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Welcome to the 3rd Blog for February 2010; There is a new eXe Publication for you to view on our uNET webpages http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/RSC_uNET/index.html; it looks at the use of Skype to enhance communication and assessment for work-based learning. Colin Keith and I, with the invaluable support of Helen Smith, delivered a live broadcast on this very subject on the 8^th February 2010, and it will also be available for on demand viewing from the same webpage. The publication was produced to support the broadcast. I must apologise for the poor sound quality yesterday; we seem to have sorted the cameras but sound quality let us down. Keith feels it was a bandwidth problem.

Today’s Finds include…

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Memory4Teachers is a major ICT initiative that I've written about before. It involves the FREE provision of USB memory sticks for all...

• Head Teachers,
• Teachers,
• School Business Managers and
• all support staff.

The memory sticks feature...

• full password security,
• virus protection and
• encryption software.

In addition the revolutionary memory sticks feature a bespoke user interface specifically designed to support teachers and schools on a daily basis. The user interface provides access to various software applications including...

• a diary,
• timetable,
• lesson planner,
• calculator and even
• an MP3 music player.

Furthermore the interface is pre programmed with educational content and resources that support all of the national curriculum subject areas. Memory4Teachers refer to this technology as a Portable Learning Environment as it enables teachers to conveniently carry a vast amount of educational content that can be used effectively in lessons on any...

• PC,
• laptop or
• interactive whiteboard.

In addition to providing their portable technology for FREE to the education sector Memory4Teachers also provide FREE online storage space for all of their users so that they can "back up" their memory sticks and store additional data securely online.

On the Memory4Teachers website visitors will also find a huge array of educational content and resources that can be downloaded to the memory sticks royalty free.

I opted to register online to download resources and have access to the 50MB FREE online storage area, so I can't comment on the Portable Learning Environment. The resources, labelled as Primary/Secondary, could be used with other learners especially in Functional Skills; probably the most useful section is the wide range of links to other resources.

Find out more and/or register at http://www.memory4teachers.co.uk/.

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This blog entry provides a quick tutorial on lesson planning with Google Calendar.

Read the full article at http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2010/02/using-google-calendar-for-lesson.html or

watch the video below

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Wordle is something I've used many times before and often use to help me and others understand, for example, the gist of Government documents.

Well Word It Out is an alternative to Wordle.

The way it all works is quite simple by just entering text users can have it transformed into a cloud of tags that can be pasted on a blog or website or VLE to show visitors what it is content truly revolves about.

Word It Out can also be employed as a way to extract the key concepts of any portion of text and make clearer notes.

Educators, especially those who are bloggers, along with webmasters are going to be the ones who will probably make the most use of Word It Out. As an alternative to Wordle this looks quite professional, so that's another point scored in its favour.

Visit http://worditout.com/ to try it out.

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With meetog, simple mini blogging, users can share...

• photos,
• thoughts,
• videos

...with people they choose.

Users can stay anonymous or they can create a profile that will allow them to edit or delete their content or to follow others.

Apparently users can also sign in with Twitter and post their articles directly to it. Do let me know if you try it.

This could be an excellent tool for learners to use as ePDP Portfolios (Personal Development & Planning)

Visit http://www.meetog.com/ to find out more and/or to login with your Twitter Login or sign up for an account. 

My meetog can also be accessed at http://meetog.com/acljohn.

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EggWatchers is an online egg timer that helps to prepare a perfect boiled egg and entertains you by showing videos from YouTube while you wait for your egg to be cooked.

The site even lets you specify the type of egg you want to cook.

To use EggWatcher’s timer...

• go to the site; and
• choose what size of egg is to be cooked; then
• specify if the egg is refrigerated; and
• specify how you want it to be cooked (runny, squidgy, or firm).

After starting the timer, the website will play a random video from YouTube while showing you an indicator of the cooking egg’s progress. By the time the video is done the egg timer goes off and you will be asked if you want to make another egg.

Yes the idea seems silly, however with Egg Watchers, users won’t have the dilemma of whether you have to check on your cooking or finish watching the video – really a win-win situation.

Visit http://www.eggwatchers.com/ to try it out.

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What do you do if you start a new job and find yourself in a technology rich culture, with so many IT systems around, and so many different software resources, that your head ends up buzzing?

Many managers, administrators, subject learning coaches, eGuides, practitioners, learners etc., have never used...

• internet telephony,
• encryption,
• instant messaging,
• live meeting,
• SharePoint or
• Groove before.

Meanwhile, those around them seem to be metaphorically whizzing along as they...

• collaborate;
• share;
• publish; and
• distribute information.

Work Smart Guides may be the godsends such people are looking for.

This set of documents walk readers through the basics of some of the new technology they may encounter.

Work Smart Guides...

• bridge the gap between technology and users;
• provide employees with scenario-based, best-use productivity aids on Microsoft products and technologies.

The guides have also published for users to modify and use. This is a great step – every learning provider in the UK is producing user documentation where 80-90% of the content is identical. These guides make a good starting point, either for their format, or instructions, or screen shots.

The subjects covered in these step-by-step guides include:

• Environmental sustainability (hints like using Balanced power settings on your laptop)
• Protecting data with BitLocker
• Getting started with email
• Transfer files and settings to a new computer
• Collaborating with SharePoint
• An overview of collaboration tools
• Customising SharePoint sites
• Integrating Outlook with SharePoint
• Basics of managing email (Are you a stacker or a filer?)
• Office tips
• Outlook email signatures
• New features for users in Windows 7

There are 23 of them, and they come in one big Zip file for users to play with.

Download the customisable versions of Work Smart materials from TechNet at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb687781.aspx.

