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Word Processing Skills

University of Alberta: Online Word Processing Tutorials
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/wptut/wpweb.htm
This page is a collection of Internet links that provide word processing instruction.

Tutorialfind.com: Word Processing Tutorials
www.tutorialfind.com/tutorials/computerbasics/wordprocessing
This site has a number of word processing tutorials, and is also a portal for a variety of other tutorials.

2Learn.ca Education Society: Word Processing Teacher Tools
www.2learn.ca/teachertools/Wordprocessing/wphow2.html
Word processing tutorials for Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, and Appleworks.

Essential Microsoft Office 2000: Tutorials for Teachers: Word
www.pitt.edu/~poole/Officeindex2.html
Essential Microsoft Office 2000 tutorials from the University of Pittsburgh´s Bernie Poole and Rebecca L. Randall.

Spreadsheets Skills

University of Alberta: Online Spreadsheet Tutorials
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/spreadsheet/spreadsheet.htm
This page is a collection of Internet links that provide instruction on using spreadsheet programs.

Teachnology: Spreadsheets Teaching Theme
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/comp/spreadsheets
Spreadsheet tutorials from Teachnology, the Web Portal for Educators.

Excel in TutorGig Tutorials
www.tutorgig.com/showurls.jsp?group=531&index=0
Spreadsheet tutorials from TutorGig.

Essential Microsoft Office 2000: Tutorials for Teachers: Excel
www.pitt.edu/~poole/Officeindex2.html
Essential Microsoft Office 2000 tutorials from the University of Pittsburgh´s Bernie Poole and Rebecca L. Randall.

Black Hills State University: Technology for Teachers: Spreadsheets
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Technology_for_Teachers.htm#Spreadsheets
A listing of various Web sites for spreadsheet tutorials and related information.

Database Skills

University of Alberta: Online Database Tutorials
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edit202/tutorial/database/database.htm
Database tutorials from the University of Alberta.

Technology and Telecommunications for Teachers: Database Tutorial
www.k12.hi.us/~tethree/01-02/tutorials/db
This tutorial was created by the Advanced Technology Research Branch of the Hawaii Department of Education to provide supplemental productivity tool information to teachers enrolled in the Technology Telecommunication for Teachers (T3) Program.

Microsoft Access Database Tutes
www.rd-robotics.com/accesscommunity/tutes
Microsoft Access database tutorials from R&D Robotics.

Essential Microsoft Office 2000: Tutorials for Teachers: Access
www.pitt.edu/~poole/Officeindex2.html
Essential Microsoft Office 2000 tutorials from the University of Pittsburgh´s Bernie Poole and Rebecca L. Randall.

Black Hills State University: Technology for Teachers: Databases
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Technology_for_Teachers.htm#Databases
A listing of Web sites for database tutorials, help and related information.

Electronic Presentation Skills

University of Victoria: PowerPoint I
www.educ.uvic.ca/compined/Level1/ppoint/ppointI.htm
PowerPoint tutorials and information from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

Steven Bell´s PowerPoint and Presentation Skills Resource Page
http://staff.philau.edu/bells/ppt.html
A list of resources that provide information and technical assistance for developing Power Point slide presentations, as well as information on designing computer-based presentations and mounting PowerPoint files on the Web.

University of California: Presentation/In-Class Software Tutorial & Guides
www.uctltc.org/toolbox/guides/presentation.html
Presentation software tutorials and many other related tutorial categories from the University of California Regents.

University of Alberta: Online PowerPoint Tutorials
www.quasar.ualberta.ca/edpy202/tutorial/PowerPoint/PowerPoint.htm
Online PowerPoint Tutorials from the University of Alberta.

Essential Microsoft Office 2000: Tutorials for Teachers: PowerPoint
www.pitt.edu/~poole/Officeindex2.html
Essential Microsoft Office 2000 tutorials from the University of Pittsburgh´s Bernie Poole and Rebecca L. Randall.

World Wide Web Navigation Skills

Black Hills State University: Search Engines
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Search%20Engines.htm
An educational Web portal that provides links to search engines and searching techniques.

Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
This tutorial presents the substance of the Internet workshops offered by the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley.

Searching the Web in the Yahoo! Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Searching_the_Web
A listing of the top search engines and directories categorized by Yahoo!

Online Writing Lab: Searching the World Wide Web
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_websearch2.html
Purdue University´s Online Writing Lab Searching the Internet tutorial.

How to be a WebHound
www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/webhound/
The WebHound site shows you how to use various Web search tools.

ICYouSee: T is for Thinking
www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
A guide to critical thinking about what you see on the Web.

