Category Archives: Resources for Schools Lockdown

Digital Fitness App – Available for Free until 31 July 2020

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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:

  • Learn about the new privacy laws and how they impact you
  • Discover how innovation happens

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.

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Online Support and Webinars for Middle/Secondary Teachers by the Digital Literacy Directorate

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Screen Shot 2020-05-04 at 17.03.44Following 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

Teacher Idea – Teaching Ideas for Students and Educators

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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

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Online Learning Toolkit – Middle and Secondary Schools

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The Digital Literacy staff for Middle and Secondary Schools within the Directorate for Digital literacy and Transversal Skills has developed an Online and Distance Learning Toolkit. The aim of this toolkit is to assist Middle and Secondary school teachers in using various online platforms and other educational tools. Continue reading →

Information for Carers and Guardians – Online Teaching in Lieu of Covid-19 Outbreak

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Mr. Keith Bartolo, Head of College Network at St. Clare College, has forwarded the following presentation which briefly explains the current measures being taken by schools in order to ensure a continuation of the teaching and learning process during the Covid-19 outbreak. Special thanks go to Mr. Bartolo and his team for sharing this resource. Click on the link below to access this presentation:

SNC On-line-Teaching-Information-to-Parents (English)

SNC On-line-Teaching-Information-to-Parents (Malti)

 

Resources by the National School Support Services – Choice of Career

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The National School Support Services (NSSS), within the Directorate for Educational Services, aims to ensure the effective and efficient operation and delivery of services to the Colleges State schools within an established framework of decentralisation and autonomy. The Career Guidance Services at NSSS are developing career related resources which can be helpful to students who are in the Upper Forms. Click on the links below to access the materials provided, including this informative video:

The Next Step After Secondary School

Tips for Online Interviews

Help! I Will Soon Finish Secondary School !

Tour the National Parks of America on Google Earth

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The US National Parks system has created virtual tours of the 31 most popular national parks in the America. Using satellite imagery from Google Maps, the site shows the U.S. from space, with small photos of each park serving as an icon. Click on one of those, or on one of the larger images of each location listed alphabetically on the right of the dashboard, and you’ll be whisked away to your destination.

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Click on this link to begin this fascinating tour! – National Parks of America