George Lucas praises Glow to US House of Representatives

Film maker George Lucas has praised Glow, Scotland's national schools intranet, to members of the US House of Representatives. Mr Lucas, appearing before the US Congress, described Glow as a shining example of how technology could boost education.

Mr Lucas, who heads his own not-for-profit education foundation and is on the quest for what he calls ‘edutopia’, told representatives on the telecommunications and internet sub-committee that the US is lagging behind Scotland in using 21st century tools to teach its children.

He said, ’This year we describe a project from Scotland called Glow, the first national schools intranet, which provides every Scottish school with a common e-platform for student and teacher e-mail, for parents to have regular communication with their schools, for publishing school websites and for features such as online course and videoconferencing between schools…’.

Funded by the Scottish Government, Glow is managed by Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS).

LTS Press Release:  Scotland’s national education intranet recognised by US Congress 

The Times article: The force is with Scotland's schools intranet, says George Lucas

The Scotsman article: May the Glow be with you