Looking for info on Accessibility? Go here!
Computing Science Scotland week - review and resources
Explain Everything - online whiteboard collaboration tool
Digital Wellbeing Award - Support Webinar
Starting a Tech Club
Canopy AI directory
Making a fair algorithm, with Bryan from Instagram
Introduction to AI chatbot technology
Microsoft Maths Solver
Micro:bit - the next gen
Scottish Computing Science Week
Feedback on digital activities for Education Scotland
Thinglink - AI in Immersive learning
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Can we trust tech and the people behind it?
WestOS Wonders
Teacher Digital Literacy Framework - feedback please!
Accessibility features of school devices
Scratch Week / Scottish Computing Science Week
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Code Club Summer Code Along
Living in a Digital World
Let's Stick Together
Live Lesson - Soft Robotics & Artificial Intelligence - National Robotarium
Tweets of the week
Effective Digital Feedback
Scratch Week / Scottish Computing Science Week
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
ThingLink Guided Tours
Glow Connect News and new Education Scotland website
Coronation digital resources
Senior Phase learning spaces
Code Club: Wellbeing and Mental Health code along
Google Classroom upload changes
Funding and grants for digital kit
Sphero CSForAll Computational Thinking Resources
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Artificial Intelligence - Exploring Opportunities for Scottish Educators
ELC Practitioners- Play Along, with Barefoot Computing, #CSscot23
Protect yourself from online scams - Helping older adults stay safe online
Barclays Digital Eagle sessions
We’re Aff Tae The Big School!
Scottish Computing Science Week
Links we like... from Paperzip
UK Emergency Alert test - this Sunday
Scam email alert
Digital Leader Toolkit
Cyber Action Plan for individuals and families
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Carol Vorderman's Perfect 10
Mitch Resnick creator of Scratch, Live Assembly & Sustainability Challenge #CSscot23
Celebrate Earth Day with Google
New ICT Self Service portal launching today
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Be Internet Legends - Google's internet safety resource
Catch 'the Artful Hacker'!
Save the Date: Scratch Week 2023 - May 8th to May 12
Scottish Computing Science Week - 15th to 19th May 2023
Tweets of the Week
· Promethean webinar: Classroom Essential Apps update **TODAY**
· An Introduction to Digital Citizenship with Common Sense Education **TODAY**
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Canopy Education newsletter - all about Google Workspace for Education
· Tech We Trust - can we trust tech and the people behind it?
· Save the Date: Scratch Week 2023 - May 8th to May 12
· Promethean webinar: Classroom Essential Apps update
· Google's 2023 product training series
· Education Scotland course - This is Data
· Get Going with ThingLink
· An Introduction to Digital Citizenship with Common Sense Education
· It's STEM week - Dust off your micro:bits!!
· Barclays Code Playground
· WestOS - February Newsletter
· Education Scotland course - This is Data
· Get Going with ThingLink
· D&AD New Gen Awards
· University of Glasgow - Digital Citizenship survey
· CALL Scotland - accessibility webinars, resources and links
· Tech We Trust: Making decisions with data
· Investigate Broughty Ferries using Open Source Intelligence
· Discover Tech Skills - Hide secret messages using technology
· Cyber Scotland Week
· Promethean Webinar: Cook up Code with your ActivPanel! **TONIGHT**
· A Digital Eagles guide to online gaming for parents
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Using digital technologies with EAL learners
· Microsoft Search Coach
· World Book Day - online audiobooks
· National Museums of Scotland - digital sessions
· Using streaming services in school buildings
· Professional Development: Using digital technologies to support all EAL learners
· Professional Development: iPad accessibility features to support learning and teaching
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Micro:bit Champions - Class of 2023
· CALL Scotland webinars
· Cyber Security for Childminders (to share within your communities)
· Amazon Future Engineer bursary
· Digital Xtra Fund - applications now invited!
· Safer Internet Day - **TODAY!** Tuesday 7th February!
· Astro Pi Mission Zero
· Make it HAPPen - We are the Future!
