Digital Culture & Digital Fluency at CSM today
Come and ask questions about any aspect of the digital, we are in the Street area right now 1pm – 5pm.
Eleanor Dare
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A digital way of recording how many students use a workshop ?
I’d like to have a digital way of recording how many students use a workshop and for what purpose ie how long they spend in the space and doing what? Hmm, we think this could currently only work by you asking students these kind of questions and keeping a record in an excel spreadsheet, […]
How do I get one drive to sync my office computer?
How do I get the one drive to sync my office computer files to my laptop? It is set up but the files don’t update. Thank you. Use and sign in with the Web version of Office 365 here: https://outlook.office.com/owa/arts.ac.uk You shouldn’t need to sync, hope this helps!
How do I convert old .AVI files into a newer format?
There are two possible solutions to this question, try opening the old video file in Quicktime and then exporting it in a newer format, if that doesn’t work try the Handbrake file converting software.
Digital Fluency day at LCC, 11th May 2017
UAL Technology Enhanced Learning Coordinators talking to students about digital technology at the LCC Digital Fluency event on May 11th 2017.
What software to help check if translation from Google translate is correct and is in the right context?
A student asked us ‘What software is there for helping me check that the translation I get from Google translate is correct and in the right context?’ This is a tough one, if software could check itself then there wouldn’t be errors…but you can find tools online which claim to check grammar, for example: http://www.reverso.net/spell-checker/english-spelling-grammar/ […]
How do I save Prezi as a pdf?
It looks like this is only possible as a Prezi premium feature, see the video here: https://prezi.com/support/article/sharing/saving-a-prezi-as-a-pdf/ But if anyone knows how to do this without having a premium Prezi account please leave a comment here! The usual way to share Prezi is by sending people a link to it online, if you need a […]
How can I tell how big an image or video file is?
To find out the file size and dimensions of an image that is stored on your computer: Open the file where the image is saved. Place your cursor over the image icon, and right-click if you are using a PC or Ctrl-click if you are using a Mac. Choose Properties. Click the Details tab. Scroll down to the: Image […]
How do I indent text in Word?
A student used the Digital Fluency question link to ask us ‘How do I indent text in word?’ There are a number of ways do to this, but to Indent Paragraph Lines Precisely: Click the View tab, and then select the Ruler check box to display the Ruler. Click to view larger image. Click the paragraph […]
More questions from students: learn about Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
A student used the questionnaire to ask us ‘how to create captivating reports using visual tools?’ The great news is that all students and staff can access Lynda.com, a huge resource of video tutorials free for UAL people! Log into Moodle and see the link: