Create+your+own+content

==Create your own content == If you can’t find what you need, you can create your own course material using existing e-learning tools. Many training organisations feel that the only way to have e-learning content developed is to employ the services of a (very expensive) web developer, however all the following tools are within the capabilities of a practitioner or trainer...no web development skills required! And they are all FREE!

ARED
ARED (Application for Rapid E-learning Design) is downloadable software, designed to allow practitioners with little more than basic computer skills, to easily build their own e-learning resources using six dynamic templates. The templates are based on media-rich interactions and remove the need for practitioners to learn the multimedia skills commonly required to build such resources. The tool has been created by the Framework and can be downloaded from the **ARED website**. Most final products sit inside of courses and are not accessible however following are a couple of examples: A course has been developed in how to use ARED: Introduction to AREDv2.1 (Enter as a guest)
 * How to Write a Business Case for E-learning
 * E-learning Webventure

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Microsoft PhotoStory3 is a free application that allows users to create a show’n’tell presentation from simple digital photos. It is used in education for the creation of learning resources by trainers, but is also given to learners as a learning activity. You can download Microsoft PhotoStory3 from the Microsoft website, and some examples are:
 * History of Radiology
 * Travel digital story

To get started, check out the ‘How To’ Tutorials and the website Educational uses of digital storytelling.

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Screencast-o-Matic is a free and easy way to make a screen capture video recording with audio (a.k.a screencast) and upload it for free hosting from your browser - no installation or downloading required. **Screencast-o-Matic** can be used wherever you demonstrate something on a computer, for example:
 * Creating a drop-down list in Excel
 * A screencast about how to create a screencast!