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Find out more about Learning Zone Scotland Class Clips and how you can use them.
An introduction to Learning Zone Scotland
Learning Zone Scotland is a new way to bring you more of BBC Learning's output: More choice of more relevant content made more readily available.
We are working with teachers to create a library of clips that can be incorporated into lessons and assignments. Clips are selected to support Curriculum for Excellence and tagged with ideas of how to use them and information to help you find them. Here's how to use the site.
Searching by Keyword
Type your keyword into the search box. Click the Search button and after a few seconds you should see all of the available clips which feature that word.
Look through the information provided alongside the picture of each clip. If you need more information, click on the title or image.
Clip information
Each Clip is accompanied by a range of information. Click the titles to reveal the information in each of the info panels.
Key Info - includes the duration of the clip, a longer description and keywords associated with it.
Ideas for use in class - written by teachers with suggestions about how you might use the clip in class.
Background details - technical information about the clip.
Video options - the location for Real Media or Windows Media for each clip.
How to play Learning Zone Scotland clips
If a clip looks useful for you, click the Play button to watch it.
If this is the first time you have played a video from the BBC website, then a box will appear. Follow the instructions to pick the quality of the video and the video file format that best suit your machine and internet connection. If you are unsure, accept the default settings. Click OK to confirm your settings.
After a few moments the video player window should open, and your computer will connect to the clip. It can be several seconds before the clip plays.
Linking clips into PowerPoint
Learning Zone Scotland clips cannot be downloaded, however you can still include the videos in a presentation.
Make your presentation in the usual way. Make a slide for your video and include some text about the clip. Go to Learning Zone Scotland and select your clip. Click on the Video options box on the right hand side of the screen.
Click in the relevant location text box. Press Ctrl-A to select the whole location, and Ctrl-C to copy it. For a Mac, use Command-A and Command-C.
Go back to your presentation. Select the text on your page, go to the Insert menu, and choose Hyperlink.... A dialogue box will appear. In the Address field at the bottom, paste the location of the clip. You can do this with Ctrl-V (or Command-V on a Mac).
Click OK in the Edit Hyperlink box and the text in your presentation becomes a link. The text should change colour and become underlined to show it is active. Save your presentation. When you open it again and click on the hyperlink the clip will play. You must be connected to the Internet for this to work.
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