'Closed Group' for Residents of an Extra Care Residency

My project is to enable residents of an extra care home to use a 'closed group' so that they can 'meet' and communicate as friends online in a private environment to themselves. This would help them if for any reason they would not wish to join them in their community lounge area of their accommodation. eg if they were feeling under the weather. It would mean that they would not feel 'cut-off' in their private accommodation and would still feel part of the group. So far I have been helping them understand the advantages and disadvantages of a 'closed group' on facebook and also facebook as a whole. Explaining to them safety procedures, helping them upload profile photographs of themselves. I have also chatted with one of the residents to ask if she would like to act as 'admin' for the group, which would help limit the members to residents only.

Gwenan's Multimedia Project Idea

My aim is to create a blog containing information on the Llŷn Peninsula Digital Inclusion Project. At the moment the blog contains information about the project, list of free courses, contact details and a news feed. I'm going to create bilingual screen casts on 'how to get online', 'how to create an email address', 'internet security', and 'social networking'. My intention is to create a 'follow up' resource for beneficiaries that have attended courses or one to one sessions, and to help users that cannot attend courses/one to ones to make the most of digital technology from their homes.

Here's the link!
www.penllyndigidol.blogspot.co.uk

Here's the link for my inter-generational project with pupils from Ysgol Crud y Werin, Aberdaron.
www.icelfaberdaron.blogspot.co.uk/

Dafydd's multimedia project

I created an advert targeting people who were IT literate and who could refer the end user  to us and a guide to making QR codes.

QR codes.

QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional bar code) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan.

A QR code is read by an imaging device, such as a camera, and formatted algorithmically by underlying software using Reed-Solomon error correction until the image can be appropriately interpreted. Data is then extracted from patterns present in both horizontal and vertical components of the image. As a variety of industries utilize the QR code today, the applications for use can vary from product tracking, item identification, time tracking, document management and general marketing purposes.

URLs aided marketing conversion rates even in the pre-smartphone era but during those years faced several limitations: ad viewers usually had to type the URL and often did not have a web browser in front of them at the moment they viewed the ad. The chances were high that they would forget to visit the site later, not bother to type a URL, or forget what URL to type. Friendly URLs decreased these risks but did not eliminate them. Some of these disadvantages to URL conversion rates are fading away now that smartphones are putting web access and voice recognition in constant reach. Thus an advert viewer need only reach for his or her phone and speak the URL, at the moment of ad contact, rather than remember to type it into a PC later.

 

How to make a QR code image for an URL.

1) Go to http://www.qrcodemaker.co.uk/

You should see the following page:

 

2) Copy the URL you want the code to take you to:



3) Paste the URL into the text area in box number 2:

 

4) Now click the  button.

The grey QR code image in box number 3:

 

Should now have a preview image of your QR code in black:

 

5) Now select the size you want your QR code to be from box 4:

 

6) And finally left click on the ‘Download Image’ icon and click save on the window that opens:

 

And then choose which folder to save it in.

Alex's multimedia project

Hello,

My first project was creating a blog for the Denbighshire project - DDD (Digital Denbighshire Digidol). This blog is primarily for promoting the project publicly, and is also for gaining feedback from former beneficiaries. We have been tweeting about the blog and using it as a tool for keeping people informed about course dates and venues, and what kind of courses we can provide. It is working as we have 470 views in a few weeks....
This is the blog - http://digitaldenbighshire.blogspot.co.uk/

My second project was to create a facebook group for beneficiaries. This group is by invitation only and beneficiaries will learn how to use facebook as part of their training, and then join the group. The purpose of the group is as a self help page - so they can post problems they are having with their PC's or certain software, and then other group members can reply solutions. It encourages people to interact socially with beneficiaries from other sessions across the county, reinforces their learning, and provides a wealth of knowledge and diversity across the group.... we haven't run a facebook session yet but when we do their will obviously be people in the group asking questions and things.....
This is the facebook help page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/533153303395344/

