by Kirsty Scott, the Guardian
Around 250,000 pupils are expected to stay home today in Scotland as many schools face a fifth consecutive day of closures due to the continuing big chill. But a Scottish education intranet system, now being copied across the world, is allowing teaching staff and pupils to get some work done between the sledging and snowball fights. The Glow programme, which was the world’s first national intranet for education when it was launched in 2007, has been rolled out to all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities. It is designed to link the country’s schools and provide a forum for pupils, teaching staff and parents in which to share lessons and resources. In areas where snow has forced schools to close, Glow has proved its value, say teaching officials. Teachers can set work for pupils and engage with them, even though the school itself is shut.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/dec/03/scotland-school-closures-lessons-online
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