· Google Shared Drives - storage limits
· WestOS update
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Education Scotland - Teacher Digital Literacy Framework
· Seesaw: help and guidance
· Fun and interactive cyber security training
· Cyber Security for Childminders (to share within your communities)
· Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 7th February
· Accessibility features on Chromebooks / Immersive Reader
· Coorie in wae ClassFlow and Promethean!
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Seesaw: help and guidance
· Fun and interactive cyber security training
· New Year, New micro:bit skills!
· Microsoft Education and Education Scotland: digital help and support
· Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 7th February
· #DigiInventors Challenge - Primary Edition
· Safety on the Railway
· English as an Additional Language: updates and information
· Advice for parents and carers around new digital devices for children
· Explore coding with Sphero
· Using Google Slides in your classroom?
A big thank you....
Festive treats from Promethean
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
A child's first digital device - advice for parents and carers
Get festive with the micro:bit!
Microsoft Accessibility feature
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Teach yourself micro:bit!
Microsoft tips and tricks
Developing your confidence in Computing Science
Hour of Code 2022
Google Santa Tracker is back!!
OpenAI - have a go with some artificial intelligence!
Amazon Alexa - Young Innovator Challenge
BBC Learn resources for 202
Jerry Lawson - Google Doodle
Christmas resources from Tablet Academy now live!
Micro:bit advent calendar
Merry ActivHolidays with Promethean! **TODAY**
Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
Focus on Passwords - CLPL sessions from ERC
Christmas ThingLinks
Code a Christmas Decoration with Education Scotland
Crack a million passwords with Python!
Feeling Festive with Micro:bits!
Sphero Bolt - Cybersecurity Labs
BP Interactive Science Advent Calendar
Scottish AI Alliance competition for schools
· Promethean Christmas Webinar
· ActivPanel pen settings
· Digital Skills from Skills Development Scotland
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Funded CLPL courses from the University of the Highlands and Islands
· Digital Xtra Fund - find out more!
· Safer Schools - downloadable online safety shareables!
· More World Cup coding and computing resources
· Top 200 most common passwords 2022
· QWIQR - digital feedback
· Genially - gamify your lessons!
• Important changes to Screencastify accounts
• ClassVR: NoVRembAR - virtual reality headset reboot!
• Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
• CyberFirst S2 Girls' competition
• Anti-Bullying Week digital resources
• Tech We Trust
• Digital Detox
• Code.org - New Hour of Code activities!
• Micro:bit Festive Code Along
• Microsoft's Hour of Code Carnival
• Tweets of the week
• ClassVR: NoVRembAR - virtual reality headset reboot!
• Canva for Education: get verified as a teacher the easy way!
• Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
• SEALCC Autumn Conference: Supporting Bilingual Learners through ICT
• Microsoft webinars from Tablet Academy Scotland
• Free teaching resources from Tablet Academy Scotland: World Cup special
• Digital Skills Education: Practical Cyber Resilience resources
• World Children's Day - virtual lesson from Google
· ClassVR: NoVRembAR - virtual reality headset reboot!
· Seesaw professional development
· Coming soon in Glow: Adobe Express
· OneDrive: changes to the 'shared with everyone' folder
· Glow Connect
· Immersive Reader / typing accents
· SELFIE for teachers
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Free teaching resources from Tablet Academy Scotland
· Google Sheet story building activity
· Big Book of Computing Content
• Accessing Youtube videos when logged in to Chrome
• Promethean Webinar: Timesaving ActivInspire Lesson Preparation
• Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
• Ada Scotland
• Making Scratch more accessible
• Scary Scotland!
• World Space Week code along recording
• Micro:bit updates
• How to Rob a Bank (ethical hacking)
· Scottish Digital Literacy Week 2022 #SDLW2022 – a big thank you!
· Promethean Webinar: Timesaving ActivInspire Lesson Preparation
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live! (including a SPOOKY special!)
· Barefoot Super Space! Coding for Early Years
· Code micro:bits using Python
· Scratchtober!
