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About & Comment General Contact Details RSC-Northwest Contact Details Disclaimer News & Events Other Curated Items Resources & Archives Find, Try, Evaluate & Share (FiTES) FINDS... HELP! Please complete our survey 3D 360 interactive education images Be The Beat Cruxbot DEWIS - Computer Aided Assessment System Edshelf Feed 2 Email Grovo instaGrok Online resources - UK Parliament ONR Science & Technology Focus Qwiki - Show what you know Ri Channel SkillPages SlideShark Snapshot Science Sound maps | British Library Sounds SplitCam StudentPositive Swabr Teaching Appz Continued...

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TerraClues The 101 Best Chrome Extensions TimeMaps - World History TimeMap Tinkercad WorkFlowy

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General Contact Details

Support Desk... Duty Adviser Tel: 01524 510067 Email via QR Code or URL below... Address & Telephone/Fax Numbers... Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Advance Regional Support Centre Northwest Lancaster University Bailrigg House Lancaster University Campus Lancaster LA1 4YE Tel: 01524 510067 Fax: 01524 593 798 Web Address (URL)...
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Interim Manager: Paul Deane
Tel: 01524 510071 p.deane@lancaster.ac.uk

eLearning Advisers continued... Anthony Beal

Information Officer... Michelle Hyland

Tel: 01524 510068 Fax:0152 459 3798 mh@rsc-northwest.ac.uk

Events Co-ordinator... Sandra Harris

Tel: 01524 510067 Fax:0152 459 3798 sh@rsc-northwest.ac.uk

Administration Christine Hulme

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eLearning Advisers... Anita Holt (FE/6th Form Colleges)

Tel: 01524 510062 ah@rsc-northwest.ac.uk

Tel: 01524 510061 ah@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Colin Gallacher (Work Based Learning) Tel: 01524 510058 cg@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Hilary Thomas (Higher Education) Tel: 01524 510059 ht@rsc-northwest.ac.uk John Dalziel (Adult & Community Learning / Personal & Community Development Learning/OLASS & Sustainability/Green) Tel: 01524 510057 jd@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Judy Bloxham (FE/6th Form Colleges) Tel: 01524 510063 jb@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Keith Wilson (Technical) Tel: 01524 510065 kwil@rsc-northwest.ac.uk Kevin Hickey (Specialist Colleges & Accessibility) Tel: 01524 510064 kh@rsc-northwest.ac.uk

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News & Events

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Other Curated Items

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Articles, images, video clips are added daily to...

Raise awareness Provide food for thought Bring a smile to your face etc.

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3D 360 interactive education images

3D 360 education academic image database... 3D Toad is a website that hosts images that users can zoom-in on and rotate 360 degrees. The site is designed to provide educators and learners with images that are useful for instruction. The galleries of images include history, geology, chemistry, skeletons, fossils, and more.
Click and hold on any image to rotate it. Double click to zoom-in on it.

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.3dtoad.com/index.php

Each image is accompanied by a short caption

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Be The Beat
The American Heart Association teaches learners the basic steps of CPR and how to use an AED, with games, music and videos, plus loads of cool prizes to make learning fun and rewarding! Using On Be the Beat, learners can explore the heart, view a healthy vs unhealthy heart and perform virtual CPR during a cardiac arrest. The interactives have extremely life-like graphics and can be manipulated to view the heart under a variety of circumstances. The CPR simulation is excellent. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://bethebeat.heart.org/

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Cruxbot
A web application to summarize web pages Cruxbot...
summarizes web pages, articles etc., within seconds. aids understanding by helping users create a framework, of such texts, in their mind before reading in greater depth.

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.cruxbot.com/

Learners can see key words and terms in context to build a better understanding of them before they read.
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DEWIS - Computer Aided Assessment System

There is a wealth of information on the web site, but for me, Mark Ayton (eLearning Adviser, RSC Northwest), essentially it summarises as Dr Rhys Gwynllyw, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at University of the West of England has developed an application producing assessment materials that automatically grades students on-line submissions in the most "human like" way I've encountered. The DEWIS e-Assessment System also provides full traceability, assessment histories and re-grading. "Due to my practitioner experience I can see particular strengths for engineering and mathematic subjects, however other subject specialists may be equally enthusiastic about applications in their field. Mark Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/caa/welcome /index.html

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edshelf
If like me, youre always looking for new and emerging web 2.0 tools, edshelf is an easy-to-use directory of web 2.0 tools waiting for educators to try them out. Users can also share their experience with the tools, add their own, store a shelf of favourite tools, and more. A useful site that practitioners and/or learners should probably bookmark right now. Note:- edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://edshelf.com/