Bonus: Also take a look at the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder, described by Long Zheng as a miracle tool. It does what it says on the tin, and the best bit is that the document it creates is brilliant for creating user guides, with screen shots and step-by-step instructions. Just stick “problem steps” into the search box of your Windows 7 Start menu.

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Forms in Google Docs Spreadsheets

John R Sowash has posted in his "The Electric Educator" Blog two video clips that I’ve embedded below.

1. Creating forms in Google Docs; and
2. Uses for Google forms

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Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 8^th February 2010 which has a focus on
Using Skype in Teaching, Learning, Administration, Management etc.
it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 2nd Blog for February 2010; I’m sorry that I completely forgot to thank those of you who wished me Happy Birthday, it was very much appreciated especially that you took the time to Skype, Text, email those greetings. I’ve been working on an interactive FAQs resource for our website so watch that space – who knows it may raise awareness of services that you didn’t know we offered!

Today’s Finds include…

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It worked for my son…

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The activities and resources on You Are Here are free to use. The site is ideal for use in Family Learning and/or as an Initial Teacher Training Resource.

In the Parents and Teachers section You are here has provided a brief description of each store in the mall. They have also provided...

• fact sheets,
• lesson plans and
• classroom activities that complement the site.

The site can be used to support lessons in...

• critical thinking,
• language arts,
• writing,
• media literacy,
• business,
• citizenship, and
• social studies.

The pdf fact sheets cover...

• Advertising & Marketing
• Privacy & Identity Theft
• Frauds & Scams and
• Competition

Find out more at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/youarehere/index.html.

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If like me, you love the art of paper folding, (I blame the Rupert Bear Annual) then you will definitely get hooked with the Origami Club Website.

Origami Club is a free comprehensive online resource for paper art lovers and origami enthusiasts full of free and easy origami diagrams and animations.

With Origami Club, users can browse through various origami creations and watch and/or find directions on how to create them.

Find out more at http://www.origami-club.com/en/.

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There are many search engines on the web that focus on accuracy and relevancy even though that sometimes means displaying inappropriate and explicit content.

I'mHalal is a search engine design for the Muslim community that filters out all the ‘explicit’ content when displaying the search results.

This allows users, and they don't have to be Muslim, to use the internet in a clean and safe environment.

I'mHalal is still in relatively early stages it...

• is available in the following languages
  
  
• has the following search options...

• Web
• Images
• News and
• Qur'an

Visit http://www.imhalal.com/index.php to try it out.

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If you have learners who don't have access to a Piano and/or don’t want to spend tons of money on an actual instrument, here is something they may like.

VirtualPiano lets users play a piano online with computer keyboard.

Each letter on your keyboard corresponds to a key on the piano.

VirtualPiano can be used to record compositions and play it back afterward. Moreover users can change the music and the style of the piano.

I am told, I must admit I have no idea, that the virtual piano mimics a 5 octave electronic keyboard with...

• 61 notes,
• 36 white and
• 26 black.

If users are not sure what to play, they can try the sample keys provided by the application or view different compositions created by other users on the VirtualPiano Facebook group.

Visit http://www.cmagics.com/beta/piano/ to find out more and/or to try it out.

Having tried it out I'm sure that a good typist could soon be playing the VirtualPiano.

What a nice way to practice keyboard skills!

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It is no longer good enough to maintain the skills of learners with learning disabilities.Post-19 Practitioners have to show that learners are progressing .

There is no doubt that this has stopped the issue of the 'perpetual learners' returning to learning providers year after year but it has also limited the learning provision for some learners.

NIACE has commented on this report in which it was found that nearly one-in-five (19 per cent) of Learning and Skills Council (LSC) funded learning providers reduced opportunities for adult learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities between 2006 and 2008.

Read about it on NIACE's website at http://www.niace.org.uk/news/courses-lost-for-adults-with-learning-difficulties; download the report from the LSC's Reading room at http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/National/210110_ImpactofChangesinProvision_LLDD_word_final.pdf.

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MeetWithAgenda is a powerful yet easy to use meeting scheduling and management tool.

It provides all functionality to...

• schedule meetings,
• agree on a meeting date and/or location,
• create a meeting agenda and
• send invitations.

Your participants can confirm and view the meeting agenda online, wherever they are.

This tool may well help Learning providers, especially those engaged with WBL and ACL/PCDL practitioners and/or learners, to improve communication between all stakeholders. For example...

• Scheduling assessment meetings- allowing greater engagement with employers - learners and assessors
• Scheduling staff meetings/conference calls/video conferencing etc.- especially when staff are spread far and wide; in some cases across the UK

Find out more and/or sign up to try it out at http://www.meetwithagenda.com/.

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 8^th February 2010 which has a focus on
Using Skype in Teaching, Learning, Administration, Management etc.
it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 1st Blog for February 2010; Where did January go? Just a brief mention that February’s eMagazine has been published, as have the video clips for this month’s loop. They include two repeats, December’s and January’s Live broadcasts. If you visit the uNET page on our website you will be able to access other live broadcasts and workshops – just for those of you who can’t watch them live.

Today’s Finds include…

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Kubbu - an eLearning Tool  available to Practitioners, Managers, Administrators etc. everywhere.

For many this may be the solution they have been looking for - Kubbu allows users to author activities to keep learners engaged, and enhance the learning experience.

Activities that can be created include...

• games
• quizzes and
• crosswords

...that can be set at appropriate levels for the learner.

The only condition is that users have to sign-up for an account...

I would suggest that the FREE account is a must for evaluation purposes.

Depending upon the setup chosen, users can get the results which can be analyzed and evaluated. I liked the forum for group communication, support, file sharing, important dates etc.

Find out more and/or register at http://www.kubbu.com/. 

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This new facility, from the BBC, for primary and secondary schools and colleges, enables users to find the best clips to fit lessons.

Just find the sequence required, then stream it straight into the learning environment to stimulate, engage, or to deliver a specific learning point.

Searching brings up some interesting collections of video clips for example, searching for skills for life SEN resulted in these links...

See if there are any clips to support you by visiting http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/.

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Security Whitepaper - Google Apps 4 Education

Security and protection from lawsuits are two of the most common concerns that Learning Providers have regarding student use of cloud-based web services.

I've heard from more than one manager, practitioner etc., "We can't use Google because then we can't archive email." and "Google will steal data"; both of those statements are false.

Google has published a short whitepaper designed to address the security concerns of learning providers. The next time you are questioned about the safety of Google Apps for Education, you may wish to refer to this whitepaper. It does not provide every answer, but it is appropriate for addressing the "email archiving" and "data stealing" concerns.

Click here to access the publication

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Digital storytelling is a great way to get learners engaged. Through the creation of a digital story they become the directors of what can be consumed by their peers. Digital storytelling gives every student a chance to be active participants in their own learning and the learning experience of others.

The Digital Directors Guild is a project designed to help practitioners develop digital storytelling projects for their classrooms.

They offer sample projects and teaching resources. The resources page of the Digital Directors Guild contains information regarding all stages of digital storytelling project development.

If you are contemplating and/or never tried digital storytelling, the Digital Directors Guild offers good advice on getting started. The getting started advice includes directions for using free video editing software. The Digital Directors Guild also provides samples of finished projects.

Find out more at http://ddguild.org/index.html.

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This Periodic table contains all the usual information you find in a periodic table of elements, but then under each element, it lists real-world items that contain that element.

This opens up a new avenue of projects for Science practitioners where students can not only learn the different elements, but then connect them to real world uses and even explore the method in which the element is applied.

To access this resource go to

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Another tool to empower your learners to provide assessment evidence in an appropriate format.

Vidinotes is a web based tool that helps users create a printable summary of a video

Vidinotes does this by allowing users to...

• take several 'snapshots' from the video
• add a title and description to each snapshot
• print out or downloaded the summary as a PDF file.

Downside: Videos must be FLV video format only (That is Oxelon Media Converter where comes in to its own: mentioned in an earlier blog/eMagazine and podcast) and there is a 25 MEG limit.

Find out more and/or try it out at http://www.vidinotes.com/.

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I’ll finish this blog with some tape measure skills; enjoy…

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 8^th February 2010 which has a focus on
Using Skype in Teaching, Learning, Administration, Management etc.
it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 7th Blog for January 2010; Working from home this morning before setting off to talk to some Work Based Learning Practitioners. It’s the one thing I enjoy most about my job; not knowing what questions we will be asked or how these people will respond. At a guess everything from technophobes through “I’ve been doing this…” to “More, More, Tell me more!”.

Today’s Finds include…

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The Embedded Learning Portal contains online versions of the Skills for Life Materials for Embedded Learning. These embedded teaching and learning materials are designed for use by practitioners: vocational practitioners and trainers, Skills for Life (Functional Skills) practitioners, practitioners working in community, employability and health settings and employability programmes.

Skills for Life Materials for Embedded Learning aim to help learners to improve the...

• literacy,
• language or
• numeracy skills...

...they need to succeed at work, in community-based and health-related activities or as part of vocational training programmes.

The materials cover 28 vocational, employability, health and community contexts. There are also some interactive materials set in adult contexts and giving practice in some of the literacy and numeracy skills developed in the paper-based materials. The materials are mapped to the Adult Core Curricula for Literacy and Numeracy, the Key Skills Standards and National Occupational Standards wherever relevant.

Find out more by visiting http://rwp.qia.oxi.net/embeddedlearning/. 

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James Ratcliffe, a Design and Technology Teacher at Milton Abbey School in Dorset, started making PSHE and Tutor Time PowerPoint presentations while working at 'Rossmore Community College'.

The shared presentations are free for download, modification, sharing and use in teaching.  They are designed to be projected using a digital projector on to a whiteboard, wall or anywhere where the whole class can see.

The presentations are not designed to simply 'show' the class. Practitioners should be able to engage not just the visual learners, but the kinaesthetic and auditory learners too.  It is important, as with all presentations produced by others, that users become familiar with the presentation before they present it and prompt the learners where appropriate, stimulating their thoughts, giving them emotional connections and reactions. Try to get the learners involved, getting them to read text boxes in the presentations etc...

James plans to develop notes for each presentation with objectives and tips for classroom use. 

Currently the PowerPoints are made using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 using Windows XP.  The presentations may vary with your computers set-up.

Some excellent resources for Family Learning Practitioners and/or those involved in Initial Teacher Training.

Find out more and/or download the resources at http://www.skoolio.co.uk/.

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teachers.tv FREE video clips ready to use in class!

I know that many of you look at teachers.tv but I'm not sure if you visit their website and/or in particular the Classroom Resources pages.

Classroom Resources are videos that are designed specifically to be used in class as teaching aids. For example, searching for diploma resulted in 9 video clips ...

• Hair & Beauty Diploma-x5...

• Functional Skills
• Communication Skills
• ICT Skills
• Numeracy Skills
• Inspiration and...

• ICT Skills
• Numeracy Skills
• Communication Skills
• Inspiration

Visit http://www.teachers.tv/resource to see what treasures are available to support you and/or your learners.

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It is difficult for me to assess the value of this online software as I can see.

WebAnywhere is a web-based screen reader for the web. It requires no special software to be installed on the client machine and, therefore, enables blind people to access the web from any computer they happen to have access to that has a sound card.

The huge plus is WebAnywhere...

• will run on any machine,
• will run on heavily locked-down public terminals,
• will run regardless of what operating system the machine is running
• will run regardless of what browsers are installed.
• does not seek to replace existing screen readers

It also has some big limitations, namely that it will not provide access to desktop applications like word processors or spreadsheets.