Web site Design Skills

The WWW Help Page
http://werbach.com/web/wwwhelp.html
Web Page Design Help from Kevin Werback, a portal type help site.

Netscape´s Resources for Creating Web sites
http://wp.netscape.com/browsers/createsites/index.html
Resources for Creating Web sites page from Netscape

Teachers.Net Homepage Maker
http://teachers.net/sampler
Teacher Web site creation - interactive from Teachers.net

Web Adventure!
www.webdiner.com/webadv
Web Adventure a beginners design and creation Web site.

BUBL Link: Catalogue of Internet Resources
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/w/webpagedesign.htm
Web Page Design portal page.

How Web Pages Work
www.howstuffworks.com/web-page.htm
How Stuff Works page on how Web Pages Work

Creating a Web Page
www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/webpage.html
Web Page Design from Hazel Jobe aMarchal Elementary in Lewisburg TN.

Technology for Teachers
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Technology_for_Teachers.htm
A listing of Web sites for web design, creation help and related information.

E-Mail Management Skills

Computer Skills Tutorials
http://psychology230.tripod.com/canyons_online/id4.html
E-mail tutorials from Online Learning at the College of the Canyons

Web Site 101: Small Business E-Mail Tutorial
www.Web site101.com/email_e-mail
E-mail tutorials and e-mail basics from Web site101.com

UNITAR´s PATIT Training Program: E-Mail Basics
www.un.int/unitar/patit/onlinetutorials/emailbasics.htm
E-mail basics from UNITAR

VisualTutorials.Com
http://visualtutorials.com/email.htm
E-mail tutorials from VisualTutotiral.com

The Animated Internet: How E-Mail Works
www.learnthenet.com/english/section/email.html
E-mail tutorials from Learn the Net.com

Digital Cameras Knowledge

Digital Photography Review
www.dpreview.com
Digital Photography Review is an independent resource dedicated to the provision of news, reviews and information about Digital Photography and Digital Imaging published at the Internet address www.dpreview.com.

How Digital Cameras Work
www.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm
How Digital Cameras Work by How Stuff Works.

The Casio Classroom: 1001 Uses for a Digital Camera
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm
This site is designed as a reference tool putting educators in touch with creative educational applications for digital cameras in educational settings.

Digital Cameras in Education
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam.htm
Web site by Keith Lightbody - ICT Consultant Digital cameras are one of the single most successful Information and Communications Technology purchases you can make in a school. Promote visual literacy - encourage students to use digital cameras!

Technology for Teachers: Digital Cameras
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Technology_for_Teachers.htm
A listing of Web sites about Digital Cameras and related information

Network knowledge applicable to your organization

Knowledge Network Courses for Teachers
http://www.knowledgenetwork.co.za/educators/educators.htm
Knowledge Network, established in 1994, specializes in integrated technology solutions for schools, the development of teachers and learners in schools, IT Project Management for Schools and IT skills training and IT skills evaluations for companies.

An Educator´s Guide to School Networks
http://fcit.usf.edu/network/default.htm
An Educator´s Guide to School Networks

Discovery Schools Kathy Schrock´s Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scicom.html
Kathy Schrock´s Guide for Educators - Computing and Technology

Kid Source Online
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/how_can_computer_network.html
Kids SourceOnline - How Can Computer Networking Be Used in the Classroom?

What is a Computer Network
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/nie/overview/handbook/ch2.1.html
A Guide to Networking a K-12 School District

How to Guide: The Basics of Information Technology
www.enterprise-ireland.com/ebusiness/guides/basics_bht/basics_p2a.htm
Beginners Guide to Networking

File Mgmt & Windows Explorer Skills

Grant MacEwen College: Online Student Tutorial
http://learn.gmcc.ab.ca/lol/students/tutorial/mod2/2obj2fms.html
Online Student Tutorial - File Management Skills

Oregon State University Extension Service
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/ectu/training/lessons/FileManagement.pdf
File Management from Oregon State University - Extension Computing Technology Unit.

Basic Computer Skills Tutorial
www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/ctla/basic_skills
UMUC Center for Teaching and Learning - Basic Computer Skills tutorial

Alverno College´s Basic Computer Skills Tutorials
www.depts.alverno.edu/cil/mod1
Alverno College -Basic Computer Skills Tutorials.

Downloading Software from the Web Knowledge - including e-Books

Tucows.com
www.tucows.com

Download.com
www.download.com

Shareware.com
www.shareware.com

FreewareFile.com
www.freewarefiles.com

Computer Tutorials from Carol
http://carolirvin.com/tutorials.htm
Carol Irvin´s Free Computers Tutorials

Microsoft Reader
www.microsoft.com/reader
Microsoft Reader download site.

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Acrobat Reader download site.