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Feed 2 Email
Convert RSS to email. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL An easy way to get RSS below... feeds sent to an email http://feed2email.net/ inbox. Encourage your learners to keep up-to-date with the course blog, website and/or other web presences by using feed2email.net
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Grovo
Your field guide to the Internet Grovo is an online education and training platform that helps people find and use sites, and helps sites reach and educate users. Includes Grovo lessons on the subjects of Internet basics, productivity, business tools, communication, lifestyle, and entertainment. Within each of these subjects users can learn how to use hundreds of different websites and web apps. Before you get too excited about Grovo, be aware that their offerings are a mix of free and paid courses. Courses marked with a big "G" indicate users will have to pay to enroll. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.grovo.com/

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instaGrok
A new way to learn....
If you and/or your learners haven't tried instaGrok yet, I encourage you to take a look. InstaGrok is going to become a very useful and popular tool amongst practitioners and learners. The basic idea behind instaGrok is to provide students with webs of search terms. Accompanying each web is a set of suggested links, videos, images, and key facts about their original search term. Researchers can pin their findings to a journal page inside their instaGrok accounts. Class accounts allow practitioners to see what their learners are both searching and pinning. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.instagrok.com/

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Online resources - UK Parliament

Free online resources designed to support citizenship education across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and modern studies in Scotland. Includes Games, Videos, Whiteboard Resources, Lesson Plans, Printed Resources, etc.
Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.parliament.uk/ education/onlineresources/

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ONR Science & Technology Focus

The Office of Naval Research has an interactive site filled with science and technology exploration for learners. Learners can explore oceanography, space, and blow the ballast. Each section having sub categories that let learners narrow down their focus. The majority of the website is information with accompanying images and short quizzes. To be honest, the Science and Technology Office of Naval Research looks old fashioned but, because of the wealth of information that it offers and the student-friendly language and explanations it uses, I feel it is worth a closer look. A website for learners to conduct research projects. Information is concise, easy to understand, and offered in bite-size chunks. Check out the animation section, they are perfect for sharing with the whole class on an interactive whiteboard! Tips: The Animation Gallery can be found in the teacher resource section. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/default.htm

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Qwiki - Show what you know

Qwiki has launched a creation tool that allows users to create their own multimedia Qwikis; short narrated story that includes images, videos, and text. Creating the basics of a Qwiki is very easy.
uploading content (or linking to hosted content like a Flickr image), recording narration, and caption content.

Qwiki Creator is another tool for learners to use to create short multimedia stories or short introductory narratives about topics that they're studying in their classes.

Be warned-:
the order in which users upload content is the order in which it they appear in the resulting Qwiki. Voice recordings are limited to 20 seconds

Users can also record with their webcam and have a video of themself appear in their Qwiki.

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.qwiki.com/creator

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Ri Channel
The Ri Channel is an online project by the Royal Institution showcasing the very best science videos from the Ri and around the web. A charitable mission to connect people to the world of science. Excellent stuff, and some of the videos can be embedded into a blog or VLE using a Vimeo embed code. Many provide subtitles and a full-text transcript too, which is very useful. An excellent resource; Science practitioners should be able to find some great videos to use to supplement their lessons. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.richannel.org/

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SlideShark
SlideShark allows practitioners & Learners to share/view MS PowerPoint presentations on iPads while preserving original animations, fonts, graphics and colours of the presentation.
Sign up for an account on SlideShark upload PowerPoint files onto the SlideShark private secure servers Use the SlideShark app on an iPad to download and view the PowerPoint presentation

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... https://www.slideshark.com/

Share the presentation file right from your iPad to anyone who wishes to see the file. No need to connect to your PC or whatsoever, everything is done from the iPad. Note: A free account on SlideShark provides 100MB storage space. Any more and users will need to buy storage space or get a premium account. Index

SkillPages
SkillPages enables your learners and/or colleagues to get found by anyone anywhere searching for their skill(s). By demonstrating and sharing their skills, expertise or talents on SkillPages. Talent is no longer restricted by geography. Telecommuting makes it possible to hire anyone from any part of the globe as long as they have the skills and they are available. HR departments use every available resource to find the right talent for their organization and SkillPages is a resource, with three million members around the world offering their talent, that IAG practitioners should take a closer look at. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.skillpages.com/

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Snapshot Science
- topical science teaching resources Stuck for a topical lesson idea, engaging starter or relevant video clip? Snapshot Science offers stimulating ideas and free teaching resources for science lessons. The resources are clearly organised into...
Physics Biology Chemistry Science skills sections

Worth a closer look at this valuable resource for Science practitioners. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://snapshotscience.co.uk/

There is also a free monthly newsletter for KS2/3 learners about science news stories that are free to download and can be used for homework and/or class activity, revision or extension tasks.
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Sound maps | British Library - Sounds

The British Library's sound maps provides a good way to explore more than 50,000 audio recordings organized into nine categories. Just select a category then click on the placemarks on the maps. The map categories include accents & dialogues, soundscapes, wildlife, and oral histories of holocaust survivors. The British Library's sound maps can be used in a number of content areas. Well worth a listen. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://sounds.bl.uk/sound-maps/

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SplitCam
SplitCam - Free webcam effects software and live video streaming software
Use a webcam with multiple programs at the same time. Apply cool effects to your webcam. Use 3D masks to replace your entire head. Supports all popular chat services. Streams to most of the popular websites.

