Monday, November 16, 2009

COSN Visits Scotland and Learns about Glow, World's First National Education Intranet, Designed and Delivered by RM Education



The Consortium for School Networking (COSN) recently visited several schools in Scotland to learn about Glow powered by Kaleidos. Glow, the first nationwide intranet for education created in partnership between RM Education and the Scottish Government, digitally connects every district, school, teacher and student within the country.

Click on the links below to read blog entries from COSN members and learn how teachers and students throughout Scotland are breaking geographical and social barriers. Many key issues are discussed. Everything from an environmental savings due to a reduced amount of printing, to whether the actions of a small handful of students who may abuse a network dictate whether or not everyone can continue to use it. Glow opens up new opportunities for education. As it continues to grow, more uses for this national education intranet are being discovered.

Networks for Education Collaboration and Communication
Technology's Role in Student Engagement
The New Curriculum for Excellence
AfterGlow
An Encounter with Glow
High School in Glasgow
Tom Greaves' First Comments on Glow
A Risk Worth Taking?

Click here to read the eSchool News Article "COSN Seeks More ICT Lessons from Abroad"

Glow – Lighting up Learning provides schools and districts with 21st Century technology to support 21st Century teaching and learning.
- Connects over 3,000 schools and 800,000 students and their parents
- Builds relationships across the intranet for collaboration and sharing
- Facilitates the use of Web 2.0 tools like video and audio conferencing, virtual whiteboards, online interest groups and more
- Engages students through shared, media-rich resources
- Provides 24/7 access from any Internet-connected computer

Learn more about GLOW at http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/glowscotland/index.asp

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