Resources for Subject Areas

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Using Scran Stuff

• Storing
• Organising
• Sharing

Scran Training PowerPoint 2
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Registering for Your Stuff
Click on the Log In link next to Stuff.
Your Stuff will open up in a new window you
can move easily between the two windows (Scran
and your Stuff) by minimising either one (eg in
Internet Explorer) or opening them in different
tabs (eg in Firefox).
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Registering for Your Stuff
Click Register for Stuff
When the next window opens, type in your chosen
user name, password (different to your Scran
login) and email address and click Register.
Then close the window to go back to the My
Stuff login page.
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Logging Into Your Stuff
Type in your username and password and click Log
In. There is a Password Reminder option too if
you ever forget your details.
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Stuff Interface
You can store albums, searches, thumbnails,
notes, creations and alter your preferences.
Your albums are shown in the front page.
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Storing Thumbnails
Note the options under every record. To store
the image, simply click Save and then select
Save to Stuff Scrapbook.
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Storing individual records
This will store your chosen thumbnail in the
Scrapbook section of your Stuff. When you
want to go to its full record, just click on the
thumbnail, or click Open.
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Creating Albums
You can save images into Albums to keep them
organised.
Start by giving your Album a name and clicking
Create Album.
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Storing an Image in an Album
Note the options under every record again. To
store an image in your Album, simply click Save
and select Save in selected Album.
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Storing an Image in an Album
The thumbnail image will automatically be
inserted into the Album you have open. You can
continue to add more images to this album by
clicking Save and then selecting Save in
selected Album under any image. When you want to
view a thumbnails full record, simply click on
the thumbnail.
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Managing Albums
If you want to change to a different album or
create a new one, just click Close Album. This
will bring you back to your album list and the
Create a New Album option. You can have as many
albums as you like and each one can contain as
many images as you like.
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Album Views and Tools
At the top of each album you will see a drop down
menu of different ways to view your album and
different tools that you can use. Click on the
arrow to open the menus and see your various
options.
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Album - Pictures View
Choose Pictures Only view to see the thumbnails
stored in your album.
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Album - Worksheet View
Choose Worksheet view to see the thumbnails
down the left and text down the right.
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Album - Worksheet View
You can edit any of the text that accompanies
your thumbnails by clicking Edit under an image
when you view the Standard View of your album.
This will allow you to produce a Worksheet with
your chosen text / questions, directly from an
album.
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Album - Slides View
View any of your albums as a simple slide show by
selecting Slides from the View menu.
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Sharing Resources
You can share any album or creation you have
stored in your Stuff with any other Stuff
user.
Just click Copy next to the resource
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Sharing Resources
Type in the other persons Stuff username and
click OK.
The resource will automatically be sent to their
Stuff account and they will receive an email to
let them know.
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Next Steps

• Youll find more PowerPoint presentations on
  Scran covering
• Creating with Scran (Scran Training PowerPoint
  3)
• Using Scran in your chosen sector / subject
  area (Scran Training PowerPoints 4 - 20)