ACLjohn`s July 2013`s eMagazine Issue No: 22

ACLjohn's July 2013's eMagazine
Issue No: 22
Welcome to the Twenty-second ACLjohn 2013's
eMagazine - curated, edited and published by John Dalziel
(All views are my own and not of my employer)...
John Dalziel
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Contents
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News & Events ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
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ACLjohn's Publications Updates .............................................................................................................................. 4
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ACLjohn's Tweets .................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3
The ACLjohn Daily ................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.4
Tweetedtimes ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
About & Comment .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
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Audio Feedback ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
Content ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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27 ways to increase student engagement. ............................................................................................................. 6
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Cheat Sheets: Facebook .......................................................................................................................................... 7
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GMail ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
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Twitter ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
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Chrome extensions: Docs Quickly ........................................................................................................................... 8
3.3.1
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Sample infographic: from Dashburst .............................................................................................................. 8
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Google Chrome Browser: Handy Shortcuts ............................................................................................................ 9
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How Google Search Works...................................................................................................................................... 9
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Infographic: The digital Classroom.......................................................................................................................... 9
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MathCentre ........................................................................................................................................................... 10
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Media: Viscom Soft Online.................................................................................................................................... 10
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Online Discussion Tips........................................................................................................................................... 11
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Protect Your Personal Information: MyPermissions............................................................................................. 11
3.11.1
MyPermissions: Video overview ................................................................................................................... 12
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Smarthistory .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
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Sport: Tennis ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
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Sport: Essential Tennis YouTube Clips .......................................................................................................... 13
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Sport: Tennis4You ......................................................................................................................................... 13
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Subjects not taught ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Walk in the North West ................................................................................................................................................ 14
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WatchDoc ........................................................................................................................................................ 8
DashBurst: eMagazine ............................................................................................................................................ 8
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Ways to be effective ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Rufford - Mawdesley ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Find Try Evaluate and Share (FiTES) .............................................................................................................................. 15
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6 Disclaimer...................................................................................................................................................................... 16
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1 News & Events
This Section of the eMagazine has the curated News that learning providers and their
stakeholders, working within FE and Skills Sector, may find both interesting and/or useful in...
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raising awareness
jogging memories
finding out about what is happening within Schools (whose learners are feeding into their
sector) and/or HE/employment (providing IAG [Information Advice and Guidance] for
learners moving-on from their sector)
1.1 ACLjohn's Publications Updates
Please note that the views, within these publications,
are mine and not necessarily those of my employer.
I hope you find the interactive presentations, added to this
page, useful.
You can also access all the...
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Helloslides at...
http://www.helloslide.com/users/7706/acljohn ;
YouTube Video Clips at...
http://www.youtube.com/user/acljohn
http://www.acljohn.com/helloslides.php
1.2 ACLjohn's Tweets
Looking for "on-the-go" updates, reminders, finds and more? YES
Then you may want to follow my "Tweets".
Note: there will be some tweets related to plants, animals etc., posted to my colleagues
in the Merseyside and West Lancashire Mammal Group.
To take a look, go to...
https://twitter.com/ACLjohn
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1.3 The ACLjohn Daily
The content in this interactive publication, posted daily, is
from individuals, organisations and stakeholders within
Further Education & Skills.
The opinions expressed, in the publication, are those of the people posting the content and they
may not be those of John Dalziel or his employer.
Read the publication, and/or sign up (for FREE), at... http://paper.li/ACLjohn
1.4 Tweetedtimes
Tweetedtimes is free and has allowed me to turn my
Twitter feeds into a newspaper.
Updated on the hour, view the Newspaper at... http://tweetedtimes.com/#!/ACLjohn
2 About & Comment
The ACLjohn eMagazine is a monthly publication pulling
together curations, that are published daily by John
Dalziel at...
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http://www.scoop.it/t/technologies ("using New and Emerging Technologies to enhance
'current or practice'") or
http://acljohn.blogspot.co.uk/ ("What DL is Happening?") or
http://acljohn.muzy.com/ ("ACLjohn’s Muzy Posts") or
http://acljohn.tumblr.com/ ("DL uNET").
The eMagazine provides links to free on-line tools, resources, videos etc., along with
some ideas and eCPD support for all learning provider stakeholders. There may also be
some links to news of funding, current projects, initiatives and examples of good practice
in eLearning if they arise during the month.
