Tackling online safety issues, such as digital reputation, fake news, screen time, cyberbullying or sextortion, is becoming increasingly important these days. The tips for parents, teachers and students compiled in this booklet will show you where to start!
Click here to access the booklet: eSafety Booklet for Students, Parents and Educators.
Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it. Published by Nosy Crow, and written by staff within the company, the book has had expert input: Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine acted as a consultant, and the company also had advice from two head teachers and a child psychologist. Continue reading
In this second episode of Learning Tutorials developed by St. Nicholas college, you will find a step-by-step guide of how to use the screen casting feature on Google Chrome – Screencastify – in order to create screen casts (snapshots of your screen) to share with your students. Screencastify can be downloaded for free from the Google Store and will be integrated into your Google Chrome taskbar. Watch the video tutorial here:
St. Nicholas College is preparing a set of learning tutorials for educators to use for online teaching. In this first episode, you will find a step-by-step guide of how to use the voice and video recorder features on the site 123Apps that allows you to record videos and take pictures with your webcam. All you need is a web camera and a good internet connection. This can be used to explanatory videos for students to watch from home.
Click on the following video to view this tutorial:
Watch the videos of the fifth and sixth episodes of Kikkra Matematika Mid-Dar !
This project is produced entirely by the Primary Maths Support Team (DLAP – MEDE).
PwC Digital Fitness app helps to test your digital fitness and also boost your digital skills. Whether it’s self-aware robots, smart clothing, or an unhackable Quantum Internet, there are a lot of cutting-edge inventions out there. Additional benefits and topics:
Currently both the app and its training content available for free until 31 July 2020. Please visit this website for more details on how to get your free access code and download the app: https://www.pwc.com/mt/en/initiatives/digital-fitness.html.
Following the success of webinars for Middle and Secondary schools, where over 1000 educators were trained, the Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills (DDLTS) are going to temporarily leave the online Teams open for support. The Digital Literacy support staff are also continuously assisting educators through various school channels. Further to this the DDLTS is also going to continue delivering webinars and Live discussion chats. Register for these sessions being organised for Maltese educators within Middle and Secondary Schools by clicking: https://bit.ly/dlts-secondary
The Digital Literacy Team (Primary) published the website Teacher Idea, aimed at Primary School Educators and Students. The website is constantly updated with teaching idea ‘cards’ which can be downloaded and used with students as activity starters. More ideas are added regularly, so be sure to check out the website from time to time. Furthermore, you can also submit your idea by filling in this form: http://bit.ly/ShareTeacherIdea.
Teacher Idea can be accessed by clicking on this link: Go To Teacher Idea
The Institute for Education is accepting applications from parents/guardians interested in following online Parental/Guardian Sessions commencing April – June 2020. These sessions are delivered in two different formats: asynchronous (self-paced)or synchronous (live). The Institute acknowledges the crucial role parents and guardians are playing in the education of their children during this time when schools are closed. The sessions being offered will equip them with the right educational tools to be collaborative partners in the education and well-being of their children.
Click on the following link to view the list of sessions and how you can apply for them:
Online Sessions for Parents/Guardians to be held between April – June 2020
Watch the videos of the third and fourth episodes of Kikkra Matematika Mid-Dar !
This project is produced entirely by the Primary Maths Support Team (DLAP – MEDE)
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