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	<title>eLearning at TIGS: Di Epoff's Blog</title>
	
	<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff</link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Resizing images: in a Powerpoint show, or  before inserting</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/26/resizing-images-in-a-powerpoint-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Change the picture resolution of one or all images inside an existing Powerpoint show

Click the picture that you want to change the resolution (resolution is the fineness of detail in an image or text produced by a monitor or printer) 
Go to Picture Tools &#62; Format tab &#62; Adjust group, click Compress Pictures. Note  [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Resizing images: in a Powerpoint show, or  before inserting", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/26/resizing-images-in-a-powerpoint-show/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>What good is a device anyway?</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/13/what-good-is-a-device-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>depoff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I attended the UNSW Winter Partnership &#8220;Technology Based Teaching and Learning Conference&#8221; at Kensington. The School of Education presented two days of workshops and lectures covering ICT pedagogies and current research related to eLearning in our schools.The conference was valuable for me in terms of my role as Director of eLearning as well [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What good is a device anyway?", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/13/what-good-is-a-device-anyway/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Day 2 with Moodleman</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/12/day-2-with-moodleman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/?p=403</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 2 of the TIGS Moodle for Teachers PD workshop - 12th August 2009
This morning began with a roll up of enthusiastic teachers chatting about the things we had discovered about Moodle yesterday, and the many possibilities for setting up our own class pages.
Formal discussion expanded some issues that arose from the SWOT session at [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Day 2 with Moodleman", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/12/day-2-with-moodleman/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Moodleman comes to TIGS</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/11/moodleman-comes-to-tigs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>depoff</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[TIGS elearning workshop]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1 of the TIGS Moodle for Teachers PD workshop - 11th August 2009
12 TIGS teachers from across the K-12 curriculum gathered for a 2 day workshop on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th August to learn how to use the features of Moodle. Moodle is the chosen tool for developing our online teaching and learning [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Moodleman comes to TIGS", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/08/11/moodleman-comes-to-tigs/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>ActiveInspire: How to use Equations with Flipcharts</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/07/30/activeinspire-how-to-use-equations-with-flipcharts/</link>
		<comments>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/07/30/activeinspire-how-to-use-equations-with-flipcharts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>depoff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Equations and ActiveInspire
The following tutorials will help Maths teachers who are new to using ActiveInspire and who wish to create lesson flipcharts with equations. Equations created with the equation editor in Microsoft word will not copy across into ActiveInspire, although news on the net suggests that the creators of MathType are collaborating with ActiveInspire to [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ActiveInspire: How to use Equations with Flipcharts", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/07/30/activeinspire-how-to-use-equations-with-flipcharts/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Podcasting: English Faculty PD</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/31/podcasting-english-faculty-pd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 11:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>depoff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Topics  and links
1. What is Podcasting?
2. Podcasting in the Classroom
3. How to use iTunes to find and subscribe to podcasts that you can use in the classroom
4. Welcome to Audacity 
5. Creating a podcast using Audacity
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		<title>Create and upload an audio file using Audacity</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/27/creating-a-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/27/creating-a-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Create a new audio file: voice recording using Audacity
1. Open Audacity
2. Create a new Audacity file if a new file window doesnt open
Add voice (record with a microphone)
1. Attach a peripheral device if desired ( a microphone), or use the built-in microphone
2. Go to the control panels (Audio/Sound) to check that it is the active [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Create and upload an audio file using Audacity", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/27/creating-a-podcast/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Broadcasting with LiveStream</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/26/broadcasting-with-livestream/</link>
		<comments>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/26/broadcasting-with-livestream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>depoff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Carol Daunt Skyring&#8217;s recent blog post on broadcasting high school ceremonies is interesting&#8230;. Sutherland Public School is following the lead of international schools by broadcasting their graduation ceremony live on the internet so that grandparents and significant others can watch the service from their home or workplace.
Carol&#8217;s blog is a great source about all things [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Broadcasting with LiveStream", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/26/broadcasting-with-livestream/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>ActivInspire Software: Basic skills</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/25/activinspire-software-basic-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/25/activinspire-software-basic-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 05:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/?p=332</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using the ActivPen

To select an object: Left-click - Tap the pen nib quickly on the Activboard


 To show the &#8216;Object Edit Menu&#8217;: Right-click - Hover the pen over the Activboard, less than 5mm away from the board and press the button.
To move objects around the page: Click and drag - Click on the object you [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ActivInspire Software: Basic skills", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/05/25/activinspire-software-basic-skills/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging with Wordpress</title>
		<link>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/03/10/blogging-with-wordpress/</link>
		<comments>http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/03/10/blogging-with-wordpress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Bookmark your blog url
2. Record your url, username and password
4. Log in to WordPress
5. The Dashboard will open
6. Click Change Theme or click on the Design tab
7. Select a theme
8. Click Visit Site to check it out
9. Scroll down to the Site Admin tab and this will take you back into the backend of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blogging with Wordpress", url: "http://elearning.tigs.com.au/blogs/depoff/2009/03/10/blogging-with-wordpress/" });</script>]]></description>
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