Bringing the Katie Morag stories to life using Glow Meet
‘What’s it really like living on an island?’ That was the question being asked by the Primary 1 pupils in Bannockburn Primary after reading some of Mairi Hedderwick’s ‘Katie Morag’ stories. To help answer that question, one of the school’s Primary 1 teachers, Jenny Shineton, decided to use Glow Meet to enable the pupils to speak to children who do live on an island.
Glow Groups for children - People who help us
Following introductory training in Glow, Amy Lumsden and Ruth Torrance, P1 teachers at James Gillespie's Primary School in Edinburgh, were keen to investigate if the Glow tools and functionality could support learning and teaching in their class. ‘People who help us’ is one of the Social Subjects topics covered by their pupils and Amy and Ruth felt it would be an ideal pilot to determine if Glow could be used successfully with pupils as young as P1.
- Posted on 30 January 2012 under Technologies, Primary.
Glow Meet with a dragon – early years fairyland topic
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (well, in Bathgate, West Lothian) the Primary 1 and 2 teachers in Windyknowe Primary School set themselves a huge task. They embarked upon a ‘Joining the Learning’ Fairyland activity that involved every one of the hundred Primary 1 and 2 pupils taking part in an Enchanted Forest project which culminated in them having a Glow Meet with a dragon!
- Posted on 30 January 2012 under Expressive arts, Technologies, Early Years.
Storytelling in Early Years using Glow Meet
After setting up a Glow Group for Early Years practitioners in West Lothian, Margo Kerr, Early Years ICT Development Officer, established a popular project where stories are read by pupils in the upper stages of primary schools. Children in the nurseries – and also in primary classes – watch and listen to the stories via Glow Meet.
- Posted on 30 January 2012 under Early Years.
Creativity Portal - Big Hairy Hamish: The Monster Who Cared
Discover how Scottish Opera worked with 27 primary schools to introduce pupils from pre-school to P4 to the importance of recycling. (Requires Glow login)
- Posted on 20 January 2012 under Sustainable development, Developing parental support, Early Years, Primary.
Creativity Portal - Ditty and Gaer Boxes
Case study on the Shetland dialect resources for nursery and early primary developed in partnership by the Creative Links Team, schools, artists and the voluntary organisation Shetland ForWirds. (Requires Glow login).
- Posted on 20 January 2012 under Developing parental support, Early Years, Primary.
Creativity Portal - LOOK!
Read about a project in which P1 pupils worked with the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney over several months to research and curate their own exhibition. (Requires Glow login)
- Posted on 20 January 2012 under Developing parental support, Primary.
Glow Cookbook: Jessie Porter nursery: sharing and collaborating through Glow
In this cookbook, Jo Bell, an ICT Staff Tutor, describes how she worked with Jessie Porter Nursery School to develop a Glow Group aimed at showcasing the work that is going on in the nursery, strengthen Nursery / Primary transition links and to share how they are planning for and developing Curriculum for Excellence in the early years.
- Posted on 18 January 2012 under Technologies, Primary.
Outdoor Learning in the National Parks annual conference, October 2011
A collection of short clips from the introductory addresses at the second annual Outdoor Learning in the National Parks conference which was held at Glenmore Lodge in the heart of the ancient Caledonian pine forest of the Cairngorms National Park in October 2011.
- Posted on 10 November 2011 under CfE, Outdoor learning.
Learning through sketchbooks in art and design
Air Iomlich (On Exchange) is a partnership project that brings practising artists together with learners and teachers to explore their outdoor environments.
- Posted on 07 November 2011 under Art and design, Literacy and Gaidhlig, ICT in learning, Local area, Partnership working, Early Years, Primary, Secondary.
- Tagged as Fruitmarket Gallery, Air Iomlaid, Scottish Natural Heritage, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, The Centre for Gaelic, Isle of Skye, University of the Highland and Islands, Bunsgoil Shlèite.
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