The New Look Glow
A Straightforward Introduction
Welcome to
Glow is every
teacher’s best
friend!
Why?
Glow gives teachers an easy-to-use toolbox full
of digital goodies that offers:
•many educational applications that cover the full breadth
of the curriculum
•a flexible resource that can be adapted by teachers to serve
their own specific needs and the needs of their classes
•free access to all the key Microsoft applications such
as Word, Powerpoint & Excel.
What does Glow look like?
Glow gives you a Launch Pad, which contains a
number of tiles. Each tile is simply a link, and it can link to:
•an application
•a website
• educational content
• YouTube videos
• documents stored on Microsoft OneDrive
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What is a Launch Pad?
The Launch Pad is an easy-to-use stepping stone to a whole world of digital content.
Each application or resource is reached by clicking a tile. Here are some examples
of the tiles you can have on your Launch Pad:
Glow TV
A tool for delivering education
video events to schools.
Twig
Over 1700 short videos for
teaching science and maths.
Glow TV
Twig
Whose Town?
A rich resource for pupils learning
about the history of Edinburgh.
Glow Blogs
Whose Town?
Glow Connect
A website devoted to advice
and support for using Glow.
RM Books
Glow Connect
Glow Blogs
An application that lets you and
your students set up and maintain
your own blogs.
What can I add to my Launch Pad?
RM Books
An application from RM Education
that offers a rich online library of
ebooks that you can rent, buy or
get for free.
So for example, you could add tiles to your Glow Launch Pad that give you links to:
Anything! Your Launch Pad can be used to keep all of your teaching resources, web links, video clips
and much more in one place.
• Search engines
•Educational content of any kind
•Websites
•Materials for numeracy, literacy, science,
history, geography, religious studies,
philosophy, current affairs, health, physical
education – anything!
•Online encyclopedia
Gigajam
An application for teaching
musical instruments.
Office 365 School Site
A link to a school website
created in Microsoft Office 365.
Gigajam
•Coding and programming sites for young people
• Educational games
•Google Classroom and Google Drive, or
any other online applications suites
• Multimedia storytelling sites
• Academic research sites
Each Launch Pad can have as many screens as you wish, and each screen can have links to any online or digital
resource that you need for your teaching! Each Glow user, whether teacher or pupil, has their own personal Launch
Pad, as well as access to one shared across their school and one for their Local Authority. Your school or your Local
Authority are able to place a core set of tiles on your Launch Pad, but beyond that core set that you are given, you
are free to customise your own Launch Pad to suit your needs, adding any other links that are useful to you!
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•Any web creations produced by you or your
pupils – set up your own blogs or wikis or
websites, you can set up tiles to link to them.
• Social media tools
• Musical resources
As a teacher, you also have access to the App Library, which offers all the tiles that have been approved by
Scottish Government and your Local Authority. Some of these applications and resources are free to use,
some have to be paid for.
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What else does Glow offer?
Safe and secure
Management Console
Glow is a safe and secure online environment that
gives you, as a teacher, the ability to work with your
own classes in exciting ways.
Administrative users have a Management Console,
which lets you create and manage class groups, role
groups and year groups. It enables you to create
Launch Pads that are specific to a certain year group
and decide what tiles should be in each Launch Pad.
Share and exchange assignments
It enables you to share and exchange assignments
with a whole class, with a group, or with an
individual pupil.
Access anywhere
Glow is completely online which means that you can
access your resources anywhere at anytime and on
any device. This flexibility allows you and your pupils
to access your work from home and extend learning
beyond the classroom.
Shared learning spaces
It gives you tools to set up shared learning spaces
– as many as you like – for groups or classes.
Now...log into Glow and see for yourself!
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Forgotten your
Glow details? Visit
connect.glowscotland.org.uk
for information on how to set
up an account.
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Lesson ideas using Glow
RM Books (Primary) – The Tortoise and the Hare
RM Books (Secondary) – Tam O’Shanter
Why not celebrate Roald Dahl’s Birthday on 13 September by using RM Books?
Why not celebrate International Literacy Day on 8th September by using RM Books?
Core
Core
In this lesson learners will read and discuss Roald Dahl’s ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’. They will study the similarities
and the differences in the characters. They will compare the Roald Dahl story to the original fable and discuss the
similarities and differences. The learners will then undertake a differentiated extension task with various options,
involving considering a letter of complaint, writing a newspaper article, designing an animal and creating an
alternative ending.
In this lesson learners will read, listen to and watch the Burns poem, Tam O’Shanter. Learners will then use a
free Comic Strip tool to storyboard and bring to life the events in the poem. The storyboard’s will be saved and
combined into a class presentation. Although it would be ideal to implement the lesson in the build up to
Burns Night it is obviously applicable at any time.
