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Digital Inclusion Newsletter Usdaw Lifelong Learning Edition 2

2015

Welcome…….. Welcome to Usdaw’s Lifelong Learning Digital Inclusion Newsletter. Please share any digital activity you have been involved in with your Divisional Lifelong Learning Project Worker or contact them for further information on how to get involved! A Division – Janine Cokayne G Division – Jill Little-Woodhouse C Division – Tony Budden H Division – Mitch Pressnell E Division – Neil Chapman K Division – Denise Gordon + Julia Baldwin F Division – Martyn Warwick Northern Ireland - Lorna Morton Wales - Pam Stanton

New to Usdaw – Getting On Line with USDAW!

Digital Champions

one to complete some of the activities in the workbook. - You will need some basic computer skills to complete the course – how to switch the computer on, how to use a mouse and keyboard. - You will need a computer with access to the internet. - You can work through the pack on your own.

Top 10 Apps

Available by downloading from the app store or google play

National Careers Service

Maths Everywhere

Duolingo

Unionlearn – Climbing Frame

OU Anywhere

OU News

Khan Academy

iTunes You

Acceleread

MentorMob

Getting On Line with Usdaw is an Usdaw computer course designed to improve your computer skills and help you to find out the benefits you get from being an Usdaw member. You will use the Usdaw website and accompanying workbook to complete the course. - You do not need an email address to use the website but you will need

The Digital Champion need not be an Information Technology expert but it is someone who has managed to get online and with some support and training can use their skills and experience to help friends, colleagues and members of their community to make those first steps to get on-line.

The Role It is a voluntary role and will work as part of a team to support friends and colleagues to: - Raise awareness - Promote digital inclusion in their workplace - Run 121 or small group sessions - Keep up to date on new opportunities - Demonstrate how to stay safe online

- Signpost learners to improve their digital skills - Advise learners on sources of ICT equipment and connectivity - Share good practice with other Digital Champions - Keep records on learners’ attendance and progress All champions will attend a 1 day training course

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LEARNER CASESTUDY Yammer Sign up at Tesco

What’s New??

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Yammer is a social network for the workplace. Companies such as Tesco have introduced this in order to increase communication among colleagues, both within sites and throughout the company. The structure of the Yammer system allows Tesco colleagues to follow individual members of staff and various groups. For instance, USDAW reps have one group, a particular store or

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department might constitute another, Yammer Help forming another. The flexibility of the grouping system means that groups are easy to set up, and range from company-wide to particular departments within a site. It was suggested that Usdaw ULRs could promote and assist with signing up colleagues to the Tesco Learn Portal, and the Inform app. Two ULRs in store at Tesco Beccles – Claire

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Harris and Jeanine Clarke – were each equipped with an USDAW laptop, and using the store Wifi and the Tesco website talked colleagues through the process. When signed up to yammer on the laptop, the ULRs then talked colleagues through the process of downloading the Yammer and Inform apps if the colleagues were interested in having these on personal devices.

Tony Budden – C Division

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Digital Driving Licence - As of July the paper accompaniment to a UK driving licence is being replaced by an online service, which will save the taxpayers “millions each year.” The switch to an online service will change the way in which drivers share their information to third parties and employers; drivers will be able to view their information online via their own account.

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Get online week – 12th – 18th October 2015 This year everyone is being encouraged to see how the internet can make almost anything - from staying healthy to finding work, saving money to having fun - a little easier. Thousands of events will be taking place in workplaces and community venues all across the country. In staff canteens, training

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rooms, Learning Centres, Village halls, community centers, doctors surgeries, jobcentres and more, people will be getting online for the first time. To find your nearest campaign, speak to your Union Learning Rep instore or contact your Divisional Project Worker.

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The Usdaw Online Learning Gateway gives you direct access to many different learning sites. They provide free courses and learning materials to help you; - improve your English and Maths - keep up with the digital revolution - learn a new language

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- develop your career skills - learn for fun The Online Learning Gateway will help you if you are not learning but want to find out more; if you are ready to start learning but you don’t know where to get started; or if you are already learning and

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want to move on. Use our new Usdaw Online Learning Gateway as your one stop shop for learning. Get free world class learning – at the touch of a button. To use the gateway load up the Usdaw web site, highlight the Campaigns section and click on Lifelong Learning.