Visit http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/ to find out more or go to http://wa.cs.washington.edu/ to try it out.

The following video will provide an overview of WebAnywhere in use...

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It must be obvious to established eMagazine readers that I have a Science/Maths background as I am constantly flagging resources for both. This month is no exception.

John L. Giannini's website has a collection of...

• Movies
• Animations
• An explorable cell and
• Some useful links.

Take a closer look yourself at http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/index.htm.

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38, yes 38 animations for those engaged in the delivery of Biology.

The Legal notice on their website tells us that...

"Non-commercial links to animations on this website are permitted only if the link is to the HTML file displaying the animation. Direct links to Flash (.swf), Shockwave (.dcr) or QuickTime (.mov) files are expressly prohibited. Links for commercial purposes are prohibited without the prior written permission of Sumanas, Inc."

This is yet another wonderful resource containing flash-based animations that include...

• step-though and
• narrated options

...for many of the resources.

It's a must visit web resource for biologists at http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/biology.html.

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Mangahigh uses game-based learning to help students learn core Mathematics skills.

Many practitioners do not think game-based learning is the best method for instruction however many of those same practitioners realise it can be a highly effective method for supplementing the learning process and increasing motivation for some students.

Mangahigh's maths games are designed with maths at the core! They also work well on an interactive whiteboard.

Mangahigh's scientific maths games engage students and keep them on-task by providing an irresistible sense of achievement and a compulsion to progress.

I've wasted too much time on just one game so if you want to try it out, visit http://www.mangahigh.com/en_gb/ and select the games menu on the left.

NOTE: This website is a subscription-based service but users do not need to subscribe to play the games.

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 8^th February 2010 which has a focus on
Using Skype in Teaching, Learning, Administration, Management etc.
it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 6th Blog for January 2010; Just a quick reminder, especially for those of you involved in Family Learning, that “Safer Internet Day” will be taking place next month on Tuesday 9th February. This event is organised each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world. The topic for 2010 is “Think B4 U post!“. I’d also like to draw your attention to the archive of videos available at http://www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/acl/RSC_uNET/index.html where visitors can look at archived ‘live broadcasts’ from the TV and Adobe Connect workshops.

Here’s a short advertisement which is being used to advertise the day and promote the message:

More information can be found at http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/saferinternetdayuk/default.aspx.

Today’s Finds include…

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Ins@fe is a European network of Awareness Centres promoting safe, responsible use of the Internet and mobile devices to young people. It is co-funded by the Safer Internet Programme. 

The mission, in line with the Harnessing Technology Publication, is to empower citizens to use the internet, as well as other online technologies, positively, safely and effectively.

Insafe partners work closely together to share...

• best practice,
• information and
• resources.

They endeavour to raise awareness about reporting harmful or illegal content and services. Through close cooperation between partners and other stakeholders, Insafe aims to raise Internet safety-awareness standards and support the development of information literacy for all.

Visit http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/home to find out more.

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Timetable Online is a relatively new and free tool which allows learning providers to book resources online.

The TimeTable Online website has very clear tutorials for those of you who are interested in seeing how it works; I imagine many learning providers will request a free sign-up via their online form.

Visit http://www.timetableonline.com/ to find out more.

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The Royal Society's gallery of Turning the Pages™ presentations - provides high-quality digital facsimiles of manuscripts which replicate the physical experience of reading the original works as closely as possible. They hope that these interactive resources will give users a flavour of the fascinating and diverse range of material held within their collections. They will be adding more items soon, but for now the list includes...

• William Stukeley's Life of Newton
• Thomas Paine's iron bridge design
• The constitutions of Carolina
• Anotomical drawings of the human lymphatic system
• Richard Waller's watercolours of English Flowers and grasses
• Hanry James's sketches of fossils and
• Specimens of calligraphy with natural history drawings

Go to http://royalsociety.org/Turning-the-Pages/ to access these resources.

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Screencast-O-Matic was one of the original free and easy ways to create a video recording of your screen (screencast) that I included in a 2008 eMagazine; these screencasts could be uploaded for free hosting all from your browser with no install and for FREE!

Well during January I’ve revisited Screencast-o-Matic and was impressed by...

• the improved quality of capture
• the addition of audio (need a microphone of course)
• the ability to add screen subtitles/notes
• the ease of download and/or posting to YouTube etc.

Registered users can still have free hosting and can use the provided code to embed in webpages, blogs, wikis etc.

This has so much potential in the world of providing evidence for assessment that my head hurts!

This is a must try it out at http://screencast-o-matic.com/.

You may find it useful to take a look at the video clip below…

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JISC Techdis have launched a new browser toolbar (to replace their 2005 version) that will hopefully, for many, make browsing the web a better experience.

The toolbar enables users to very easily...

• adjust the magnification of a web page,
• change the font style and colour,
• check spelling and
• have the text read to them.

This toolbar will work with...

• Firefox,
• Google Chrome and
• Internet Explorer and

...can either be downloaded and installed into the browser or actually added to your own website.

For more details visit the JISC Techdis website at http://www.techdis.ac.uk/gettoolbar.

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Those of you who know me, will know that I wouldn't include anything that I hadn't tried myself. I have downloaded and installed these three Tux programs with the view of evaluation for Family Learning and/or Initial Teacher Training Resources.

Tux4kids! Why did they have to include the word "kids"? These Open Source packages could equally be used by adults!

• Tux Math: "80's Missile Command revisited". Tux Math takes that game concept and combines math skills for a entertaining and engaging game. Download at http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/download.php.

• Tux Typing: The penguin is hungry and has to eat but the only way he can eat is if you type the correct letters as the fall from the sky. Download at http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/download.php.

