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Teacher E-Learning Handbook
About this Handbook
This is a practical guide on how to use the e-learning resources
available in WAES to deliver and support learning. It is intended
to help teachers of any subject who are seeking to use our
various IT resources in their teaching – that is computers,
interactive whiteboards, online resources, video cameras, and
mp3 recorders.
This handbook will provide you with advice and instructions
and will also help you to use the e-resources in a variety of
ways to aid learning.
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E-Learning in WAES
Everyone uses the internet
and new technologies on a
daily basis for finding
information,
communicating, and
looking for entertainment,
goods and
services. Learners are
conveying new
expectations of the power of technology into education.
The interest and innovation is leading us to explore new
approaches to learning supported by technology. It is the
enthusiasm and curiosity of learners, teachers and the sector
in general that drives our e-learning strategy.
Our goal is to help the sector use technology as effectively as
possible, so that it becomes a 'normal' or embedded part of
our activities. We want to put our managers, teachers and
learners, at the heart of our strategy.
E-WAES
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The E-Learning Team
David Goldenberg E Learning [email protected] 6418 166
Sandra Pires E Guide [email protected] 6414 329
Please do not hesitate. Contact us if you need any help.
E-Team
Luis Poza-GarciaE Guide [email protected] 6417849
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The E-Learning Team E-Team
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E-Resources Available
E Zone
E-blahblah
SmartBoards
Flip cameras
Mp3 recorders
Laptops
Smartscreen
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What is E Zone?
WAES Moodle website or E Zone, as we call it, provides
learners access to learning materials inside or outside the
classroom.
Moodle is a free and open source e-learning software
platform, also known as a course management system (CMS)
or virtual learning environment (VLE).
What can you do?
With E Zone, educators are able to create online courses with
opportunities for rich interaction. Teachers can keep in touch
via message systems, create online assignments, upload
Word documents, presentations, audio or video files,
generate slideshows, produce quizzes with different types of
questions such as multiple choice or short answer, set up polls,
organise glossaries, link useful websites, generate chat rooms,
forums, wikis and workshops, make available a student’s
journal and many more.
Trust us; everything is easy to set up.
E Zone
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Introduction to E ZoneGetting started – Logging on
http://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk is the web address to type in.
This is our VLE.
Or just double click on the icon on your desktop
Or on the WAES web site click on the E Zone button on theleft hand side.
Or go to Favourites on Internet Explorer, select WAES Links andthen click on E Zone
E Zone
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Introduction to E ZoneGetting started – Logging on
Or you can also access our E Zone on Sharepoint. Just click on
the Moodle-E Zone button on the Top Links menu on the lefthand side.
E Zone
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Getting started – Logging on
Once you have accessed E Zone, you have to log in.
E Zone
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Getting started
Finding your course
Click on Courses.
This takes you to Course Categories where you have to select the area and term .
E Zone
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Getting started
Finding your courseE Zone
Choose the course area and term
Click on your course to enter
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Getting started
Finding your course
This is your course. You might find it empty, so you need to start working on it.
E Zone
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Getting started
Finding your course
Or you may find your course with resources already. This means
that previous teachers have created their courses and all their
resources and tasks are there for you to use.
You may delete or add whatever you want.
E Zone
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Getting started
Finding your course
Once you have found your course this will automatically
come up under “My Courses” as soon as you have logged in.
Finding your course is a one time only event. After this, the VLE
recognises who you are and which courses you are enrolled
on and uploads your profile when you log on.
E Zone
Here are your courses listed on the bottom right. Click on them to enter the course.
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Getting started
Uploading resources
E Zone enables you to upload many different file types of up
to 100mb in size. This is ideal for loading up course material,
handouts, and extra documentation and practice. First you
find your file/document and upload it from your machine to
the E-zone server where it will be safe, then you organise them
and put them in a folder or name it and place it in the week
you wish to display it in.
It’s a good idea to have uploaded all your files to the files
folder in your course on the right hand side before you start
placing them in the weeks that you intend them to be
displayed. Doing this first is much quicker than loading them
one at a time. So here is how to load a single file.
E Zone
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Getting started
Uploading resourcesE Zone
First, click on “Turn editing on”
Then, click on “Files”
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Getting started
Uploading resourcesE Zone
Click on “Upload a file”
Click here to find the file on your computer or USB stick
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Getting started
Uploading resources
Find your file and click on the open button. This will place the
file name in the window above, ready to be uploaded.
