Top 10 best apps while staying at home

1. Pinterest
You create pinboards dedicated to a theme and pin (save) images you like to the boards.
It’s great for all kinds of design projects such as interiors, fashion, party planning and finding recipes.

2. Kindle App
Basically turns your smartphone or tablet into a kindle (e-reader).

3. Snapseed
An effective and easy to use photo-editing app. 

4. Zoom
A valuable communications platform for video meetings and conference calls - you can virtually meet with others - either by video or audio-only or both.  It’s main features are one-one meetings, group video conferencing and screen sharing.

5. FitOn
A free at home fitness app offering fitness video and workout plans.

6. Tasty
A recipe app with swipe-by-swipe video instructions, which lets you, export ingredients lists and save your favourites.

7. Microsoft Office
Offers a mobile way to create documents in Word, Excel and Powerpoint.  Use your phone camera to scan and convert images to office documents.

8. Google Docs
Allows you to access, create and edit your documents wherever you go — from your phone, tablet, or computer — even when there's no connection.

9. Duolingo
A popular app for learning a new language with mini games to test your reading, writing and speaking skills.

10. Borrowbox
This app lets you borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks free from your library.

Compiled by Janell

Tech Week - Scratch

As part of Tech Week I am taking a look at Scratch. With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games and animations. Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively and reason systematically. This is a great fun easy to use tool for anyone interested in gaming and coding. It is free to download onto a PC or Tablet by clicking on the following link:  https://scratch.mit.edu/download

For excellent tutorials and activities click on:  https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas

  For more information on Tech Week go to:  https://www.techweek.ie/

Tech Week - Technology which impacts my life

This week is Tech Week. As part of it we carried out a survey with some of our trainees to find out what technology impacts their lives, here are the results:  

TECH WEEK 2016

TECH Week takes place from 24th - 30th April.

Our TECH Week Activities in the computer room included:

Installing and using GIMP image editing software 

Connecting Multimedia speakers to PC and playing music via PC

Setting up and using a tablet and Ipod

Using headset/Microphone 

Using a dual camera - video/photos 

Taking photos on a digital camera
Editing images and creating collages using Picasa 

Uploading images and posts to the CTC blog

Some interesting Facts about IT 

Ireland is the second largest exporter of computer and IT services in the world.

The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, which is less than half the normal rate of 20 blinks a minute. 

86% of people try to plug their USB devices in upside down.

9 in 10 of all 15-16 year old in Ireland have a profile on a social networking site. 

Smartphones stand out as the most used device for internet access with young people.

For more info go to:  www.Techweek.ie