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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 14:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>FediJam 2</title>
      <link>https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/fedijam-2</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[FediJam 2&#xA;&#xA;FediJam @fedi_jam@mastodon.gamedev.place&#xA;&#xA;The #FediJam, a game jam exclusively for users of the Fediverse, will soon enter its second round! During December, team up with others or go in alone, and... CREATE – A – GAME! Analog or digital, using whatever (non-AI) tools you feel comfortable with. The jam&#39;s page just went live, so what are you waiting for?!? JOIN NOW&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#GameDev,#GameDesign,#IndieGames.#BoardGames.#GameJam, #Fediverse,#Mastodon,#Introduction&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>FediJam <a href="https://personaljournal.ca/@/fedi_jam@mastodon.gamedev.place" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow">@<span>fedi_jam@mastodon.gamedev.place</span></a></p>

<p>The <a href="/paulsutton/tag:FediJam" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">FediJam</span></a>, a game jam exclusively for users of the Fediverse, will soon enter its second round! During December, team up with others or go in alone, and... CREATE – A – GAME! Analog or digital, using whatever (non-AI) tools you feel comfortable with. The jam&#39;s page just went live, so what are you waiting for?!? <a href="https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam-2" rel="nofollow">JOIN NOW</a></p>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:GameDev" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GameDev</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:GameDesign" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GameDesign</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:IndieGames" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">IndieGames</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:BoardGames" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BoardGames</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:GameJam" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GameJam</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:Fediverse" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Fediverse</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Mastodon" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Mastodon</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Code Club Electronics 6</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Code Club Electronics 6&#xA;&#xA;Electronics 101 video.   I found this on peer tube,  an introduction to electronics.   I am sharing here as it is appropriate for this series of posts. &#xA;&#xA;iframe title=&#34;Electronics 101 #1 - Intro&#34; width=&#34;560&#34; height=&#34;315&#34; src=&#34;https://diode.zone/videos/embed/cf0d9087-45f3-4db8-8b29-a2af673a490d&#34; frameborder=&#34;0&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;&#34; sandbox=&#34;allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;More videos from this series&#xA;&#xA;There does seem to be some missing on peer tube, these are the 4 I can find.  If I find more, I will update the list &amp; post. &#xA;&#xA;Electronics 101 #2 - Basics of Electricity&#xA;Electronics 101 #7 - Multimeter&#xA;Electronics 101 #8 - Capacitor&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CodeClub,#Electronics,#Introduction,#Peertube&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Code Club Electronics 6</p>

<p>Electronics 101 video.   I found this on peer tube,  an introduction to electronics.   I am sharing here as it is appropriate for this series of posts.</p>

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://diode.zone/videos/embed/cf0d9087-45f3-4db8-8b29-a2af673a490d" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

<p><strong>More videos from this series</strong></p>

<p>There does seem to be some missing on peer tube, these are the 4 I can find.  If I find more, I will update the list &amp; post.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://diode.zone/w/5BH5qkaVfbRzyrkPVvFhFT" rel="nofollow">Electronics 101 #2 – Basics of Electricity</a></li>
<li><a href="https://diode.zone/w/bZ1SoxcLJwvu3YAkGUunAQ" rel="nofollow">Electronics 101 #7 – Multimeter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://diode.zone/w/4aQ2ntczvyCbwDsvBdBvZZ" rel="nofollow">Electronics 101 #8 – Capacitor</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:CodeClub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">CodeClub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Electronics" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Electronics</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Peertube" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Peertube</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Code Club intro video</title>
      <link>https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/code-club-intro-video</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Code Club intro video&#xA;&#xA;I made a quick intro video to try and explain what we are about a little more.  Hopefully the sound is OK, it may need turning up. &#xA;&#xA;iframe title=&#34;Paignton Code Club Intro&#34; src=&#34;https://diode.zone/videos/embed/74a0c3a3-58f0-4887-b4be-dae45692aada&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;&#34; sandbox=&#34;allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups&#34; width=&#34;560&#34; height=&#34;315&#34; frameborder=&#34;0&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;I made a vokoscreen video showing the Hour Of Code Mario game creator activity.&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CodeClub,#PaigntonLibraryCodeClub,#Introduction.#Video&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Code Club intro video</p>

<p>I made a quick intro video to try and explain what we are about a little more.  Hopefully the sound is OK, it may need turning up.</p>

<iframe title="Paignton Code Club Intro" src="https://diode.zone/videos/embed/74a0c3a3-58f0-4887-b4be-dae45692aada" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>