E Zone
Search in your computer for your file and then click on “open”
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Getting started
Uploading resources
Once you have chosen your file click, upload and the
following screen will appear.
E Zone
To add the file to your course in the week you
have chosen, just click “choose” next to the file you want.
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Getting started
Uploading resources
In case you haven’t chosen the week, close this box (shown
above) and use the blue breadcrumbs on the top to go to
your course homepage.
E Zone
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Getting started
Uploading resources
Pick the week you want to update, click on “Add a resource”
and then select “Link to a file or web site”.
E Zone
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Getting started
Uploading resourcesE Zone
Click on “choose or upload a file”
Choose the file you want to upload.
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Getting started
Uploading resources
Once you have chosen your file click upload and the
following screen will appear.
Save the resource at the end of the page.
E Zone
Don’t forget to name your document and save it to load it to your course
Here is the name of your document
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Getting started
Uploading resources
Finally your file will appear in the week you have chosen.
Repeat this to add more files.
E Zone
You can see the new document has arrived.
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Getting started
Linking Web Sites
This is a quick way for your students to get to information on
the web without having to search through lots of websites,
one click and students are on the page you want them to go
to. This saves valuable class time and you can track where
your students go and what extra practice they are doing.
This opens a separate window to surf the web so you can find the address of the website you want to link to, copy it and paste it in the location box.
Lastly don’t forget to save your page. When you click this it will display your new page.
This is where you type the address of the website you want your students to go to.
You can type a description so
you can remember what the page or file is about.
Name the web page or file.
Click here to browse for the file you want to upload and display for your students to download.
Below is the page displayed when you first click on “link to file
or website”.
E Zone
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Getting started
Uploading files and linking web sites are the two most basic
and common things you can do in your E Zone course. If you
want to know more and make your online course more
exciting and involving, visit the following path or contact your
E Guide.
E Zone > Courses > ITQ Units for Staff > Moodle Unit > enrol
E Zone
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Getting started E Zone
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What is E-blahblah?
E-blahblah is an E-learning blog that has the purpose of
sharing good practice.
www.e-blahblah.com
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What is E-blahblah?
The blog is composed by weekly posts with news, events,
guides, tips, useful links or web 2.0 tools and other resources.
Most important are also the sections with training videos on
software such as Notebook for the interactive whiteboard, as
well as Moodle.
There is also a dedicated page to our teaching methods and
technology embedding. Here we can watch videos of
teachers using technology in the classroom and students
giving their opinions about the use of it.
Teachers and students can also watch the videocasts
focused on phonics for learners and E learning for tutors.
These videocasts are produced in house by an ESOL course
team leader (Nuria Inglada) who is a great enthusiast about
integrating technology in her teaching, and also by the E
Guide (Sandra Pires) motivated by the outcomes of using
technology for learning and teaching, and inspiring the more
technophobe tutors.
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The Wonders of Smart BoardWhat is a Smart Board?
SMARTBoard is an interactive whiteboard developed by SMART
Technologies. We have a Smart Board in all our rooms.
The SMART Board is an interactive whiteboard that turns your
computer and data projector into a powerful tool for teaching
and presenting. With the computer image projected on the
Board, you simply use your finger and press on the large touch
sensitive surface to control the computer.
The Smart Board helps energising presentations and motivates
learners.
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What can you do with your
Smart Board?
Electronic whiteboards allow users to interact and touch the
board to control any computer application, create and write
notes, draw diagrams and illustrate ideas. One can focus by
highlighting key information with electronic ink and also
capture images, notes or updates and save, print or e-mail
notes. Using an interactive whiteboard helps you to simplify
and work naturally at the Board with familiar, easy-to-use
tools.
There are thousands of images, game boards, interactive files
as for example an interactive dice, and tasks you can
customise, such as matching exercises, questionnaires,
crosswords, timelines, flashcards and so on.
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Introduction to Smart Board
Getting started
Turn your computer on and log in.
Power on the SMART Board. The power button is located at
the base of the SMART Board on the left.
Sound volume button
Make sure the button for
Computer 1 on the SMART
Board is lit up, if not press the
button.
