Education Resources

1. Media Literacy resources
(Media Literacy/Media Literacy)

... Wales. Indie and alternative cinema - A basic introduction to the characteristics of 'indie' and alternative film, by Cath Davies. Living in Oblivion worksheet - A worksheet on the indie film 'Living ...

2. Introduction to plagiarism
(Software resources/Software resources)

Plagiarism is a growing problem in schools, FE Colleges and HE institutions. One of the key problems is that students are increasingly IT literate and encouraged to use the Internet to find answers in ...

3. Citizenship resources
(Citizenship/Citizenship)

Introductions to citizenship Short introduction from Teachernet Active Citizenship article from Teachernet Resources and information Active Citizens in Schools (ACiS): Active Citizens in Schools (ACiS) ...

4. Introduction to citizenship
(Citizenship/Citizenship)

Citizenship is about being a member of a society or community; a person having such a membership is called a citizen. Increasingly students may feel as if they do not really belong to a community or society ...

5. Equality & Diversity resources
(Equality & Diversity/Introduction & resources)

... medical conditions Mental Health difficulties Mobility impairments Speech impairments Visual impairment Senda The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act, 2001 Introduction to SENDA Able to ...

6. A - Z
(Equality & Diversity/A - Z)

... part-time working. Recent developments in UK family-friendly law: • Statutory maternity pay extended from 26 to 39 weeks. • Qualifying period for additional maternity leave removed. • Introduction ...

7. Introduction
(Equality & Diversity/Introduction & resources)

Equality is about trying to treat every individual fairly and recognising that each person is entitled to the same opportunities in life. Equality is not actually about treating everyone the same, but ...

8. Introduction to file conversion
(Software resources/Software resources)

Sometimes students or tutors will find themselves will files that will not open on a particular PC. Rather than start the work again you can try to convert a file to a format that the PC is able to open. ...

9. Introduction to Web browsers
(Software resources/Software resources)

Browsing the web is now part of everyday life for most people but not everyone is aware that there are security implications if your web browser is not fully up to date. They may also not be aware of the ...

10. Introduction to 3D worlds
(Software resources/Software resources)

The educational value of 3D worlds is becoming a buzzword for certain educationalists. It is now possible to access user-friendly and free websites that allow the user to create their own 3D world, a ...

11. DVD and CD burning software
(Software resources/Software resources)

Introduction / overview. ...

12. The importance of accessibility software
(Software resources/Software resources)

Computers and ICT technologies have revolutionised the education sector for all learners. However, without access to appropriate accessibility software students with learning or physical disabilities can ...

13. Pixlr
(Software resources/Software resources)

... photo to get started - no signing-up or logging in is required. Guides / Support Quick introduction Pixlr User Manual Links Pixlr website Add Pixlr to Firefox Get Flash  ...

14. Introduction to Mind maps
(Software resources/Software resources)

Mind maps, sometimes known as spider diagrams, are a useful way of organising information or ideas. You can use mind maps for: making notes during a lesson planning for an essay illustrating a process ...

15. Freemind
(Software resources/Software resources)

... Forum FreeMind Tutorial Open-of-course Tutorial Video Tutorials Quick Introduction Video Tutorial Links FreeMind Website Download FreeMind Wikipedia Entry for FreeMind  ...

16. Office Suites - Introduction
(Software resources/Software resources)

Office suites are vitally important to any student or tutor. A good Office suite should contain a word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation maker and basic graphic manipulation software. The ...

17. Mozilla Firefox
(Software resources/Software resources)

Overview and introduction Mozilla Firefox is a fast, secure and fully customisable web browser. It is also completely free and runs on Windows and Linux. Download link Download Mozilla Firefox ...

18. Microsoft Office 2007 Guides
(Microsoft Office 2007/Overview)

... from the University of Liverpool are a really good printable introduction to Office 2007 for those people moving from Office 2003 (or earlier). Moving from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2007 Moving from ...

19. Introduction
(Media Literacy/Media Literacy)

What is Media Literacy? Media Literacy is normally defined as: 'the ability to access, analyse, evaluate and create media in a variety of forms'. However, the Center for Media Literacy have expanded the ...

20. Software resources
(Software resources/Software resources)

It is important for students and tutors to not only have a good understanding of the software that is used by their college / university or school, but also a good awareness of other really good free software ...