Our Digital Learning Charter

At Lanark Grammar School our aim is to enhance learning and teaching through the use of digital technology so that everyone can:

· Access and use online classroom resources for revision and study;

· Use tools to help make it easier to access text and information;

· Be confident in using different media and applications for different purposes;

· Complete homework, assignments and projects online;

· Use self-marking exercises and quizzes online;

· Send and receive work to provide and respond to feedback;

· Create and contribute to online discussions; and

· Show safe, responsible and respectful behaviours online.

In doing so we seek to promote and develop 21st century skills and attributes including:

Character – having integrity, determination, resilience, self-belief, strong personal identity and aspiration;

Citizenship – having ethical and informed views, participating in community and society, having a knowledge of local, national and global issues;

Communication – being effective in reading, writing, talking and listening for different audiences and purposes, using a range of media;

Collaboration – working with others in teams, valuing and learning from the contribution of others, taking roles and responsibilities and leading activity;

Critical thinking - being able to understand and summarise key ideas, to analyse and interpret, to evaluate, draw conclusions and solve problems; and

Creativity – being imaginative and open to new ideas and different ways of doing things, to be innovative and original and take an enterprising approach.