<p>I made a vokoscreen video showing the <a href="https://diode.zone/w/rhCyHfqpJUNVkStcdYa4WQ" rel="nofollow">Hour Of Code Mario game creator activity</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:CodeClub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">CodeClub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:PaigntonLibraryCodeClub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">PaigntonLibraryCodeClub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Video" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Video</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>STEM Group intro video</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[STEM Group intro video&#xA;&#xA;I made a quick intro video to try and explain what we are about a little more.  Hopefully the sound is OK, it may need turning up. &#xA;&#xA;iframe title=&#34;Paignton STEM Group Intro&#34; src=&#34;https://diode.zone/videos/embed/77be4778-0f09-481d-be87-fa7144ccbb3d&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;&#34; sandbox=&#34;allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups&#34; width=&#34;560&#34; height=&#34;315&#34; frameborder=&#34;0&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#STEM,#Group,#PaigntonLibrarySTEMGroup,#Introduction.#Video&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>STEM Group intro video</p>

<p>I made a quick intro video to try and explain what we are about a little more.  Hopefully the sound is OK, it may need turning up.</p>

<iframe title="Paignton STEM Group Intro" src="https://diode.zone/videos/embed/77be4778-0f09-481d-be87-fa7144ccbb3d" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:STEM" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">STEM</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Group" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Group</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:PaigntonLibrarySTEMGroup" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">PaigntonLibrarySTEMGroup</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Video" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Video</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Mastodon How-To For Activists, Organizations &amp; Movements</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Mastodon How-To For Activists, Organizations &amp; Movements&#xA;&#xA;This looks an interesting / useful workshop for anyone who wants to set up on Mastodon / Fediverse.&#xA; &#xA;Takes place : Jan-31 -  Feb-2-2023&#xA;&#xA;iframe src=&#34;https://campaign.openworlds.info/@socialmovetech/109631681621100797/embed&#34; class=&#34;mastodon-embed&#34; style=&#34;max-width: 100%; border: 0&#34; width=&#34;600&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;allowfullscreen&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;More info&#xA;Social Movement Technologies&#xA;  Basics to advanced topics including setting up a movement server. &#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#HumanRights #RacialJustice #Politics #SocialJustice #ClimateChange #BLM #TwitterMigration #Introduction #IranRevolution #StandWithUkraine&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mastodon How-To For Activists, Organizations &amp; Movements</p>

<p>This looks an interesting / useful workshop for anyone who wants to set up on Mastodon / Fediverse.</p>

<p>Takes place : Jan-31 –&gt; Feb-2-2023</p>

<iframe src="https://campaign.openworlds.info/@socialmovetech/109631681621100797/embed" class="mastodon-embed" style="max-width: 100%; border: 0" width="600" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
<ul><li><a href="https://campaign.openworlds.info/@socialmovetech/109570733649911912" rel="nofollow">More info</a></li>
<li><a href="https://socialmovementtechnologies.org/" rel="nofollow">Social Movement Technologies</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://socialmovementtechnologies.org/mastodon-how-to-for-activists-organizations-movements-jan-31-feb-2-2023/" rel="nofollow">Basics to advanced topics including setting up a movement server. </a></li></ul></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:HumanRights" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">HumanRights</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:RacialJustice" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">RacialJustice</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:Politics" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Politics</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:SocialJustice" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:ClimateChange" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:BLM" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BLM</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:TwitterMigration" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">TwitterMigration</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:IranRevolution" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">IranRevolution</span></a> <a href="/paulsutton/tag:StandWithUkraine" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What is a Federated social media network</title>
      <link>https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/what-is-a-federated-social-media-network</link>
      <description>&lt;![CDATA[What is a Federated social media network&#xA;&#xA;Video&#xA;&#xA;iframe title=&#34;What is this Federation thing?&#34; src=&#34;https://tilvids.com/videos/embed/d62847b6-b803-4985-8b7e-9f905799188c&#34; allowfullscreen=&#34;&#34; sandbox=&#34;allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups&#34; width=&#34;560&#34; height=&#34;315&#34; frameborder=&#34;0&#34;/iframe&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;To the Fediverse is a really good resource for finding fedi-wide instances. &#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Fediverse,#Federation,#Introduction&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is a Federated social media network</p>

<p><strong>Video</strong></p>

<iframe src="https://tilvids.com/videos/embed/d62847b6-b803-4985-8b7e-9f905799188c" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.fediverse.to/" rel="nofollow">To the Fediverse</a> is a really good resource for finding fedi-wide instances.</li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Fediverse" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Fediverse</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Federation" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Federation</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a></p>

