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View all recordings and resources for the sessions that were delivered in our Digital Skills Festival 2023. 

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A Student’s Guide to Defeating Computer Eyestrain – By the Student Digital Champions

Tips I’ve used to help make using computers a more enjoyable experience throughout my degree. Find out more on the Digital Skills Blog.

20-20-20 Rule

• Every 20 minutes.
• Take a 20-second break.
• Focusing on an object 20 feet away.
• Blink lots during this break.

Reducing Blue Light

• Use software to reduce blue light.
  • System settings like Nightshift on MacOS and Nightlight on Windows.
  • Use third-party software like f.lux.
• Use blue light-filtering glasses.

Enabling Dark Mode

• Enable dark mode in system settings on MacOS and Windows.
• Switch Office 365 programs to dark mode.
• Use settings and plugins to convert other programs to dark mode.

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Mastering Your Schedule - By the Student Digital Champions 

As assignment deadlines, begin to creep closer, it can quite quickly start to feel a bit overwhelming. However, with the right preparation, you can significantly increase your chances of success. 

These steps will help get you there: 

1. Make Note of Deadlines. 

• Note down the assignment’s due date (Typically found in module handbooks). 
• Decide how much time is needed to complete the work. 
• Plan a day to start working on the assignment. 

2. Schedule Your Day 

• Plan your tasks for the day. 
• Make sure to factor in breaks. 
• These daily goals can be a broad or as focused as you’d like. 

3. Working in a Group 

• Aim to coordinate as early as possible. 
• Set deadlines together. 
• Divide up the workload. 
• Use the Hugh Owen Library group work rooms. 

4. Using Software 

• Notion can be used to record assignment deadlines. 
• Google Tasks and Microsoft-To-Do can help you to divide tasks up by day. 
• Use Teams to help you organise your group meetings and tasks. 

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Your Digital Identity Checklist: 5 Do’s and Don’ts

Taking charge of your digital identity is now more crucial than ever. Safeguard your privacy, strengthen your security, and unlock potential professional opportunities with the short guide below.

1. Review Your Privacy Settings

Take advantage of tools that allow you to display your content as it’s visible to your audience, customise privacy settings for individual posts or modify what information can be used to search your profile.

2. Share Thoughtfully

Don’t solely rely on privacy settings. Think before posting, considering the potential impact on your reputation and safety. Be cautious of content that could be misinterpreted or taken out of context, and don’t share sensitive personal information unnecessarily.

3. Monitor Your Digital Footprint

Regularly search your name online to assess available information. Consider setting up alerts for new mentions or content associated with your name.

4. Curate Your Content

Align shared content with your desired digital image. Remove or update outdated or irrelevant information.

5. Build a Professional Online Presence

Showcase skills and achievements on professional platforms, maintaining a professional tone and image in your communication.

Digital Skills Team digi@aber.ac.uk 

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6 Tips for Successful Online Meetings

Whether attending a virtual lecture, collaborating on a group project, or attending a job interview, knowing how to navigate online meetings effectively is crucial for success.

1. Prepare you would for in-person meeting
2. Connect Early
3. Curate your Visuals
4. Optimise your Audio
5. Minimise Distractions
6. Mind what you share

Digital Skills Team digi@aber.ac.uk 

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8 Tips to Declutter your Digital Spaces

Do you often get swept up with the amount of clutter that keeps building up on your phone or computer? Try out some tips below to help declutter your digital spaces!

1. Categorise apps into folders (e.g. Shopping, Travel, Home)
2. Delete duplicates or unnecessary files
3. Empty your downloads and recycling bin folders
4. Uninstall unused apps
5. Categorise your emails into folders (e.g. To Read, Urgent)
6. Delete unused bookmarks from your web browser
7. Choose clear names for your files and folders
8. Unsubscribe from mailing lists you no longer use 

Digital Skills Team digi@aber.ac.uk 

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5 Tips for working on your computer in Welsh

It is extremely important that everyone has the choice to work on their computer in the language they wish!

1. Change your computer language to Welsh

One of the first things you can do is change your computer's display language. This will change your computer interface and icons like Settings and File Explorer will appear in Welsh.

2. Change the language of specific software to Welsh

There is also an option for you to change the language of certain software, and you can do this in any Microsoft Office programme. You have the choice to change the display language and change your authoring and proof-reading language. 

3. Using the to bach app

You can download the to bach software on your work computer from the software centre or on your personal computer, ten hold the Alt Gr key and press the vowel you wish to add a circumflex. 

4. Change the proofreading language of your documents

You could modify the proofreading language of individual documents to ensure that spelling errors and simple grammatical errors are highlighted. 

5. Spellcheck your text with Cysill

Cysill is part of the Cysgliad language software package that you can download to your computer. Cysill will allow you to find and correct Welsh errors in your text, and includes an useful thesaurus. 

Digital Skills Team digi@aber.ac.uk