This lesson would work well for Roald Dahl’s birthday on 13th September however it is also valuable throughout the
year.
To study the Scots language and themes in the Robert Burns poem ‘Tam O’Shanter’
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Aim
To read, dissect and critique ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ and demonstrate an understanding
of the key themes by applying them to different genre.
Learning Outcomes
•All children will understand that Roald Dahl’s ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ is a comedic poem
with a moral message.
•Most children will be able to apply their understanding of the themes of the poem to different writing genre.
•Some children will be able to demonstrate how this version of the story differs from the original.
Aim
Learning Outcomes
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All pupils will gain an appreciation for Burns poetry and the Scots language.
Most pupils will be able to give reasons for their personal response to a text.
Most pupils will be able to make relevant contributions in a group and work on a group outcome.
Some pupils will be able to give an account of the purpose and main concerns of a text.
Learning Intentions
• To read, watch and discuss ‘Tam O’Shanter’.
• To work together in groups to create a storyboard of a section of the poem.
• To perform the poem as a class.
Learning Intentions
• To develop an understanding of the key themes of ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ by Roald Dahl
• To demonstrate an understanding of the key themes by applying them to different writing genre
• To understand that fables are poems or stories that have a moral message
For a step-by-step teaching guide of this lesson, class discussion topics, group tasks
and curriculum of excellence links please take a look at www.rm.com/glowbrochure.
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For a step-by-step teaching guide of this lesson, class discussion topics, group tasks
and curriculum of excellence links please take a look at www.rm.com/glowbrochure.
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Tigtag (Secondary) – World Space Week
J2Code – Olympic Heroes
Why not celebrate World Space week from 5 -9 October by using Tigtag?
Why not celebrate National Coding Week from 21st-25th September by using J2code?
Core
Core
In this lesson idea learners will explore our solar system, our galaxy (the Milky Way) and constellations (stars
appearing to be in fixed positions) watching several award winning Tigtag films. Learners will research different
constellations and make a constellation viewer.
In this lesson idea learners will programme a very simple animation using J2Code. The animation involves a
helicopter flying across the computer screen and writing a good luck message for their favourite Olympic Hero.
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Aim
To understand the meaning of ‘galaxy’ and to recognise and identify different constellations.
Learning Outcomes
This coding exercise can be used as a stand-alone activity or as an end point to a literacy-based research project
where learners research and support different Olympic and Paralympic heroes.
Although it would be ideal to implement the idea during the Rio 2016 Games, the idea is transferable to a number
of other contexts.
• All children will understand that our solar system is just one of many billions of systems of planets orbiting stars.
•Most children will understand that, when we look at the stars, some appear to be in fixed positions relative to
each other, and that we call these groups constellations.
• Some children will be able to identify various constellations.
Aim
Learning Intentions
• All children will create a simple animation of a sprite.
• Most children will animate a second sprite and make the sprites “speak”.
• Some children will experiment and make their own animations and interactions.
• To develop an understanding of our solar system.
• To create a constellation viewer.
• To draw a new constellation and create a myth about how it came into existence.
To create a simple animation using a visual code language.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Intentions
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For a step-by-step teaching guide of this lesson, class discussion topics, group tasks
and curriculum of excellence links please take a look at www.rm.com/glowbrochure.
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To develop an understanding of block coding.
To create a simple animation.
To write a simple program that accomplishes a specific goal.
To celebrate your Rio 2016 Olympic heroes.
For a step-by-step teaching guide of this lesson, class discussion topics, group tasks
and curriculum of excellence links please take a look at www.rm.com/glowbrochure.
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Meet your RM Glow team
Gillian Picton
RM Education Glow Advocate
RM Books and RM Easimaths specialist
A dedicated team of five individuals make up your RM Glow support team, they are on hand to help you get the
most out of Glow in your school, whether that is accessing Office 365 or using Glow blogs they are here to
support you. So if you have any questions about Glow or the apps available within Glow please contact any
member of your RM Glow team today.
gpicton@rm.com
07581 573225
Jim Buchan
Louise Smith
Karen-Ann McSwiggan
John Connell
jbuchan@rm.com
07720 460461
louise.smith@rm.com
07545 090203
kmcswiggan@rm.com
07792 204937
jconnell@rm.com
07930 204672
RM Education Glow Advocate
RM Education Glow Advocate
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RM Education Glow Advocate
RM Education Glow Advocate
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If you would like to find out more about
Glow and how to make the most of it in
your school please contact your an
RM Glow representative today.
Email us at
rmunify@rm.com
call us on
0808 172 9525
or visit
www.rm.com/glowbrochure
for more information