Check out the FREE Google Applied Digital Skills, computer literacy course. https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/ The Google applied digital skills website offers free lesson plans and digital skills training videos, specifically designed to prepare our students for an evolving job market. Ensure you have a Gmail/Google account to make the most of the content on this website. There … Continue reading Google Applied Digital Skills
Using LinkedIn in Education
Our young people are more active on the internet now and therefore leaving more digital footprints, often without guidance on the future implications. Future employers will Google search their name and look through social media to get a measure of the applicant. Therefore, the management of their digital presence needs some support and it is part of … Continue reading Using LinkedIn in Education
Manage, communicate and share content with your team using Microsoft StaffHub
Sign up for an account at: https://staffhub.ms Priced at £3 per user, per month (Office 365 Enterprise K1). Microsoft StaffHub is a cloud-based platform that works across all your devices. It enables staff workers and their managers to manage time, communicate with their teams, and share content. - Microsoft
Use IFTTT to do the hard work
If This Then That (IFTTT) is an service that allow you to link apps/devices and automate workflow. Sign up for a free account at https://ifttt.com/. Access via the web or download the app for your device: Services: Apps and Devices. Applets: Methods of connecting services. For example, IF you want to recieve a weather … Continue reading Use IFTTT to do the hard work
Use ThingLink to make an interactive image
Sign up for a free account at https://www.thinglink.com/. Use the website, or download the mobile app. "With ThingLink, teachers and students can easily enhance images and videos with additional notes, photos, audio, video, and other multi-media content. Students acquire visual presentation skills and communicate through digital storytelling across grade levels, on any device." - ThingLink … Continue reading Use ThingLink to make an interactive image