Learning Resources available at home for Child Use
The following resources are available for Giles Brook School pupils to access both at school and at home, to help them with their education. All are free apart from Education City where we ask for a £2.50 contribution for access for the whole year. This is payable through Parent Pay/School Gateway.
Google Apps for Education
Every child at Giles Brook from the Foundation Stage is given a G Suite account. This gives them access to the complete Google suite, powerful tools to allow collaboration, a free set of office tools, including Mail, Classroom, Google Drive, Docs, Slide, Sheets, Forms.
Google Drive
Google Drive, is your child's online repository for all their work, this is the area they save their online work to which gives them access from any device with a browser or Google Drive App.
Google Drive, is your child's online repository for all their work, this is the area they save their online work to which gives them access from any device with a browser or Google Drive App.
Google Docs
Google Docs is an fast online word processor, part of the google office suite. It allows users to easily collaborate online giving them the ability to work in small groups to create presentations. The document is created, edited and controlled from Google Drive. Collaboration withing the Google suite is very quick and seamless, without any lag. Google Docs is also compatible with Microsoft Office, you can store MS word docs in Google Drive and edit them, or you can convert them over to Google Docs.
Google Docs is an fast online word processor, part of the google office suite. It allows users to easily collaborate online giving them the ability to work in small groups to create presentations. The document is created, edited and controlled from Google Drive. Collaboration withing the Google suite is very quick and seamless, without any lag. Google Docs is also compatible with Microsoft Office, you can store MS word docs in Google Drive and edit them, or you can convert them over to Google Docs.
Google Sheets
Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet application. The spreadsheets are saved into the users Google Drive which allows access from any browser or Google Sheet app. It also allows fast online collaboration and sharing.
Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet application. The spreadsheets are saved into the users Google Drive which allows access from any browser or Google Sheet app. It also allows fast online collaboration and sharing.
Google Slides
Googles slides is the presentation application with the Google office suite. It allows fast online creating, editing, collaborating and sharing of presentation slides. Again the presentations are saved in Google drive so access from any browser.
Googles slides is the presentation application with the Google office suite. It allows fast online creating, editing, collaborating and sharing of presentation slides. Again the presentations are saved in Google drive so access from any browser.
Google Drawing
Another free application as part of the Google office suite. Drawings are created, edited, collaberted through Google Drive. Just some of the uses of Google Drawing are: flowcharts, organisational charts, website wireframes, mind maps, concept maps, diagrams, illustrations. drawings can be embedded into Google docs. Used to help teach children about layering.
Another free application as part of the Google office suite. Drawings are created, edited, collaberted through Google Drive. Just some of the uses of Google Drawing are: flowcharts, organisational charts, website wireframes, mind maps, concept maps, diagrams, illustrations. drawings can be embedded into Google docs. Used to help teach children about layering.
Google Forms
Google forms is a tool that allows collection of data from users via a personalized survey or quiz. The information can then be automatically connected to a spreadsheet. It can also generate useful reporting information in a visual table of the results generated.
Google forms is a tool that allows collection of data from users via a personalized survey or quiz. The information can then be automatically connected to a spreadsheet. It can also generate useful reporting information in a visual table of the results generated.
Google Sites
Google Sites is the application for designing and building internal / external websites.
Google Sites is the application for designing and building internal / external websites.
Google Mail
We use the Google mail application to teach children all about mail as part of the national curriculum. This is linked to their Google account and is setup so they can only send and receive emails from within the schools domain.
We use the Google mail application to teach children all about mail as part of the national curriculum. This is linked to their Google account and is setup so they can only send and receive emails from within the schools domain.
Google Chrome
Because your child has a G Suite account the easiest way for them to access all of the above software is to give them access to their own Google Chrome logon at home. All their passwords are saved to their own Google Chrome account so when you Sync and Link their data at home, they will be able to access what they do at school. Google Chrome is a free web browser Please make sure you DO NOT use your child's chrome browser to then do your online shopping, etc you will potentially be saving your logon details to their account.
Because your child has a G Suite account the easiest way for them to access all of the above software is to give them access to their own Google Chrome logon at home. All their passwords are saved to their own Google Chrome account so when you Sync and Link their data at home, they will be able to access what they do at school. Google Chrome is a free web browser Please make sure you DO NOT use your child's chrome browser to then do your online shopping, etc you will potentially be saving your logon details to their account.