· Education Scotland: the Future of Digital in Scottish Education
· Microsoft Educator Help and Learning Centre
· Free Data Skills poster
· Forestopia – let the forest come to you!
· Black History Month: digital resources
· Scottish Digital Literacy Week 2022 #SDLW2022
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Micro:bit professional learning
· Ethics of Online Safety and Security
· Apps we thought were gone... are back!
· Doorway Online - accessible and interactive learning
· Virtual Piano
· Teaching is easier with Teams!
· Tree of Knowledge: Black History Month lessons
· Scottish Digital Literacy Week 2022 #SDLW2022
· Focus on Phishing sessions
· Seesaw incident: update
· 'Mote' pop up fix
· Promethean Webinar: Become a Promethean Certified Teacher! **TODAY**
· Keyboards for younger learners
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Google for Education: New UK and Ireland resource site
· 'Online Safety Live' events
· Screening Shorts
· Twinkl Community Collection: £500 for a school project
Seesaw incident
Scottish Digital Literacy Week (3rd to 7th October)
Promethean Webinar: Become a Promethean Certified Teacher!
Tech Thursdays: Digital CLPL events
Digihub Code Alongs, Live!
Micro:bit Live Code Along (Thursday 22nd September)
World Space Week Code Along (Thursday 6th October)
Tweets of the week
· Chromebook Roadshow **today**
· Scottish Digital Literacy Week 2022 (week commencing 3rd October)
· Microsoft Literacy Challenge
· Remembering HRH Queen Elizabeth II
· Chromebook Road show at Mearns Primary
· Tech Thursdays: Digital CLPL events
· Digihub Code Alongs: Live!
· Scotland’s Learn with Google Programme
· Data Education in Schools – resources and information
· Dug’s Discovery Den
· Micro:bit data logging projects
· Tweets of the week
· Chromebook Roadshow at Mearns Primary
· CPD Manager help
· Microsoft Reflect – check how your pupils are doing
· TECH THURSDAY events
· Promethean CLPL: Meet your ActivPanel **today!!**
· Google's Be Internet Legends: new curriculum
· Scotland's Learn with Google programme
· Microsoft Educator Certifications - launch events **TODAY**
· Apple Education Community
· EE PhoneSmart
· CALL Scotland online learning modules
· Sphero BOLT Educator Guide
· Start of session FAQs
· Make your school website or blog accessible to all
· Tech Thursdays: Digital CLPL events
· Promethean CLPL: Meet your ActivPanel
· HP charging unit – free to a good home
· Focus on Passwords – CLPL session
· Scottish Learning Festival: plea for content
· Scotland’s Learn with Google CLPL programme
· Microsoft Educator Certifications – launch events
· Microsoft – Back to School webinars
· Handy classroom templates from Canva
· World Animal Day – Google Live Lesson!
· Getting started with micro:bit
· Promethean newsletter – sign up for free stuff!
• Digital Housekeeping reminders
• Glow password resets in August – IMPORTANT!
• It’s time to Glow – win free stuff
• Our review of the year video – watch here (or in the Digest itself)
· End of academic year: Archiving / hibernating Google Classrooms and Microsoft Teams (included last week)
· End of academic year: Digital Housekeeping (included last week)
· Scotland’s Learn with Google programme (included last week)
· Code Along with micro:bit this Wednesday!
· It’s time to Glow – share your views on Glow and win some freebies!
· Stay safer online with Jessie and Friends
· Barefoot coding: Game on!
· Tweets of the Week
· End of academic year: digital housekeeping
· Scotland’s Learn with Google programme
· Digihub Code Alongs
· Sumdog Scottish Summer Maths Contest
· Funded CPD opportunities from UHI
· Tweets of the week
• Planned Glow Outage – 23rd and 24th July 2022
• Saving files in ‘Desktop’ or ‘Downloads’ folders
• Scotland’s ‘Learn with Google programme’ – Get Google Certified
• National Thank a Teacher Day 2022
• Digihub Code Alongs
• Digitize Summer Sessions
• School competition – Ethics of Online Safety and Security
• Resources to support the micro:bit rollout
• Digital Wellbeing Award for Scotland: Getting Started webinar
• British Sign Language for computing science
• Digihub Code Alongs
• Win an ActivPanel for your school
• Scratch week 2022 (this week!)
• Code Along with micro:bit – relaxation and mindful breathing (Thurs 19th May)
• Ciphers and code-cracking activities
• Resources to support the micro:bit rollout
• The Boy at the Back of the Classroom: using data
• Learn Promethean: end of year classroom activities
Storing and sharing documents
· Should my Team be public or private?
· Win an ActivPanel for your school!
· Become a ThingLink Certified Creator
· Promethean Webinar - ActivInspire’s Effortless Activity Builder (today!)
· Digihub Code Alongs
· Scratch Week resources (next week)
· App design competition
· Resources to support the national micro:bit rollout
· Code Club’s 10th birthday Code Along
· Google’s #22DigitalDays
· Google Drive app for Windows: update
· Micro:bits are coming to a primary school near you soon!
· Promethean Webinar - Creating a Lesson Hub with ActivInspire 2 – Marvellous Media !
· TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety
· Digihub Code Alongs
· Education Scotland's DigiLearn team: Webinars for the summer term
· Google Educator Group update
· The Big Plastic Count from Greenpeace
· Tweets of the week
· Promethean Webinar - Creating a Lesson Hub with ActivInspire 2 – Marvellous Media !
· TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety
· Digihub Code Alongs (including a new date for this month’s session)
· Live Lesson: Earth Day with Google for Education
· Etch a Sketch… on Google Sheets!
· Information Commissioner's Office: Children's Code – privacy and personal data lessons and resources
· …and finally!
· A very important message….
· ActivPanel Pens
· Promethean Webinar - Creating a Lesson Hub with ActivInspire 1 – Lovely Links!
· TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety
· Digihub Code Alongs
· Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus!
· J.P. Morgan Generation Tech
· Logging IT jobs
· CLPL: Promethean Webinar - Creating a Lesson Hub with ActivInspire 1 – Lovely Links!
· TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety
· CLPL: Digihub Code Alongs
· Barefoot meets Micro:bit
· VEXcode VR coding resources
External email caution message (coming soon!)
TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Cyber Resilience and Internet Safety
Digihub Code Alongs
Teaching about conflict and war: Support for educators
Computer Science resources
Sandbox Augmented Reality from Discovery Education
Google's Confident Explorers programme
Registration is now open for Imagine Cup Junior 2022
Google/Youtube hyperlinks in Microsoft apps
Don’t be wrong with copyright!
How secure is my password?
CLPL: Using the Digital Schools Award for school improvement
Digihub Code Alongs (the next one is tomorrow at 11am)
RME: Teaching Easter
Cyber security resources from Palo Alto Networks
Updates from the Google for Education team
Zeta Maths: Primary Maths Monsters competition
Cyber Scotland Week 2022 #CSW2022
CLPL: Using the Digital Schools Award for school improvement
Be Internet Legends – new curriculum
Digihub Code Alongs
World Book Day: more digital resources!
Canopy Education magazine
Micro:bit quick lessons
IMPORTANT - Increased email phishing threat
Promethean Webinar - Reinforcing and consolidating learning with Classflow Activities
Cyber Scotland Week 2022 #CSW2022
Glow - have your say!
Digihub Code Alongs
TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Session 3 - Learning
Level 4 Resources for Cyber Fundamentals and Internet Safety
Code.org - Code your 'Higher Power' with Coldplay
Accessibility - Using Word to support learners with ASN
Digital Doodle for World Book Day
Tree of Knowledge - Primary 7 leaver event
SlidesMania - Wordle on Google Sheets or Excel
Glow – have your say!
Disney+ information
Chrome browser update
Promethean Webinar – Reinforcing and consolidating learning with Classflow Activities
Digihub Code Alongs – now monthly!
TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials - Session 2 - Teaching
Cyber Week Scotland 2022 information and live lessons!
Chromebook gamified training
Treehouse Live! from Tree of Knowledge – free session for learners
Microsoft EdTech Connect
Micro:bit activities - spread a little love!
UK DigiGirlz x GirlGuiding Day
Use video to keep parents and families engaged – a blog from Screencastify
Digital Learning and Teaching support
Features of Highly Effective Digital Learning, Teaching and Assessment document – well worth a read and to consider
Promethean Webinar – Formative Assessment with ClassFlow Polls **TODAY!!**
Digihub Code Along – Create a ChatBot!
TECH THURSDAYS: Digihub Essentials session 1 – Planning for digital activities
Google Additional Services – age change
Accessing Youtube videos – reminders
Digital Xtra Fund – applications opening soon!
Digital Wellbeing Award – School Improvement Plans
'Capture the Flag’ hack session for S3 pupils
Barefoot Spring coding activities
Tweets of the week
Digital CLPL – great sessions coming up!!
WestOS introduction for high schools (Weds 26th January 3.15pm)
Promethean Webinar – Formative assessment with ClassFlow polls (Tuesday 1st February 4pm)
TECH THURSDAYS: ERC DigiChamps (This Thursday 4pm)
Email phishing advice
Swap shop!
Laptop security awareness
Essential digital learning and teaching documents
Make your own Wordle!!
@DigiSchoolsERC tweets of the week – keep sharing your interesting digital practice!!
Digital Learning and Teaching support
Promethean Webinar **TODAY** Supporting learning in school and at home
Tech Thursdays: What is… Make It Happen?
West OS introductory sessions
Teams Notifications help
DigiSparks – send us your interesting digital learning and teaching tips!!
Education Scotland: Supporting learners during self-isolation and school closures
Genshin Impact
Safer Internet Day 2022
Digital Wellbeing Award
Accessibility: CALL Scotland (webinars and reading)
CLPL: Five Steps Digital from Tablet Academy
Astro Pi: Mission Zero
Screencastify: Using Audio files in lessons
Micro:bit - Do Your Bit challenge
Digital Learning and Teaching support – where to find help
National e-Learning Offer – live lessons, pre-recorded inputs and activities to share with learners at home
Digihub Code-Alongs
Promethean Webinar – Supporting learning in school and at home (Tuesday 18th January 4-4.30pm)
Digihub website - clean up!
Promethean Train the Trainer - last call for participants!!
Google Meet Recordings
Skype for Business is retiring
Barefoot Coding Workshops for Early Years
Microsoft Accessibility Tools: Quick Guide Posters for Learners
Wordle
Sumdog Avatar competition
Microsoft Learn Educator Centre
Get Safe Online
Top tips for streaming online pantos and other media; Sharing Nativity and other school performances; Passwords with special characters; Using OneDrive for Moderation evidence; Microsoft Scotland - Christmas Countdown; GCHQ's Christmas Challenge 2021; Getting tech-ready for Christmas; Useful teccy tools!; Running an Esports Club in your school - CLPL offer;
Computer Science Education Week; Archiving Glow Blogs; Light Up Christmas; Code Along for Christmas - Jazzy Christmas Jumpers; Digitize Advent Calendar; Morning Challenge; iPads - Everyone Can Code in the early years;
Promethean Certified Trainer - we need you!!; Shared File / Teams / Google Classroom ownership - help and advice; Using OneDrive for Moderation evidence; Playing Youtube videos; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions; Thinglink and Canva - what's that all about?; Advent Calendar - digital of course! ; Code Along for Christmas - Catch a Reindeer!; Using Microsoft Office 365 tools - bitesize CLPL; New Hour of Code activities; Be Internet Legends Day - Thursday 9th December;
Wifi issues - log a job with IT; Troubleshooting individual devices; Computing Science opportunities for learners 14+; Microsoft Computer Science Education Week; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions; Old MacDonald had a phone...; Digital December; QR codes and Screencastify; What is the Metaverse? Advice for parents and carers; 'Switched On' railway safety resources;
