Newsletter
Issue 2 June 2016
Welcome to the Global Computing Solutions Newsletter
Please feel free to forward our Newsletter on to your IT Co-Ordinator in school & any other schools in your pyramid or trust.
Class DoJo
ClassDojo’s mission is to reinvent classrooms by bringing teachers, students and parents closer together. Teachers use ClassDojo as a communication platform to encourage students, and get parents engaged too. Classrooms become positive places - which means there's no more ‘classroom management’. Just happier classrooms :)
Ohbot
We are very excited to be working with these cool little Ohbots! Using software similar to the Scratch interface, children can bring the robot heads alive. We are hoping to offer after school Coding Clubs as well as a training course for teachers so that you can deliver a simple lesson plan to your students!
If you would be interested in a demonstration please let us know & we will come in and demo them for you!
Telephony System
As you will now know, the current BT Featurenet telephone system is coming to an end. As telephony services now tend to run over the computer network, it makes sense for us to branch out in to this area and we have partnered with Logical Telecoms who are a local company with an established record for great customer service.
If you would like to know more please don’t hesitate to contact us, or you can contact Shaun Noon at Logical direct quoting “Gareth Jones at Global Computing Solutions” on 03448 112224 or at Shaun.Noon@LogicalTelecom.co.uk.
Hour of Code
This website is brilliant for introducing coding to children. There are even Minecraft & Frozen themed coding games. Take a look!
Purple Mash
Purple Mash is an award-winning website for nursery and primary school children. It enables children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun and creative way. You have access to the entire 2Simple collection and they've also recently added 2Email which enables children to practice sending emails in a safe and secure environment.
Go to http://www.2simple.com//trial for your free 30 day trial.
Quote GCMASH upon ordering to receive a free Phonics module!
Featured App...
Book Creator for iPad allows you to create and publish ebooks, pdfs and comics.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/book-creator-for-ipad-create/id442378070?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/book-creator-free-make-books/id661166101?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.redjumper.bookcreator
https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/apps/book-creator/9wzdncrdszxg
* THE No.1 Book app for the iPad in 80 countries.
* Voted Best Educational App in the 2015 BETT Awards.
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