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Using your OneDrive from Office 365 OneDrive Access, share, and collaborate on all your files from anywhere Anywhere access Easily store, access and discover your personal and shared work files in Office 365, including Microsoft Teams, from all your devices. Edits you make offline are automatically uploaded next time you connect. Seamless collaboration Work faster and smarter with anyone inside or outside your organization. Securely share files and work together in real-time using Word, Excel and PowerPoint across web, mobile and desktop. Untethered mobility Create, view, edit, and share files on the go with the OneDrive mobile app. Administrators can manage security policies to help keep your information safe. OneDrive Guides Quick Start What is OneDrive? Manage Your Files Share and Sync OneDrive Channel All Categories Play Video Play Video 04:47 Microsoft OneNote: How to store securely to OneDrive Microsoft OneNote: Basics and beyond. Part 5: Store Securely to OneDrive. This is the fifth video in a 6-part series brought to you direct from Microsoft IT. How do you securely store your OneNote notebook to the cloud? Join Microsoft OneNote Senior Trainer, Brian, as demonstrates the power of sharing your notebook securely to OneDrive. Learn more at www.microsoft.com/itshowcase Play Video Play Video 00:51 How to restore your files with OneDrive If lots of your OneDrive files get deleted, overwritten, corrupted, or infected by malware, you can restore your entire OneDrive to a previous time. Files Restore helps Office 365 subscribers undo all the actions that occurred on both files and folders within the last 30 days. Learn more at the OneDrive Help Center: https://support.office.com/onedrive Play Video Play Video 03:52 How to sync your OneDrive to your computer A tutorial on configuring the OneDrive Sync Client on your PC.

Information on some of our communication tools Microsoft Teams All about MS Teams Myday Staff Intranet page all about myday Office 365 All about office 365 and the tools it offers Mahara ePortfolio Tool Moodle Information on our VLE (virtual learning environment) Moodle Communication and Collaboration

WebEx This is a hugely popular video conferencing tool which enables online meetings, screen share, webinars, web conferencing and cloud calling ...You’ll find content to support teachers and faculty to teach remotely as well as student guides. Why use WebEx rather than another platform? WebEx is backed by one of the worlds largest Networking companies, Cisco. This backing ensures a smooth stream. Unlike Zoom there is no 40 minute limit on video calls. The same caveat applies for WebEx in that it shouldn’t be used for file transfer, data transfer or chat facilities as these forms of data are not covered by GDPR. For some support and guidance there’s WebEx guides for users . Explore and enjoy! If you have difficulties with this, please click on the link below to contact the Digital Strategy group. General - WCS Digital Strategy Group

CoLT (Centre of Learning Technologies) is the dedicated support site for staff and students at West College Scotland, a leading further education college in the west of Scotland. Our platform provides comprehensive resources and assistance to enhance learning through technology. Welcome to the WCS Centre of Learning Technologies website - CoLT - designed to support all aspects of learning technologies, including working and teaching online. Why not start by viewing our News, Hints, Tips blog. Sign up with your WCS email account to get new posts sent straight to your inbox so you don't miss out on training and support plus much more. Use the new enhanced menu and search bar above to discover Tools that will help you enhance your digital skills, and for staff your students learning! Check out the MS Teams area under Office 365 for all things Teams. If there is an area you would like to write a blog piece for or if you have examples of best practice please do not hesitate to contact us at learningtech@wcs.ac.uk . Have questions? - see our FAQs Search the Library An easy way to search across the wide range of resources available from your campus libraries. Sign in below with your usual Office 365 login. Contact library staff with any access issues. Library_Search Supercharge Your Moodle Courses with Exciting New H5P Resources Designing appropriate assessments - Future Teacher free webinar - Thurs 28th Sept (13:00 - 14:00) Revolutionising Education: Embracing the Power of Artificial Intelligence and Authentic Assessment Resources for creating accessible content Socrative: Interactive Quizzes and Surveys Coming soon for Moodle 4 - Ally Accessibility Toolkit! New features and improvements to question banks in Moodle New features in Moodle assignments! Clearer Activity Completions in Moodle Recent Blog Posts Contact Us learningtech@wcs.ac.uk