• Tux Paint: allows kids users, to be creative as well as teaching them fine motor skills to use the mouse. It is available on all three major OS's Linux, Mac OS and Windows. Like all open source programs its Free! Make sure you download the Rubber Stamp collection too. It gives you ten times more options for learners to use. Download at http://www.tuxpaint.org/.

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mp3cut is service that allows users to cut mp3 files on-line.

Empower learners to 'cut' mp3 evidence for inclusion in their (e)Portfolio and therefore reduce the work load of practitioners. 

From now on managers, administrators, practitioners, learners etc., don't need difficult programs to cut and create audio clips. Three simple actions and their audio clip is ready!  

Take a closer look at http://mp3cut.net/. 

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 8^th February 2010 which has a focus on
Using Skype in Teaching, Learning, Administration, Management etc.
it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 5th Blog for January 2010; Just a quick reminder that we are currently looking for exhibitors for our Annual Event, this year to be held on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, from RSC Northwest supported learning providers, commercial suppliers and other education organisations.

Potential exhibitors can register to exhibit at the Annual Event 2010 at www.rsc-northwest.ac.uk/event2010.

Today’s Finds include…

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Jordan’s Furniture Room Planner is an online application for planning and furnishing rooms online.

It helps users create detailed room plans without using complicated design software.

Users can...

• design a room from scratch or
• select from prebuilt rooms.
• design...

• bedrooms,
• dining rooms,
• home offices,
• living rooms, and
• youth bedrooms

• furniture,
• patio,
• gym,
• appliances,
• wiring, and
• many other elements to their design.

Useful tools that users can use include...

• a text tool,
• wall tool, and
• dimension tools

...which can add important details to room plans.

After designing a room, users can...

• save the plan,
• share it with other people.

While far from being sophisticated interior design software, this simple online application certainly does assist in room planning.

Try it out at http://www.jordans.com/roomplanner.asp.

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I came across the Teaching News Website, http://www.teachingnews.co.uk/,  via one of the many RSS feeds I check daily. It was here that I read about The Teachers Building Society <http://www.teachersbs.co.uk/> who have produced a set of podcasts and resources for practitioners.

It is the noticeboard section that is worth a closer look <http://www.teachersbs.co.uk/notice/index.asp>; here visitors will find, among other things...

• Teacher Talk Podcasts – these contain useful information about financial matters covering...

• mortgages,
• savings and
• many other relevant topics

• buying,
• improving and
• letting property

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Common Craft has just released another In Plain English video - Protecting Reputations Online.

A video that, in line with the New Common Inspection Framework, should be a must viewing for students.

As with all Common Craft videos, Protecting Reputations Online clearly explains concepts in easy-to-understand terms. Protecting Reputations Online explains the risks of posting inappropriate...

• pictures,
• videos, or
• messages

...about yourself (or others) online. The video also tells viewers what action to take if they do find something they don't like about themselves online.

You can watch the video on the Common Craft website at http://www.commoncraft.com/protecting-reputations-video.

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The Wellcome Trust, an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health, has a number of web presences that are well worth a visit.

They include, among other things...

• Three YouTube Channels...

• Wellcome Film: a channel at YouTube where they are posting archival medical films and films about the archive e.g. Cruel Kindness are films from the 1960s about childhood obesity
  
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/wellcomefilm#p/p.
  .
• Wellcome Trust: Videos of the research that the Wellcome Trust supports e.g. Talking heads (Rebuilding language after stroke)
  
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/user/wellcometrust#p/a.
  .
• Wellcome Collections: Videos from and about Wellcome Collection exhibitions and events.
  
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/user/WellcomeCollection.
  .

• DNA sequencing (3methods),
• DNA to protein - transcription and translation,
• genomes,
• malaria,
• HIV and
• tuberculosis.

Other websites and resources can be accessed via http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Wellcome-Trust-websites/index.htm.

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This recent post by Karen Barnstable, 41 Benefits of an ePortfolio, is an excellent collection of benefits that is hard to improve upon.

Read the full post at http://kbarnstable.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/41-benefits-of-an-eportfolio/.

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Microsoft is making sure that IT Professionals and developers can access information that will help them embrace Microsoft’s latest release of desktop and server operating system.

The Redmond company has released two eBooks, that are available for free download, focused on...

• Windows 7 <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EE2A1D38-88A9-43B3-95BC-7E962F0B6030&displaylang=en>
  
  
  
  ...combines selected chapters written by industry experts Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, Jerry Honeycutt, Ed Wilson, and the Windows 7 Team with select Windows 7 articles from TechNet Magazine.
  Sample topics include:

• Deployment Platform,
• Planning Deployment,
• Testing Application Compatibility, and
• 8 Common Issues in Windows 7 Migrations.

and

• Windows Server 2008 R2 <http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2009/10/20/free-e-book-introducing-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx>
  
  
  
  ...is designed to simplify the installation and management of the latest iteration of Windows Server for larger learning providers running Windows-based servers. Covering every aspect of Windows Server 2008 R2 in nine chapters and approximately 200 pages is clearly an impossible task. Rather than try to cover everything, they’ve focused on what is new and important, while giving readers the context from Windows Server 2008.

Readers will find lots of helpful advice and suggestions in both publications.

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I've written about Educause a number of times before, a website that offers its monthly 7 Things You Should Know About… series of PDFs, which break down emerging technologies into an easy-to-understand format, describing not only what the new technology does, but why it matters in education.

Their most recent 7 Things is about Google Wave, which only rolled out its first invitations a month before the 7 Things article was published. Other topics that have been covered include...

• microblogging,
• VoiceThread, and
• UStream.

The pdfs are easy to understand and could be made available to practitioners and /or learners as part of CPD, induction, etc.

Visit http://www.educause.edu/7Things to find out more. 

