HOW TO USE DIGITALBRAIN

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HOW TO USE DIGITALBRAIN
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How to Use DigitalBrain Improving your Study
Skills
Introduction To DigitalBrain
How to Log on to DigitalBrain?
Accessing Term Plans on DigitalBrain
Using DigitalBrain to plan and organise your work

Using DigitalBrain to improve your IT skills
Using DigitalBrain resources to improve your
study skills
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Introduction to DigitalBrain
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Introduction to Digitalbrain
Digital brain is a Virtual Learning Environment
(VLE)

DigitalBrain Features
Online access to learning resources Online
submission Personal homepage Web space to store
your work Email Access to course pages Online
discussions with teachers and class members
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Introduction To Digitalbrain
Online User Guide

• Online User guide
• Video Tutorials
• Printable guides
• Tutorials include
• Logging On
• Uploading materials
• How to use Email account
• Customising Homepage
• Submitting Assignments
• Access Interactive Learning

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How to log on to DigitalBrain?
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How to Log on to DigitalBrain?
When you log onto the computer click on the
DigitalBrain icon on the Novell application. The
homepage should appear. If not, you need to open
Internet Explorer and type in the
URL www.newham.digitalbrain.com
Log in / Log out Button
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Click on SIS here
Type in your Username Password
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Accessing Term Plans On DigitalBrain
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Accessing Term Plans on Digitalbrain
Click on the relevant Term Plan
Click on the relevant term
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Accessing Term Plans on Digitalbrain
Click on the hyperlinks to get to the activities
Activities are listed for each week
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Using DigitalBrain To Plan Organise Your Work
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Using DigitalBrain To Plan Organise Your Work


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Customise your Homepage
Click the smiley face to access your homepage

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Using DigitalBrain To Improve Your IT Skills
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Using DigitalBrain To Improve Your IT Skills
Universal Tasks
Interactive Learning
Build confidence and understanding in Using a
computer Using various programmes Ensuring you
are able to type up all your assignments. Use of
graphs and excel sheets for assignments. Create
professional presentations for your course.
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Using DigitalBrain Resources To Improve Your
Study Skills
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Using the Internet for Research


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How to log on and access your activities
REMEMBER!
Log on to your computer Open Internet Explorer
and type in www.newham.digitalbrain.com Click
on the Log On button, type in your username and
password Once in DigitalBrain click on SIS On
the SIS homepage click on your faculty area From
your faculty page click on your course On your
course page you will see the Term Plan and
activities to be completed
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Term 1- SIS activities
IT Skills General introduction to using
computers and the internet
Webskills Series of activities on using the
internet and finding subject specific websites
DigitalBrain Skills How to login, access your
home and course pages and accessing SIS activities

Study Skills - Developing good learning skills
and study habits. Subject specific Aiding
your subject area