Term 1 Week 5 (Picasa Slideshows)

Term 1 Week 4

In the lesson today we:

• Formalised our Blogs
• Altering permissions
• Learnt how to put images on the sidebar and header of our Blog page
• We used the programme JR Screen Ruler to measure pixel sizes on the screen
• Made a single password and username for Google Free Tools

Then we learnt about all the different programmes on Google Free Tools. We then made a presentation using the sideshow maker on Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Term 1 Week 3

Digital Communications this week consisted of understanding and using an online blog (this one).

• Changed settings.
• Re-edited an existing entry to change the date (a position in the blog).
• We learned how to comment and filter incoming comments to an email address.
• Use new and existing labels

Finally we looked at best practice in laying out written assignments.

Term 1 Week 2

In our first lesson we made a preparation for BTEC unit 54:

• School network login and BRIT email functionality was tried and tested
  
• Use of pen drives U:\ drive and W:\ drive tested and confirmed
  
• The blog diary was confirmed (or not)
  send receive c.c. and attachments were tested and evidence of success produced
  
• Mobile phone number and other information items collected by sending an email to the teacher
  
• Support Web site investigated (Click here)
  
• Screen grabbing software demonstrated on email page to record email skills in Eportfolio