Blog feedRenfrewshire gets Glowing
July 2nd, 2008As Glow rolls out across Renfrewshire, Johnstone High School, Glencoats Primary School and St James’s Primary School are emerging as Glowing schools.
Johnstone High School is pioneering the use of Glow Learn by issuing electronic homework exercises to S3 pupils. Pupils submit work through the virtual learning environment, and teachers record marks and leave feedback on Glow Learn. Pupils have responded very positively, and homework submission has increased.
John McGivern, Principal Teacher of Computing and Business Studies at Johnstone High School, said, ‘We’ve used Glow to create areas where pupils can access up-to-date teaching resources and discuss any aspect of the course. This has proved especially useful during exam leave when pupils can study at home but still get help from their teacher or other pupils without having to come into school.’
Glencoats Primary School has created Glow Groups to explore money and business, part of the Social Subjects learning outcomes. Every class joins in the learning topic through its Glow Group, and P7 pupils visit classrooms to gather content. The visits have raised awareness of Glow amongst teachers, and pupils are keen as ever to play their part.
St James’s Primary School has shown immense enthusiasm for Glow. It has created a Spanish Glow Group for P4-P7s, and the Barnaby Bear Glow Group has captured the imagination of pupils as young as 6. The helpful bear has been pictured preparing school dinners and even answering the phone! The school’s ‘Glow for Grown-ups’ area has also succeeded in engaging parents, who can access school information and comment on pupils’ artwork.
Councillor Lorraine Cameron, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Education and Leisure Services Committee, said,
‘Our society is driven by high technology and it is essential for young people to be computer literate. Glow is a practical application that turns the whole of Scotland into one big classroom where teachers and pupils from Renfrewshire can share lessons and ideas with colleagues in the Borders and the Orkney Islands.’
Find out more about Glow in Glow in Renfrewshire.
Many Thanks - Anne Louise (creator of Barnaby glow, spanish glow and glow for grown ups section).
thanks for pointing that out to us! Rest assured, we’ll make sure to point out which ‘St. James’ it is in future. Bearing in mind all the good work you’ve been doing with Glow, I don’t doubt that we will be mentioning you again!