Thursday, 9 of September of 2010

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Studywiz Burst Episode 5: Pupils stats, ebulletins and calendars

In this episode of Studywiz Burst we look at some of the patterns from our pupil login statistics, then we examine how eBulletins and Calendars can be used to remind pupils and parents of upcoming events.

As always you can view the video below or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.

 

Studywiz Burst Episode 4: Sharing activities and Latest Activities

In this fourth episode of Studywiz Burst we cover how to share the resources one member of a department has created with others in the department.  We also try to clear up the difference between Latest Activities and Featured Activities.

Here we go….

 

Studywiz Burst Episode 3: Timing Activities and Student Drop boxes

In this episode of StudyWiz Burst we look at;

  1. Timing when activities are live using the From and To settings
  2. Creating a drop box for students to submit work.

As usual here is the video, remember you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

 

Studywiz Burst Episode 2: Easy on the featuring

Hi all

Here is the second episode of Studywiz Burst, this time we cover;

1.  The difference between featuring and publishing

2.  The pitfalls of featuring activities in shared folders

3.  Copy and pasting information from Word.

Well here’s the video…..

 

Studywiz Burst Episode 1

Hi all, I thought we could try this as a way of answering some of the more common queries that people are having about using Studywiz.

This first episode covers;

  • The different types of folder in Studywiz and what to use them for
  • The difference between Assessments, Assignments and Resources
  • Exporting activities to an eLocker
  • Importing and using an activity someone has exported.
 

Using iMovie ‘09 Episode 3

In this episode of How2 we look at some advanced skills in iMovie ‘09.  We show how to;

1.  Use green screen video effects

2.  Tweak green screen settings

3.  Create a picture in picture effect

4.  Create cutaways

 

Using iMovie ‘09 Episode 2

In this second episode on using iMovie we look at;

1.  Importing audio files

2.  Adjusting audio files

3.  Removing audio from a video clip

4.  Adding titles and credits

5.  Adding transitions

6.  Exporting a completed movie

 

Using iMovie ‘09 Episode 1

In this episode we look at starting a movie project in iMovie ‘09.  The episode covers;

1.  The Interface

2.  Capturing video

3.  Editing and adding video clips to the project

4.  Adding images to the project

5.  Adjusting the images

6.  Using the Ken Burns effect

 

Scratch tutorials - episode 1

Scratch is a new programming language from MIT that is designed to make learning to program easy.

In this first video tutorial we look at;

  • the different parts of the Scratch window
  • changing the background
  • changing a sprites costume
  • adding new sprites
  • deleting sprites
  • creating a simple program
  • creating a program that uses loops
 

How 2 - LiveType Episode 2

In this second episode on Live Type we will look at;

  • Adding and animating images
  • Using textures for backgrounds
  • Using Lower Thirds for captions
  • Exporting a completed title

Here is the episode formatted for iPhone/iPod Touch.  Remember you can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.