Webinars

Argyll and Bute Council Digital Learning Team

The Digital Learning Team offers webinars covering a range of subjects to support you in the use of online tools including Glow, G Suite and Google Classroom. Our upcoming webinars are listed below - simply click the joining link at the indicated time to join. We also list some externally hosted webinars which may be of interest - where this is the case, we note who is hosting the webinar and a registration link is provided if required. Where indicated, webinars will be recorded and a video will be uploaded to this site.

The Digital Learning Team's webinars are delivered via Google Meet. For detailed joining instructions, scroll to the bottom of this page. (Note: Externally hosted webinars may be delivered via other platforms. Please contact the Digital Learning Team if you have any questions.)

If you would like personal support or have any questions, please contact the Digital Learning Team.

To suggest a topic for a future webinar, or to request a webinar for your school, please click here.

Upcoming Webinars

April 2021

Thursday 29th April, 3:45pm - 5pm - Programming with Scratch Workshop (Hosted by Barefoot Computing - register here. You will also need a free Scratch account and you will need to be registered on the Barefoot website.)


May 2021

Wednesday 19th May, 3:15pm - 4pm - Getting Started with Apple Pencil (Join here)

Thursday 27th May, 3:45pm - 5pm - Programming with Scratch Workshop (Hosted by Barefoot Computing - register here. You will also need a free Scratch account and you will need to be registered on the Barefoot website.)


Past Webinars

March 2021

Monday 1st March, 3:30pm - 4:15pm - Introduction to WestOS - Primary Staff (Hosted by WestOS)

Thursday 4th March, 3:15pm - 4pm - Google Drive: Folders, Sharing and Appropriate Use

Monday 8th March, 3:30pm - 4:15pm - Introduction to WestOS - Secondary Staff (Hosted by WestOS)

Thursday 11th March, 3:15pm - 4pm - Google Forms: Creating Forms and Quizzes, Curricular Application and Branching Forms

Thursday 18th March, 3:15pm - 4pm - Google Meet: Presenting Various Content Such As PowerPoint, Video and Audio through Google Meet

Thursday 25th March, 3:15pm - 4pm - Glow, G Suite and Google Classroom: We're going back to basics here for those just starting out or wanting to revisit fundamentals

Wednesday 31st March, 3:15pm - 4pm - Stop Motion Animation: Overviewing the App and Creation Process, and Ideas for Use in the Classroom

February 2021

Wednesday 3rd February, 3:15pm - 4:15pm - Supporting Remote Learning with Google Apps on iPads and other devices

Thursday 4th February, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Supporting Remote Learning in Languages through Use of Creative Tools (Hosted by Northern Alliance and Education Scotland)

Thursday 18th February, 3:15pm - 4pm - Google Slides: Presenting Interactive Content

Wednesday 24th February, 3:30pm - 5pm - Reaching out to Families through Virtual Classrooms (Hosted by the Northern Alliance; delivered by the Digital Learning Team and Co-ordinator for 1+2 Languages)

Thursday 25th February, 3:15pm - 4pm - Google Docs: Voice Typing, Explore, Collaboration and More

January 2021

Tuesday, 12 January 2021. 3.15 pm - 4.15 pm - Microsoft Teams for Live Remote Learning and Teaching

Wednesday 13th January, 3:15pm - 4:15pm - Fundamentals of G Suite including Classroom, Docs and Drive

Thursday 14th January, 3:15pm - 4:15pm - Remote Learning and Teaching Using Google Classroom

Wednesday 20th January, 3:15pm - 4:15pm - Creating Interactive Virtual Classrooms with Google Slides, Incorporating a Personalised Bitmoji Avatar

Wednesday 27th January, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Reaching Out to Families through Virtual Classrooms at Early Level (Hosted by Northern Alliance and Education Scotland)

Thursday 28th January, 3:15pm - 4:45pm - Q&A and Sharing Best Practice with Interactive Virtual Classrooms with Google Slides, Incorporating a Personalised Bitmoji Avatar

December 2020

Tuesday 1st December, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Providing Opportunities for Assessment with G Suite (Hosted by Google)

Tuesday 1st December, 4pm - 5pm - The Anywhere School: Go Deeper with Google Classroom (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 3rd December, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Everyone Can Create Music with iPad (Hosted by XMA)

Thursday 3rd December, 3:45pm - 4:15pm - Remote Learning and Teaching with Google Classroom

Tuesday 15th December, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Leading Hybrid Learning with G Suite (Hosted by Google)


November 2020

Tuesday 3rd November, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Delivering Group Work at School and at Home with G Suite (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 5th November, 3:45pm - 4:15pm - Glow Overview and Support

