Useful sources of information
Useful sources of information and support during the project have included:
- CETIS: for advice and support on educational technology and standards.
- Creative Commons: Information on open licenses
- Flickr: Advanced search facility for images available under a Creative Commons license.
- OpenLearn: for advice on how to upload units to the LabSpace and also the freely available tools such as video conferencing and mind mapping software.
- UNESCO OER Community wiki: Information on Open Educational Resources
- Xerte: Tools for creating interactive e-learning content for the Flash platform. Although POCKET did not use Xerte to create any content during the project it was useful to meet the development team of Xerte and become familiar with available tools used to create accessible, interactive content for the web.
- TechDis: provides advice and guidance on disability and technology.
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RELOAD: A suite of software tools for authoring and delivery of standard-compliant learning objects. This was used to edit the POCKET materials when transferring them within different VLEs and repositories.
- JISC: Information on similar projects and upcoming relevant events.