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://splitcamera.com/

Latest version of SplitCam webcam software download for free.

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StudentPositive
Free positive behaviour reinforcement | StudentPositive Here is one for those engaged in Initial Teacher Training - Free positive behaviour support and classroom management. Simple for teachers, real-time feedback for students, and robust reporting for data-driven schools. Teachers or schools interested in using StudentPositive with their students can register for a beta invite on the companys website Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://studentpositive.com/

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swabr
Swabr allows practioners to create their own private microblogging system that only people they authorize can join. Swabr is like Twitter except it is closed off to everyone except those people you really want to interact with. Some learning providers are using Swabr as a bulletin board; it could also be used by practitioners and/or learners to create discussion groups and study groups. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.swabr.com/

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Teaching Appz
Teaching APPZ - a directory of educational apps that can be used in the classroom and/or by Family Learning Practitioners. Currently there are over 100 apps on the site, all of which are organised by subject, age range and device so you can easily find apps that can be used in teaching and learning (Those engaged in Initial Teacher Training should take a look!). Currently supported devices include iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and Android, as well as a number of useful web apps. A useful guide to the quality education apps that are available and growing. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/

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TerraClues
Are your learners reading a novel or studying history? Trying to give them an idea of where everything is taking place? Why not give them an opportunity to discover the location for themselves. TerraClues allows practitioners to create Internet scavenger hunts, or assign already created scavenger hunts, to help learners discover new places. Note: when practitioners create hunts, they also make them available to other practitioners and learners throughout the world. Why not, instead of a traditional research report or poster project, have learners create their own scavenger hunts? Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://bit.ly/KXPB1V

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The 101 Best Chrome Extensions

There are so many extensions in the Chrome Web Store that it can be quite overwhelming to pick the right ones. On this page, 101 Best Chrome extensions, you will find the best 101 Chrome extensions for all your browsing needs. Makeuseof have taken the effort to categorize the extensions and picked only those they believe to be the best ones and which will most likely be useful to you. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.makeuseof.com/pages /best-chrome-extensions

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TimeMaps - World History TimeMap

TimeMaps lets learners look at every nation, empire and civilization as one story through maps. The history of the world from 3500BC to 2005AD! There are pinpoints on the Atlas that let learners drill down into specific areas, nations and civilizations. Learners get a story about what is happening in this portion of the world, as well as opportunities to explore even further. Below the map, learners can change the date on an interactive timeline. I really like TimeMap as a way to explore history. TimeMaps brilliance is in the way it unfolds the stories in history with the visual of the map. Not only are learners getting a good understanding of how civilizations shaped the world, they are also learning geography. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... http://www.timemaps.com/history

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Tinkercad
Tinkercad will only function correctly in Google Chrome and the latest versions of Firefox. It will not function correctly in Safari or Internet Explorer. Tinkercad allows users to build 3D models within their web browser. I've given Tinkercad a try and found it easy to use mainly because of the clear how-to lessons that Tinkercad provides. Tinkercads editing options are limited but it provides pre-made pieces that users can assemble to build models. Users can also select a model from the public gallery and edit it in their Tinkercad account. Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... https://tinkercad.com/home/

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WorkFlowy
WorkFlowy is an organizational tool that makes life easier. It's a surprisingly powerful way to take notes, make lists, collaborate, brainstorm and plan. WorkFlowy works in an intuitive outline format.
Click "+" to add an item and use the tab key to indent an item.

Find out more by using the QR code or the URL below... https://workflowy.com/

To set a due date type a hashtag like #today or #tomorrow to prioritize tasks. When a task is completed, just click on it and strike it out. WorkFlowy has a series of tutorial videos to help users discover all of the little tricks on offer. WorkFlowy offers a simple and clear way for users to organize tasks that they need to complete. NOTE:- For students using iPads, WorkFlowy works on iPads too.

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Resources and Archives

aclJohns Website & Blog Portal
http://www.acljohn.com/

Scoop.It Technologies
http://www.scoop.it/t/technologies/

Spreaker Radio Station

http://bit.ly/nSLYjE or http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/northwest/tal klisten-to-us!/rsc-radio.aspx

Dipity Timeline
http://www.dipity.com/acljohn/

eMagazines
http://www.slideshare.net/aclJohn and from March 2012 http://www.scribd.com/john_dalziel

The ACLjohn Daily

http://paper.li/ACLjohn

YouTube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/acljohn or http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/northwest/pu blications/video-clips.aspx

Only2clicks http://bit.ly/ppcIHX Pearltrees http://pear.ly/Hhwv RSC-NW TV Channel

http://www.livestream.com/locus

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Find Try Evaluate and Share (FiTES)

You are the experts in your field of work, management, administration, practitioners etc., and you know what works for you! By sharing not only will you raise the awareness of your colleagues but you should also benefit from their submissions. By doing this, you will all be supporting & stimulating innovation in learning, teaching and administration.

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