OneNote from Microsoft using Office 365 OneNote Your digital notebook Your world, organized Get organized in notebooks you can divide into sections and pages. With easy navigation and search, you’ll always find your notes right where you left them. Gather your thoughts, then make them even better Revise your notes with type, highlighting, or ink annotations. With OneNote across all your devices, you’ll never miss a flash of inspiration. Share and collaborate Great minds don’t always think alike, but they can share ideas and create together in OneNote. OneNote Guides Get Started Take Notes Format Notes Draw and sketch Stay organized Share and sync All Guides OneNote All Categories Play Video Play Video 07:21 Microsoft OneNote: How to search and tag action items Microsoft OneNote: Basics and beyond. Part 3: Search and Tag Action Items. This is the third video in a 6-part series brought to you direct from Microsoft IT. Join Microsoft OneNote Senior Trainer, Brian, as he explains the OneNote searching and tagging functions, as well as adding additional content. Learn more at www.microsoft.com/itshowcase Play Video Play Video 01:20 OneNote Tips: Learn how to draw A quick and easy guide on how to draw in Microsoft OneNote Play Video Play Video 06:04 Microsoft OneNote: how to organizing your Notebook Microsoft OneNote: Basics and beyond. Part 2: Organizing your Notebook. This is the second video in a 6-part series brought to you direct from Microsoft IT. Join Microsoft OneNote Senior Trainer, Brian, as he recommends how to organize the content within your OneNote notebook. Learn more at www.microsoft.com/itshowcase

Find out all about some of our college specific systems College Zone Moodle All things Moodle - our primary college VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Educational Tool Wheel Find out when you should use a tool on Moodle and when you should utilize Microsoft Teams. Mythbusters Separate fact from fiction, debunk common myths and misconceptions and get questions answered on our college VLE and communication platforms. Moodle Guides Over 40 step-by-step guides and videos contextualised for the West College Scotland Moodle. Artificial Intelligence Find out the realities of what AI is, what you should be wary of, and how you can use it to your advantage. CDN Resource bank Click to view the CDN's Resource Bank. Enhancement Information on enhancement units - from how to access to how to implement into your class Online Learning Find out information on the Online Learning VLE Distance Learning Scotland Staff Intranet The staff intranet also known as SharePoint. Staff Development Evolve, Learning and Development team site and the legacy CPD Review forms. Copyright Guidance Copyright Guidance for Lecturers at West College Scotland

