1. © Knox Academy 2006 Presentation Title Presenters Name Date Introduction Introduction to Glow At Knox Academy November 2006 © Knox Academy 2006

2. Todays Objective……. For staff to: Gain an understanding of Glow and what will be available to staff an pupils in January 2007 and over the next 2 years as Glow develops.

3. © Knox Academy 2006 What Will We Cover Today? What is Glow? What training will you need? What will be available initially? What is the trial at Knox Academy? What will be available as Glow develops over the next two Years?

4. © Knox Academy 2006 What is Glow? Glow is the national intranet for Scottish schools, linking Scotlands 800,000 educators and pupils Glow is a powerful set of tools for learning and teaching, sharing and collaborating which will be provided within a safe and secure on-line environment accessible from any location

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6. GLOW is not solely about ICT GLOW is an initiative that is being designed and developed to enhance Teaching and Learning in Scotland

7. © Knox Academy 2006 What Training Will You Need? All Staff and pupils will receive training and support. This will be in collaboration with Glow Mentors.

8. © Knox Academy 2006 Initially……… The initial facilities that can be accessed within the GLOW Intranet will include: Pupil site Staff site Establishment site. Local Authority Site National Site Your own personal site. And……

9. © Knox Academy 2006 GLOW groups within your establishment that you are a member of. (i.e. sports clubs/homework clubs) Miss Ws VW GLOW Group

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11. If you can imagine how our school server operates……

12. © Knox Academy 2006 Emailing, daily bulletin, absentee Sheet.etc Sharing resources (like our current shared resources area on the server, but for all schools in Scotland to contribute, share and use)

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14. The Trial At Knox Academy Phase one of the GLOW trial will involve four classes (three Secondary and one primary). These trials will test the usability of GLOW.

15. © Knox Academy 2006 Glow Lesson Each class will be given a trial lesson Each pupil will be interacting within the intranet. Pupils will have to upload images and create their own individual pieces of work during the trial lessons. This will be tailored to the specific age group. I.e.………….

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18. Themes and Aesthetics Primary themes more icon based

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21. Secondary themes more text based

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23. The Future Of Glow Whats to come……..

24. © Knox Academy 2006 Tools Of The Future web authoring and hosting Voice over IP Web conferencing Video conferencing Video streaming Live communications server Security file transfer and chat