The final project was a resource for a session. The idea behind it is to get people using computers by tapping into what their interests are. Some people would like to learn a musical instrument but may not have the money for lessons. I learnt how to play guitar using the internet but found I had to flick between several resources to find the best info, so i have created this site to collate this info and embed videos, etc, to avoid having to seek info from elsewhere. It is a working progress but this is it below.....
This is the learn2play website - https://sites.google.com/site/dddlearn2play/learn2play-guitar

AND if you have any poorly teddy bears that need fixing - dont put them in the bin, ending their lives, and increasing landfill - send them to me and i will fix them and forward them to one of our supporting charities - Joshua's Boxes, Lisa's Stars, and many local charity shops, so that they can be loved again by another child. :) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexios-Teddy-Hospital/173922409322636

ALEX.

Multimedia Project: Pass I.T. On

During next month's Adult Learners Week, Get online Wrexham Flintshire will lauch 'Pass I.T. On', a new workshop for people who want to share basic I.T. skills with others.

The workshop offers a cost-effective, simple way to reach digitally excluded people who need or want to learn in their own surroundings, from someone they know well, as opposed to attending one of our group sessions.  The workshop requires limited resources - a PC, internet access, projector, suitable venue.

I have created a Google site which acts as a resouse for both workshop facilitators and benificiaries.    It draws the content together in one place for ease of delivery, and hosts lots of hints, tips and guides for attendees to use as a tool kit.

Access the site here.

https://sites.google.com/site/tackledigitalexclusion/

Pete Fuller - project

My project is called TechStop and aims to develop into a self help resource for organisations, beneficiaries and colleges covering basic technology,support and assistance. A lot of problems and queries tend to come up again and again and this project aims to provide a simple and friendly point for assistance, guides and tutorials. It also offers the facility to ask a question thats response will then be added to the archive and facilitate the development of a valuable reference point for all concerned with the projects.

Click here to link to the site in development.

Information on the projects and partners along with news and information is available to the public to view but registration to the site is required for the resources and guidance. Membership requires a gmail   address and is granted by completing the request form on the right hand side of the site. Once access has been granted the rest of the site will be visible when you next log in.

My Project Idea - Chris

My project is an online space where proffessionals and young people can post ideas, share photo's/videos and create resources collectively. I'm using a Wiggio account to do this. So far, I've set up a specific group space for leaders of the John Muir Award in Flintshire. You have to have a wiggio account and be accepted onto the John Muir group to view my project. However, here is the Wiggio link! Wiggio

Craig Hughes's Project

Hi, 

My project revolves around the creation of a Blogger site.  The site will be used to highlight the work being carried out by Digi Môn Digidol, - http://digimondigidol.blogspot.co.uk/  and will include a range of information including:

• Courses near you
• Simple "How to's"
• Video clips
• Useful links.

The Blog-site will form part of a number of blog sites including an overarching website which will be used to do similar roles across North wales.

Web site - 'Dip into IT and Learn'

This website is a place where the learner can go to learn new things or build on their skills through video, web links and by completing exercises along the way.  It contains a collection of aids brought together in one place and would be useful for a beginner who would find it difficult to find appropriate information for themselves.

https://sites.google.com/site/dipintoitandlearn/

North Wales Overarching web site

Here's a link to a website that will bring together the C2.0 initiatives from North Wales -
http://www.northwalesweb.co.uk

This project will, with a bit of luck act as a glue between the County initiatives, and act as a conduit for both potential volunteers and end users to find out who to contact locally or where to go to find a course nearby.

http://www.northwalesweb.co.uk

So send me your details and links teammates - simon.jones@walescooperative.org

Steve Robinson - Project

My project is an introduction to Facebook taster session

I plant to introduce it to a class using a projector whilst they can follow the instructions at the same time on a computer.

I plan to create some screen casts to demonstrate how to set up the page and how to use it, these can then be uploaded to a blog to be shared with the class after the session has ended, the blog can also be used to share ideas and as a source of reference.

Link to follow.

Kevin Roberts North East Wales Blog

My first project has been to set up a blog to the initiative in Wrexham and Flintshire and it is designed to give information on our initiative whilst linking into an overarching website set up by my colleague, the incredibly talented Simon jones.

http://gowf1.blogspot.co.uk/