In the first input for Digital Technologies on the 10th of January 2017, we learned more about Glow and why it is so useful for children, teachers and parents today as it provides a safe online environment. This is because Glow is a fantastic tool for us to access resources anytime and anywhere in the world. Glow provides the opportunity to create blogs and allows for teachers to have a space to create personalised programmes of work for pupils.
We explored different apps within Glow such as ‘tigtag’ and ‘Glow Tv’ and we had to decide on what age group these would be best suited for and what type of lesson they would be integrated into. Within the first app I looked at ‘tigtag’ I thought it would have been suitable for children aged from 4 to 7 as there were various videos which were quite basic but enjoyable. There were also options of science lessons to do with physics, biology and chemistry to suit children’s interest. I think using ‘tigtag’ in the classroom during a lesson would be beneficial as it gives options of first and second level and will give children the opportunity to experience a more interactive learning approach. The second app I looked at which was ‘Glow tv’ provided many different subjects such as history, drama, and drawing. It allows you watch things live, record content to allow you to watch at a later stage, you can refine the search suited to you and there are links to classroom topic work and real life experiences.
Lastly, I learned that within a class room one of the main focuses is about ‘closing the gap’ between the variation of attainment levels. Therefore, Glow could really contribute to closing this gap as use of Glow has the ability to engage learners and could contribute to raising attainment and achievement levels across many schools in Scotland. Education Scotland emphasises the importance of digital technologies within learning as it is stated “place digital technologies at the heart of learning.” (Armstrong, 2015).
