Tag: learning
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Teaching and Learning with Minecraft Education – Recording of Online CLPL
Read more: Teaching and Learning with Minecraft Education – Recording of Online CLPLWhat happens when you mix one of the world’s most popular games with the serious business of teaching and learning? You get a training session that’s as fun as it is forward‑thinking. Our recent Teaching and Learning with Minecraft Education CLPL virtually brought together colleagues from across the City of Edinburgh Council to explore how…

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Minecraft Education Build League Finals Day
Read more: Minecraft Education Build League Finals DayThe most wonderful day of the year has arrived, no not the first day of the summer holidays… The Minecraft Education Build League Finals Day! Monday 16th of June 2025 saw twenty-eight young people from seven CEC schools descend on the National Museum of Scotland for an in-person Minecraft challenge like no other. The day…

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Create, Rename and Save a QR using Shortcuts
Read more: Create, Rename and Save a QR using ShortcutsI don’t know about you but when I create a QR code it is only every used once because I can’t rename it. This QR code generator using Apple Shortcuts, allows you to write a short script that creates a QR code from the clipboard or runs from the share sheet in Safari. It will…

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Patterns in History: From Past to Present
Read more: Patterns in History: From Past to PresentAlong with providing CLPL for our teachers in the form of Live Lessons, our team here at Edinburgh Learns Digital like to make connections with local places that our young people can explore for free in their own time. Last week saw the beginnings of a new friendship with the National Museum of Scotland. They…

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Online Skill Course: Enhancing Teaching & Learning with ClickView
Read more: Online Skill Course: Enhancing Teaching & Learning with ClickViewClickView offers a range of features to enhance teaching and learning in our classrooms, whether by supporting learners with engaging, specially curated pre-made video content, hosting our own educational videos, or assessing understanding through interactive quizzes. Through the iPad app or a web browser, ClickView is a secure and ad-free resource that can seamlessly be…

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Microsoft Learning Accelerators – Maths Progress
Read more: Microsoft Learning Accelerators – Maths ProgressMicrosoft continues to build its suite of Learning Accelerators to support teaching and learning with their new feature Maths Progress. Maths Progress allows teachers to generate a series of maths questions and create their own, making it a valuable tool for colleagues across Edinburgh schools. You can watch our video series exploring the Maths Progress…

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Create to Learn – Edinburgh Learns Digital Conference 2024
Read more: Create to Learn – Edinburgh Learns Digital Conference 2024After months of meticulous planning, it is hard to believe that this year’s Edinburgh Learns Digital Conference has already been and gone. Nearly 150 Digital Learning Coordinators (DLCs) from our Primary, Secondary and Special Schools gathered under one roof to explore ways in which we are supporting our learners to creatively solve problems, present their…

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Edinburgh Teachers Celebrated at Digital Event
Read more: Edinburgh Teachers Celebrated at Digital EventTeaching staff from across Edinburgh were welcomed to Waverley Court to celebrate achieving their Apple Learning Coach certification. It is great to have 62 staff across the city having achieved this certification. Educators from a range of primary and secondary settings shared their experiences of the programme, exploring the positive difference that this has brought…

