home by creating your… Read more

    At Fintry Primary School, we understand the challenges of teaching through an online platform and have explored a variety of options to ensure… Read more

      At Frances Wright Nursery we have used our nursery Twitter page to engage, not just with the parents, but also with the… Read more

I’m a primary school teacher, passionate about digital learning but by no means an expert. This is where I am in our class learning journey… Read more

by Cathy Mackenzie, Acting Depute Head Teacher and P6/7 Class Teacher This video demonstrates Troqueer Primary School’s approach to using Microsoft Teams to support learning… Read more

At         Our Lady’s R.C. Primary School in Dundee, the prospect of delivering remote learning was a little frightening for some of… Read more

I have learned a lot of digital skills since becoming a MIEExpert in 2016, however I had not had the opportunity to explore Microsoft Teams… Read more

Our ELC blog was set up to support and maintain relationships with our children and families while spending time at home.  It is vibrant and updated daily to provide… Read more

Being a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) has allowed me to develop my digital skills over the past five years.  However before this current crisis… Read more

An online resource, prepared by the Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE) programme, has been launched to support planning for meaningful and engaging primary science… Read more

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This is a blog post about how you can use Microsoft Whiteboard with Teams.  (https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/) This video shows some of you the choices that you… Read more

This is a blog post about how you can use Microsoft Whiteboard with Teams.  (https://whiteboard.microsoft.com/) This video shows some of you the choices that you… Read more

As a teacher of Computer Science I’ve always looked for ways to remove barriers to learning and make the curriculum more accessible. One of the… Read more

  We have used a variety of technology to support Transition for our new Primary 1 pupils.   See-Saw Screen Shot We obtained Seesaw consent… Read more

    Literacy – reading I am currently supporting a probationer and we are continuing our observations and meetings As part of her GTC profile.… Read more

Practitioners from across Falkirk have collated examples of how they are using digital tools for distance learning.  The document contains examples from primary and secondary… Read more

St Mungo’s High School in Falkirk have produced a Sway illustrating what distance learning looks like in the school. “We have shifted the emphasis during… Read more

This year we received an Education Scotland CLPL grant to train staff in digital skills; for part of the project we have been learning computer… Read more

Problem Solving Challenges and Tutorials At Neilston Primary, we are creating instructional videos to set daily problem solving questions for our primary six and primary seven pupils. … Read more

Increasing 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

Glasgow 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

The Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts from across Scotland have shared examples of how they are using Office365 within Glow in their settings. These examples come… Read more

The Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts from across Scotland have shared examples of how they are using Office365 within Glow in their settings. These examples come… Read more

To 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

Online 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

Scottish Association of Teachers of History (SATH) on Microsoft Teams by Rebecca Hay If you are a Scottish History teacher get in touch with the… Read more

Scottish Association of Teachers of History (SATH) on Microsoft Teams by Rebecca Hay If you are a Scottish History teacher get in touch with the… Read more

This post follows a challenging week for myself, I reached out to a colleague sharing these challenges and received the comment from a colleague that… Read more

Ormiston Primary School in East Lothian have documented their planning and experience of learning and teaching with technology for learning at home.  The document covers… Read more

Mrs A shared the many ways they are using digital technologies at Riverbank Primary School in Aberdeen. Google Meet to support wellbeing Flipgrid for recording… Read more

e-Learning opportunities across Highland Council This video looks at the innovative ways Highland Council schools are using e-learning to ensure students education can continue during… Read more

S1 pupils at Hazelhead Academy have been using a range of digital tools to support their French Lessons and enhance their digital literacy skills. Read more

Helen Douglas, Head Teacher, Logie Primary School, Moray, shared lots of examples of how digital technologies are being used to support remote learning. Check the… Read more

Using 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

St Peters School pupil have been working hard with their families and then sharing their learning. The pupils have been using, Pic-collage and Jamboard to… Read more

St Peters School pupil have been working hard with their families and then sharing their learning. The pupils have been using, Pic-collage and Jamboard to… Read more

Aberdeenshire Council has had a dedicated learning with technology team for many years. The team always provided face to face CLPL activities covering a wide… Read more

Aberdeen EAL Services have been setting special challenges for learners across the Local Authority. You will be able to find out more on Twitter by… Read more

Aberdeen City Schools have been busy using digital tools to unleash their creativity. Airyhall School have been creating their school using Animal Crossing and creating… Read more

    All the Stoneywood Staff are missing our pupils and families very much-we have created a little video to show how much we care.… Read more

Fraser McKay, Computing Teacher at Stewarton Academy takes some time to talk about Computing Science delivery in the school.  Fraser discusses gender balance, escape rooms… Read more

Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland : The Role of our Education Establishments A resource for education establishments to self evaluate in terms of… Read more

Early Level Digital Learners at Bathgate Early Years Centre, West Lothian sharing on using the internet at nursery and what this means to them. [youtube… Read more

Staff at Bathgate Early Years Centre, West Lothian sharing on having a positive attitude towards digital CLPL and how the creation of a digital strategy… Read more

Laura Gibb discusses Digital Skills at Orchard Primary School in North Lanarkshire from a teacher perspectrive.   Read more