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From ace:uk to wobble
I have moved. Well, I've set up a new blog, because I changed jobs recently. However, my new blog, 'wobble' still has articles of interest to anyone interested in the adoption of e-learning so I hope you'll stop by.Like ace:uk, wobble also has news feeds, resources and a wealth of information all of which you can access online for free. You can of course, also request your own free regular email...
Sort your searches with Yahoo!
Yahoo! Mindset applies a new twist on searching. It sorts search results for your query into commercial or non-commercial (informational) results, based on whether you're shopping or seeking information.It has a slider on the page, which you control to decide how you want your results sorted. The midpoint of the slider represents the default setting, and as you move the slider right, toward "...
Online Tip - Distributing Photos on a CD
This article has a really good tip for distributing photos on a CD, complete with a built in slide show and a customized photo CD cover (using free software called Picasa.) It’s really easy to do and allows you to create a really professionally packaged CD in a matter of minutes. I tried it earlier and it really is simple yet effective. The article itself explains how it’s done.But as well as...
Wikibooks to offer free eTexts for education
I mentioned wikibooks last week in a post that outlined several projects online that anyone can edit and contribute to. And yesterday, Stephen Downes signposted this article by Robert Brumfield, Assistant Editor, eSchool News which discusses wikibooks in more detail.Key features of the article for me were as follows: Because the content is freely licensed, "it can be freely adapted by teachers...
Copyright Free Images For Your Resources
My mate Johnny M is both a keen photographer and a keen Flickr user, uploading high quality photographs to the web for the world to see.He has very kindly made his entire collection of over 1,000 photos available for you to use in training notes, presentations, posters etc. All he asks is that if you use one of his pictures you credit it to him. (Thanks John, you're very kind!)I recently used a...
Almost Time - Get Safe Online
On Thursday this week (27th October) launch activities are set to begin for a new initiative designed to protect users online.Get Safe Online will provide independent, expert advice for citizens and small businesses on how to protect themselves against threats such as viruses, spam, spyware and online fraud.It should also be a valuable resource tool for learning centres, providing information...
UK and Ireland Based Edu-bloggers Map
We began with a directory of UK and Ireland based edubloggers. Now thanks to Josie Fraser there’s also a map of exactly where we are. So ifyou’re keen to see who is based near you and writing about ways of using technology to support teaching and learning, or you're an edublogger of any shape, size or persuasion.....head on over to Frappr to have a look or leave your details!This will form a...
From Gmail to GoogleMail
Following a dispute over the Gmail trademark, ‘Gmail’ has been renamed to Google Mail in the UK. (A while back, I was dishing these free Gmail email invites for anyone who wanted a free web based account with a whopping 2.6 gigabytes of storage.) Now, they are no longer issuing new @gmail.com addresses – any new addresses will be @googlemail.com instead.For existing Gmail users, although the name...
ICT Cash Boost for Forty Public Library Services
Forty public library services across England have recently received a share of a £750,000 ICT cash boost from the UK online Public Libraries Challenge Fund. The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and the University for Industry (Ufi) awarded the grants to enhance the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provision of public libraries to local communities, particularly...
Free E-Learning Materials (Round 4)
I wrote previously about ‘more free e-learning materials coming to a centre near you’, referring to National Learning Network (NLN) materials that were being written specifically for Adult and Community Learning. These covered five new areas:Family LearningLearning to LearnESOLMaking Learning Work for YouModern Foreign LanguagesFollowing eager anticipation, pre-release versions of some of these...
Wikipedia and Other Wiki-Winners
I’ve recently promised several people links to Wikipedia and related sites so thought I’d post them here instead. These are all collaborative projects online that anyone can edit and contribute too: Wikipedia - The biggest open access encyclopaedia on the internet. It's multilingual, has over 750,000 articles and is still growing! Wikibooks - Free textbooks and manuals Wikibooks has a collection...
More ways of Building Better Practice
Building Better Practice from Excalibur, which I mentioned recently, now offers guidance on improving your organisation’s performance in three new areas (for Adult and Community Learning):· Achievement and standards · Learning and assessment· Support for learnersYou can now find information on things to take into account regarding individual learning plans, retention rates, on- and off-the-job...
Update to Email Subscriptions
I have changed my email subscriber service today from Bloglet to FeedBlitz. Seems Bloglet hasn’t been working of late and since I have no guarantee that it will spring back to life I’ve had to switch.There will be no change for existing subscribers – you will still be notified of updates in the same way but you'll see a slightly different layout for the emails which will now be delivered by...
Computer Tutors – You're Not Alone!
If you're an IT tutor, I'm sure there are times when you want to ask someone’s advice about something to do with your teaching. And wouldn't it be great if there was someone to hand who not only understood your situation, but would also share their resources, answer your questions and give you free advice and support?Well there is. Computer tutors – you're not alone!Here in the UK we have a...
Free Touch Typing Program Online
Are you a two-finger typist? I am. And although I'd love to touch type, I just don’t seem to find the time to commit to regular lessons to learn. However I've recently discovered a very simple, free, online typing tutor that I'm gonna TRY to use on a fairly regular basis. I reckon that if I can just do a short burst each day I'll soon pick it up, and it will save me loads of time in going back...
Writely - The (Free) Web Word Processor
I spent some time last week trying out a new way to share and edit documents securely online. This was using a (currently free) piece of software called Writely.Writely is a web word processor that allows multiple users to share and edit a word document on the web using only a browser - you don’t need a word processor at all.Here's how it works:First, you create a document: Either by typing it in...
National Family Learning Week
Upcoming date for your diary: Next week (8-16 October 2005) is National Family Learning Week.‘Thousands of venues, from shopping centres and leisure centres to schools and libraries, zoos and parks to museums and galleries, will be hosting events for this national campaign. Many of the activities are free and open to all age groups. So you could end up telling stories with your toddlers, salsa...
Drag and Drop with PictureGridEditor
Do you use Word or PowerPoint to create drag and drop exercises for your learners? Then you will just love Picture Grid Editor/Creator. (Click to log in as guest user.) Picture Grid Editor/Creator is a tool for creating drag and drop learning objects (like the example here). I liked it because it’s really effective and dead easy to use.I had a go at creating a drag and drop learning object myself...
Moodle News
An article in the Guardian this week explored the use of Moodle in education (well in schools, but it’s the same virtual learning environment).It focused partly on the work of Darren Smith, a teacher in Teeside who uses Moodle with his students. His was a school environment but here's where the flexibility of sharing resources comes in - in his e-subjects he offers a comprehensive list of mostly...
Decisions, Decisions - Which Book to Read?
Not strictly e-learning but a novel way (excuse the pun) of choosing books you might like to read based on your preferences.When you know the title of a book, it's easy to find it by searching the shelves in a bookshop or library or by using a catalogue or an online bookstore. But what if you are like me, the sort of reader who likes to choose by browsing round a little and seeing what tempts you...