Learning at Work Week
The National Learning at Work day is now becoming a Learning at Work Week and this year’s theme is ‘ Learning Connections’ which includes: Learning through connecting people and places Learning through bringing together...
Category: Social Media
A-Z Tools & Technologies: Skype
What is it? Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls over the internet. It was founded in August 2003 by two software developers Nicklas Zennstrom and Janus Friiu: it...
Using Twitter to Enhance Understanding of Children’s Literature
Student teachers need to be skilled in not only starting the reading process with the children they teach but also keeping them reading by encouraging a love and appreciation of books. In order to...
Use Getty Stock Photos for Free
Getty Images, the world’s largest photo agency, has made 35 million of its photos free to use, in an effort to combat piracy. Getty’s new Embedded Viewer tool will let Internet users search for...
Embed Twitter Widget Into Moodle
We’ve seen an increasing number of staff using Twitter with their students for Teaching & Learning, for example #COG2YSJ, #1QTSE14A, #1QTSE15A, #1QTSM1, #1QTM40, #MPGC01 & @2ST050. If you are using Twitter for Teaching, Learning...
A-Z Tools & Technologies: HootSuite
What is HootSuite? These days everybody is connected to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and other social networks. Managing these accounts can be time consuming and sometimes there are just not enough hours in the...