Linkedin

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over 175 million members and growing rapidly. LinkedIn connects you to your trusted contacts and helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals.

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Moodle

To get into Sydney Institute

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1.SIT Moodle

2.Click on Sydney Institute link

3.You'll need to enter a username and password(supplied by your course teacher)

Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It has become very popular among educators around the world as a tool for creating online dynamic web sites for their students. You can find out more about Moodle, how to get it and use it, on the Moodle community site moodle.org.

Many TAFE courses use the Moodle system as a supplementary course delivery platform. Teachers use Moodle to store course information, such as assessment dates and instructions, as well as Student Assessment Guides*. Teachers may also upload resources for students on the  Moodle, such as readings, links, videos and photos. Students are often required to upload their assignments to the course Moodle.

Wikispaces

An administrator will create a wikispace, they will then invite people to become a members of the wikispace via your email a link which they follow to create an username and password.

Members of a wikispace can create pages, which any member can edit. Members can also comment and have discussions about certain topices from the pages.

Creating a Skype account

Skype to skype is free

 

You need credit for skype to mobile or landline, however is a very low rate.

You can also SMS from a skype account to mobile phones.

There is also chat capabilities on Skype accounts.

You have options for video or voice calls.

Go to Skype .com

Select create account

Enter your details(email,username,password and personal details.

New school leaving age

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