by lawsot63 | May 1, 2012
Surveys can be used for all sorts of things in education. For example to gather knowledge and understanding of a topic subject prior to teaching, as an evaluation, to gather statistics or to collect opinions and preferences. Probably the best know web survey tool is Survey Monkey. However, this is not the only one and you may prefer to use one of the others available. Each of the tools listed comes as a free version and premium paid for version. There are limits to what you can do with the free versions, but, they are more than adequate for classroom use. Each has its strengths and weaknesses and some are easier to use than others. Wufoo , Survey Gizmo and Survey Monkey are probably the easiest to use.
Wufoo
SurveyGizmo
Survey Monkey
Instant Survey
QuestionPro
Smart-Survey
Zoomerang
by lawsot63 | Apr 30, 2012
Office 2007 has been deployed on many PCs in schools. We have created a Glow Group to help staff familiarize themselves with the new look and features of this major update from earlier versions of Office. There are numerous presentations and support files to get you up to speed. Click on the link below to navigate to the Glow group. You will need your Glow username and password.
Office 2007 Support
by lawsot63 | Apr 28, 2012
There are several email services available to pupils and staff….
Community http://mail.community.mgfl.net
This is a mail service for community groups, parent councils and also some curricular groups within schools. It is available in school and also in the community.
Corporate Staff https://mail.midlothian.gov.uk
Staff that work with schools but are based centrally within Midlothian are on the corporate mail system. It is available in school and also in the community.
School Staff https://mail.mgfl.net
Staff working in schools have access to the Schools’ Mail Service. It is available in school, across the internet but not on the Midlothian corporate network.
Student Mail https://webmail.glowscotland.org.uk
All pupils in Midlothian from P1 have an email address and access to the GlowMail system. All pupils need to log into Glow before accessing GlowMail.
Please note that the above systems are considered secure and any attempts to gain access illegally to these mail systems will be referred to the appropriate authorities.
by lawsot63 | Apr 27, 2012
If you are looking for a different sort of presentation for the classroom, have a look at prezi.com. User accounts are free for teachers at present and presentations built online can be downloaded to school.
Web Link: www.prezi.com
by lawsot63 | Apr 25, 2012
Images for Schools is a website with thousands of free images for teachers and pupils to download.
Users search for the images they need by keyword.
The images include photographs, cartoons, illustrations and paintings, all of which are free for any educational use, from worksheets, presentations and essays to artworks and websites.
Glow Link: Images for Schools
Surveys can be used for all sorts of things in education. For example to gather knowledge and understanding of a topic subject prior to teaching, as an evaluation, to gather statistics or to collect opinions and preferences. Probably the best know web survey tool is Survey Monkey. However, this is not the only one and you may prefer to use one of the others available. Each of the tools listed comes as a free version and premium paid for version. There are limits to what you can do with the free versions, but, they are more than adequate for classroom use. Each has its strengths and weaknesses and some are easier to use than others. Wufoo , Survey Gizmo and Survey Monkey are probably the easiest to use.
