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.

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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 Office 365 account to get new posts sent straight to your inbox so you don't miss out on training, support and much more. Use the menu and search bar to discover tools that will help you enhance your digital skills - and, for staff, support your students' learning! Check out the MS Teams area under Office 365 for all things Teams-related. If you would like to contribute a blog post or share examples of best practice, please don't 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 Discover a World of Ready-Made Learning Resources: H5P OER Hub is Here! What’s New in Articulate 360: Practical Updates for West College Scotland Lecturers Boost Your Productivity: Top Office 365 Tips for Students Introducing the WCS Digital Toolkit: Enhance Your Assessment Strategies 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 Recent Blog Posts Contact Us learningtech@wcs.ac.uk

Microsoft Teams Nothing can stop a team. With Microsoft Teams on your PC, Mac, or mobile device, you can: Pull together a team. Use chat instead of email. Securely edit files at the same time. See likes, @mentions, and replies with just a single tap. Customize it by adding notes, web sites, and apps. When to use Moodle and when to use MS Teams Information and Guidance for WCS Students Initiation Document Instructions on how to set Microsoft Teams up on your device. Student Guide Downloadable PDF with all you need to know to access and start using Microsoft Teams for learning. Students Video 1 Video guide showing how to access and use Microsoft Teams for learning. Introductory Guide Presentation created by Mr Yoles @JYPhysics a MIEExpert. Introducing basic features: know how to access Teams, navigate, complete assignments & more. Visit Microsoft Learn and follow the learning path Collaborating with Microsoft Teams . Log in to save your progress and start earning achievements. Guides from Microsoft Quick Start Quick start guide from Microsoft on the basics of Microsoft Teams. Quick Start Quick start guide from Microsoft on the basics of Microsoft Teams for Education. Accessibility Click to find out how to make Microsoft Teams more accessible and easier to use. Keyboard Want to know how to use Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams? Click to access information from Microsoft. Video Guides from Microsoft Play Video Play Video 02:07 Microsoft Education Signing into Microsoft Teams for the first time if you're a student Play Video Play Video 02:56 Microsoft Education Working with classes and classmates in Microsoft Teams Play Video Play Video 02:40 Microsoft Education Connecting with Microsoft Teams as a student Play Video Play Video 01:48 Microsoft Education Organize schoolwork with Microsoft Teams Information and Guidance for WCS Staff What is Teams? Why would I use it?: Message from the digital strategy group. Initiation Document Instructions on how to set Microsoft Teams up on your device. Staff Training Guide All you need to know to get your Teams and channels set up for teaching. Training for Tutors from Microsoft Video Guides from Microsoft. Videos to help you with the fundamentals of using Microsoft Teams Webinar Series Watch On Demand recordings of the most popular live webinar events from Microsoft Teams for Education. Live Webinar Event On Demand recordings of live events (or webinars) that cover best practices in using Microsoft Teams as the digital hub. Instructor Led Training Microsoft is excited to host a series of free, live, online training classes designed to get you up and running with Teams.

Kahoot! Kahoot! makes it easy to create, share and play engaging learning games in minutes. It can be used creatively in classrooms, staff development, corporate training and events – whether you’re introducing new topics, revising content, or encouraging participation and teamwork. In live sessions, questions appear on a shared screen and participants respond using their own devices. Kahoot! can also be used for self‑paced learning, with assigned games that learners can complete in their own time via the app or browser, or as part of a challenge. Watch the tutorials below to get started and explore different ways to use Kahoot!. How to host a live game of kahoot Kahoot_signup Sign up for this easy game based learning tool. Kahoot How does Kahoot! Work? Click to find out. Kahoot! Events Events attended/hosted by Kahoot! Science Direct article The effect of using Kahoot! for learning – A literature review

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. 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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. 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Some tools to help you with your Learning Technologies Tools Office 365 Loggin On, OneDrive, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Word, Excel, Sway, Teams Accessibility Checklist, Screen Readers, Video Guides, Windows Guides, Creating Documents. College Zone Distance Learning, Enhancement, Staff Development, Moodle, Staff Intranet Communication Collaboration, Skype, Zoom, MS Teams, MyWest (MyDay), Office 365, Moodle, Discord, WebEx Tools for Assessment Turnitin, Kahoot, Moodle Assessment Tools for Creation Digital resources, BLC, ClickView, H5P, Sway, Khan Academy, Lumen 5, ScreenCastify, PowerPoint Staff Development The Staff Room, Learning and Development Team site, CPD Review.

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.

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

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