April 23rd, 2012 by maria
I’ll admit that I’m a mouse-girl, I’ve never really taken to the track pad on my laptop – I guess I’ve just grown accustomed to the feel of a mouse in my hand, but… sometimes I grip it just a little too tight and have noticed that by then end of the day my mouse hand aches a bit. That’s where keyboard shortcuts come in – apparently using them allow us to work faster and is a good way to prevent repetitive strain injury. Here are a couple of great lists of short cut.
The first is,17 keyboard shortcuts you must know compliments of Doug Peterson a great blogger from the University of Windsor and an endless source of digital technology information and wisdom. The second is 9 browser shortcuts everyone should know a third is Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know, finally here is a short booklet, The Reluctant Mouser with all the major shortcuts from RSIPrevention.com
One of the great things about computers is that there is always more than one way to do things, and I wonder if practitioners could use these lists – to develop a lesson, or to extend learning, as they work with students in the context of the digital technology competency?
Tags: technology, tools
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April 18th, 2012 by maria
It’s estimated that there are 17,545,580 Facebook users in Canada! I often wonder how many Facebook users there are in the adult literacy community! As the use of social media sites like Facebook grows and grows the issue of personal privacy and security also grows and grows. I came across a great post -How to Lockdown Your Facebook Account For Maximum Privacy and Security - on the Facecrooks site. It lays out the basics to “lock-down” personal privacy and security in your Facebook account. It’s written in fairly clear language and gives instructions on how to make use privacy settings and do’s and don’t s to ensure maximum personal privacy and security.
I thought these tips and tricks were great and will be applying them myself, then I thought the post would be interesting to practitioners and could make the basis for a really good Use Digital Technology task set, integrated with Find and Use Information for students who use Facebook. I think it’s well worth checking out…
Enjoy!
Tags: Internet, OALCF
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April 15th, 2012 by maria
Have just spent a couple of hours playing Summer in Smallywood a wonderful online resource developed by The Centre for Skills Development and Training in Burlington Ontario. Summer in Smallywood is a set of 3 online games designed for 15-30 year olds, but I think it could be used with any group of adult literacy students. It focuses on 3 of the Essential Skills - Oral Communication, Working with Others and Thinking Skills. Using a video game format Summer in Smallywood is a fun, engaging and entertaining learning resource – sure to appeal to students of all ages. It comes with a comprehensive Facilitators package, making it an essential resource for busy adult literacy practitioners.
Thanks to the folks at the Centre for Skills Development and Training for leading the way in developing quality Canadian online resources. Maybe you, like me, find yourself wishing that it was a bit easier to find online learning resources made in Canada – it seems to me that there could and should be more and I hope that this is the first of many.
Enjoy!
Tags: Canada, Essential Skills, online learning
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