Thursday 5th November, 4:15pm - 4:45pm - Coding with Scratch

Tuesday 10th November, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Using G Suite to Provide Student Engagement in Hybrid Learning (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 12th November, 4pm - Promethean Essential Apps Overview (Hosted by Promethean)

Thursday 12th November, 4pm - 5pm - Practitioner Examples of Blended Learning in Primary (Hosted by St. Joseph's RC School, Aberdeen City Council)

Monday 16th November, 4pm - 5pm - The Anywhere School: Hybrid Learning with G Suite (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 19th November, 3:45pm - 4:15pm - Stop Motion Animation

Monday 23rd November, 4pm - 5pm - The Anywhere School: Advanced G Suite Workshop (Hosted by Google)


October 2020

Thursday 20th October, 3:30pm - Hybrid Learning at Home and School Using G Suite (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 22nd October, 3:45pm - 4:15pm - Security and What's New in G Suite and Google Classroom

Tuesday 27th October, 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Planning Hybrid Learning Using G Suite (Hosted by Google)

Thursday 29th October, 3:45pm - 4:15pm - Collaborating with G Suite

Thursday 29th October, 4pm - What's New in ActivInspire (Hosted by Promethean)

Thursday 29th October, 4pm - 5pm - Creating a Virtual Classroom using Google Tools (Hosted by the Northern Alliance)


June 2020

Monday 15th June, 11am - 12pm - Secondary, Using Digital Tools in Glow to Enhance and Capture Learning (Presented by the Northern Alliance)

Monday 15th of June, 2pm - 3pm - Primary and BGE Languages, Using Mobile Devices to Enhance and Capture Language Learning (Presented by the Northern Alliance)

Tuesday 16th June, 11am - Adapting teaching for a hybrid and blended learning classroom (Delivered by Google)

Tuesday 16th June, 2pm - 3.15pm - Rhythm Skill Build for Primary Teachers (Presented by Youth Music Initiative)

Wednesday 17th June, 11am – 12pm - Primary and BGE Languages, Using G Suite to Enhance and Capture Learning (Presented by the Northern Alliance)

Thursday 25th June , 11am - Digital Journals for Blended Learning (Delivered by Education Scotland)


May 2020

Tuesday 5th May, 2:30pm - Getting Started with Glow, Drive and Classroom (This covers the same areas as the webinar on 30th April)

Thursday 7th May, 10:30am - Collaboration with Docs and Drive - (Introductory level)

Tuesday 12th May 10:30am - Google Forms (Delivered by Iseabal Fincher) View the presentation on Forms here: https://bit.ly/AB2020forms

Wednesday 13th May, 10:30am - Getting Started with Google Meet - (Introductory level)

Thursday 14th May, 2:30pm - Google Classroom - (Introductory level)

Tuesday 19th May, 10:30am - Google Sites (Delivered by Iseabal Fincher) (Introductory/intermediate level) View the presentation on Sites here: https://bit.ly/AB2020sites

Wednesday 20th May, 10:30am - Google Classroom (Delivered by Julien McKenzie) (Intermediate/advanced level)

Wednesday 20th May, 2pm - Working with Different Files in Google Drive and Classroom (Introductory level)

Tuesday 26th May, 10:30am - Google Sites (This covers the same areas as the webinar on 19th May)

Thursday 28th May, 2:30pm - Discussion Around Google Meet Protocols (20-30 minutes)


April 2020

Wednesday 22nd April, 11:30am - Getting started with Glow and Google Classroom

Thursday 23rd April, 2pm - Getting started with Glow and Google Classroom

Tuesday 28th April, 10:30am - Getting started with Glow and Google Classroom

Thursday 30th April, 2:30pm - Getting started with Glow and Google Classroom


TBC

Let's code together with Code.org! - TBC

Let's code together with microbit.org! - TBC


Google Meet Joining Instructions

Webinars hosted by the Digital Learning Team are delivered via Google Meet. It is recommended that you log in to Glow (in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) at https://glow.rmunify.com/ before joining, as this will save you time when you join. It is recommended that you join using either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge as your browser; please copy and paste the webinar's joining link into one of these browsers to ensure that you join the Meet using one of them.

If you are asked to sign in to Google when you click the Google Meet link, enter your normal Glow user name with @ab.glow.scot added to the end. You may then be taken to a Glow sign in page (if you haven’t signed in already) where you should enter your normal Glow login details. After that, you will either be taken directly to the Meet or, if not, simply go to the Meet link again and you will be able to join.