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Presentation Title Presenters Name Date Introduction Glow and the Curriculum for Excellence A brief introduction

What is Glow? How will Glow support and enhance the Curriculum for Excellence?

What is Glow? Glow is a National Intranet, linking Scotlands 1.5 million teachers, pupils and parents Teachers and learners are at the heart of Glow

Glow Any time, anywhere access A safe and secure environment

Glow There are lots of tools and resources in Glow to support learning and teaching

cpd resources secure file transfer Glow learn web hosting video streaming resources search Collaborative Glow Groups Targeted news Glow Messenger (for staff) Glow Mail Glow Chat Glow Meet: Video Conferencing Audio conferencing Virtual whiteboard Application sharing Document Store Discussions

Glow Glow will let you share and collaborate with other departments and classes, other schools, other authorities, even other countries

Glow Glow provides video conferencing messaging access to national resources tools for communication and collaboration virtual learning environment web hosting etc

Glow Tour Lets see what Glow looks like

Each user has a unique username and password Each user has a unique username and password

Glow Tour First, well look at what a teacher in a secondary school might see

This opening page is for staff only and has news... This opening page is for staff only and has news...

... the daily bulletin and absence sheets...

... calendar of events, etc

The school home page has information for everyone, not just staff The school home page has information for everyone, not just staff

There are groups for departments, extra curricular activities, working groups, etc There are groups for departments, extra curricular activities, working groups, etc

This departmental group has areas for news, a document store, a discussion area, etc This departmental group has areas for news, a document store, a discussion area, etc

Here is the staff page of a primary school

This is the primary school main site This is the primary school main site

Groups in the primary school are based around classes Groups in the primary school are based around classes

The document store can hold policies, minutes, resources, etc and can be accessed from anywhere, anytime The document store can hold policies, minutes, resources, etc and can be accessed from anywhere, anytime

The school calendar

Glow Tour In this brief tour, we havent looked at the tools available like video conferencing and messaging or looked at the Local Authority or national sites You can find out much more at

Curriculum for Excellence Lets look now at how Glow can support the Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence Aims to provide: More freedom for teachers Greater choice and opportunity for pupils A single coherent curriculum for all young people aged 3-18

Purposes of CfE Successful Learners Confident Individuals Responsible Citizens Effective Contributors Four capacities

Using technology for learning Enthusiasm and motivation for learning Communicate in different ways and in different settings Work in partnership and in teams Respect for others Relate to others and manage themselves Some of the ways Glow can support CfE

CfE and Glow Here are two examples of Glow being used in schools Youll see that the activities involve the 4 capacities and support the CfE approach

CfE and Glow This Glow Group is about a School Wildlife Garden

The activities include question and answer sessions with the local wildlife ranger, web conferencing with the ranger, opportunities for children to suggest ideas for the garden, etc The resources include pictures, maps, documents and videos

CfE and Glow This is an extracurricular project organised through Glow

CfE and Glow It is a virtual meeting place for everyone involved, containing information about the trip, advice to pupils and parents, etc with much of the information supplied by pupils

Numeracy Glow Group Numeracy Glow Group Created Documents uploaded Discussion on teaching Numeracy Outcome Lessons and ideas shared Pupils and staff using the group for resources, communication and homework This example shows how a Glow Group can support the Outcomes

CfE and Glow One of the 7 principles of Curriculum for Excellence is Challenge and Enjoyment The following three quotes are from Primary 6 pupils who were using Glow to share ideas and develop their understanding of the novel they were reading in class

I really liked Glow because I learned loads of new stuff. We used web cams and microphones to talk to other schools. I learned more about Michael Morpurgo. Emma, Primary 6 When I was using Glow it was so cool. I learned about Japan by talking to other schools. I wish that Glow didnt have to stop. Hannah, Primary 6 Challenge and Enjoyment I have been using glow in school to help me with my reading study on Kensukes Kingdom. We have been using Glow Chat and Glow Meet. I cant wait until the next time we can use Glow. Lyndsay, Primary 6

Whats happening in Aberdeen?

The rollout of Glow to schools in Aberdeen has begun

Whats happening in Aberdeen? Mentors have been trained Several schools are training school mentors Some schools are already using Glow

Whats happening in Aberdeen? The rollout involves 3 phases 1.Staff on Glow, communication tools enabled 2.Pupils added, additional tools enabled 3.Glow Learn (the Virtual Learning Environment) enabled

Whats happening in Aberdeen? Schools are given a ready-made site which can be tailored to suit Initial training will be provided Ongoing support will be available

Whats happening in Aberdeen? For further information on Glow in Aberdeen, contact Your school mentor Rosaleen Rentoul (346143)

The ICT Education Team Aberdeen City Council October 2008