Resources

Welcome to the Resources area of the Virtual Learning Network (VLN).

This area is a space where we can share a number of things, such as:

websites with great educational content
files of any type (eg, Word or Flash) that have educational content that we can use with our classes
programmes that we use to enhance learning
people that are willing to offer their expertise (eg, in areas such as PhotoShop)
people that are willing to offer their ideas on how online courses look, and give examples and ideas on what they have done
people who wish to collaborate in making bulk purchases of computers, grass seed etc.

If you're interested in contributing to this area, please contact me (Eddie Reisch) - email eddie.reisch@minedu.govt.nz

News

Eddie Reisch 15 Apr 2008

digiSTORE

Click on the image to go to digiSTORE

1500 schools are now registered, and we are reviewing /streamlining access for other groups including ministry personnel. Logins are being simplified so that they can be remembered more easily.

If you receive any enquiries re logins or complaints re their complexity, please refer people to the Digistore Administrator (he's fantastic):

Te Mako Orzecki,
CWA New Media, PO Box 19090 Wellington, NZ
Phone: 04 8023473 Fax: 04 382 6509
Email: temako.orzecki@tki.org.nz

A system has been set up to enable Home- school parents to access TLF/Digistore content. Please forward any enquiries to me. Helen Cooper helen.cooper@minedu.govt.nz

There is now a large Button on the TKI home page http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/

Eddie Reisch 11 Apr 2008

Photoshop Express

Adobe Systems Inc., maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop, has launched a basic version of the program available free of charge online. While Photoshop is designed for trained professionals, Adobe says its Photoshop Express, which it launched in a "beta" test version last month, is easier to learn. Photoshop Express is completely web-based, so consumers can use it with any type of computer, operating system, and browser. And, once they register, users can get to their accounts from different computers. After signing up for the free service, users can upload their photos and then edit them with Adobe’s simplified set of point-and-click controls for removing “red eye,” cropping, adjusting the brightness and color saturation, and other functions. Users can group photos into online albums and can post them to popular social-networking sites, all from within the web-based program.

http://www.photoshop.com/express

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