Newsletter June 2024
On Monday 2nd of September, Hwb is hosting a range of virtual events, a list of these can be found here.
Your staff may not be able to attend on the day, however, by signing up your staff will have access to the recordings of these events and be able to watch them when they can.
Staff can sign up here.
New support on this Website
These pages have a selection of ideas which could be used by class teachers, they have been organised by the AOLEs.
Teachers can use the ideas shown and adapt them to suit their pedagogical needs.
Target 6 in the Cymraeg Campus awards is related to the use of digital technology in your curriculums.
These pages will offer support with ideas in ways the Hwb apps could be used to allow schools to evidence their use of digital within their Welsh.
Technology can be used to support your EAL learners with accessing work.
Using Immersive Reader on Microsoft Edge can allow learners to access online material in a range of languages.
Learners can also change the language they type in, they can also make use of an on-screen keyboard to allow this typing to be simpler.
Flip is moving to be a part of TEAMS, where it may also lose its screen record function.
If your learners make screen recordings to explain what they have created, they can use the screen record feature on a Chromebook.
These instructions will show you how this can be done.
Adobe Express Support
If you’re limping over the line, here are some things to help end on an Adobe Express high.
Adobe Express live lessons
Dom Traynor has loads of free SWAG to give so if you’re looking for end-of-year gifts for your class, come to a live lesson and then order your SWAG for those who complete the challenges.
Lesson plans with video tutorials
Is a heat wave a bad time to tell you that we’ve just released Frozen Kingdoms in the lesson plan list? Probably…
Learn to Draw in Express with Kyle Webster
This video tutorial series is now complete. Try at least one before the end of the summer term!