CoLT is dedicated to ensuring our website is accessible to all users, adhering to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0, Level AA). We strive to make our content user-friendly for everyone, including those with disabilities. While we aim for full compliance, some areas may still need improvement due to the dynamic nature of our site. We welcome feedback to help us enhance accessibility. Contact the Learning Technology Team at West College Scotland at learningtech@wcs.ac.uk. Accessibility Policy Committed to your Needs CoLT is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability. We aim to adhere as closely as possible to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0, Level AA), published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make Web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly to everyone. Whilst CoLT strive to adhere to the guidelines and standards for accessibility, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website and we are currently working to achieve this. Be aware that due to the dynamic nature of the website, minor issues may occasionally occur as it is updated regularly. We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. If you have any comments and or suggestions relating to improving the accessibility of our site, please don't hesitate to contact the Learning Technology Team at West College Scotland at learningtech@wcs.ac.uk (email link is also below). Your feedback will help us make improvements. Email the Team Privacy Policy Privacy Policy What information do we collect? The information we collect from you when registering, or as part of an online service is exclusively for the use of West College Scotland. This may include your email address and perhaps your first and last names. Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of all personal information we hold for you. Site Statistics We do gather non-personal data regarding site visitors to our website. This is provided to use statistical information on visits to pages, type of browsers being used to view the site, paths taken through the site and other general information. Under no circumstances can this be linked to a particular person. Cookies A "cookie" is a small text file, which helps the server to identify your computer but not the individual. The cookies help us to make your visitor session more personal, and enriching experience. If you wish not to have this facility you are able to disable cookies using that option in your particular browsers settings. Here is an overview of the cookies used by West College Scotland CoLT: Cookie Name - Purpose - Duration - Cookie Type XSRF-TOKEN - Used for security reasons - Session - Essential hs - Used for security reasons - Session - Essential svSession - Used in connection with user login - 2 years - Essential SSR-caching - Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered -1 minute - Essential _wixCIDX - Used for system monitoring/debugging - 3 months - Essential _wix_browser_sess - Used for system monitoring/debugging - session - Essential consent-policy - Used for cookie banner parameters - 12 months - Essential smSession - Used to identify logged in site members - Session - Essential TS* - Used for security and anti-fraud reasons - Session - Essential bSession - Used for system effectiveness measurement - 30 minutes - Essential fedops.logger.sessionId - Used for stability/effectiveness measurement - 12 months - Essential Google Analytics (_utma, _utmb, _utmc, _utmz) - These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Disclosure of Information In addition to these safeguards, your personal data is protected in the UK by the Data Protection Act 1998. This provides amongst other things that the data we hold about you should be processed lawfully and fairly. It should be accurate, relevant and not excessive. The information should be kept up to date, where necessary, and not retained for longer than is necessary. It should be kept securely to prevent unauthorised access by other people. Removing subscription to mailing lists If at any time our site contains subscription mailing lists there will always be the option to remove you from the aforementioned list. Normally this, "unsubscribe" option will appear at the bottom of the most recently sent email newsletter. If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at learningtech@wcs.ac.uk or send us mail to: West College Scotland, Learning Technology Department, Renfrew Road, Paisley, PA3 4DR. Security West College Scotland is bound by the Data Protection Act 1998 and will comply with its requirements. Any details you give will remain completely confidential. Having gained access to the client’s area, we would strongly recommend that you do not divulge your username or password to anyone. Please always remember to log out of your account and close your browser window when you have finished using them. This ensures that others cannot access your personal data especially when using a shared, or public access computer terminal. Changes to Privacy Policy West College Scotland reserves the right to modify and update the terms and conditions of this website. In continually striving to improve our service for our clients we need to be able to enhance the site in ways deemed appropriate.

Wakelet Wakelet is a free platform that allows you to curate and organize content to save and share. You can save videos, articles, images, Tweets, links or even add your own text. Save this content in your bookmarks, or organize related items in to a collection. Wakelet collections can be embedded into MS Teams and Moodle. Wakelet can be used to create lessons plans, share resources with students and colleagues, collaborate on group projects and much more. Access Wakelet Platform and Guides Wakelet Platform Click to access the Wakelet platform Wakelet Help Guide Click to view our wakelet help guide.

Digital Resources for WCS Staff and Students Digital Resources from the Library We provide access to digital resources to enhance learning and teaching. This includes access to eBooks, journals, newspapers, educational Videos, freeview television and more. Links to these materials can be embedded within Moodle. All resources can be accessed remotely, either with an OpenAthens account, your College Office 365 account or a platform-specific login provided by the Library Team. To find out more about accessing resources, speak to a member of the Library Team at your campus or contact us at library@wcs.ac.uk To access the resources below simply click on the resource title. Check out our @WCSLibraries Wakelet for textbooks, digital resources, DVD's, Journals and more! Reference, Images and Videos Ebooks Newspapers and Journals Anatomy.TV provides interactive 3D models of the human body to aid learning of anatomy and physiology. This is a valuable resource for students studying beauty, nursing and sport. Anatomy.TV OpenAthens Anatomy.TV Link: Title: Description: Access via: Britannica Academic provides access to up-to-date, fact-checked articles on a wide variety of subjects, acting as a gateway to further research. Additional reference tools include the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a world atlas, selected primary sources, newsfeeds, videos and images. ImageQuest provides access to millions of rights-cleared images for educational use. Britannica Academic and ImageQuest OpenAthens Britannica Academic and ImageQuest Link: Title Description: Access via: ClickView provides access to a wealth of curriculum-mapped educational videos, including resources from the Blended Learning Consortium, and programming from freeview TV channels. Videos can be saved to the College’s video libraries and embedded within Moodle to support flipped learning within the classroom. ClickView College network login ClickView Link: Title Description: Access via: Drama Online delivers access to a core collection of drama texts from the works of Aeschylus to modern day playwrights such as Jez Butterworth and Mike Bartlett. In addition to the Core Collection (1700 texts) we also subscribe to Nick Hern Books Modern Plays (570 texts). Drama Online OpenAthens Drama Online Link: Title Description: Access via: MediaPlus is a JISC service for higher and further education delivering access to more than 100,000 videos, images and sound recordings. Includes content from Channel4 News, Films of Scotland, the Wellcome Library and TeachersTV. MediaPlus for Further Education OpenAthens MediaPlus Link: Title Description: Access via: Ebooks Reference, Images and Videos Newspapers and Journals Title: Access to book and journal content from Cambridge University Press including Cambridge Companions, Elementals, Histories and the Shakespeare Survey. Cambridge Core OpenAthens Cambridge Core Description: Access via: Link: Title EBSCO ebooks for FE is a collection of 3000+ titles mapped to the FE curriculum. All titles are digital-rights-management free so there is no restriction on usage at any time. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period. Links to each title can be embedded within Moodle. EBSCO ebooks for FE OpenAthens EBSCO ebooks for FE Description: Access via: Link: Title JISC ebooks for FE is a free collection of titles mapped to the FE curriculum. All titles are digital-rights-management free so there is no restriction on usage at any time. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period. Links to each title can be embedded within Moodle. JISC ebooks for FE College network login JISC ebooks for FE Description: Access via: Link: Title VLE Books hosts ebook copies of titles purchased by the Library that are not available via our other subscribed collections. The titles available can be read online or downloaded to other devices for a specified loan period depending on the license model of the ebook. Permalinks to each title can be embedded within Moodle. VLE Books OpenAthens VLE Books Description: Access via: Link: Digital Resources: List Newspapers and Journals Reference, Images and Videos Ebooks Title: CINAHL with Full Text is a powerful research database, indexing over 5,500 nursing and allied health journals and providing access to more than 600 full-text journals. CINAHL OpenAthens CINAHL Description: Access via: Link: Title Give your students the edge with Review Magazines from Hodder Education. Choose from print or eMagazines for A-level and GCSE students. Hodder Education Magazines Staff and Students log in with your Office 365 account Hodder Education Magazines Description: Access via: Link: Title Full-text access to multi-disciplinary journals covering Health Sciences, Life and Biomedical Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering and Social Sciences and Humanities. SAGE Journals OpenAthens SAGE Journals Description: Access via: Link: Digital Resources: List

How to log on to your West College Scotland Office 365 account. Office 365 - Logging on Office 365 is Microsoft's brand name for the collective tools that we all know and love, such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as some new tools like Forms, Microsoft Teams and Class Notebook. Using the online tools you can collaborate and communicate seamlessly with colleagues, as well as using the familiar desktop versions to create great looking content. Sign in to Office 365 Visit https://www.office.com Sign in with your Username @wcs.ac.uk e.g. patsmith@wcs.ac.uk . Enter your normal password and you're in! 365 Tools Logging On Teams Outlook OneDrive OneNote Word Excel PowerPoint Sway