Note: - Although every care has been taken in the preparation of this ACLjohn
eMagazine, no warranty is given by the author as to the accuracy or completeness of the
information contained within it and the author shall not be responsible or
liable for any errors or omissions. http://alturl.com/chzpz
2.1 Audio Feedback
Do send me some audio feedback at... https://www.speakpipe.com/acljohn
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3 Content
These links have be curated by the ACLjohn
eMagazine Editor John Dalziel and published during
the previous month on one or more of his daily
publications.
The following link will take you to his website ACLjohn.com
where he has produced a Google Custom Search Engine.
This is a one-stop-shop that enables users to search John's web presences for resources, authoring
tools etc.
Try it out on the home page at... http://www.acljohn.com/
3.1 27 ways to increase student engagement.
This post includes another engaging graphic by Mia
MacMeekin, doing what it says in the title.
View the Original post and image at...
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/27-waysto-increase-student-engagement-in-learning/
3.1.1
Ways to be effective
This graphic, another by Mia MacMeekin, provides ideas on how to be an effective practitioner
in a learning environment… and beyond!
See the graphic, and full post, at...
http://anethicalisland.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/so-you-want-to-be-an-effective-teacher/
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3.2 Cheat Sheets: Facebook
Mastering the art of using shortcuts
definitely saves many precious minutes that
busy practitioners, and learners, need.
One strategy is to learn and employ the
shortcuts of the platforms frequently used.
Facebook is a platform that is used by many
people.
Take a look at this cheat sheet, produced by Educational Technology and Mobile Learning,
packed full of Facebook shortcuts.
Take a look at...
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/new-cheat-sheet-featuring-nifty.html
3.2.1
GMail
Take a look at the GMail cheat sheet, also produced by
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, at...
http://visualeks.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/02/Work.jpg
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Twitter
Take a look at the Twitter cheat sheet, also
produced by Educational Technology and
Mobile Learning, at...
http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/twittershortcuts.png
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3.3 Chrome extensions: Docs Quickly
This Chrome extension allows users, practitioners and
learners alike, to create a Google Doc, Spreadsheet,
Presentation, or Drawing directly from their Chrome bar.
There is no need to launch docs.google.com; just a single
click, and they have a new document. Find out more, on
the chrome web store at... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/docsquickly/cejihakmbjnefdijhceabdkkjfnmlgog
3.3.1
WatchDoc
If practitioners and/or learners have shared some documents with
others on Google Docs, this Chrome extension will list their shared
documents that have been updated since the last time they viewed
them. An essential extension for those engaged in collaborative work
and/or for practitioners who are using Google Drive with learners.
Find out more, on the chrome web store at...
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/watchdoc/okagolgbanbllgndpnacdhohdfacdhfm
3.4 DashBurst: eMagazine
DashBurst is a content marketing platform and social media magazine
covering the latest in business, marketing, technology and design.
They're also a creative design agency specializing in web design, apps, graphics, SEO, PPC, testing,
infographic design, presentations and more.
Find out more at... http://dashburst.com/
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Sample infographic: from Dashburst
This graphic, created by dashburst, features 10 mistakes
that practitioners, and/or learners, should avoid making
when tweeting. Some of these mistakes can also apply to
other social networking websites.
Read the full post, by Educational Technology & Mobile Learning, and access the graphics, at...
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/10-twitter-mistakes-you-should-avoid.html
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3.5 Google Chrome Browser: Handy Shortcuts
Like the author of this post, Chrome is now my browser of choice.
I'm also among those users who use keyboard shortcuts.
In this post there are 10 useful shortcuts including my favourite...
Ctrl + Shift + T reopens the last tab you closed (sometimes by accident, which is when it is
particularly useful).
Read the full post at... http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/10-handy-shortcutsyou-must-be-using-on.html
3.6 How Google Search Works
Since its inception in 1998, Google has revolutionized online
search within a very short period of time.
This video will help those who watch it, better understand
how Google search works.
Watch the clip at...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHR6IQJGZs#at=139
3.7 Infographic: The digital Classroom
The one thing we can be sure of is change. New ways
of learning are developing as a direct impact of the
embrace of technology within education...
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Mobile learning,
blended learning,
flipped learning environments,
...to mention just a few.
The graphic in this post, from Educational Technology & Mobile Learning, sheds more light on
how learning environments have been transformed by technology and draws clear comparisons
between several learning modes.
Take a look at... http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/the-5-important-elementsof-21st.html
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3.8 MathCentre
mathcentre has been set up to deliver mathematics
support materials, free of charge, to learners, lecturers
and everyone looking for post-16 maths help.