Education City
Education City is web based software for use from Nursery to Year 6. It covers the following areas of the curriculum, Maths, English, Science, Computer, French, Spanish and Learn English. Your child can work through all the topics that follow the National Curriculum which will embed what they have learnt at school. Their teacher has access to everything they do on Education City and can see your child's outcomes and identify the areas in which they need extra help to support their progress. Children can access all years with Education City, so they can work at their own level.
Education City is web based software for use from Nursery to Year 6. It covers the following areas of the curriculum, Maths, English, Science, Computer, French, Spanish and Learn English. Your child can work through all the topics that follow the National Curriculum which will embed what they have learnt at school. Their teacher has access to everything they do on Education City and can see your child's outcomes and identify the areas in which they need extra help to support their progress. Children can access all years with Education City, so they can work at their own level.
Times Tables Rock Stars
Children in Year 4 are tested on their times tables as per the government initiative to help ensure all primary school children know their times tables up to 12 x 12. We use various methods in school to teach children their times tables, including practise using TT Rock Stars. This is something which requires regular over learning so we have purchased Times Tables Rock Stars to support your child's learning at home. Every child has a logon and can practise at home - the more they practise the more tokens they earn. They can then use these tokens to buy clothes and instruments for characters within the software.
Children in Year 4 are tested on their times tables as per the government initiative to help ensure all primary school children know their times tables up to 12 x 12. We use various methods in school to teach children their times tables, including practise using TT Rock Stars. This is something which requires regular over learning so we have purchased Times Tables Rock Stars to support your child's learning at home. Every child has a logon and can practise at home - the more they practise the more tokens they earn. They can then use these tokens to buy clothes and instruments for characters within the software.
My Maths
Is a web based interactive maths learning tool for the whole school. Every student is given a MyMaths logon, which allows them access to maths resources covering the curriculum from Year 1 to Year 7 maths. It covers number, measurement, geometry and statistics. It gives children an online lesson teaching a mathematical concept and then exercises follow to practise what has been learnt. This is a good tool used along side teaching to help embed the understanding and application of maths. Children learn at their own pace. They can also logon to their own portal area if homework is set in this way.
Is a web based interactive maths learning tool for the whole school. Every student is given a MyMaths logon, which allows them access to maths resources covering the curriculum from Year 1 to Year 7 maths. It covers number, measurement, geometry and statistics. It gives children an online lesson teaching a mathematical concept and then exercises follow to practise what has been learnt. This is a good tool used along side teaching to help embed the understanding and application of maths. Children learn at their own pace. They can also logon to their own portal area if homework is set in this way.
Discovery Education Espresso
Discovery Education Espresso is a whole school, whole curriculum learning resources. It is used throughout the whole school as a teaching tool but children also have home access to this amazing resource. It covers everything!
Discovery Education Espresso is a whole school, whole curriculum learning resources. It is used throughout the whole school as a teaching tool but children also have home access to this amazing resource. It covers everything!
Discovery Education Espresso Coding
Discovery Education Espresso coding covers the national computing strategy for Years 1 to 6. It covers block coding, HTML and Python. Your children will use this web based software for their computing lessons but they also have access to it at home, so they can further develop those skills. The majority of children in all year groups really enjoy coding.
Discovery Education Espresso coding covers the national computing strategy for Years 1 to 6. It covers block coding, HTML and Python. Your children will use this web based software for their computing lessons but they also have access to it at home, so they can further develop those skills. The majority of children in all year groups really enjoy coding.
Scratch
Scratch is a free programming language for children aged 8 to 16 years, it is web based but can also be downloaded to run from a computer. At Giles brook we run scratch 3.0 from a computer and use the web based version. The children are not allowed to create an account at school but are told to go home and ask their parent / guardian's permission as their parents email address has to be used to create the account. This allows children to save their scratch projects online rather than their computer. If they have a home account, they can also logon and show us at school.
Scratch is a free programming language for children aged 8 to 16 years, it is web based but can also be downloaded to run from a computer. At Giles brook we run scratch 3.0 from a computer and use the web based version. The children are not allowed to create an account at school but are told to go home and ask their parent / guardian's permission as their parents email address has to be used to create the account. This allows children to save their scratch projects online rather than their computer. If they have a home account, they can also logon and show us at school.