A new fiscal year is underway and we are excited to announce a mini-project: an environmental scan of local data collection systems. As part of our 2017–18 business plan and with funding support from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, AlphaPlus will complete an environmental scan identifying local systems supporting the collection and […]

Charlotte Parliament is the Literacy and Essential Skills Program Coordinator at Simcoe County District School Board. Responsible for the MAESD learning programs, she is on the move around the county, supporting six learning centres delivering a range of programs. As someone in constant contact with individual instructors and coordinators, Charlotte decided to use AlphaPlus technology […]

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Google Drive is a free service from Google. It that allows users to store files online and access them from anywhere and on any device using the cloud. Explore and learn how Google Drive can help your team to work collaboratively, and to create, edit, and share documents, spreadsheets, survey, quizzes and much more. Read More […]

On June 4, 2013, at 3 pm ET, Monika Jankowska-Pacyna delivered the Understanding Creative Commons webinar to explore and discuss Creative Commons (CC) licenses. During the session we explored various copyright licenses and how you can use them properly in your practice, not only as a teacher, administrator or manager, but also as a content […]

On March 5, 2013, at 3 pm ET, Monika Jankowska-Pacyna delivered the Passwords and Online Security webinar. During the session, we explored tools and resources designed to help create strong and secure passwords and to help manage the multitude of passwords we rely on and use every day. A recording of the webinar can be […]

After months of careful research and planning, we are excited to announce the release of the Technology Planning Roadmap, a set of packages designed to help adult literacy organizations make the best use of the technology they already have and to plan for their future needs. The set includes the following packages: Technology Infrastructure Inventory […]

On November 21, 2012, Maria Moriarty delivered the Technology Planning Roadmap webinar to share information about tools and templates AlphaPlus will be introducing to help organizations develop simple and practical technology plans. A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. You can also download the Technology Planning Roadmap presentation in PDF. The technology planning […]

The Dropbox tag line is “Simplify your life” and that is exactly and literally what it has done for me! First of all it is super easy to use – I just opened a free account, got my own Dropbox and now I use it to store files, documents, images, and videos. Best of all I can access them from anywhere, share them with friends and colleagues, and I can sync them on all my mobile devices.

Dropbox is a free storage service that lets you save and access all your files, including photos, documents, and videos, in a cloud and access them from all your computers and phones and even from the Dropbox website.

When you visit the Dropbox site, you will be invited to download Dropbox software. It will allow you to install Dropbox on your computer and to create a Dropbox folder that automatically syncs with your online Dropbox account.