E-Book Links
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Ebooks.htm
A listing of download sites for readers and e-books, help and related information.

Adobe eBooks Central
www.adobe.com/epaper/ebooks/main.html
Adobe´s e-Book Web site

The eBook Directory
www.ebookdirectory.com
The e-book Directory Web site.

eLibrary- Books and Site Links
www.web-books.com/cool/ebooks/Library.htm
Free eBooks and Best Sites.

Free eBooks.Net
www.free-ebooks.net
Free e-books on the Internet Web site.

eBook.com (Australia)
www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
Free e-books Web site from ebooks.com

Installing Computer Software onto a Computer System

Basics of Computing: Installing Software
http://members.aol.com/shobansen3/installing.html
Installing Software Tutorial

Basic Computer Skills for Teachers
www.aps.edu/aps/sw_depart/basicskills/Installing.html
Basic Skills for Teachers - How to Install Software

Regents of the University of Minnesota Master Internet Volunteer Program
www.extension.umn.edu/miv/curriculum/awdinst.html
Downloading and Installing Software Instructions.

Welcome to Computer Training Tutorials
www.ckls.org/~crippel/computerlab/tutorials
Software Installation Problems Tutorial

WebCT or Blackboard Teaching Skills

WebCT Web site
www.webct.com

Blackboard Web site
www.blackboard.com

ICON- Iowa Courses Online
http://icon.uiowa.edu/index.shtml
WebCT and Blackboard courses

Comparison of Online Course Delivery Software Products
www.marshall.edu/it/cit/webct/compare/comparison.html
Complete side by side comparison of various online course delivery software products.

Video Conferencing skills

JISC Technology Applications Programme
www.cse.dmu.ac.uk/~jtb/jtap-037.htm
Practical Guidelines for Teaching with Video Conferencing from JTAP

SBC Knowledge Network Explorer
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/vidconf/intro.html
An Introduction to Video Conferencing from SCB

Teaching with Technology
www.powertolearn.com/articles/teaching_with_technology/video_conferencing_for_teaching_and_learning.shtml
Video Conferencing for Teaching & Learning article from Power to Learn

LDTI Case Studies
www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/vcstudies
Video Conferencing for Teaching & Learning online articles and information

Conferencing Technology Guidelines
www.gla.ac.uk/lncs/main/video.htm
Video Conferencing Guidelines from the University of Glasgow

Teleconferencing and Teaching
http://coehd.utsa.edu/users/pmcgee/teleconference.htm
Teleconferencing and Teaching from the University of Texas

Computer Related Storage Devices Knowledge

Disabled Women´s Network Ontario Computer Basics
http://dawn.thot.net/cd/135.html#2
Computer Basics - diskettes

Hardware Basics: Inside the Box
www.cse.psu.edu/~domico/CMPSC101/Lecture-1.htm
Computer Hardware Basics - diskettes

Formatting Diskettes
www.vertical-market.com/gui/W2_1099GUI/Formatting%20Diskettes.htm
Step by step guide to formatting diskettes

How Floppy Disks Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive.htm
How Stuff Works explains How Floppy Disks Work

Cognigen PC Burning Basics
www.cognigen-pc.com/main/coop/default.aspx?Cid=1002
CD Burning Basics

Creating your own CDs
www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/creatingyourowncds.mspx
The Microsoft Networks guide to burning CDs

Information on CD-ROM Drives
www.computerhope.com/help/cdrom.htm
Computer Hardware - CD Information

PC Guide´s About CD-ROM Drives
www.pcguide.com/ref/cd/index-c.html
CD-ROMs - The PC Guide

Zip CDs User Manual
www.iomega.com/support/manuals/zipcda8x4x32/use_discs.html
Selecting and Using CDs.

Making Data CDs
www.ivytech.edu/madison/hr/Instructions%20for%20Creating%20a%20CD.doc
Making Data CDs Using the Easy CD Creator

SearchStorage.Com: Jump Drive
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci869057,00.html
Keychain Drive Information

#1 Pen & Flash Drives
www.pen-flash-drives.com
Flash Drive Information

How USB Ports Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/usb.htm
How USB Drives Work

USB Floppy Disk Driver FAQs
www.yedata.com/support/floppydrives_faq.shtml
FAQ about USB Drives

USB Hard Drive By Crazy PC
www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/drives/flash_drives/q_usb_hd
USB Drive Information

The MemoryGuide.com
www.the-memory-guide.com/usb-drive.html
USB Drives - A New Wave in PortableStorage

How DVDs Work
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/dvd.htm
How Does a DVD Work? from How Stuff Works

How It Works: DVD
www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,14697,00.asp
How Do DVDs Work? from PC World

