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This course bridges the gap between introductory and advanced courses in Python. While there are many excellent introductory Python courses available, most typically do not go deep enough for you to apply your Python skills to research projects. In this course, after first reviewing the basics of Python 3, we learn about tools commonly used in research settings.

Using a combination of a guided introduction and more independent in-depth exploration, you will get to practice your new Python skills with various case studies chosen for their scientific breadth and their coverage of different Python features.

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Skype has revolutionized online communications. This free online course shows you in a step-by-step manner how to download the Skype application, create a Skype account, add contacts to your list, and communicate using instant messaging, voice calls using a microphone and speakers, and video calls using a Webcam. Learn how to use Skype and you can communicate with family and friends around the world.<br />

SnagIt is a piece of software that can be used for image and online video capture from your PC or laptop. To use SnagIt just select an area of the screen, take a snapshot of it or record a video, then you can edit and add effects to it. You can also upload the image or video to the cloud. In this free online course with SnagIt tutorials, you will be shown how to do both image and video screen capture and you will then learn what to do with the image and video files in SnagIt. You will be shown how to sort, export, share and embed these files. You will see why SnagIt is a great tool for recording screen activity to create software demonstrations and presentations. The more you use SnagIt, the more ways you’ll find to use it. This SnagIt tutorial course will be of great interest to teachers and trainers who want to show people how to perform an action on a computer such as how to use a piece of software and it is also useful for capturing a view of something on the computer such as a part of a website for adding to demonstrations.<br />

Learn how to use the five most popular social media platforms—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+—to grow and promote your business.

Many people find it much easier to visualize concepts and information by capturing text notes, files and images etc. and organizing them into coherent patterns and meanings, and the Web has made the presentation of visual information more accessible as part of the learning environment which facilitates more lateral thinking in students. SpiderScribe is a Web application that allows users connect and organize separate pieces of information into ideas, and when used in a learning environment it enhances the thinking process of students who have to work in a collaborative manner with other students. This free online course about SpiderScribe will take you through various elements of the Web application, from setting up a mapping function through to using the feedback process and how to share content and comments. You will learn how to drag and drop various objects such as images, text files, maps, calendars and links, as well as embed documents from Microsoft Office and PDF files, and finally how to link these objects into a coherent visual association. Account management tasks are also clearly explained such as accessing maps, exporting them as images and sharing them with peers and colleagues for input and feedback. This free online course about SpiderScribe will be of great interest to teachers and trainers looking to actively engage students in free-association and problem solving processes.<br />

Stories are a powerful communications tool. If you harness them when you present you will have greater impact.

A guide to using Apple's new programming language with the JSON web service to pull real results from IMDb.

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Discover how you can use the Internet to make teaching easier for you and more relevant to your students.

This course is designed to guide science educators towards an understanding of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and how, when integrated with the Scientific and Engineering Design Practices and Crosscutting Concepts are the basis for classroom instruction using the Next Generation Science Standards.

Tricider is a free Web application that can be used for online classroom collaboration and brainstorming ideas. It allows teachers and students collaborate together to collect ideas, discuss these ideas to find solutions and vote on the argument they think is the best. In this free online course you will learn how easy it is for a teacher or student to create a question and share it with the desired audience, allowing them to respond in their own time and argue on the best solution. This course will be of great interest to teachers and trainers who would like to learn for free how to use a Web application to get their students thinking and collaborating on problems together. Anyone that needs to create discussions and get feedback on topics regularly should do this course.<br />

Twitter is one of the leading social networking sites on the Web. It enables its users to send and read messages called “tweets”. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the user's profile page. Users may subscribe to other users' tweets — this is known as “following” and subscribers are known as “followers”. This newly updated course is ideal for learners who want to learn how to set up a Twitter account and use the features of Twitter for social networking and micro-blogging. This free Twitter course has been updated to show you how to get up and running with Twitter, how to build up a social network and get connected with the right people, how to make lists, find out what is trending, what an advanced search is, and how to delete a tweet. You can find the answers to all these questions and more by studying this new updated course on Twitter.<br />

Online presentations are becoming more popular as a means of teaching and training both for the teacher delivering the material and for students who may be in different geographic locations. VoiceThread is an application for publishing online multimedia presentations and allows students and colleagues navigate through the slide show and leave comments using voice, text, audio file or video using a webcam. This free online course about VoiceThread will take you through the Web application, from setting up a presentation through to the sharing of content. You will learn how to add various types of objects, pictures, videos, etc., set up their titles, descriptions and links. With these elements in place you will then learn how students can leave feedback and comments about the presentation as well as draw on the images for emphasis. VoiceThread account management tasks are also clearly explained, such as how to access a presentation to edit and share it. This free online course will be of great interest to teachers and trainers who want to use the power of the Web to make presentations to students in different locations and receive feedback and comments from these students.<br />

The SMART Whiteboard range of hardware and software products are used worldwide to create engaging and interactive presentations in the classroom, the office and the boardroom. This free online course shows you in a step-by-step manner how to use SMART software, how to present material on a SMART Whiteboard, how to work with images, and how to record a presentation. This course is ideal for teachers, trainers, tutors or anyone who wants to learn how to use SMART Whiteboards to make their presentations more engaging and interactive. <br />

Learn how to create a website in several languages using WordPress as a CMS, using free plugins and supplied themes.

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Boost your mac productivity with valuable time - and money - saving tips and tricks!

How to get started and start taking full advantage of a Wacom Tablet.

YouTube is the No. 1 video sharing Web site in the world. Everyday millions of users upload and view videos on YouTube - now you can learn how to use YouTube, too. This free online course shows you how to create an account on YouTube, set up your own YouTube channel, upload videos to your account, and select your favourite videos. Use this course to learn about YouTube and you can share your videos with the world.