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IntroductionMiss S Wyllie

Business Education Department @MarrBusiness

To demonstrate Microsoft O365 tools available through GLOW and how to download these for free. Also a look at the SQA website

Workshop Aims

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GLOW Launchpad

Click on picture to play video.You can add any Glow tile by going to the App Library, searching and adding to your launch pad.

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OneDrive

•Unlimited Cloud Storage

•All files can be backed up and stored securely

• Synchronised across all devices

•Mobile App

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Microsoft Teams – App Available

•Conversation Page – allows for students to ask for

help outside of the classroom

• Files – Contains resources used in class

•Class Notebook – access to an electronic jotter

•Assignments – deadlines, reminders and H/W

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Microsoft Office 365 – Available to Download

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Click on the picture

to play.

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Office Lens

• Turn your mobile phone into handheld scanner

•Automatically crops, straightens and enhances any page.

•Digitise your notes, scan from a textbook and store in your OneDrive and OneNote jotters.

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Learning Tools/Immersive Reader

•Available through Microsoft products•Will read text aloud• Translate text•Apply screen masking colours•Allow students/teachers to dictate and it will type up

the words for you (need a microphone for this)

•https://www.onenote.com/learningtools

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SQA Website

•Course Specifications

• Internal Markers’ Report

•Past Papers and Relevant Files

•Marking Schemes

• Templates/Formulae

•Understanding Standards Website

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Useful Digital ResourcesResource Uses

SQA Useful for past papers, marking schemes, understanding standards, course content, examiners’ reports, templates/formulae

Glow/Teams Access to conversations page, helpful links, all class resources through the files section and individual student class notebooks (electronic jotter)

Scholar Online notes available to download, activities, tasks and tests. Teachers can view progress.

Bright Red Online Notes, activities, solutions, videos, case studies

Bitesize Revision Online notes, activities, short clips and multiple choice tests

Twitter Useful subject specific articles, info on deadlines and exam tips

YouTube Demonstrations of practical skills and tutorials on specific topics

Quizlet/MindMeister/Sway (Glow)/Wakelet

Useful for flashcards, collating links, mind maps, quizzes, revision that can be shared via a link

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Thanks for Listening

•Any Questions?

• See @MarrBusiness for copies of the PowerPoint

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SQA website

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This information relates to any

changes to the course e.g.

from the old National

5/Higher course to the new

version

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This section holds course

outlines and information

about the course

structure. It will also

contain the examiner’s

reports with analysis of

performance in previous

exams.

This can be useful as you

can see the pitfalls that

have caught out other

students across the whole

of Scotland and learn

from their mistakes!

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COURSE SPECIFICATION

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This also contains a list of all

the units in the course and

a breakdown of all the

topics covered. This would

be useful during revision to

make sure you have

covered all topics, or to

highlight areas you think

you need to focus on.

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COURSE REPORTS

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This is a report that

combines feedback

from all the markers

for that particular

paper. It gives

feedback on the

areas that students

did well and also

areas that they did

poorly in.

This will help you

avoid similar

mistakes.

Also available for

assignments.

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This section holds

past papers,

marking

schemes,

specimen papers

for the new

courses and

examples of

coursework or

assignments

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Past papers and marking schemes

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Gives you access to past

papers and the SQA

marking scheme. For

subjects that require files

e.g.

Administration/Accounting

these are also available on

the website.

Also available for

coursework and

assignments.

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This section is used by

teachers but is also

very useful for students!

It contains resources

issued by the SQA to

teachers to show what

will gain marks in an

exam and what will not

be accepted.

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Understanding Standards

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This is a great website that gives you access

to examples of candidates answers

and exactly how they were marked.

If you know the standard expected of

you then you are better able to answer the

questions asked to gain full marks!

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Additional info

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Additional resources such as useful links or official SQA layouts and

formulae.