Last post for May 2013

Issue 17 of my eMagazine is now available on my website.

3rd eMagazine for May 2013

Take a closer look at...

http://www.acljohn.com/resources/May_2013%27s_eMagazine_Issue_17.pdf 

Take a look at earlier publications at...

http://www.acljohn.com/emag-archive.php

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Watch live streaming video from locus at livestream.com

More information at...
http://jiscevents.force.com/E/EventsDetailPage?id=a06U000000BjdtOIAR&srvc=JISC%20RSC%20North%20West 
Booking at...

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Learners - "Upload course PDFs and/or ePUBs to Google Play Books"

Google have announced a great update to Google Play Books. 

Practitioners and learners can now upload their own PDFs and EPUB files to Google Play Books. 

Why is this so great?

Well...

• upload files and they can be read on an iPad or Android device with the Google Play Books app. 
• when files are uploaded users will be able to bookmark, highlight, and use the dictionary tools just like they can with any other book in the Google Books app. 

Learners can use the new upload option to add study guides and notes to Google Play Books to take them anywhere in a digital format. 
Yet another reason to provide resources to learners as pdfs. 

How do you do it?

Click on an image to open slideshow (larger images)

Step: 1

Step: 2

Step: 3

Purchases still accessed in their own window.

P.S. If you're looking for a tool to create EPUB documents, take a look at dotEPUB.

Issue 16 of ACLjohn's eMagazine published

Available Now (16/05/2013)

Download, and/or view online at...

http://www.acljohn.com/emagazine.php

Also available in the eMagazine archives at...

 http://www.acljohn.com/emag-archive.php

NOTE: This publication will only be available at the first link until the next update.

Please provide some feedback using the form near the bottom of the page at... http://www.acljohn.com/emagazine.php 

Created to produce a How-To - also included

In the process of producing a clip on "Converting PowerPoint to Video for Free" I produced this clip.

You can also access it at...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EvCYBwlGnk

An the clip that  I was producing is this one...

You can access it at...

http://youtu.be/lvSduv376Es 

As always, feel free to share and/or embed in VLEs, Blogs etc.

Enhance your presentations...

...when using PowerPoint.

Watch video on YouTube at...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUOC8csXMQ 

or the embedded clip below.

I'll be providing a clip on "Converting PowerPoint to Video for Free" in the near future - watch this space.

15th eMagazine for 2013 now available

Now available

I've published the first eMagazine for May - the 15th for 2013. It can be viewed, along with archived eMags, at http://www.acljohn.com/emag-archive.php or directly online at http://www.acljohn.com/resources/May_2013%27s_eMagazine_Issue_15.pdf.
Section 3.4 links to CPD resources that all learning providers are free to use.

Chirbit - Digital skills practitioners need - ACLjohn - share audio easily

Chirbit - Digital skills practitioners need - ACLjohn - share audio easily

Click the link above to listen to the audio.
An example essential digital skill is...
Practitioners should be able to: Create and edit  digital audio
This could include...

• Converting files to different formats;
• Converting text into audio files; 
• Recording audios

and much more. 
I'll be including links to various web-based tools, apps etc.
Any ideas?

Thank you for listening I look forward to your list of essential skills.