Brokers Blog
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| Steve Dixon | Age Concern MyFriends Online Week, March 16-20 2009 | March 09, 2009 10:47 AM |
Attention all Silver Surfer projects! Age Concern is running a MyFriends Online Week from March 16-20 2009.
The aim is to get online and get in touch with friends and family - something on your "to do" list.
Here are the details from the Age Concern Website:
Finding your nearest event
Interested in finding out where you can go for a free taster about online social networking for silver surfers? Just call us on 0800 100 900 (quoting ‘myfriends’) or use our search facility.
Chat to new friends online
Join us on the Age Concern Community chatsite during myfriends online week and make new friends!
Host an event
Do you have access to a computer and the internet? Then why not host a few myfriends online events for silver surfers in your community?
Be sure to register your event today!
Planning an event
We have all the resources to help you plan an event‚ posters to publicise it and learning packs filled with informative booklets to give out to silver surfers. Running an event couldn´t be easier:
Click here to download resources for your event.
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| catherine.padfield | RNIB Cymru finalists in IT4C Volunteering Awards | March 06, 2009 12:06 PM |
There is also a lovely photo of Chris Malone on IT4C's gallery of the event.
If you would like to find out more about RNIB Cymru's work making ICT accessible, visit the ATIC blog for all the latest news about Digi Champions, training and the Accessible Technology Information line.
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| catherine.padfield | touch typing for kids | March 05, 2009 9:56 AM |
Dance Mat Typing from the BBC Schools pages is aimed at children 7-11years as a fun way to start touch typing.
update:
Dancing not for you? Want to test your speed? Why not try Type Racer - race against unknown random opponents or invite your friends to race against you.
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| catherine.padfield | do you twitter? | March 05, 2009 9:51 AM |
If you would like to join the Twittering masses, take a look at this offering from Common Craft - another of their fabulous 'in plain English' series of simple instruction videos.
Twitter in Plain English
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| Sarah Parker | MINTEL | March 03, 2009 10:53 AM |
Hi All
I just thought I would let you know about the above Search Facility.
I use it to gather data and market reasearch reports for relevant issues. There are some on ICT as well as many other topical and current research information that you may wish to know more information about.
| Author | Subject | Last Post |
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| catherine.padfield | broker poetry | March 03, 2009 10:21 AM |
A Brokers job is never done, We're always on the go
Don't sit there thinking what to do I don't really know
Ask one of us, we're here to Help, nothing is too much trouble,
Call us up, E-mail or ask, we'll be there on the double!!
...is there no end to a Broker's talents!
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| Stephanie Bond | Survey Gizmo | March 02, 2009 10:26 AM |
Survey Gizmo is really handy if you want to run an online survey ot questionnaire. Its really simple to use and gives you a range of options to design your own personlised survey. You can then embed the survey into your website or just email it as a link. It collates all of the survey answers and allows you to run reports based on the survey answers.
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| Helen Kell | Good Practice Guidance for Social Networking Sites | February 25, 2009 10:37 AM |
Debbie, the broker for North East Wales, has come across the ´Good Practice Guidance for the Providers of Social Networking and Other User Interactive Services 2008´.
The first UK Social Networking Guidance provides advice for industry, parents and children about how to stay safe online. This has been developed by a taskforce of representatives from industry, charity and law enforcement agencies including Vodafone, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
To find out more please visit the Home Office website. I have uploaded a copy of the guidance to the community resource section of this website.
Helen
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| Helen Kell | My Guide | February 18, 2009 2:26 PM |
The UK Online centres in England have adopted the My Guide website as a way to support new learners to use the Internet.
The website offers free and easy to use e-mail and search engine facilities without the user being bombarded with adverts, as the whole site is banner free. It also offers basic ICT training on a host of subjects from using a mouse and keyboard to looking for a job online. All of the courses are aimed at the beginner as they take their first few steps on the Internet.
The website also offers users the ability to change and save settings such as span size and text colour, as well as having an inbuilt screen reader.
To find out more visit them at www.myguide.gov.uk
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| Helen Kell | AbilityNet on YouTube | February 17, 2009 9:36 AM |
