User Guides
uLearn's Getting Started Guide.
Click here to download and print a 2-page Quick Start Guide that will help new users get the most out of uLearn.
uLearn User Guides
We provide our Guides in a PDF format so that they can be used and printed out for training purposes, even when the internet or a computer is not available. We update uLearn's functionality from time to time, so make sure you have the latest version.
Click here to access uLearn's full User Guide (PDF).
Schools with slower broadband connections can access a lower resolution version of the Guide here.
Click here for a summary guide to using uLearn's thematic functionality.
A summary of what each section of the User Guides cover is listed below.
1. Welcome
Overview; Maps and Aerial Images; Free Resources; Link Resources; Instant Lessons; Classroom use; KS1&2; KS3&4
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2. Getting Started
How to register; Overview of the Interface; Showing Places; Annotating; Researching Places; Measuring; Creating Resources; Playlists
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3. Managing Your Accounts
Adding Staff and Pupils; Adding mulitple accounts; Map License; Preference List
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4. Maps
World Atlas, NASA Satellite; 30m NASA Landsat; NASA Earth at Night; Landform World DEM; TeleAtlas Europe; Collins 1:250,000 British Isles ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. More Maps
Becta Pilot Ordnance Survey 1:250,000 Scale Colour Raster GB *1; Becta Pilot Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Scale Colour Raster GB *1; Becta Pilot Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Raster GB *1; Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Scale Colour Raster GB; Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Scale Colour Raster GB Grid Area; Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Raster GB Grid Area; 2m England (2006); Historic (Local Licence); Historic Map Samples
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6. Manipulating Maps
Map selectors; Map Explorer; Layers and the Stitch tool; Mirror Tool; Pan and Zoom; Reference map; Printing maps
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7. Working with Resources
Uploading; Viewing your Resources; Resource Menu Options; Linking Single Resources; Linking Multiple Resources; Link from your Website; Adding Web Links
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8. Finding Resources
Free Resources; Refining your Search; Using the Tabs; Locking your View
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9. Organising
Creating Folders; Hotspot Characteristics; Moving Resources
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10. Publishing
Publishing Single Resources; Publishing Multiple Resources; Publishing Students' Resources
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11. Playlists
Playlists Overview; Save to a New Playlist; Editing Playlists; Other Options
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12. Favourites
Add to Favourites/ In favourites
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13. Thematics
Thematic Datasets; Thematic Data 'Views'; Displaying Thematic Data; Map Controls; Appearance Controls
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14. Community
uLearn Community
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15. Link to uLearn
Overview; Link; Here is our School