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 11^th January 2010 which has a focus on Assessment Evidence; it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 4th Blog for January 2010; To say yesterday was an interesting day, is an understatement – it was our4th live TV broadcast and Keith, who looks after the studio side of the broadcast, had been unable to get back from Spain because of the snow! First question to Chrissie, they car share, was is Keith back! Yes but… he was off as he had picked up a bug! No you don’t want any details! Problem! Keith’s laptop had the software to operate the cameras and microphones and it was with him. To cut a long story short, we did manage a very basic, setup and the broadcast went ahead; I hope the 59 viewers found the content useful and that Keith’s absence wasn’t noticed at their end!

Today’s Finds include…

1:

Carex have created a set of educational resources, called ‘Hands up for Hygiene’, which aim to enhance children's understanding of the link between good hand hygiene and the prevention of the spread of germs.

The site has resources for...

• pre-school,
• primary and
• secondary schools,

...as well as tips for helping children to think about hygiene at home.

There are also songs to download and sing. Family Learning Practitioners working in/with schools can even take advantage of a free service allowing the 'partner schools' to borrow a lightbox which can be used to inspect how clean little hands are!

Visit http://www.carex.co.uk/hands-up-for-hygiene/index.htm to find out more.

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The online resource, 3MWorldlyWise, is new website that has been launched to help learning providers teach learners about sustainable living and the key role that scientists and engineers will play in tackling the challenges of climate change.

3MWorldlyWise is designed to boost learner interest in studying the STEM subjects of...

• science,
• technology,
• engineering and
• mathematics

...from GCSE to A-level and on to university.

This free website contains...

• lots of helpful tips for living a ‘greener’ life and
• resources for practitioners.

It is particularly aimed at learners aged from 11-16 years old (although I'm sure it could also be used by older and younger learners).

Visit http://www.3m.co.uk/intl/uk/3Mworldly-wise/?WT.mc_id=www.3mworldlywise.co.uk to find out more.

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John R Sowash makes goals for himself and his family each year. Read about his 5 teaching goals for 2010 which are to...

1. Improve the reverse-instructional model
2. Continue to improve the Wii interactive whiteboard for class use
3. Improve assessments to require more critical thinking and problem solving
4. Increase the number of assignments that require collaborative and creative work and
5. Encourage and challenge the teaching staff around me by modelling effective uses of technology

Visit http://electriceducator.blogspot.com/2009/12/5-things-to-try-in-2010.html to read the full Blog Article.

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This publication has been created by Doug Belshaw and other teachers using Twitter. Contributors were invited to share teaching tips, ideas and suggestions in 140 characters using a special tag.

All tweets have now been collated and the resulting valuable resource, for new and experienced teachers, is now available to download or buy.

The PDF is available for free download at http://www.lulu.com/product/download/%23movemeon-2009/6170010,

The book is available from http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/%23movemeon-2009/8113485 at cost price.

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The UK is the first country in the world to introduce a legally binding framework for tackling climate change and the implications of this are likely to be far reaching for the public sector. Over the coming years targets will be set, carbon emission budgets agreed and strategies and plans announced: all with the overall goal of cutting the UK's emissions by 80% of 1990 levels, by 2050. What will this mean for the ICT sector, and in particular for those responsible for information services in higher and further education?

This new report from JISC TechWatch, "Low carbon computing: a view to 2050 and beyond", attempts to answer that question, outlining a technology roadmap for moving to a more energy efficient information systems infrastructure.

Find out more and/or download the report or executive summary at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/services/techwatch/reports/horizonscanning/hs0902.aspx.

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Bullying UK, formerly called Bullying Online, was founded in 1999 by journalist Liz Carnell from Harrogate and her son John, as a direct result of their experience of dealing with school bullying, which included taking successful legal action against an education authority.

Bullying UK has become the number one resource for people using search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo to find reliable information on a variety of bullying issues; it provides practical information and advice to young people and their parents.

The video clip below provides an overview of the website...

Find out more by visiting the website at http://www.bullying.co.uk/.

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Classical.com provides a large, comprehensive specialist music service for..

• Classical,
• Jazz & Blues and
• World music.

Customers enjoy ownership of music as downloads (MP3 in 192k high quality) or by subscription which includes unlimited listening (streaming at 128k, the same quality as downloads from iTunes) and selected free album downloads.

Complete information about...

• the major recordings,
• composer biographies, and
• listening guides...

...are provided. Sheet music is also available for specialists to download.

Downloads will play on iPods.

Find out more at http://www.classical.com/.

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 11^th January 2010 which has a focus on Assessment Evidence; it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 3rd Blog for January 2010; What a day! Took forever to scrape ice from car only to find that the windscreen wiper, drivers side, wasn’t attached! Plastic part had cracked in the cold then, working from home, discovered that the boiler wasn’t working. I thought it was cold. Condenser vent had frozen. Well it’s all sorted now – heating working & wipers replaced. May make it into work tomorrow.

Today’s Finds include…

1:

I'm not going to enter the debate about is 2010 the start of a decade or the last year of a decade but, The Guardian has produced a Decade in Business infographic.

The Decade in Business is comprised of 120 images representing various business stories from the past ten years.

• Click on any image in the infographic to learn more about that story.
• Most stories are based in Europe; some have a more global basis.

Practitioners of business related courses and/or economics may find The Decade in Business to be a good reference for learners studying the ups and downs of the economy during the 21st century.

Visit http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/interactive/2009/dec/30/business-review-of-the-decade to try it out. 

2:

Currently in public beta, RefSeek is a web search engine for learners and researchers that I mentioned during 2009.

Since then, RefSeek has been building some excellent lists of resources for practitioners and learners.

They include, among other things...

• 25 educational video sites;
• A directory of writing and grammar resources and
• A list of professional development resources for teachers. 

Find out more by visiting http://www.refseek.com/directory/.

