Using digital

Making use of the digital technologies available to us, whether it be online calendars to help us get organised, or discovering how to build an app, can enhance both our home and work lives.

Using digital for job seeking | Gmail | The cloud | Building an app

Using digital for job seeking

Gmail

The cloud

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    Storing and sharing documents securely in the cloud

    ‘The cloud’ refers to servers that are accessed over the internet and located in data centres across the globe. Find out more about applications that you can use to store and share documents safely online.

  • How to stay safe online

    How to stay safe online

    Online fraud and internet hacking are real problems. This video shares some simple things that you can do today to protect and secure yourself online.

Building an app

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    A beginner's guide to building an App - lesson one

    This is the first in a ten-part video series to teach beginners the fundamental skills for building apps on iOS. By end of this first video you will have made your very first app.

  • Building an app 2

    A beginner's guide to building an App - lesson two

    In this second video of a ten-part series designed to teach beginners the fundamental skills for making apps on iOS, you’ll learn about Auto Layout which is the Xcode used to size and position elements on your user interface.

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Create your personalised toolkit

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  • Managing stress
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  • Core skills to help you at work
  • CV and interview support
  • Redundancy
  • Apprenticeships

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