During this time of school closures, both students and educators worldwide are spending more and more time online. The question to ask ourselves is: How safe are our online practices ? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2020
eSafety Champions
eSafety Label+: ‘Become the next eSafety Champion’ is an Erasmus+ project aiming to mobilise and foster the exchange of knowledge and best practices among a wide community of European teachers and other school actors to better equip schools for a safe and responsible digital future. Learn more by visiting the project page: eSafety Champions.
Guide to Reporting Content on Social Media
Children and young people may not know how to react to inappropriate online content on social media platforms, such as Instagram, YouTube or Snapchat. Now that we all are spending more time online, it is more important than ever to make sure that they enjoy a safe online environment. This guide helps parents and teachers to report abusive content to keep them safe: http://bit.ly/eSLReportingSocialMedia
Series of Educational Clips to assist students learning Mathematics at Home
The Primary Maths Support Team is preparing a series of online feature clips intended to share practical tips and ideas with parents on learning mathematics at home. The Team is looking to produce more in the near future. Here is the first clip on Time (The Calendar).
Pencil Grasp Development
During the early developmental years there is a wide range in what a typical pencil grasp should look like. The picture examples used here are of preschool children at work. Each student was between three and a half and four and a half years old when I those pictures were taken (all on the same day). Even within a group of same aged children, there is still a very wide range of abilities within pencil grasp development. Visit the website of the Stay Home Educator, by Ms. Sarah Punkoney, where she goes into more detail about Pencil Grasp Development: Stay At Home Educator
The Seasons – Staġuni: App on Google Store
Meet Philip and Piper and learn with the the four seasons of the year. An interactive and educational app for kids to have fun playing while learning. You can change the language from Maltese to English any time.
Download from Google Play Store by clicking on this link: Seasons – Staġuni
Rob of the Rovers – Footballers Read and Write Programme
Who is Rob of the Rovers? Is he truly the greatest footballer ever? Will he help Rovers win the fateful match? Watch the video here:
Don’t forget to write the final part of the story. The pen is in your hands. Scribble your thoughts away and send them to us. Stay tuned!
Kikkra Matematika – Episode 2
Watch the video of the second episode of Kikkra Matematika Mid-Dar !
This project is produced entirely by the Primary Maths Support Team (DLAP – MEDE)
Using Scholastic Literacy Pro on Learnpad Tablet
Literacy Pro Library an expertly curated collection of over 1,200 ebooks. Pupils can access it from the toolbox of their Learnpad tablet. To log into Literacy Pro one needs to input the iLearn username and password.
Click on the following link for an easy step-by-step guide of how to use this tool:
Using Literacy Pro on Learnpad Tablet
L2C Erasmus Project: Interviews with Educators involved in the Project
In January of 2020, a group of educators from St. Nicholas College participated in a workshop at European Schoolnet, Brussels, in connection with our Erasmus Project Leadership for Change (L2C). In the video below, you can see our educators’ work and contributions. For more information about our project, please visit our project site on: http://l2c.eun.org/.
Video Credits:
- Camilleri, Suzanne: St Nicholas College Rabat Middle School, Malta
- Cohen, Ana: Agrupamento de Escolas de Alcanena, Portugal
- Labbe, Tim: RHIZO Lyceum OLV Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Ruggiero, Laura: I.C. Figline Valdarno, Italy
- Valle Santos, Elena: IES Los Sauces, Spain
St.Nicholas College Malta 