LTT2014 Maximising Benefits Of Glow

Charlie LoveEducation Support Officer

Aberdeen City Council@charlie_love

Maximising the benefit

of

How can Glow help our learners to learn?

How can Glow help our teachers support learning?

• 25 Gb per user of Cloud Storage• Range of Mobile Apps that access storage• Syncs to Windows 7/8 desktops• Some browser support for mobile platforms• Includes web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint

and OneNote.• A single storage space for personal Glow content• Can share with any other Glow user

FOLLOW

Site Document Library User

File Hashtag

Social and Collaboration: Conclusion

is…

socialabout sharingfocused on collaboration

• Smartphone ownership in 12 – 17 age group to reach 96% by 2017 (was 81% in 2013)

Source: UK Mobile Users: 2013 Forecast and Comparative Estimates, eMarketer

June 2013

• 34% of 13-18 year olds with mobile phones also have access to a tablet device.

Source: “Kids Smartphone, Mobile Internet, eXperience” (SMIX Kids) report, YouGov, February 2014

• “The use of mobile phones to access the Internet has grown faster in Scotland than any other UK nation over the last year.”

Source: The Communications Market 2013, OfcomAugust 2013

Mobile Apps: Login with

Glow Email and Password(Free)

Web Apps on Mobile: Login with

Glow Email and Password(Free) Mobile Apps:

Login with Microsoft IDGlow Email and Password

(May require a paid subscription)

Glow Office 365 Apps

• Only require a Glow email address + password

OneDrive for Business (Storage)

OWA(for Email)

Lync (Voice, IM, Web Conference etc.)

SharePoint Newsfeed

Web Apps and mobile

• Web Apps work well in modern browsers on desktops/laptops.

• But not a good experience on mobile devices (best on iPad)

• Not usable on small screen devices for editing• Better to use native apps and OneDrive for

Business App to download/upload.

• Free for iPhone, Android and Windows phones• Requires Microsoft ID• Can link to a Glow account and view/edit OneDrive

Office Documents.

• Free App on Apple iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows Phone (and Windows and Mac OS X)

• For learning and teaching – probably the best offering in Glow/Office 365

• Share notebooks with learners, use video, audio and much more.

• Requires a Microsoft ID for Mobile App• Can link to a Glow account and view/edit

OneDrive Notebooks

Mobile in Glow: Conclusion• User experience is

improving, lots of app updates

• Office Mobile on phones but needs Microsoft ID, needs paid account on tablets

• Stick with Apps which only use Glow Credentials on school owned devices.

If Glow is truly to support Curriculum for Excellence then we

need to get smarter about our digital resources and develop

tools to help teachers create learning experiences that draw on digital content from a

wide range of sources.

Learning Experience Builder / Course Creator

…

Glow and other content

Teacher

Packaged learning experienceto share, reuse and remix

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