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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Introduction to the EYFS&#xA;&#xA;I have now completed &#39;Introduction to the EYFS&#39; with e-learning at work.  &#xA;&#xA;This course aims to provide a gentle introduction to the expectations of the Early Years Foundation Stage and it can also act as a refresher for those wanting to update their knowledge.&#xA;&#xA;It will introduce you to some of the key documents and legislation that relate to Early Years providers, the process for registering with Ofsted and the various policies and procedures that need to be in place.&#xA;&#xA;It also covers learning and development requirements, how to observe and assess the progress of children in your care and the safeguarding and welfare requirements laid out in the EYFS Framework.&#xA;&#xA;The course covers the following modules:&#xA;&#xA;    Introduction to EYFS&#xA;    Observations &amp; Assessment&#xA;    Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements &#xA;    Ofsted&#xA;&#xA;EYFS&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;e-learning at work&#xA;Course information&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#CPD,#EYFS,#Introduction&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Introduction to the EYFS</p>

<p>I have now completed &#39;Introduction to the EYFS&#39; with e-learning at work.</p>

<pre><code>This course aims to provide a gentle introduction to the expectations of the Early Years Foundation Stage and it can also act as a refresher for those wanting to update their knowledge.

It will introduce you to some of the key documents and legislation that relate to Early Years providers, the process for registering with Ofsted and the various policies and procedures that need to be in place.

It also covers learning and development requirements, how to observe and assess the progress of children in your care and the safeguarding and welfare requirements laid out in the EYFS Framework.
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<p>The course covers the following modules:</p>

<p>    Introduction to EYFS
    Observations &amp; Assessment
    Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements
    Ofsted</p>

<p><img src="https://git.qoto.org/zleap/documents/-/raw/master/certs/eyfs.png" alt="EYFS"></p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.elearningatwork.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">e-learning at work</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.elearningatwork.co.uk/courses/first-aid-training/introduction-to-early-years-foundation-stage" rel="nofollow">Course information</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Overleaf Webinars August / September 2020&#xA;&#xA;Overleaf are presenting their introductory Webinars in August and September.  &#xA;&#xA;Webinar Schedule&#xA;&#xA;If you are new to Overleaf then these are really useful to learn about the features from Beginner to Advanced.&#xA;&#xA;Overleaf&#xA;LaTeX Project&#xA;CTAN&#xA;Detexify&#xA;LaTeX Forum&#xA;&#xA;#LaTeX,#Overleaf,#typesetting,#cloud,#Webinar,#Introduction,#Intermediate,#Advanced,#writing,#professional,#science,&#xA;academia.&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Overleaf Webinars August / September 2020</p>

<p>Overleaf are presenting their introductory Webinars in August and September.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.overleaf.com/events/webinars?utm_campaign=outreach&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow">Webinar Schedule</a></li></ul>

<p>If you are new to Overleaf then these are really useful to learn about the features from Beginner to Advanced.</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.overleaf.com" rel="nofollow">Overleaf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.latex-project.org/" rel="nofollow">LaTeX Project</a></li>
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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:LaTeX" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LaTeX</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Overleaf" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Overleaf</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:typesetting" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">typesetting</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:cloud" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">cloud</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Webinar" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Webinar</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Introduction</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Intermediate" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Intermediate</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Advanced" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Advanced</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:writing" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">writing</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:professional" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">professional</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:science" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">science</span></a>,
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[$\LaTeX$ introduction&#xA;&#xA;$\LaTeX$ is a typesetting system, that can be used to create professional looking documents. For example cover letters for employment, student applications, etc.  &#xA;&#xA;Its main use, however, is within academia. $\LaTeX$ excels at producing excellent looking reports, scientific papers, articles and has strong maths and science notation functionality. &#xA;&#xA;for example:-&#xA;&#xA;$CH_4$ for chemistry and $\frac{df}{dx}$ for maths as well as greek characters for example:-&#xA;$$\pi , \Sigma , \Omega , \alpha$$&#xA;&#xA;Which is ideal for Physics and Astronomy.&#xA;&#xA;#latex, #introduction&#xA;&#xA;---&#xA;&#xA;cc-by logo&#xA;Licenced under Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>$\LaTeX$ introduction</p>

<p>$\LaTeX$ is a typesetting system, that can be used to create professional looking documents. For example cover letters for employment, student applications, etc.</p>

<p>Its main use, however, is within academia. $\LaTeX$ excels at producing excellent looking reports, scientific papers, articles and has strong maths and science notation functionality.</p>

<p>for example:-</p>

<p>$CH_4$ for chemistry and $\frac{df}{dx}$ for maths as well as greek characters for example:-
$$\pi , \Sigma , \Omega , \alpha$$</p>

<p>Which is ideal for Physics and Astronomy.</p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:latex" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">latex</span></a>, <a href="/paulsutton/tag:introduction" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">introduction</span></a></p>

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