Glow Scotland

June 29th, 2010

The Daily What

pcurrie

Comments: 4 Comments » Tags: Tags: Glow, Glowscotland, Literacy, Literacy and English, news, Schools, Scotland, the daily what, the herald
 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Development, Literacy, Uncategorized

‘The Daily What’- the all new Glow schools’ news service- will be launched in August in association with our partners for the service, The Herald group and Tinopolis Interactive. In the meantime, we really need user feedback on initial designs for the news service. We are always keen to find out what Glow users think and we will try to recommend changes accordingly.

There is a working prototype (with limited functionality at this point) that will give you a good idea of page layout, content and navigation elements. Please remember that very few links will work at this stage, but you should get a good idea of how the service will look when it is launched.

The prototype can be accessed here: http://www.dailywhat.org.uk/prototype/index.html

We have created a National Glow group for the service, with a particular focus for the moment on collecting feedback. If you have time, we would very much appreciate feedback from Glow users. There are several forum posts which ask specific questions and invite voting from users.

These forum posts can be accessed individually from the main Noticeboard of the Glow group, or by going to the ‘Tell us what you think’ page. There is also an email link, if you would prefer to email your thoughts, and a document store, if you would prefer to create a document of feedback and upload it to Glow. The Glow group also contains images of the prototype page designs.

Whichever option you decide to use, we really do appreciate Glow users taking the time to share their views. Remember, if we find out what you think now, we can make changes before the August launch.

Click here to go straight to the Glow group

December 11th, 2009

Poetry Glow Meet Wednesday 16th December

carolegillespie

Comments: none Tags: Tags: Elspeth Murray, Glow Meet, Literacy and English, poetry
 : Categories Glow Meet, Literacy, South Lanarkshire, Uncategorized

Elspeth Murray is our online poet for National Poetry Day 2009.

Elspeth is visiting an S2 English class in Calderside Academy, Blantyre on Wednesday 16th December to participate with pupils on this year’s theme of Heroes and Heroines. Elspeth will help pupils develop some heroic verse of their very own and you and your class can be there with Glow.

A Glow Meet with Elspeth will be held in the Literacy and English National Glow Group on Wednesday December 16th at 11 10 am. A follow-up Glow Meet where pupils will get the opportunity to present their own poems to Elspeth will take place in January 2010.

Elspeth invites S2 to join her to hear her poetry, work on the Heroes and Heroines theme and to ask her questions about her work and life as a poet.

You can register your interest and post questions for Elspeth to answer by emailing c.gillespie@LTScotland.org.uk

Please note you can also register your interest on the Heroes and Heroines Poetry Glow Page – follow the link from Literacy and English National Glow Group Noticeboard.

November 20th, 2009

Alan Bissett – A Sort of Homecoming…

ronnierankin

Comments: none Tags: Tags: Alan Bissett, books, Glow Meet, Literacy and English
 : Categories Events, Falkirk, Glow Groups, Glow Meet, Literacy, National Groups, Uncategorized

Alan Bissett is returning to his and Adam Spark’s old school, Falkirk High, to speak to pupils about his books and you and your class can also be there with Glow.

A Glow Meet with Alan will be held in the Literacy and English National Glow Group on Thursday December 10th at 2pm.

Alan invites S4-S6 to join him to hear him read from his books and to ask him questions about his work.

It promises to be a great event both for pupils and staff as you get to watch, hear and question one of Scotland’s most versatile talents.

You can register your interest and post questions for Alan to answer by replying to the post Here on the Glow group.

Please note you can now register your interest on the Alan Bissett Glow Page.

January 6th, 2009

National Groups in the Spotlight – Literacy and English

Katie Barrowman

Comments: none Tags: Tags: Curriculum for Excellence, Literacy, Literacy and English, National Groups
 : Categories National Groups

Good news for the New Year – all teachers are now contributing members of the National Literacy and English Group. The National Groups are there for all Glow users and are places to find news, resources, links, and most importantly, people to work with and talk to. The Group will only be a success, though, if people get in there and use it, so it’s time to dive right in and get started!

Literacy is everyone’s business, and literacy development is part of every curricular area. The National Group is there to help all teachers and learners and it will change and grow to meet the needs of the education commumity, so get involved in its future by taking part in the discussions and sharing what you’re doing.

The group currently provides news related to literacy events and projects across the country, meeting and chat rooms for collaboration, discussion boards to share ideas and ask questions, and links to National Literacy Documents and insightful research from across the globe – and that’s just to start with.

Do you have a literacy project going on Glow? Why not put a link to it in the Literacy Glow Groups tab and let people see what you’re doing? The resources tab is another useful port of call, with links to lots of excellent sites for pupils and teachers.

Coming soon to the site are national events, including the chance to virtually attend the National Literacy Conference in March, as well as competitions and activities for pupils.

The National Literacy and English group is there for every teacher and learner, and we will make it everything you need it to be, so let us know what you want from it.

P.S. – Calling all English teachers… The English Teachers Glow Group is now open inside the staffroom. This fantastic and extensive group has a wealth of ideas about how to use Glow with your English classes, and provides a place to share resources with your colleagues across Scotland for all stages of secondary English. We highly recommend a visit!