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2. ` So… you’re behind on your coursework, struggling to meet deadlines and the FWA has just shut for the evening. You desperately need to access some online content and carry on with your project, but don’t have an internet connection at home or a computer. Sounds like you’re out of options huh…? WRONG!! From the research that we have done, we know that almost all of you have a smartphone or smart wifi enabled device, such as laptop, netbook, tablet or iPod touch. If you have one of the above named devices help is at hand. Your teachers will have been telling you to store a lot of your school content “in the cloud” recently. This means that your projects that you’re working on at school that you’ve saved into your Google Drive and MBC (My Big Campus) Stuff is accessible from any internet connected device. 2 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013

3. Now because we know also know from our research that many of you do not have a home internet connection, we’ve done a little bit of research ourselves. Out and about in locations all over Southampton are Wifi Hotspots. These highspeed Hotspots provide internet access to thousands of people and businesses. Many of these services are free (although it should be noted that this is not always the case). One of these services is called “The Cloud”, run by Sky. You can register for a free “Cloud” account by going to - https://service.thecloud.net/service-platform/login/registration/ https://service.thecloud.net/service-platform/login/registration/ The school cannot stress enough the importance of following the e-safety guidelines that we promote to you in school and recommend supervision from your parent/carer where possible as using a hotspot is a shared internet connection. If you require advice or help with this please see the school’s e-safety co-ordinator, Mrs Crew. 3 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013

4. The following is a map of all the Cloud Wifi hotspots within a one mile radius of Woodlands: 4 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013

5. If the map was at all unclear, here is a list of all those hotspots within the one mile radius of Woodlands: Virgin Active - The Hampshire Health & Racquets Club - Botley Road West End Southampton SO30 3XA. Greggs – Bitterne - 383 Bitterne Village Southampton SO18 5RR Dominos – Bitterne - 447 Bitterne Village Southampton SO18 5EE M&S - Hedge End - Hedge End Park Tollbar Way Hedge End Southampton SO30 2UH KFC Southampton - Tollbar Way Hedge End Southampton SO30 2JN Burger King – Hedge End - Centre 27 Retail Park Tollbar Way Hedge End Southampton SO30 2QY Greggs - Hedge End - 3a Lower Northam Road Southampton SO30 4FN 5 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013

6. To find other Cloud hotspots, go to: http://www.hotspotfinder.thecloud.net/ 6 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013

7. Remember the following urls to access your educational content: Woodlands Email - http://mail.google.com/a/woodlands.southampton.sch.ukhttp://mail.google.com/a/woodlands.southampton.sch.uk GCSEPod - http://www.gcsepod.co.uk/school-login/woodlandscommunity2011/http://www.gcsepod.co.uk/school-login/woodlandscommunity2011/ Eclipse LRC - http://u000776.microlibrarian.net/http://u000776.microlibrarian.net/ Accelerated Reader - https://ukhosted18.renlearn.co.uk/2646794/Public/RPM/Login/Login.aspx?srcID=s https://ukhosted18.renlearn.co.uk/2646794/Public/RPM/Login/Login.aspx?srcID=s BBC Bitesize KS3 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ BBC Bitesize KS4 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ Maths Watch VLE - https://www.mathswatchvle.com/https://www.mathswatchvle.com/ My Big Campus - https://www.mybigcampus.co.uk/loginhttps://www.mybigcampus.co.uk/login Google Drive – log into your email and then click the drive link from the top 7 Making ICT Accessible Beyond the School Walls - Mr N. Obee - March 2013