Chapter 7 Developing content and structure
BUBL. (2008). Homepage. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUBL
[Accessed February 2008].
A useful list of resources on every topic, useful for graduate level of assignments.
Freemind. (2008). Homepage. Available from:
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
Open source and therefore free mind mapping software.
Inspiration. (2008). Homepage Available from: http://www.inspiration.com/
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
Commercially available mind mapping software
Librarians’ Internet index. (2008). Homepage .Available from: http://lii.org/
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
More detailed lists of resources.
MindGenius. (2008). Homepage. Available from: http://www.mindgenius.com/
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
Commercially available mind mapping software.
Pinakes (2008). Homepage. Available from: http://www.hw.ac.uk/libwww/irn/pinakes/pinakes.html
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
UK-based list of resources
Wikipedia. (2008). Homepage. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
At the time of writing, the world's most popular and rapidly growing electronic encyclopaedia. But beware, only use it as a starter to lead you to other sources.
Wikiquote. (2008). Homepage. It. Available from: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
Online quotations.
Chapter 9 Using PowerPoint
AHDS visual arts. (2008). Homepage
Available from: http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
National service sponsored by UK Jisc. Look for the search images button. Excellent visual resources for instance patterns, fabrics, ceramics.
Atkinson, Cliff. (No date). Create a storyboard. Microsoft office online,
Available from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/FX011886751033.aspx
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
A brilliant source of information on PowerPoint design.
Flickr . Homepage. (2008). Available from: http://www.flickr.com/
[Accessed February 2008].
Rapidly developing list of photographs, many of which can be freely used in educational assignments. But always check the licence agreement.
Flickr cc. Homepage . (2008). Available from: http://flickrcc.bluemountains.net/
[ Accessed February 2008].
New Web search tool which helps you to search for photographs on Flickr which can be used under the Creative Commons agreement.
Frazel, Midge. (2008).
PowerPoint resources available from: http://midgefrazel.net/powerpoint.html
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
Although this is not been updated in the last few months, it is still a very useful list of resources for PowerPoint.
Microsoft. (2008).
PowerPoint 2003 help and how to.
Available from: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/powerpoint/FX100648971033.aspx? CTT=96&Origin=CL100626991033
[ Accessed February 2008 ].
The official Microsoft material on PowerPoint problems and issues for PowerPoint 2003.
Microsoft. (2008).
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 .
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The official Microsoft material on PowerPoint problems and issues for PowerPoint 2007.
Morguefile. (2008). Homepage. Available from: http://www.morguefile.com/.;
[Accessed February 2008].
A morgue file is a newspaper term for an archive of news material, photographs etc. Morguefile is an international file of high-resolution digital photographs for public use. At the time of writing, more limited than Flickr, but very high quality
SPresent (2008). Homepage.
Available from:
http://www.spresent.com/v2/
[Accessed February 2008].
New Web -- presentation software using Flash, which offers to do a similar job to Microsoft PowerPoint. It's free and has attracted some positive reviews.
TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images). (2008). Homepage. Available from:
http://www.tasi.ac.uk. [ Accessed December 2008 ].
National service sponsored by UK Jisc. A massive storehouse of material, at a technical and scholarly level. Useful for guidelines on the legal position. Lots of specialist information, for instance how to find scientific images.
Wikimedia Commons. (2008). Homepage. Available from:
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A morgue file is a newspaper term for an archive of news material, photographs etc. Morguefile is an international file of high-resolution digital photographs for public use. At the time of writing, more limited than Flickr, but very high quality
Chapter 10 Learning from Your Presentation
Campaign for learning. (2008). Website. [Online.WWW]. Available from: http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/aboutyourlearning/whatlearning.htm
[Accessed February 2008].
Basic theory on learning styles.
Fleming, Neil. (2008). VARK: a guide to learning styles
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[Accessed February 2008].
Another guide to learning styles from an expert in the field.
Appendix 1 Presenting Numbers
bized. (2008). Charts. Available from: [ Accessed 2008 ].
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Basic information about developing charts.
BBC. (2008). BBC Bite size. .
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/data/
[ Accessed December 2008 ].
Tips on pie charts and other kinds of graphs from the reputable BBC.
BBC. (2008). BBC Skills wise.
Available from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/handlingdata/graphs_and_charts/factsheet.shtml
[ Accessed December 2008 ].
More information on graphs and charts from the BBC.
Microsoft (2008). Microsoft office online. Excel.
Available from:
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[ Accessed February 2008].
Definitive information on Microsoft Excel.
Training and Development Agency for Schools. (2008).
Scatter graphs
Available from:
http://www.tda.gov.uk/skillstests/numeracy/practicematerials/areascovered/scattergraphs
.aspx?keywords=scattergraphs [ Accessed February 2008].
Useful examples of different kinds of graphs e.g. scatter graphs. |