ICT Staff Tutors

For decades, modern language departments have found penpals for their pupils, and linked to European schools to help develop language and an appreciation of the culture in the country where that language is spoken. It’s not only in language learning, however, that these links can benefit. Every subject (or topic area) can benefit from [...]

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From June Jelly:
I was lucky enough to go to the annual conference of SSERC (Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre) in Dunfermline’s Carnegie Conference Centre today, with Tracey Stewart, our QIO in Dundee with responsibility for Science. It was a day that married my two loves of ICT for teaching and learning and Science and we [...]

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Recently I  delivered a CPD session at Clepington PS on Photostory 3. This was very well received by staff and they were really enthusiastic about the possibilities of using the software to enhance learning and teaching that already takes place in the school.
I was impressed by an email received from a P1 teacher only a [...]

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Dundee College Education Support Assistance students have recently taken part in a glow meet session to support the students who were about to embark on their school placement. To prepare the students for stepping back into the classroom they engaged in a glow meet, Glow’s video conferencing tool, with Longhaugh PS. Longhaugh’s P1a class along [...]

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James Robertson has translated Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox and A. A. Milne’s classic Winnie The Pooh into Scots. This Thursday, 5th November, S2 pupils at Menzieshill High School will have the chance to learn from James about the challenges that writing in the Scots language raises.  Pupils across Scotland will also have this opportunity, [...]

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Move over Aardman Animations! There is a promising young animator in town! A pupil at Jessie Porter Nursery in Dundee, has made a fantastic animation using the DigiBlue Movie Creator. Based on his ’self-penned’ story Lizzie the Hedgehog, the 4 year old, made characters out of plasticine and his setting out of a cardboard box [...]

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Last year I had an exciting time on secondment as a national Glow Development Officer – but now the Glow Team T-shirt is hung up for good! Now I am back full-time in my role as Education Support Officer for ICT in Dundee secondary schools – and loving it just as much! We have [...]

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Hello,
My name is Pauline I am new to the ICT Staff Tutor group. Up until the start of the holidays I was a Computing Teacher at Braeview Academy and am now finding my feet in the new job.
Pauline

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Safer Internet Day
Thinkuknow is an excellent FREE website that can assist educators in teaching pupils about internet safety and
fulfil the requirements of the CfE Technologies Outcomes which relate to safe and responsible use of the Internet (TCH 110F and TCH 211F/TCH 314F).
The Thinkuknow programme is also giving us the perfect opportunity to introduce internet [...]

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The Scottish Seabird Centre hosted a Glow Meet for Biology classes on Wednesday and I was in Morgan Academy to provide ICT support to Sheila Herd and her Higher class.
Dr Jan Andries Franeker demonstrated the investigation they carry out on fulmars found dead around UK shores.  It was absolutely fascinating and the pupils were really [...]

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