With Safer Internet Day on 7 February and Cyber Scotland Week from 27th February – 5th March 2023, I thought it would be helpful to share some resources for parents.
Check out this free online safety guide for parents from National Online Safety.
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Reflect in Glow – Updates Available! @GlowScot
Have you checked out the latest updates to Reflect? There are breathing exercises, basic vocabulary check-ins and more!
If you want to know more, check out our video guide:
SSERC Professional Learning @SSERCofficial
Did you know SSERC offer a range of Professional Learning, including Digital PL? Check out what they have on offer on their website!
https://www.sserc.org.uk/professional-learning/
Cyber Scotland Week 2023 #CSW2023
This starts on 27th February. What will you do for it?
Check out some of the National offerings here: Cyber Scotland Week 2023.
Don’t forget to tag @DigiLearnRen and @DigiLearnScot to share what you are planning!
DSAS Digital Wellbeing Award 9 February, Course ID: 81484 @Schools_Digital
Digital wellbeing is all about understanding how our use of technology impacts children and young people’s social and emotional wellbeing. The DSA, in conjunction with Education Scotland has drawn together national and European perspectives and distilled them into a whole-school road map for promoting students’ digital wellbeing.
The award acknowledges the importance for schools of incorporating digital wellbeing as part of students’ wider pastoral care and of establishing processes that will enable young people to secure, manage and protect their own wellbeing.
Join us for a great opportunity to hear from Renfrewshire schools who have the award, as well as Jen McKay, Programme Validator for the Digital Wellbeing Award who will tell you all about how it works.
Primary Computing Science Progression Pathway
Our working party is continuing to work on the Computing Science Pathway. We have kept the same format as the Digital Literacy Pathway for ease of use. As with this, we will be recommending resources, particularly from Barefoot, and ensuring that there is progression across your Primary School.
Don’t forget you can add the Barefoot tile to your Glow Launch Pad. Watch this space for more pathway details!
Teacher Toolkit: beginner’s guide to essential digital skills for teaching 26 Jan and 2 Feb @DigiLearnScot
A short two-part course covering the absolute essentials of getting started with digital in your school being run by Education Scotland, Digital Learning Team.
Sign up via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teacher-toolkit-beginners-guide-to-essential-digital-skills-for-teaching-tickets-510681611447
This is iPad: Getting started with out of the box features on 30 January
This session is a great opportunity for hands-on, face-to-face support on how to use your iPad in class. There will be hints and tips to help you. If you are interested, please contact Pam directly. Go on, you know you want to!
Copyright in Glow
Education Scotland has asked that we are mindful of the materials that we upload to Glow. When uploading materials, please consider if:
- Your licences allows you share the resource – in the example of text books or resources, its best to check with the provider that you are allowed to upload passages or excepts from resources.
- Check the copyright – Using photographs from Google can be tricky and many artists copyright their work so that it cannot be shared widely without compensating the owners – but this is not always very clear. To make this more obvious, you can use the filter option in Google Images to search for images with a Creative Commons Licence. Simply type your search term and look for the “Creative Commons Licence” option at the top of the page. Ticking this will only show images shared under that condition:
- This applies to all media – It’s not just pictures, copyright is also in place for music, art and film. It’s important not share this type of resources when you do not have the permission to do so from the owner.
If you are unsure whether or not you are covered, its best not to share until you have a clear answer. In most cases, you can find out by contacting the owner or company from which your received your materials, or by using the filters on Google Image.
Term 2 Digital Round-Up
If you missed the latest DigiLearnRen news, check out our Sway which was published in December. It has news of upcoming events and a fantastic Wakelet showcasing all the digital things that have been happening in Renfrewshire to inspire you!
