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Water Safety - Summer 2010
By The Editor
Tragically every year we see people lose their lives in accidental drownings. With the school holidays fast approaching we are reminding young people in particular to be aware of the dangers and stay safe this summer.
We would urge you to stay out of rivers and open areas of water, which can often be deceptively calm but can hide strong currents or weeds that can pose real risks. L&B Fire & Rescue Service Website
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Lasswade HSC Summer Sports Programme [more]
By The Editor
Lasswade High School Centre are running their usual Summer 2010 Holiday Sports Programme from Tuesday 20 July to Thursday 19 August.
If you are looking for something to do during the Summer holidays? Here at Lasswade High School Centre we have lots on offer. View this article for more information on what is on offer.
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World Cup Coverage 2010 [more]
By The Editor
BBC1 and ITV1 are covering the world cup games over the coming weeks. In the interests of health, wellbeing and the promotion of sport, a couple of channels on MiiTV have been set aside for coverage. Click on this link to go to MiiTV.mgfl.net See the match schedule here.
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Glow Usage in Schools
By The Editor
The latest statistics have now been uploaded to the Glow Usage Group. Two files have been created for each establishment showing staff and pupil usage separately.
A reminder that all staff and pupil Glow accounts have been created.
If you are a member of staff and do not have your Glow account details you should contact your ICT co-ordinator or SMT.
If you are a pupil and would like your Glow details then please ask your teacher.
Glow Usage Group
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Glow 101
By The Editor
Glow 101 is a new series of online seminars to help you get started with Glow. There are two sessions planned for this month.
The first is taking place on Wednesday 12 May from 16:00 - 16:45
This introductory session will cover the basics of navigating Glow, including exploring your school site, your My Glow area, Glow Groups and the National Glow Site.
Log into Glow for more details.
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Staff and Pupil Glow Accounts
By The Editor
With just a few exceptions all staff and pupil Glow accounts are now active and ready for use.
If you are a member of staff and do not have your Glow account details you should contact your ICT co-ordinator or SMT.
If you are a pupil and would like your Glow details then please ask your teacher.
We now have better reporting tools and details of Glow usage have been sent to each school. You can also view the reports on Glow itself. Just follow the link and log into Glow in the usual way.
Glow usage in schools.
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Digital Storytelling Glow Group
By The Editor
In a follow-up to a recent Digital Storytelling training course a new Glow group has been launched. Those who were unable to attend the course can now view the course material and take part in online training.
The group is open to all Midlothian Glow users - staff and pupils.
Follow the online course, view the support materials, create your own digital story and then upload it to the group to share with others.
Follow this link, type in your Glow username and password and get started!
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Graphical Navigation for Glow Groups
By The Editor
Those of you who have looked at Midlothian's Glow Online Training group will have noticed that it uses a graphical interface rather than the default navigation.
This particular example was created using Flash. However, a similar effect can be achieved quite easily using existing Glow web parts, PowerPoint and Irfanview.
The attached Tutorial shows you how this can be done.
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Changes to Glow Online Training Course. [more]
By David Lines
We have made some changes to the Glow Online Training Course. Due to its popularity we have open this to all staff. It appears at the top of your list of "My Glowgroups".
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Glow Passwords [more]
By The Editor
It's that time after the holidays when you try to log into Glow only to find that you have forgotten your password or you end up entering the wrong password and locking yourself out! Here are some tips and information which might help.
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