Category Archives: Resources for Schools Lockdown

Nisimgħek – Online Helpline Service offered by the College Psyco-Social Teams

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Nisimgħek is the sub-line ext. 4 of the MEDE support line 25981000 created to listen to learners and their parents during COVID-19 period. It is manned by Colleges’ practitioners such as Counsellors, Social workers, Psychologists, Career Advisors, Safe Schools Guidance teachers. This line is open from Monday to Friday (8.30 -16.00) excluding public or school holidays.

Steps:

  • Call 25981000
  • Select 1 to continue in Maltese/ Select 2 to continue in English
  • Choose option 4 – Nisimgħek Helpline
  • Choose option 2 – Group of colleges including St Nicholas College
  • Choose option 3- St Nicholas College

Il-linja ta’ sapport 25981000 tinkludi l-estensjoni (4) Nisimgħek  li l-MEDE ħoloq biex jagħti l-lok fejn studenti u ġenituri tagħhom jistgħu jitkellmu ma’ practitioners mill-Kulleġġ bħall- Counsellors, Social workers, Psychologists, Career Advisors, Safe Schools Guidance teachers. Din il-linja tkun miftuħa mit-Tnejn sal-Ġimgħa (8.30 -16.00) barra fil-vaganzi tal-iskola jew pubbliċi.

Kif taqbad:

  • Ċempel 25981000
  • Agħżel in-numru wieħed biex tkompli bil-Malti jew in-numru 2 biex tkompli bl-Ingliż
  • Agħfas 4 – Nisimgħek Helpline
  • Agħfas 2 – Biex tisma’ l-ismijiet tal-Kulleġġi
  • Agħfas 3 – Għal Kulleġġ San Nikola

Online Resources and Home Activities by WWF for Primary and Secondary Schools

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Screen Shot 2020-05-11 at 13.19.50WWF UK  has created a range of free resources and home activities to support educators and  pupils in putting sustainability at the heart of your school.

You can use the  resource filter tool to search classroom resources, activities and classroom presentations across a wide range of environmental topics and themes. From rainforests to rivers, climate change to citizenship, WWF has created something to help educators and pupils learn about our precious planet, the environmental challenges it faces and how we can all take action.  Visit the resources page by clicking on this link: https://www.wwf.org.uk/get-involved/schools/resources. You can also access activities which can be done from your own homes by going here: https://www.wwf.org.uk/things-to-do-home.

STEM UK – Resources for Primary, Secondary and Post-Secondary Educators and Students

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Screen Shot 2020-05-07 at 13.26.37STEM UK aims to achieve a world-leading STEM education for all young people. Supported by a unique partnership of Government, charitable trusts and employers, STEM UK are dedicated to raising young people’s engagement and achievement in STEM subjects and careers.  Their website offers a myriad of information as well as downloadable lessons for teachers and students. Visit the STEM UK website to access resources across a wide range of STEM subjects, including Digital Literacy, Science, Mathematics, Computing, and Design & Technology.

STEM UK

Online Book on eSafety for Students, Parents & Educators

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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.

Free Coronavirus Digital Book for Students

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Screen Shot 2020-05-06 at 09.54.59Axel 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 →

Learning Tutorials: Creating Screencasts with Screencastify

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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:

 

Learning Tutorials: Using 123App Audio and Video Recorder

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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: