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Free, year long self paced programming course

Posted on 10/01/12 by Leia

From CodeAdademy a new project will email you a year’s worth of lessons, one a week, to get you started coding. Just had a look at the first week’s set and it’s a really solid overview based on Java.  If … Continue reading →

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Which voice do you like?

Posted on 14/12/11 by Stella

Our colleagues over at JISC RSC Cymru are on a mission to find out which female voice you would most like to listen to.  As you know, eLearning software (like ALISON) uses synthetic voices to read content aloud to the learner. … Continue reading →

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Write or Die!

Posted on 12/12/11 by Leia

A useful tool for procrastination avoidance! Removes all excess distractions and lets you set a target work count or time limit. But hesitate too long and you’re treated to a horrendous noise to ‘encourage’ you to crack on, or worst … Continue reading →

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Big Ambition Wales

Posted on 09/11/11 by Leia

A newly launched Welsh focussed ICT Career website has launched this week.  Big Ambition Wales is full of careers advice, real life case studies from the IT industry, videos and interactive activities to get your ICT career started.

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Something to aspire to!

Posted on 31/10/11 by Leia

The winners of the Wales blog awards are now out – worth checking out to look for good ideas! http://walesblogawards.co.uk

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Are Video Games an Art form?

Posted on 31/10/11 by Leia

Maybe of interest to those of you blogging at the moment BBC News (Audio): Are Video Games and Art Form

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Numeracy Plans

Posted on 27/09/11 by Leia

The Wordle cloud from the ideas for the numeracy workshops is below.  We’ll be picking topics from these starting from next week.

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CLIC

Posted on 20/09/11 by Leia

CLIC is an online channel and printed zine offering information, news and advice for all young people aged 11 to 25 in Wales on a wide range of subjects and issues, including where to get support in your local area. … Continue reading →

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Timeline Idea

Posted on 14/09/11 by Leia

Below is an example of something we’re thinking about using to make understanding the course easier. Please have a look and let us know what you think. At the moment it only shows data for the September group, but you … Continue reading →

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Learning about Facebook and Twitter?

Posted on 16/06/11 by Stella

I have a couple of resources from Mashable which might help any of you wanting to learn more about Social Networks – Facebook and Twitter. Facebook Guide Book Twitter Guide Book And here’s why it matters…

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