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Synchtube is a new web-service for watching video clips and chatting about them at the same time.

Just...

• find the url of an appropriate YouTube video,
• copy that url into Synchtube, and
• begin chatting with your colleagues/learners/etc., while the video is playing.

Users can comment on the video and share thoughts inspired by the video while watching. At the moment Synchtube is in beta and currently only four people can chat at once; hopefully that limit will be increased in the future.

Find out more for yourself at http://www.synchtube.com/.

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An incredible amount of practitioners and learners have very little knowledge of internet searching. They don’t know how to formulate queries, instead they just ‘ask’ questions to the mighty Google.

These same people have no idea how many different content-specific search engines there are, and what they can do with the right bookmarks at their disposal.

For these people – and for everyone else who wants to be more productive and get to know some of the incredible new search engines – MakeUseOf has produced The Guidebook to Internet Searching.

Written by Dean Sherwin, this guide will provide Internet Searching CPD support for all.

Download at http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Searching.pdf.

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Those of you who work with young learners, Family Learning Practitioners, and those engaged in Initial Teacher Training, may well find the interactive Facts of the Day Calendar an invaluable tool; produced by Mandy Barrow, from Woodlands Junior School, the first three months of the year are already available.

In her words...

"This is a new calendar for 2010. I hope it will stimulate lots of thinking and discussion in classrooms."

Take a closer look at http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/.

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"Sometimes it's really hard to tell the difference between cyberbullying and harmless fun - it can be really easy to send on stuff without thinking about how seriously it could affect someone's life..." 

We have already had, some readers may have missed it, an Anti-Bullying week to throw the spotlight on cyber-bullying and the distress caused by the spread of malicious video content across the internet through social networks, video sharing websites, e-mail and mobiles.

The Department for Children, Schools & Families have created a set of three videos with the aim of demonstrating how a seemingly harmless and funny internet clip can be something far more sinister, and can even make the viewer an unwitting accomplice in the cyber-bullying chain.

It has already been announced that lessons in using the internet safely will be a compulsory part of the English primary curriculum from 2011. The lessons are one element of a new government strategy called “Click Clever, Click Safe”.

Readers can read the Report at http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/ukccis/download-link.cfm?catstr=research&downloadurl=UKCCIS%20Strategy%20Report-WEB1.pdf.

The main messages in the lessons are ‘Zip It, Block It, Flag It’: 

Here are the 3 video clips...

and

. 

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Digital Adwise, from Media Smart, offers practitioners a tool to engage young learners, and teach them about marketing communications.

The interactive online lessons can be used by individuals or small groups on computers. The lessons are tailored to teaching needs and are highly flexible for practitioners to modify as they see fit. They aim to help learners to...

• identify and understand the commercial purpose behind online marketing techniques such as...

• viral marketing,
• the use of social marketing sites and
• online games.

The lessons are now available for all learning providers to access online and free of charge at www.digitaladwise.mediasmart.org.uk

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 11^th January 2010 which has a focus on Assessment Evidence; it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 2nd Blog for January 2010; I hope that you are all safe and warm and if you are unable to get into work, take the opportunity to catch up with the many communication channels we offer. Today, 6^th January, I’ve fired up this month’s TV Loop, published January’s eMagazine and updated the various websites and audio tracks. Don’t forget next Monday’s Live TV Broadcast and make sure you are booked in for the Online Workshop on the 15^th!

Today’s Finds include…

1:

The Blancco Tool Kit is ideal for Learning Provider small to medium IT security projects.

It’s a complete standalone solution with no network or internet connection required. This handy Kit is completely CESG Certified and offers you a comprehensive post-erasure report. The Blancco Tool Kit is a perfect portable product for on or off site data erasure. The Erasure process is extremely efficient with this Kit since it takes approximately only 5 minutes to erase one PC or laptop.

The Blancco Tool Kit is also an environmentally friendly solution, eliminating the need to physically destroy your hardware. Just wipe it and then re-use it.

For further information go to...
http://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-directory-1.nsf/slh?Open&dc=DNWA-7YSKEX&usr=KGR9942E4

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If a learner is unsure of their level of achievement within the national framework, they can simply fill in the forms on the qualifications calculator and it will tell them. 

Most people in further education are aware of the levels up to 3 or 4 (A level and foundation degree) but the Qualifications Calculator will read up to level 8 (doctorate).  The site then provides useful links for further advice. 

Find out more and/or try it out at http://www.qualificationscalculator.co.uk/. 

3:

Nick Linford and Edexcel have produced a guide for school sixth forms, training providers and further education colleges. It explains where the funding comes from, what it funds and how much funding is earned for the most popular qualifications.

Visit http://www.fundingguide.co.uk/ to find out more.

4:

LoudLit is a good place to find free audio recordings of well known works of literature.

Many websites do this, but what makes LoudLit unique, and useful for practitioners, is the option of reading the text online while listening to the reading of the text.

LoudLit is a great resource for struggling readers.

Learners can...

• use LoudLit to follow along with the reading of a text.
• use individual computers to progress at their own pace.

Visit http://www.loudlit.org/ to find out more.

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If you and/or your learners are looking for an extremely simple to-do list, you/they should Teux Deux a test drive.

TeuxDeux is a dead simple online to-do list manager with an elegant and minimal user-interface.

Once signed-up users can start adding tasks to their list immediately. TeuxDeux’s display window shows 7 days at a time which users can scroll through using the arrow buttons at either end.

Note: TeuxDeux has no pointers or reminders or any fancy stuff you usually find in a to-do list manager.

Users can...

• add tasks,
• delete tasks,
• arrange tasks by drag and drop, and
• strike off tasks when completed.

All uncompleted tasks of the previous day are automatically added to the task list of the next day, which makes it immensely useful.

