What is Glow?
Glow is Scotland’s national digital learning platform provided by Scottish Government and managed by Education Scotland. It provides learners and educators across Scotland an environment that can support learning across the whole curriculum through our core services, Microsoft M365, Google Workspace for Education and WordPress blogs.
February, 2026
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Latest News
Creating effective and engaging Scots Language resources
A primary school teacher utilised AI tools, such as Gemini and NotebookLM, to create engaging resources for Primary 4 pupils to write Scots language poems in remembrance of Robert Burns. The tools enhanced efficiency, adaptability, and student engagement, demonstrating their effectiveness in improving teaching practices and learning experiences.
Empowering creative digital learners
A teacher from Kirklandpark Primary School highlights the use of Adobe Express to empower students aged 9-12 in developing digital skills. Focusing on prompt crafting for AI image generation, students improved their digital literacy through hands-on projects, discussions on AI ethics, and collaborative learning, preparing them for a digital future.
Retirement of Connecting Personal Email Accounts into Outlook on the web
Microsoft will phase out OneView and TrueTime features in Outlook on the web between March and late June 2026, disabling the connection of personal email accounts. While no data will be deleted, users can still access multiple accounts through various browsers or Outlook for Windows/Mac.
Choose your ‘Enter’ key behaviour in Teams Chat Settings
Microsoft Teams introduces a new setting allowing users to choose whether pressing Enter sends a message or creates a new line, helping to avoid accidental message sends. Users can adjust this preference in Settings > Chats and channels, with contextual hints provided to reinforce the selected behavior.
Google Forms now have granular controls over who can respond
Google is updating all existing forms to include granular controls for response access, allowing creators to limit participation to specified users or groups. This upgrade won't affect current access and will enable form creators to modify response permissions as needed. Admins will see logs reflecting these changes during the upgrade process.
Gemini: Admin console updates
Google has introduced new adoption and usage metrics for Gemini in the Admin console, providing admins with insights into AI feature usage. This data enables better management of Workspace subscriptions and decisions on AI implementation, enhancing user engagement and productivity across apps.
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