Book Week Scotland; Digital Schools Award and Digital Wellbeing Award; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions; Chromebook accessibility features; Assessing student understanding with Screencastify; Sensory web apps; Google's Applied Digital Skills - interactive digital skills lessons;
Safeguarding resources and advice; Digital support for moderation evidence; Noteable; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions; Always on professional learning
Make It Happen competition; CALL Scotland Accessibility webinars; Youtube access update; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions;
Using digital technology purposefully in classrooms - the SAMR model; Google Meet in Classroom; Youtube access; Data Protection and Information Security CLPL sessions;
How are we doing?; Digital resources; Code Along for COP26;
Glow password change; Class groups in Glow; Google Classroom ownership; Digital housekeeping; Xerox managed print service; Digital refresh; Glow blogs;
NCSC games and activities; Disable camera in Teams meetings; Computing Science professional learning; Copyright; Glow password resets; Sharing SQA information; Digital housekeeping;
Digital Schools Award; Copyright advice; Google Autodraw; Digital housekeeping;
Digital housekeeping; Charger amnesty; Screencastify tips; STEM grants; Sun awareness;
Digital refresh; Scratch week; Microbits; Sphero resources; Sharing practice;
Microbits; Canva and Thinglink; Expo 2021; Virtual reality Class VR headsets; Mote; Outlook Web app;
Microbits; Google resources; Microsoft Edge;
WifiSpark CLPL for ICT coordinators; Education Scotland webinars; Barefoot computing; Outlook upgrade; Canva and Thinglink; Xerox print service; Yammer;
ActivPanels: Trouble free troubleshooting
ICT coordinator CLPL sessions; Recordings of recent professional learning sessions; Barefoot coding workshops; TinkerCAD; Spam and suspicious emails; Screen recording in school buildings;
Recordings of professional learning sessions; Using Google Meet and Teams on your ActivPanel; Microsoft accessibility features; Loom; OneNote class notebook in Teams; Ollee; Returning devices to school; Bring Your Own Device
Thinglink professional learning; returning devices to school; Bring Your Own Device; What can you embed into a Thinglink?; Filemaker shortcuts
Mote; Office 365 quick tips; WestOS; Microbit digital challenge; Scotland Learns; Microsoft Stream; World Book Day; Stay organised with Google; Google Meet;
ActivInspire in Early Years; Office 365 accessibility; Assessment and feedback tips in Google Classroom; WestOS; Managing Google Drive and OneDrive files; Editing PDFs; Texthelp PDF reader settings; Wakelet; Unsplash;
Tablet Academy Scotland Leaders of Digital Learning event; Microsoft CLPL sessions; Digital housekeeping; Ownership of Google Classroom or Team; Microsoft Stream;
Microsoft CLPL sessions; Adding pupils to Teams and Google Classroom; Report a Concern in Glow; Safer Internet Day; Languages Week Scotland; Glow accounts in ELCCs; West OS;
Digilearn.scot; Mote; Kindle Fire and Google apps; Accessibility for all; Safe Youtube videos; .\Staff login reminder
Microsoft Teams quick tips; Promethean webinars; Google webinars; Google Meet security features; Leaving a Microsoft Team; Reconnect your laptop to the school network; .\Staff login procedure; Screen recording options; EdPuzzle
Read & Write; Immersive Reader; Remote learning and teaching support; Microsoft resources; Teach remotely with ActivInspire
Digihub resources; West OS; Use of school digital devices; Glow passwords;
Teams Breakout rooms; NeLO; Safer Internet Day
Copyright questions and advice; Among Us advice; Screencastify; ThingLink accounts; iPad activities and ideas; Google tools and useful resources
Buying new IT peripherals; A Promethean Christmas; Teams: Only Me lobby; Creative Commons pictures and Royalty-Free music; Troubleshooting iPads and Chromebooks