Technology for learning
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IT Essentials at Salford
What is covered:
- get connected to the IT systems, services and resources at Salford
- includes the Student Hub, Blackboard and Microsoft 365 and its tools.
Estimated duration is 30 minutes.
Using Microsoft Teams for online meetings
What is covered:
- how to make the most out of Microsoft Teams when attending an online meeting, workshop or lecture
- how to enhance your learning using a range of meeting functions including chat, reactions, live captions and translate slides.
Apps for online group working
What is covered:
- Microsoft Teams
- more online apps for effective collaborative group working.
Estimated duration is 15 minutes.
Using Microsoft Word to format your essay
What is covered:
- fonts
- line spacing
- paragraph alignment
- indentations
- margins
- numbering
- headers and footers
- footnotes
- spelling and grammar
- word count.
Estimated duration is 15 minutes.
Narrated Presentations and Video submissions
What is covered:
- how to record narration and create a video using a PowerPoint presentation
- using ScreenPal (formerly known as Screencast-o-Matic) to record your screen and add video material from other sources to produce a finished video.
AI Awareness
What is covered:
- what Generative AI is
- when it is okay and not okay to use it in your academic work and personal development
- general guidance on how to use it correctly.