Glow

=Glow= As part of our overall vision as a school we will be using a range of technologies to support our learners. Glow is likely to form a large part of that. It brings a large number of goodies that will help us in our 1:1 iPad project and provide our learners with access to unlimited file storage and the whole Microsoft Office Suite.

Emails
All teachers in SBC will soon all be using Glow as our email and calendar system - it is like the existing OWA system but much more up to date and with more useful features. There are a few logistical things to be finalised but when we do make the switch there will be training and support available in school. We will keep you up to date with the latest news.

Microsoft Office
When you log into glow you will be able to create and open Office documents like word and excel files - this should be possible on any device. You will also be able to edit them there and then in your web browser, even if you don't have Office installed. As well as being able to use files in your browser you can store them online to access from anywhere, with unlimited storage capacity on Microsoft's OneDrive. As if that wasn't enough every glow user gets 5 licenses for Microsoft Office, meaning you can download and install it on up to 5 different computers.

Easy edmodo access
There are a number of 'shared password apps' in glow already - if you open up edmodo from the Glow launch pad you will have to log in the first time, then never again - glow will keep you logged in. This means that it will be much easier for pupils to use, and much easier if they forget their login details

Much More...
There are loads of good things in the new version of Glow - get your login details from your nearest Switched On Learning Group member and have a look!