Digital Learning – Pumpherston and Uphall Station CPS Blog

Please find below some information about glow and how you can support your child to use it at home:

School responsible use: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/primary-4-7-teams/

West Lothian Council Advice:

Scottish Government Advice:

https://glowconnect.org.uk/security-and-privacy/glow-community-rules/

Advice on how to access Glow apps: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/advice-for-p4-7-on-how-to-access-microsoft-apps/

Accessing Teams on Xbox:

Accessing Teams on Playstation:

November 13, 2020

Advice for P4-7 on how to download Microsoft apps

We would request that if children have access to a phone or tablet they download the following free apps to support with learning through glow:

Microsoft Teams – This is their online classroom.
Microsoft One Drive – This enables the children to save work to upload to their team. It also allows them to access their documents at home and school.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft One Note
Microsoft Powerpoint

Downloading Microsoft Apps and Logging in for the First Time

The instructions on the link below will show you how to log into the apps.

To download Microsoft Office 2016 from the Glow Application Library, search for the ‘Office 365’ tile, shown here. It can be found on the National (Scotland) Launch Pad or you can add it to your own Launch Pad. Further help on the App Library is available here.

To download the software to a PC or Mac, click on the Office 365 tile and follow the instructions. More information from Microsoft is available here.

If you are downloading to an iPad or iPhone, you will need to download the apps from the App Store then log in using your Glow username. More information from Microsoft is available here.

It is also possible to download the apps from within Microsoft O365. To do so, click on the Office 365 link in the top left of your screen. This will take you to the O365 home page. Click on ‘Install Office 2016’ and follow the instructions.

Entering your username

When logging in, you will be asked to enter your username – this is your Glow username plus the domain e.g. gw15examplejames@glow.sch.uk. You will then be transferred to the Glow login screen.

Once you have entered your login details here, your registration will be complete. The Glow username will only activate the software for as long as that account is active in Glow.

Saving their work using an app

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children should save their work to one drive.

When uploading their work to a team:

Within a post
Click the paperclip icon
Search in their one drive folder
Click on the document
You will see it upload

Saving their work using a netbook/ laptop

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children can save their work to one drive/ or the computer.

When uploading their work to a team:

Click on files
Click on a folder
Click on upload
Search in their one drive folder/ or the computer
Click on the document
You will see it upload

November 13, 2020

West Lothian Sumdog Contest Starts Today!

Sumdog’s West Lothian Maths Contest is here! It finishes at 8pm on Thursday 19th November.Here are some things to keep in mind during the contest:

Students can play at any time.
For the score to count, the West Lothian Maths Contest activity must be showing in the green panel on the left of the student’s screen when they click to start each game.
Their scores are based on correct answers.
A class’s score is the average of the scores from all students from that class who take part.
To appear on the leaderboard, at least 10 students from a class need to play.

We still need a few more players in each class to join the leaderboard!

November 12, 2020

Nursery Go Pro

The nursery children were very excited to try out their new go pro camera! They will use this to record their learning to share with their peers and family.

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Primary 7 Investigate Children in Need

We started with a general knowledge quiz, using one of our favourite apps – Kahoot!

Primary 7 decided if they wanted to work on their own, with a partner or in a small group. They also decided if they wanted to do a digital or paper presentation. They used a range of different devices to support their learning and presentation.

They researched by using links on their class team and searching Google to find the answers to the key questions.

They used their class Team to share their finished presentations – some are still a work in progress!