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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 />

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 />

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 />

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.

Windows Movie Maker is a free video editing and publishing software program from Microsoft. This free online video editing course uses tutorials to show you how to use Windows Movie Maker to quickly and easily edit videos, add background audio or a voiceover, add transitions or effects to videos, and publish videos in a variety of formats. <br />

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency that can be used in electronic payment systems. It is a crypto-currency that relies on sophisticated cryptographic methods to create and manage the currency. In this free online course you will be introduced to Bitcoin and you will be guided through the features and functions of this currency system. You will learn how cryptographic hash functions allow the secure transfer of bitcoins across the Internet and how transactions are secured using Bitcoin miners. This free online course will be of great interest to all entrepreneurs and business people who would like a greater understanding of how Bitcoin functions and how it may be used in electronic payment systems. The course will also be of interest to all learners who may have heard of Bitcoin and would like to learn more about it.<br />

This free online course Visual Basic - Working with Classes, Scope and Namespaces introduces you to features of the Visual Basic programming language in order for you to create a more advanced application for the end user. You will learn about classes and methods, the difference between them, and their functions. You will also learn about adding new classes and creating an instance of a class.<br /><br />This course teaches you about working with the .NET framework class library which is an important asset of the Visual Basic program. You will learn to add a reference to a class defined in the .NET framework class library.<br /><br />This course will then inform you about the uses of scopes and modifiers and how they can affect the outcome of your code. You will become familiar with namespaces, learn how to work with arguments, and create and add references to assemblies.<br /><br />This course is video-based which will allow you work alongside the teacher in order for you to see first-hand how to write the code for your application. This video-based course will allow you to pause and rewind the video allowing you to learn the content at your own pace. This course is suitable for those with a basic knowledge of Visual Basic or those hoping to improve their skills in the programming language.<br />

This free online course Visual Basic - Working with Collections and Event-Driven Programming introduces you to how to use collections in Visual Basic and the difference between generic and nongeneric collections. You will learn to create your own dictionary and learn about its uses.<br /><br />This course will introduce you to LINQ, the two forms of it - query syntax and method syntax, the differences between them and when to use each of them in your code. You will also learn about Enumerations and the Select Case decision statement.<br /><br />The second module of this course will inform you on event-driven programming. You will learn about events and how they are used in Visual Basic. You will be able to handle exceptions that occur within an application and learn the best way to build applications that will not crash by using the ‘Try Catch’, ‘End Try’ code block. In the end, the course will guide you on the various software programs that you can learn about next in order for you to strengthen your skills as a software developer.<br /><br />This course is video-based; you will learn the content through step-by-step tutorials allowing you to see how the software works. You will be able to pause and rewind the videos to learn the content at your own pace. This course is suitable for learners who have previous experience using Visual Basic and software developers looking to enhance their learning on the programming language used in Visual Basic.

The free online course Visual Basic - Working with Statements, Methods and Data Types introduces you to the functions and correct syntax for using statements, methods and different data types when programming.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to the smaller syntax elements of Visual Basic such as operators and expressions, and how they function in Visual Basic. You will learn about arrays and how they are used in writing code. This course will also introduce you to methods which are an important feature used throughout all levels of Visual Basic.<br /><br />You will then be introduced to more complex statements and how to use them in your code. You will learn about formatting strings for display and creating a menu system. In addition, Visual Basic can be used for applications that show the time and date; you will learn how to display the time and date in various formats for the end user.<br /><br />This course is video-based which will allow you to see first-hand how to write the code for your application. You can pause and rewind the video allowing you to learn the content at your own pace. This course is a follow-up to the Alison course 'Introduction to Visual Basic' and is suitable for beginners of Visual Basic or those hoping to improve their programming skills. <br />

As society becomes increasingly multi-cultural, never before have language skills and tools for simplifying learning concepts been so essential. Web Applications for Language Teaching is a free online course from ALISON that introduces learners to a handful of web based applications that will serve as invaluable aids for teaching foreign languages as well as other subjects in a fun and accessible manner. This course is ideal for teachers, students, or anyone else seeking new ways to augment the traditional classroom learning experience. <br />

English is the most popular language to learn as a second language, as it is used extensively in international business, media and Web communications. This free online course from ALISON introduces Web resources that can be used as part of your learning process when studying the English language. The course reviews free Web applications that contain a wealth of English language resources and materials that are ideal for students learning English as a second language. <br />

