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February 28th, 2011

Copyright and the Classroom - What do you know?

Jennifer McDougall

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This week in Glowing Thursdays we are joined by Andrew James from Scran who will be discussing the very complicated and often confusing subject of copyright.

Copyright in the classroom can be a minefield. More and more teachers and students know that simply copying pictures from random websites is illegal and could lead to prosecution. But where can teachers and students go for classroom materials that are copyright-cleared?

Andrew James will talk about the implications of copyright on the web, discuss licensing and what it means, and look at different sources of copyright-cleared materials for the classroom.

Andrew is an Education Officer at Scran, the leading source of copyright-cleared materials for education, available free to all local authority schools in Scotland.

Sign up and join us on Thursday 3rd March from 4-5 and find out more about this important issue in Glowing Thursdays.

February 27th, 2011

Glow Light Image 28.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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Radwick Bay. Island of Hoy, Orkney

Hoy (from Norse Háey meaning high island) is an island in Orkney, Scotland. With an area of 143 square kilometres it is the second largest in the archipelago after the Mainland. It is connected by a causeway called The Ayre to South Walls. Unusually, the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.

In Norse mythology, Hoy is the location of the never-ending battle between Hedin and Högni.

The dramatic coastline of Hoy greets visitors travelling to Orkney by ferry from the Scottish mainland. It has extremes of many kinds: some of the highest sea cliffs in the UK at St John’s Head, which reach 350 metres; the impressive and famous sea stack, the Old Man of Hoy; some of the most northerly surviving natural woodland in the British Isles; the remote possibility that Arctic Char survive in Heldale Water and the most northerly Martello Towers, which were built to defend the area during the Napoleonic War, but were never used in combat.

The main naval base for the British fleet Scapa Flow in both the First and Second World Wars was situated at Lyness in the south-east of the island. Some rather incongruous art deco structures nearby date from this period.

The northern part of the island is an RSPB reserve due to its importance for birdlife, particularly Great skuas and red-throated divers. It was sold to the RSPB by the Hoy Trust for a minimal amount. Anastrepta orcadensis, a liverwort also known as Orkney Notchwort, was first discovered on Ward Hill by William Jackson Hooker in 1808.

Image Graham Bevan, Orkney Islands Council/Text Wikipedia

February 23rd, 2011

A right BIG blether!

Jennifer McDougall

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 : Categories Curriculum for Excellence, Glow, Glow Meet, Local authorities, Pupils, Stirling

Join us on Monday 7th March live from the MacRobert Centre in Stirling for ‘a right BIG Blether’ to celebrate all the right brilliant things Scotland’s Commissioner Tam Baillie has received throughout ‘a RIGHT blether’ and to hear the results of the national vote.

Tam will be joined in Stirling by Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years and Michael Russell MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning as well as lots of other people who work with and for children and young people across Scotland. There will of course be lots of children and young people there too and plenty of opportunity for you and your class to get involved in interactive workshops.

The whole day will be broadcast through Glow Meet and you can join us for whatever part or parts of the day that suit you. A detailed outline of the day can be found in the SCCYP Glow Group.

Find out the result of the RIGHT blether vote and what Tam is going to do to try and deliver this for the children and young people of Scotland. It was your vote so find out how it will shape your future!!

Sign up to take part in this historic event in the SCCYP Glow Group.

February 20th, 2011

Glow Light Image 21.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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View of Perth

This image was the winning image from a competition for the primary schools in Perth and Kinross. This photograph was taken by Sarah R Primary 7 from Moncreiffe Primary School during a walk up the Edinburgh Road in Perth.

Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire.

Perth has been known as The Fair City, since the publication of the story, Fair Maid of Perth by the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. During the medieval period, the town was also given two alternative names, St. John’s Toun or Saint Johnstoun by its Scots-speaking inhabitants in reference to the main church dedicated to St John The Baptist.

The name Perth derives from a Pictish-Gaelic word for wood or copse. There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistoric times, which was probably on a site where a river crossed a slightly raised mound on the west bank of the River Tay. The area surrounding the modern town has been known to have been occupied by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers since their arrival more than 8,000 years ago. Nearby Neolithic standing stones and circles also exist, dating from about 4000 BC, following the introduction of farming in the area.

The presence of Scone Abbey, home of the Stone of Destiny where the King of Scots was crowned, enhanced the early importance of the town. Perth became known as an effective ‘capital’ of Scotland, due to the frequent residence of the royal court. Royal Burgh status was soon given to the town by King William The Lion in the early 12th century. The town became one of the richest burghs in the country, doing trade with countries like France, the Low Countries and Baltic Countries for goods such as Spanish silk and French wine.

Image Sarah R./Text Wikipedia

February 17th, 2011

Glow Light Image 18.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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Internet Safety Day Competition

Friday:

Image by Ethan H., Eastwood High School, East Renfrewshire Council

February 17th, 2011

Glow Light Image 17.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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Internet Safety Day Competition

Thursday:

Image by Jacob M., Woodfarm High School, East Renfrewshire

February 16th, 2011

Historic Scotland Education Unit Glow Group Open!

Katie Barrowman

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The Historic Scotland Education Unit Glow Group is now open!

Historic Scotland encourages imaginative and sustainable use of the historic environment as a resource for cross-curricular, participative learning opportunities. Their castles, abbeys, industrial buildings, parks and prehistoric sites provide unique and memorable learning environments for learners of all ages.

• Find out about free visits to hundreds of sites
• Discover exciting activities
• Access free resources for teachers and pupils
• Browse their free CPD events

Click here to access the Glow Group

February 15th, 2011

Glow Light Image 16.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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Internet Safety Day Competition

Wednesday:

Image by David W., Gourock High School, Inverclyde Council

February 14th, 2011

Glow Light Image 15.2.2011

Lesley Dickson

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Safer Internet Day Competition

Tuesday:

Image by Sarah T., Grove Academy, Dundee City Council

February 14th, 2011

New Building Glow Communities Event

Dawn Adams

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Building Glow Community Event 30th & 31st March

An opportunity to create and develop resources, in Glow, to support learning and teaching.

This event will look at the potential of Glow to support a variety of classroom initiatives e.g. transition, interdisciplinary learning, recording achievement and sharing success, etc. This will be a practical event with support from the National Glow team and the opportunity to work with colleagues across local authorities and sectors.

The course is residential at Stirling University Management Centre. All accommodation costs and travelling expenses to Stirling will be met by Learning and Teaching Scotland. Supply cover will be the responsibility of attendee’s school.

Requirements:
Open to all teaching staff
All sectors
Glow user

To sign up visit the Building Glow Communities Glow group: http://glo.li/fwi9mM