Power button
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Getting started – The pen tray
Four different coloured pens
Floating keyboard
Right click Help Eraser
Getting started – Orienting
In order to maintain accuracy you need to “ORIENT” your
Smart Board.
There are two ways to get to the “Orient Page.”
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Getting started – Orienting
1. When you launch the SmartBoard software the Welcome
page will appear from the Welcome Page, click on “Orient”
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Getting started – Orienting
OR
Press and hold the “Keyboard button” AND the “right click
button” on the Smart Board’s pen tray at the same time.
To Orient:
Press the yellow dot inside each red +
Remember: Smart Board calibrates when you RELEASE your
touch, so slide your finger or pen over to the right spot.
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Getting started –
Launching Smart Notebook
Software
To launch the software that goes with the Smart Board,
you double click on
Or click on Start > Programmes > Smart Technologies > Notebook
Software > Notebook Software 10
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Getting started –
Launching Smart Notebook
Software
To launch the software that goes with the Smart Board,
you double click on
Once you open a new Notebook file
Objects Properties
Attachments
Gallery
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Getting started –
Launching Smart Notebook
Software
You can fill this work space with objects like text, images, video
and interactive buttons.
You can add as many pages as you need and organize them
in groups.
You can access the Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments and
Object Properties as well as manage information using the
toolbar.
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Smart Notebook Weekly E-Tips
The weekly E-Tip is a small leaflet that is handed to all tutors
on a weekly basis.
This leaflet contains a tip on how to create an interactive
activity with the interactive whiteboard’s software. These tips
take one minute to read and are straightforward, even for
more technophobe teachers.
If you can not get hold of a weekly E Tip,
you can download it from our blog
www.eblahblah.com
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Links for more information about
SmartBoard
http://smarttech.com/
http://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2880#section-
http://smartboards.typepad.com/smartboard/
games_for_smart_boards/index.html
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?cat=49
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What is a Flip camera?
A Flip camera is a sleek and small camcorder, simple to use
(as easy as taking a picture), big in quality and effortless to
save and share the videos.
The Flip cameras have changed the way
we in WAES use video by making it simple to
capture and fun to share.
How can you use the Flip camera
in your classroom?
1. Use video taken with your Flip to provide explicit guidance
in identifying similarities and differences. Or to ask students to
independently identify similarities and differences
2. Ask students to compare video images
3. Ask students to create and/or represent
metaphors/analogies using video
4. Capture and then edit video that highlight the critical
elements of a lesson or topic, i.e. classroom reporter
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How can you use the Flip
camera in your classroom?
5. Provide or allow students to use video as a study guide
for tests
6. Create slide shows, class books, focus walls, or websites
including images/video from a Flip
7. Use images/video taken with your Flip to enhance or
add meaning to homework assignments, or to help illustrate
the purpose of homework
8. Use images/video to support “corrective” feedback
9. Use images/video to support systems analysis, problem
solving, and historical investigation
10. Collect RARPA evidences
Instructions
USB
Play videos
REC/STOP
Delete
Forward
Zoom
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How to transfer videos from
the Flip Camera
1. Plug the Flip camera to the PC through USB
2. Double click on My Computer
3. Double click on the Flip video icon
OR
4. Double click on then on the video files
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Mp3 Recorders
Digital Recorders provide sound, convenient file management
and has the ability to quickly transfer audio files to a computer
via USB.
Teachers have been using them for RARPA evidence collection,
assessing students and recording speaking exams.
They are available from your E Guide.
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LaptopsLaptops for Teachers
There are PC laptops and Mac Books for tutors’ loan scheme
and are normally given to tutors who are enthusiast about E-
Learning and have not got a computer at home or teach in
the community.
If this is your case, please contact us.
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Training
Every term we plan workshops that happen 3 times a week.
Each workshop covers a different topic, such as E Zone, Smart
Board, PowerPoint, EBS, Video editing, online resources and
more.
The workshops are intended to raise the awareness of ILT and
E-learning to all members of staff, encourage the development
of new skills to enhance the learner experience, train teachers
on how to use the available technology in the college, create
effective, engaging and meaningful activities/materials.
Teachers can contact the E Guide to book an individual session
at a more convenient time.
Welcome to our E-Learning Workshops
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Projects
Podcasts – TeacherBites and
SoundBites
There are lots of
teachers in WAES
that believe on
taking the most out
of technology in
the classroom as
it makes our classes
more interesting
and effective. With
this principle in mind,
we decided to
create a series of
video casts to give people an
idea of the potential of technology in learning and teaching.
Learners can use the video casts as an extra practice outside
the classroom, and teachers can use them to see in terms of
technology what can be done inside the classroom to maximise
teaching and learning.
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Projects
Podcasts – TeacherBites and
SoundBites
The podcasts for the students deal with the pronunciation and
spelling topics for adults.
The pods for teachers show the best way of boosting
performance and achievement by grasping effective
interactive technology. These pods show educators using
classroom technology and also the making off of the
interactive activities.
The podcasts are live on E Zone
E Zone > Courses > E Learning Resources, the college’s
blog, MoleTV, Vimeo, YouTube and iTunes.
There are also other tutors in areas such as Yoga, pottery and
music making their own podcasts, either audio or video.
If you want to start creating your own podcasts and need a
hand, please contact your E Guide.
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Projects
E-ILP
The e-ilp is an entirely online system that allows teachers and
learners to personalise and reflect on the teaching/learning
process. Through a user-friendly web page, teachers are able
to keep track of learners’ progress and achievement against
set targets, initial assessments outcomes, as well as course
plans, including objectives, aims, resources and lessons. All our
lesson plans, schemes of work, course outlines and students’
feedback will be online.
There is also a message centre and a live chat available and
an option to upload course materials.
The e-ilp is linked to our MIS database (EBS) and will supply the
Information on learners’
profile and attendance,
course details and tutor
login. The WAES e-ilp
project started in April 2009.
The pilot will take place in
January 2010. Look for
updates on our Sharepoint
site.
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Projects
E-Portfolio
An e-portfolio is a collection of electronic evidence assembled
and managed by students and teachers. The e-portfolio may
include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog
entries, and hyperlinks. E-portfolios are both demonstrations of
the learner's abilities and platforms for self-expression, and, if
they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over
time.
An e-portfolio can be seen as a type of learning record that
provides actual evidence of achievement. Learning records
are closely related to the individual learning plan.
Currently we are only using it with the ITQ NVQ courses (via
learning assistant). A complete e-portfolio solution integrated
with our e-ilp system will be offered to the whole service later
this year. We will keep you updated.
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Smartscreen
What is Smartscreen?
SmartScreen.co.uk is a learner and tutor/assessor support
website, set up by City & Guilds to support learners, tutors and
assessors by providing level and qualification specific support
materials for your qualification.
To access the site you will need to…
1. go to www.smartscreen.co.uk/tutorlogins
2. Enter our centre number: 011556
and Password: T862613
3. Enter your email address
4. Click submit
How to access Smartscreen
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How to access Smartscreen
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Register
1. Enter your name
2. Choose a password that you will remember
3. Select the qualification/s you are teaching/assessing
4. Read the information provided at the bottom of the page,
tick the box to say you agree to the
5. terms & conditions
6. Click register
This is a one-off process
Learners can also access Smartscreen’s resources.
They will have to follow the same procedure as teachers.
Learners’ details:
Centre Number: 011556
Password: L771973
Register Learners
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Register Learners
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Social Networking
WAES is on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
http://twitter.com/WAESonline
http://www.facebook.com
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Social Networking
WAES is on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/waes
https://twitter.com/sandrapires
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Useful Links
E-Learning resources on E Zone http://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=3321
Everything about PowerPoint on E Zonehttp://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2134
Everything about Word on E Zonehttp://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2135
Everything about Excel on E Zonehttp://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2139
Everything about Moodle on E Zonehttp://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2879
Everything about SmartBoard on E Zone
http://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2880
Everything about Outlook Express (Email) on E Zonehttp://waes-elearn.waes.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=2891
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Useful Links
Institute for Learning
http://www.ifl.ac.uk/
NLN materials – Small episodes of learninghttp://www.nln.ac.uk/
Our bloghttp://eblabla.wordpress.com/
Talent – Training adult literacy, ESOL and numeracy teachershttp://www.talent.ac.uk/
My public delicious bookmarkshttp://delicious.com/spires
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)http://www.niace.org.uk/
TESConnect – Resources, Support & Advice for Teachershttp://www.tes.co.uk/Home.aspx?navcode=486