The mathcentre team are a group of people who run
university mathematics support centres, who teach
mathematics, and who design new media products for learning.
mathcentre gives users the opportunity to study important areas of pre-university mathematics,
which they may have studied before or may be new to them - the maths they know they will need
for their course.
There are a variety of resources...
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self-study guides;
test yourself diagnostics and exercises;
video tutorials;
iPod and 3G mobile phone downloads; and
case studies.
Resources are available on-line, and may be printed or downloaded.
Find out more at... http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/
3.9 Media: Viscom Soft Online
Quickly add effects to existing images or create a new
image with animated effects.
ViscomSoftOnline...
lists 15 free, simple and useful tools for editing,
enhancing and converting images online.
 includes photo collage maker, video to .gif converter
and jigsaw puzzle maker.
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Find out more at... http://www.viscomsoftonline.com/
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3.10 Online Discussion Tips
This edudemic post is aimed at learners but, I feel it
has value for practitioners who are new to online
forums.
Much of the advice applies to communication via
social media as well.
Read the full post at...
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/5-online-discussion-tips-for-students/
3.11 Protect Your Personal Information: My Permissions
Privacy is no longer about protecting devices that access the
internet! It's about controlling who has permissions to access
personal information on the web.
Websites and apps make it really simple to join, but by doing so
users grant permissions to access their personal information.
Revoking access is a different story.
The same websites hide permissions settings behind 2 or more
links and, as a result, most users don't even know that they
granted, or can revoke those permissions.
As a result, users have tens and even hundreds of apps and websites that have gained permissions
to access their personal information.
That's where MyPermissions becomes useful. In their words...
The idea was simple "If granting permissions is a matter of a single click then revoking them
should be just as easy"
MyPermissions is a simple page that lets individuals revoke any permission they gave in a single
click.
MyPermissions automatically scans a user's permissions, alerts them when new apps gain access
to their personal information and can even clean those permissions for them.
Find out more at... http://mypermissions.org/
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3.11.1 MyPermissions: Video overview
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http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=1MZHQdvAjqE#at=11
3.12 Smarthistory
Smarthistory, originally developed by art
history professors Dr. Beth Harris and Dr.
Steven Zucker, is now partnered with Khan
Academy to deliver lessons via video.
Smarthistory...
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is an online alternative to expensive art history books.
features more than just images of notable works of art.
provides a combination of video lessons, text articles, and audio lessons about eras and
themes.
Learners can browse resources by...
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artist name,
style of work,
theme, or
time period.
Take a closer look, and find out more, at...
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
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3.13 Sport: Tennis
The official Wimbledon site has a huge
amount of information that can be used
for independent research by learners.
The site features the latest news, player
profiles, video / audio feeds and photo
galleries.
Each year, when the competition starts,
functional skills learners could use some
of the statistics for data handling activities
or, by using the timeline find out what
happened in Wimbledon in the year they
were born.
Take a look at the site at...
http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html
3.13.1 Sport: Essential Tennis YouTube Clips
The Essential Tennis Youtube channel has
instructional videos showing different tennis
techniques, along with videos from professional
players.
Take a closer look at...
http://www.youtube.com/user/EssentialTennis
3.13.2 Sport: Tennis4You
The Tennis4You site has lots of ideas and activities to teach
learners about tennis, along with workshops and instructional
videos.
Take a closer look at...
http://www.tennis4you.com/
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3.14 Subjects not taught
This post identifies 5 subjects that the author asks, "should they be taught?"
The subjects include...
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Film Making;
Job Searching;
Money Management;
Social Skills, and
Practical Mechanics.
Read the full post at...
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/06/subjects-not-taught-in-school/
4 Walk in the North West
For those of you who enjoy walking, I've decided to share the walks that my
wife and I do at the weekends (or when we can).
I hope you find them interesting and, if you try them, let me know what you
thought of them.
The archived walks can be found at...
http://maghullmeanders.blogspot.co.uk/
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4.1 Rufford - Mawdesley
On this walk we revisited the Rufford - Mawdesley walk covering 6.2857 miles; details of the
route can be seen at...
http://maghullmeanders.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/rufford-mawdesley-revisited.html
5 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.
Share your resources by completing the form available at...
http://bit.ly/o6yiwl
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6 Disclaimer
All the pictures and news shown in the ACLjohn eMagazine are the property of their
respective owners.
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We don't hold any copyright about these pictures and news.
These pictures have been collected from different public sources including different
websites, considered to be in public domain.
If any one has any objection to displaying of any picture and news, it may be brought to our
notice by sending an email & the same will be removed immediately, after verification of
the claim.
mailto:[email protected]
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