{"id":1155,"date":"2026-09-01T07:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnrenfrewshire\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2026-08-28T09:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:27:49","slug":"midweek-byte-week-commencing-31st-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnrenfrewshire\/2026\/09\/01\/midweek-byte-week-commencing-31st-august\/","title":{"rendered":"MidWeek Byte Week Commencing 31st August"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Week Commencing 31st August<\/h2>\n

Accessibility!<\/h3>\n

September is accessibility month in Renfrewshire!<\/p>\n

Read&Write<\/h3>\n

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We recently ran a session on Read&Write for a group of staff. The session slides contain a wealth of follow up resources for staff and pupils, including a full training video for each platform. These should fully support anyone wanting to revise certain tools.<\/p>\n

The slides can be accessed here<\/a>. Please feel free to share as widely as you see fit.<\/p>\n

We have 2 new Professional Learning courses on Read&Write available to book via CPD Manager<\/a>. Both courses are face-to-face sessions. Supporting Every Learner with Read&Write using iPads, Course ID: 95776<\/strong> on 1 October and Supporting Every Learner with Read&Write using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, Course ID: 95778<\/strong> on 6 October.<\/p>\n

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ThingLink Integration with Adobe Express<\/h3>\n

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Check out this interesting article on how easy it is to integrate your Adobe Express content into ThingLink:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/how-to-create-immersive-learning-with-adobe-express-and-thinglink\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have never used ThingLink before and are interested in getting a Renfrewshire \u201cseat\u201d, please reach out via our contact us page and we will get you sorted. If you are a visual person, you can watch our ThingLink Professional Learning videos here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We hope to have further PL on ThingLink coming soon so please keep checking our PL calendar<\/a> and CPD Manager<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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Canva<\/h3>\n

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Last week we said that Canva is now available in Glow and you can access this via a tile on your LaunchPad. We have now added on the Canva Professional Learning on offer via Education Scotland to our Professional Learning calendar so check out the dates by scrolling to the bottom of this page<\/a> to book and get your self going with Canva!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnrenfrewshire\/professionallearning\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Glow Security Improvements<\/h3>\n

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As part of Education Scotland\u2019s ongoing review of Glow account security and access management, they will be removing certain administrative privileges from Glow accounts that have not logged on in the last 18 months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The following privileges will be removed from inactive accounts:<\/p>\n