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Top tips

• Before your course starts
• Help with the cost of buying a computer
• Software and discounts
• See what you can do on the web
• The web - taking part
• Using mobile devices
• Find out how computers work
• Passwords
• Back it up
• Safety guidelines
• Laptop health and safety advice

OU computer use

• Support
  • Macs and other operating systems
• Online help, information and communication
• Your profile
• Shared activities
• Personal calendar and study planner
• Google Apps for Education
• Using audio
  • Before you start recording
    • Your location
    • How to get a good sound
  • Handheld devices
    • Editing iTunes files
  • Software on your computer
  • Discussion software
  • Microphones and headsets
• Resources
• Courses

Communicating

• Email
• Instant messaging
• Managing your time online
• Online forums
  • Why the OU uses online forums
    • The benefits
    • An effective forum
  • What forums can do
    • Social conversation
    • Getting and giving help
    • Group work and projects
    • Discussion
    • News and keeping in touch
  • How to help a forum to work
    • Get involved
    • Help people get to know you
    • Construct clear messages
    • Take some responsibility
  • Typical problems
    • I don't know what to say
    • Am I saying too much?
    • Not everyone is participating
    • I got behind and there's too much to read
    • Nobody is saying anything
• Using Elluminate
• Using a wiki
• Using a personal blog

Writing

• A different way of writing
  • Demo: How to set line spacing
  • Transcript: How to set line spacing
  • Demo: How to change page margins
  • Transcript: How to change page margins
  • Demo: How to change font type, size and colour
  • Transcript: How to change font type, size and colour
  • Demo: How to copy and paste
  • Transcript: How to copy and paste
  • Demo: How to cut and paste
  • Transcript: How to cut and paste
  • Demo: How to set text to be bold and italic
  • Transcript: How to set text to be bold and italic
  • Demo: How to use undo
  • Transcript: How to use undo
  • Demo: How to use word count
  • Transcript: How to use word count
• Submitting assignments online
• Referencing

Searching

• Evaluating materials
• Etexts