The free online course Web Development - Advanced CSS3 Selectors and HTML5 Elements introduces you to advanced features and functionality of CSS3 and HTML5, which allow for very precise styling and formatting of web pages. You will learn how to create a correctly formatted form using the form element and create different types of form inputs. You will also learn how to identify and use input types for the input element, and identify and use attributes for the input element. You will learn how to identify different types of CSS3 selectors and apply these CSS3 selectors to style web pages. You will learn how to list CSS styles in cascading order of precedence. You will learn how to identify and use inline HTML5 elements, and identify and use block style HTML5 elements. You will also learn how to embed a video using the HTML5 video element and add video controls to a video. You will also learn how to work with HTML5 Canvas and with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) in HTML5. This free online course will be of great interest to all learners who would like to further develop their coding skills using advanced CSS3 and HTML5 elements to style and format web pages. <br />

The free online course Web Page Design Using HTML5 and CSS3 shows you in a step-by-step manner how to use HTML5 elements and CSS3 style sheets for responsive web design. You will learn how HTML structures the content on a web page and how CSS styles the content on a web page. The course begins by showing you the structure of a HTML5 web page - you will learn how to declare a HTML5 document and set up the head and body sections of a web page. You will then learn about a wide range of HTML5 elements and their functions and uses. You will learn about global attributes that can be added to virtually any HTML5 element and how to correctly format them within a HTML5 element. The course then shows you how to link a HTML web page to a cascading style sheet file. You will learn how to code style sheet instructions that style the various HTML5 elements in the web page. You will also learn about Progressive enhancement in web design that emphasizes accessibility, semantic HTML markup, and external style sheet and scripting technologies. This free online course will be of great interest to all learners who would like to to study HTML5 and CSS3 with the aim of using these to create and format web pages. <br />

Always wanted to start your own website but had no idea where to start? If so, ALISON's new web page development course is for you! Developed by award-winning Warwick University principal teaching fellow Russell Stannard, the course identifies the skills and techniques needed to create professional-looking webpages. The course introduces the basic languages and programmes needed to create and style websites such as HTML, Cascading Style Sheets and Adobe Dreamweaver and is delivered in a non-technical and step-by-step manner.<br />

Brainshark is a Website that lets you create, share and track online video presentations. This free online course from ALISON shows you how to create an account with Brainshark, add Powerpoint slides, video, photos, documents, voiceover narrations and how to edit your presentations. Brainshark can easily transform static content, such as PowerPoint documents, into voice-enriched video presentations that can be viewed on-demand at any time. These video presentations will find many applications in areas such as business, education, marketing and much more. This course is ideal for professionals or students who want learn about the latest Web application that uses cloud-based software to greatly enhance and expand on-demand Web video presentations.

In this free online course Professor Bob Sutton reveals the successful habits of well respected leaders, and outlines the type of habits practised by those who fail to lead. He points out that when people move into positions of power, they can easily loose sight of the needs of those they lead. In this course you will learn what the hallmarks of great leaders are, how leaders need to hear the truth and how to deal with team disagreements. You will learn about rotten apples and how they must be removed for the health and longevity of a team. He also explains the best way to &quot;wage war&quot; with an ineffective leader. This course will be of great interest to all business professionals who lead a company or a team and want to improve their leadership skills. This course will also be of great interest to those who are moving into a management position and want to unlock their leadership potential.<br />

The use of interactive whiteboards has become common place in many school classrooms and training rooms. Interactive whiteboards give teachers and trainers an enormous capability in terms of the type of teaching techniques they can engage in and the kind of materials they can present as part of their teaching programs. One advantage of interactive whiteboards is that they allow a teacher to prepare lessons in advance and the SMART Technologies application provides a number of templates to help with this. This free online SMART Technologies course follows on from our Introduction to Using Whiteboards course and goes into much more detail about the use of the Lesson Activity Toolkit and also gives the learner useful tips and techniques to help with editing and using the application. You will be shown examples of the different templates from image sequencing and matching to timelines and anagrams, and where there is flexibility in the use of an activity such as using the timeline for more than dates. The course also provides tips on editing and managing the objects and text on the pages as well as showing you how to use the Paperclip feature to quickly access resources and the camera to capture information from the Web. This free online SMART Technologies course will be of great interest to teachers and trainers looking to make full use of the flexibility, interactivity and student participation allowed by an interactive whiteboard within the classroom or training room, and to all learners who would like to learn more about the functionality of interactive whiteboards within an educational setting.<br />