Sony DVD FAQs
www.sonyburners.com/faqs
DVDs FAQs

Use DVDs for Archiving and Storage
www.datamind.co.uk/merchant/dvd_for%20storage_backup.htm
Use DVDs for Storage and Archiving from Datamind.co.uk

KarbosGuide.com: DVDs
www.karbosguide.com/hardware/module4c3a.htm
DVD Media

Iomega´s Home Page
www.iomega.com/na/landing.jsp
Zip Drive Information from iomega

Zip Drive FAQs
http://phyweb.lbl.gov/compute/local_zip.html
Zip Drive FAQ

Zip: Q&A
www.amigau.com/zipdrives/aFAQ.html
Zip Home - FAQ

Scanner Knowledge

A Few Scanning Tips
www.scantips.com
Scanning Tips by Wayne Fulton

AARP: How to Use a Scanner
www.aarp.org/computers-howto/Articles/a2002-07-16-scan.html
How to Use a Scanner

How do I Use a Scanner
www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/scancam/usescan_1.shtml
How to Use a Scanner by Ask Bruce

Scanners
www.pcworldmalta.com/archive/iss44/scanners.htm
Scanner Information by PC World

Scanning Tips for Beginners
http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/tec010503.html
Scanning Tips for Beginners

Best Sites for OCR Scanners
www.discount-secrets.com/computer/scanners/ocr-scanner.htm
OCR Scanner Information.

Secrets of...
www.secretsof.com/content/576
Secrets of Taming Computers - Scanners

PDAs Knowledge

Palm Web site
www.palmone.com/us/?siteRef=p1-xfer

The Source for a Palm Powered World
www.palmgear.com
PalmGear´s Web site

Palm News and Information
www.handheldnews.com/category.asp?ObjectID=5421
Palm News for Beginners

Real People Helping People: Palm Computing Devices
www.suite101.com/linkcategory.cfm/4239/5398
General Information on Palm Pilots

Basic PDA Specs Explained
www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Jan/bpd20030103017997.htm
Basic PDA Information

For PDA Users
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/bml/pda/intro.htm
Introduction for PDAs from UCSD

Deep Web Knowledge

The Deep Web Directory
www.completeplanet.com
CompletePlanet´s Deep Web search engine and site

Internet Tutorial: The Deep Web
http://library.albany.edu/internet/deepweb.html
Deep Web Information from University Library at Albany NY

Your Source for Deep Web Information
www.deepweb.com
The Deep Web Web site.

Searching the Deep Web
www.deepwebtech.com
Deep Web Technologies Web site.

Invisible Web Gets Deeper
www.searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2162871
Deep Web information from SearchEngineWatch

Doing it Deeper: The Deep Web
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/The%20Deep%20Web%20article1.doc
Article by L Turner from Black Hills State University

Educational Copyright Knowledge

University of Washington Libraries: Copyright Information for Educators
www.lib.washington.edu/help/guides/copyright.html
Copyright Information for Educators.

Internet School Library Media Center
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/copy.htm
Copyright for Educators portal

Adventures of CyberBee
www.cyberbee.com/copyrt.html
Copyright with CyberBee

West Valley College Library: Copyright
www.westvalley.edu/wvc/library/copyright-resources.html
Copyright Information for Educators

University of Maryland University College: Information and Library Services
www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web

PBS Teacher´s Source
www.pbs.org/teachersource/copyright/copyright_ed_multi.shtm
Educational Multimedia

Black Hills State University: Copyright Guidelines
www.bhsu.edu/education/edfaculty/lturner/Copyright%20Guidelines.htm
Copyright Guidelines portal

ID Theft
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
Federal Trade Commission - Your National Resource for ID Theft. If you think your identity has been stolen, here´s what to do now.

Computer Security Knowledge

Computer World: The Need for Better Security
www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,71714,00.html
Computer security concerns article from ComputerWorld

Security 101: Security
www.secure101.net/security/security.htm
Security 101 A Basic Computer Security Resource for Educators

Educational Cyber Playground: Security
www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/staffdr.html
Computer Security and Related Issues Portal

Cisco Systems: Beginners Guide to Network Security
www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/so/neso/sqso/beggu_pl.pdf
A Beginners Guide to Network Security

A Beginners Guide to Wireless Security
www.governmentsecurity.org/articles/ABeginnersGuideToWirelessSecurity.php
A beginner´s guide from GovernmentSecurity.org

Computer and Network Security Introduction
www.comptechdoc.org/independent/security
An article by the Computer Technology Documentation Project

Science & Technology Resources on the Internet
www.istl.org/02-fall/internet.html
Computer security article by Jane Kinkus, Purdue University

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