Communication: a key to success
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Overview
Gerry Munro is Head Teacher of Longhaugh Primary School in Dundee. As part of Longhaugh’s process of continuous improvement, Gerry set out to develop a Glow Group aimed at improving communications within the school. In this cookbook, Gerry will talk us through how the Longhaugh Staff Area Glow Group has become the first point of contact for staff when: looking for important information and documentation, sharing ideas, collaborating on planning activities, showcasing examples of practice or discussing where to go for the end of term lunch!
Video Clips
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Video Clip |
Length |
| Longhaugh part 1
In this video, Gerry explains why he set up the group, how it is used for storing vital documentation, sharing planning and the facilitation of whole school CPD and self-evaluation.
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6:29 |
| Longhaugh part 2
In part 2, Gerry highlights how Glow helps contribute to the school’s eco-friendly aims, a staff sharing area and the importance of having accessible storage areas in Glow for information relating to the running of the school.
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5:58 |
| Page Viewer web part
The Page Viewer web part enables users to interact with an external web site without the need to leave the Glow Group. Gerry uses the Page Viewer to encourage staff to make use of teachers.tv. This video will take you through how to use the Page Viewer web part.
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3:00 |
| Setting an alert
Gerry uses Alerts to let him know when staff have contributed to a discussion or uploaded a new document into the planning area. This video will take you through how to set up an alert.
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1:09 |
| Having multiple Discussion/Documents web parts
The Longhaugh Staff Glow Group makes use of multiple Discussions and Documents web parts. Simply dragging on another one of these web parts to your Glow Group can have unexpected results. This video clip takes you through the process for adding additional Discussions web parts to a Glow Group. The process is identical for adding extra Documents web parts.
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3:34 |
Ingredients
What Gerry used to develop the Longhaugh Staff Area Glow Group:
- A Glow Group
- Multiple Discussion Board web parts
- Page Viewer web parts
- Multiple Documents web parts
Impact
The Longhaugh Staff Area Glow Group has achieved Gerry’s aim of becoming :
A one stop centre for crucial information and staff development.
On a daily basis, staff access the group to:
- view administrative information
- share ideas
- collaborate on planning
- participate in CPD activity
- showcase learning and teaching practice from the classroom
In the video clip below, Gerry comments on how the Glow Group has become integral to the day-to-day running of the school.
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Video Clip |
Length |
| Impact
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0:32 |
August 10, 2010 - 10:30 am
Inspiring. Great idea to work as a staff getting to know possibilities Glow has to offer and becoming familiar (and more confident) with managing the parts and pages before using in class.
August 10, 2010 - 8:30 pm
February 11, 2011 - 7:50 pm
Really great. Thank you very much. Useful, manageable, sustainable – great ideas for improving communication and collaborative working.
Thanks