January 2022 – MDLT Blog

Changes to Google Additional Services for Staff Glow Accounts

From 1st February 2022 Education Scotland Digital Services are reversing some of the changes made in Sep 2021 which limited Glow accounts access to Google Additional Services such as Google Maps.

From 1st February staff Glow accounts will regain access to Google Additional Services; however learners will remain unable to access these products when signed into Glow. This is due to the age restrictions outlined in the T&Cs for these services. Please note it can take a few days until the change is rolled out across all accounts, so please be patient. To test if your account has been updated please access G Drive or Google Classroom before attempting to open an Additional Service like Google Maps. If you are able to open the Additional Service then your account has been updated, if not please give it a bit more time.

It is still recommended that Glow users do not link their Google account to other services which are approved for use, but use the sign up with an email option whenever possible.

Note: YouTube is still set to “Restricted Mode” and therefore cannot be accessed whilst signed in to Google with your Glow account. This may be reviewed later in the year. More information about Google Additional Services available on Glow Connect here.

New approved Promethean resources

The Moray Data Protection Team have recently signed off the use of two resources which can help school staff enhance their use of the Promethean interactive panels which are in many classrooms across Moray. As with most online products staff should use their edunet or Glow email address to sign up to these services and not link their Google or Microsoft accounts.

My Promethean

School staff can now sign up for a My Promethean account to access ready created learning resources and ActivInspire flipcharts.

https://portal.mypromethean.com/

Learn Promethean

Creating an account for Learn Promethean gives school staff access to free on-demand online training . Modules focus on a variety of subjects related to Promethean products including ActivInspire and operation of different ActivPanel models.

https://learn.prometheanworld.com/

Please remember to check the RAG list to find details on how new products should be used, and to see what other products are approved for use in Moray. Links to the RAG list can be found in the weekly education bulletin on the Moray Digital Learning Team SharePoint site.

Education Scotland Cyber Security Fundamentals and Internet Safety (level 4) Materials

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 and Internet Safety. These resources reinforce that every learner should have the knowledge and skills to use the internet and online services safely, allowing them to spot potential risks and recover from any potential harm they face while using online services. The course materials and teacher packs are available, along with many other resources, for all levels of learning from the digilearn.scot website.

Additional resources include a Teachers Toolkit based around the three key internet behaviours of Consume, Create and Communicate. Each of the these behaviours have different levels and types of risk. The toolkit will help educators diagnose, understand and then support learners with their digital needs.

Before starting with the toolkit, it is suggested that Educators find out what their learners are using and doing online; and the issues or risks this presents. With this information the toolkit can be used to locate appropriate information, resources and professional learning to support you in planning meaningful CRIS learning.

Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety Resources