It is that time of year again when you can put all your Microsoft knowledge into action and apply to become a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert! Check out these slides to find out what you need to do.
Using Microsoft Translator #MIEExpert #TeamMIEEScotland
A great tip from Malcolm Wilson on using Microsoft Translator. Thanks @claganach for sharing. #MIEExpert.
Get Safe Online Ambassadors – If Not Now, When? @GetSafeOnline
Our latest cohort of Primary Get Safe Online Ambassadors completed their training last week. As part of the training, the looked at the If Not Now, When report from Online Safety UK. the report was undertaken with 8000 children and young people across the UK in early 2022. You can read the report here.
News Round-up #DigiLearn
Check out all the DigiLearnRen things that have been happening across Renfrewshire establishments!
Glow Blogs H5P Plug-in
Does your establishment use Glow Blogs? The H5P plug-in is available now to make your website more interactive and engaging. The Glow team have put together this site with lots of interesting examples to show you what you can do.
Glow Connect new look! #GlowScot
Check out the all new Glow Connect which is the national page to get information, help and support for Glow.
Google Workspace InService @TAScotland #GoogleEdu @GoogleForEdu
If you missed the fantastic Google InService with @TAScotland on Monday, you can catch-up here. All the resources used are available too – what stars they are!
Adding apps to your iPads!
Accessibility on iPads and Chromebooks 14 November @CALLScotland
There’s still time to sign up for this session on 14 November. Just head to CPD Manager and it is Course ID 80617 . Go on, you know you want to!
DigiLearnRen Round-up @DigiLearnRen
Term 1 was another fantastic term packed full of lots of digital learning in action! Check out our Wakelet with all the exciting tweets of what has been taking place in our establishments. Don’t forget to use @DigiLearnRen to tag us!
Infrastructure
We are delighted that the wi-fi business case has been approved and surveys will begin in all our establishments very soon!
Resources – capacity and capability
A further 8 Renfrewshire schools have registered for the Digital Schools Award Scotland (DSAS). Well done! Our DSAS group met twice in Term 1 and were supported by Lochwinnoch Primary (@LPSandELCC) and Rashielea Primary (@Rashielea_PS) who shared their journey towards DSAS – thank-you!
Engagement, coordination and communication
Our work with Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety continued this term and we have published some Primary surveys for use with pupils and parents. You can find them on our CR-IS section.
Learning, teaching and assessment
In October, it was Scottish Digital Literacy Week. Many of our schools got involved. Take a look at our Wakelet to see some of the activities that happened.
