Links
Links to Sport and Outdoor Studies resources and websites, software downloads, employment resources and much, much, more...
Outdoor Studies: Developmental Training | Lake District | Outdoor Environment | Outdoor Jobs | Outdoor Skills
Sport: Anatomy and physiology | Exercise Physiology | General Sport Sites
Academic: IT Resources | *Software Downloads:- Multimedia Office Other | Study Skills
* Software downloads are provided for use on your own computer. You may download software using the College internet, but you will need to transfer it to your own computer; using a Pen Drive or similar media.
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Developmental Training (Outdoor Studies)
www.outdoor-learning.org
Books and general outdoor information.
www.aee.org
Association for Experiential Education
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Lake District (Outdoor Studies)
www.cumbria.gov.uk
Cumbrian county council official site.
www.eyeonthelakes.com
Tony's Mountain Days. Photo website of the Lake District, updated weekly.
www.keswick.u-net.com
Mad about Mountains. Photo website of Lake District.
www.nationaltrust.org
National Trust official site.
www.lake-district.gov.uk
Lake District National Park official site.
www.theclimbersshop.co.uk
Mountaineering shop in Ambleside.
www.rockrun.com
Mountaineering shop in Ambleside
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Outdoor Environment (Outdoor Studies)
www.greatweather.co.uk
A comprehensive weather site. Excellent links. Access to 12-120 hour forecasts and archive synoptic charts. Regional and local weather forecasts. Snow and avalanche conditions etc.
www.wetterzentrale.de
German weather site. Good charts and maps.
www.naturenet.net
A really good environmental website. Suggestions for learning and teaching about the natural environment. Definitions of the different types of designations of protected areas. Useful links.
www.webdirectory.com
Environmental Organization Web Directory
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Environment Agency official site.
www.english-nature.org.uk
English Nature is the government agency that works with the conservation of wildlife and geology throughout England Top of Page
Outdoor Jobs (Outdoor Studies)
www.bluedome.co.uk
www.countryside-jobs.com
www.outdoor-learning.org
www.outdoorstaff.co.uk
www.tesjobs.co.uk
www.backdoorjobs.com
www.outdoorindustry.org
www.coolworks.com
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Outdoor Skills (Outdoor Studies)
www.mltb.org
Mountain Leader Training Board Information about awards. General information about working in the mountains in UK. Publications. Useful Links.
www.thebmc.co.uk
British Mountaineering Council Information on training courses, access, lectures, technical aspects, climbing walls, expeditions. Comprehensive site for information on British Mountaineering.
www.mountaineering-scotland.org.uk
Mountaineering Council of Scotland official site.
www.aala.org
Adventure Activities Licensing Authority. Information about the scheme. Regulations.
www.trailquest.co.uk
Site of the TCA - Trail Cyclist Association. Orienteering on mountain bikes.Top of Page
Anatomy and physiology (Sport)
www.yahooligans.com/reference/gray/
Gray’s Anatomy online. Detailed reference text.
www.instantanatomy.net/
Good site for origins, insertions and actions of muscles. Very detailed.
www.getbodysmart.com/
Good general A&P site covering all the bodily systems.
www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Virtual body with graphics as well as pictures.
www.anatomy.org/
Go to Resource Links and then Education: Students & Professionals to find lots of other interesting sites.
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www.nismat.org/physcor/muscle.html
Basic muscle structure and outline of energy systems.Top of Page
www.sportsci.org
Now annually updated. Some useful information in previous issues. Focus is on degree level and research.
www.acsm-msse.org
American College of Sports Medicine- MSSE – Journal web site. Position Stands are very useful if a little detailed for A level standard.
www.bases.org.uk
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
www.bps.org.uk/careers/areas/sport.cfm
Sports Psychology division of the British Psychology Society.
www2.umist.ac.uk/sport/SPORTS%20HISTORY/index2.html
British Society for Sports History
www.sportscoachuk.org/
sports coach UK is a charitable organisation dedicated to the development and implementation of coaches and coaching throughout the UK.
www.sportengland.org/
Sport England provides services and funding to sport in England Top of Page
www.ucsm.ac.uk/library/
St Martin's Library and Information Services website.
libcat.ucsm.ac.uk/TalisPrism/
St Martin's Library Catalogue.
www.ucsm.ac.uk/library/
St Martin's Library and Information Services website.
atoz.ebsco.com/home.asp?Id=stmartinc
An A to Z of Journals - which provides links to the individual Journals. Access is via your Athens username & password.
blackboard.ucsm.ac.uk/
St Martin's BlackBoard website.
webmail.ucsm.ac.uk
Student WebMail.
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Software Downloads (Multimedia)
Apple Quicktime
FREE multimedia player which includes iTunes and the ability to subscribe to Podcasts. Available for Windows & Mac.
Windows Media Player
FREE multimedia player from Microsoft. Available for Windows only.
Real Player
FREE multimedia player from Real Network Inc. Available for Windows only.
Juice Receiver
FREE Podcast receiver. Download available for Windows, Mac & Linux.
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www.openoffice.org
A completely FREE Office Productivity Suite. The software includes programs to view/create/edit documents from Microsoft Office such as; Word, Excel & Powerpoint.
www.pdfforge.org
A completely FREE PDF creator/viewer.
www.adobe.com
The official Adobe PDF viewer.
www.mozilla.com/firefox
The Firefox web-browser, from Mozilla. Free, fast and secure web-browsing.
www.7-zip.org
A completely FREE file archiver. Use it to open/create 'Zipped' files; including the WinZip format.
www.download.com/The-GIMP
Completely FREE Image Manipulation software. Includes the ability to draw images and manipulate existing images/pictures/photos.
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Zone Alarm
Awarding winning firewall software. FREE version available for download; includes continuous FREE updates..
Google Software Pack
A pack of FREE software from Google which includes; Picasa Photo organizer, Google Earth, Desktop Organiser and more...
AVG Free
Award winning anti-virus software. FREE version available for download; includes continuous FREE updates.
NVU (pronounced 'en-view')
FREE website authoring software. Download available for Windows, Mac & Linux.
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Key Skills
Keyskills website and self-testing from St Martin's.
Study Skills
Study and Information skills, links from the St Martin's Library website.
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