There is also a “Someday” section where users can drop tasks that don’t have any strict deadline.

Visit http://teuxdeux.com/ to find out more. 

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Sheet Music Editor allows users to drag and drop their...

• clefs,
• time signatures and
• notes

...onto the sheet. Very simple, and very intuitive.

Because users have to manually drag everything into the right place the resulting sheets won’t have that high quality look; alignment of notes will be slightly off.

A great tool to write down simple tunes and prepare them for printing quickly. I don't think it would be advisable to use with very complicated compositions.

Find out more at http://www.sheetmusiceditor.com/.

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SmartyGames is a great site with several interactive activities and games for younger learners in the area of...

• maths,
• reading,
• time telling, etc. 

Many of the games and activities work well with an IWB like the Tell Time quiz.

Note: - In the reading section both an English and Spanish is offered. 

If you are an family learning practitioner looking for some fun, engaging, free, advertisement free, interactive activities and games you may want to pop over and check out SmartyGames at http://www.smartygames.com/index.php.

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 11^th January 2010 which has a focus on Assessment Evidence; it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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Welcome to the 1st Blog for January 2010; Happy New Year. I hope you have enjoyed the seasonal break and are refreshed for the New Year.

Today’s Finds include…

1:

Scriblink is an online white board with an integrated IMS (instant messaging system).

Scriblink users can...

• draw,
• type, or
• edit images on a white board.

Users have the option of...

• sharing their white board with others and
• allowing other users to collaborate on the whiteboard.

There is no need to set up an account or register in order to use the white board.

Users can take advantage of all kinds of useful features, such as...

• Privacy: the board is all yours, open only to the people you choose to invite
• Dynamic Tools: use shapes, hundreds of colours, a size bar, a text feature, and a grid to help guide your drawings
• File Options: gives you the ability to print, save, and email your work
• Image Uploader: upload an image onto the whiteboard as the background, allowing you to share it, mark it, deface it, or highlight key elements
• In-Screen Chat: when working with others, no need to sign in to third party software, simply use our in-screen chat
• VOIP Conferencing: if you have a microphone for your computer, you can automatically connect with your collaborators (no software necessary) and talk for free for as long as you like
• File transfer: when emailing is too much of a hassle, simply transfer files directly to anyone you're working with

Scriblink provides a way to share notes, outlines, and drawings with learners; learners can also be invited to collaborate on an online whiteboard to work through problems or to brainstorm/blue sky/Thought Shower. It is ideal for dispersed learners or those who are unable to attend face-to-face sessions.

Scriblink is like pen and paper, minus the dead trees, plastic, and the inconvenience of being at the same place at the same time; visit to http://www.scriblink.com/ try it out and to get your unique URL.

2:

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has three excellent interactive activities about dinosaurs.

There is a virtual tour in which learners can tour the museum and see close-ups of exhibits. The interactive timeline provides learners with an overview of the...

• Paleozoic,
• Mesozoic, and
• Cenozoic eras.

The highlight of the interactive activities is the virtual dinosaur dig where learners use a variety of archaeologists’ tools to unearth fossils and then assemble them.

Visit http://paleobiology.si.edu/dinosaurs/index.htm to find out more.

3:

Kideos is a video website designed with learners under ten years old in mind.

Videos on Kideos are categorized by...

• age appropriateness and
• topic.

The videos, in the main, appear to be via YouTube but they are displayed with the Kideos border which removes...

• advertising and
• YouTube's "related videos" and comments.

Note: users might not be able to access the videos in learning environments that block YouTube. That said Kideos could be a great resource for Family Learning. Learning Providers might also consider recommending Kideos to parents when they ask about educational websites they can use at home with their children.

Visit http://www.kideos.com/ to find out more.

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Thanks to...

5:

Creating diagrams with traditional software is not an easy task however there are many diagram creation tools which make drawing diagrams easy and quick. One such tool is Cacoo.

Cacoo lets users create diagrams by just dragging and dropping items. You can use it to...

• create flowcharts,
• UML diagrams,
• Wireframes,
• Sitemaps or
• any other form of diagrams.

Cacoo is also great when it comes to sharing diagrams with others and collaborating with them in real time. Simply invite colleagues by providing their email address and Cacoo will let them view and edit the diagrams as well.

Features:

• Create diagrams online easily.
• Just drag and drop elements to create a diagram.
• Collaborate with others in real-time.
• Insert text and images in diagrams.
• Export diagrams as PNG.

Try it out at https://cacoo.com/.

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Sprixi is a new extensive creative commons image library where users can search for stock photos.

All the images on Sprixi are free and available for use under the Creative Commons License.

To use Sprixi...

• enter the keyword and
• press enter.
• Sprixi will then provide a large number of free images that users can choose from.
• Click on an image to view it in its original size and
• click on the use button to see the instructions on how to use the image.
• Users can...

• either download the image with all the credits or
• share it on the web through the provided permanent link.

Visit http://www.sprixi.com/ to find out more.

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Have you and/or your learners got a story to tell or a poem to write? You can now both do so with pictures from Flickr using FlickrPoet.

Simply go to FlickrPoet and type a sentence. When you click on the ‘Show Story‘ button, FlickrPoet will browse the Flickr database and pull an image for each word/phrase used in your sentence. These images will be organized to provide you with a picture story.

Go on try it out at http://www.storiesinflight.com/flickrpoet/index.php.

Note: This blog is also available as…

·         A mobile version at http://acljohn.wirenode.mobi and

·         An audio version at http://drop.io/wdlihblog,

Items included in this blog are also available in my web portal at http://www.acljohn.com/.

Don’t miss the “IN-TOUCH” Live broadcast (12:45 to 13:15) on 11^th January 2010 which has a focus on Assessment Evidence; it can be viewed at http://www.livestream.com/locus.

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