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Microsoft Loop in Teams Chat

Microsoft loop is a great collaborative tool which has just been rolled out to Teams. It allows users to add a component to a chat which other people can edit and add to. This tool is of particular benefit if you run your tutorial groups or other small group meetings in Teams. Components At the […]

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Make accessibility a habit: Power Point

As with word documents you want to make your presentations accessible. If you follow a few simple guideline during the design process your presentations will be easier to read and process for everyone. In this blog post we are going to look at the following; Font Size Contrasting Colours Alternative Text Read Order Font Size […]

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Integrated Dictation Tools

Dictation or speech to text is often a forgotten about tool. If you or your students are visually impaired or you find it useful to verbally express your thoughts or for notetaking, then it’s worth exploring dictation tools. It can also be used for giving formative feedback on word and presentation documents.    Most dictation […]

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Capitalise on Captions

Captions for video content are embedded into everyday media consumption such as YouTube, Netflix and other social media platforms. As much as 92% of videos on mobile devices are viewed without sound. Therefore when students come into learning environments they have the expectation of captions on their educational media. It is also a legal responsibility […]

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Using Microsoft Whiteboard in Teams

It can be a bit annoying coming out of teams to go to another platform such as whiteboard. Sharing links and waiting for people to open browsers can slow down the flow of a lesson. Now Whiteboard has full integration.   If you want to do some quick ideas capture, discussion points or critique then this […]

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Make accessibility a habit: Word Documents

Making your documents more accessible is not just about running them through accessibility checkers, it’s about making it a habit. If you only run your documents through an accessibility checker, then you are only doing half the job. You need to write for all in the way you layout and format your documents in word. […]