| Web
Authoring |
| Web
Developer's Virtual |
| Library
WebReference.com |
| Interactive
HTML tutorial |
| HTML
Goodies-primers & tutorials |
| The
Free Site |
W3Schools
All the Web-building tutorials you need, basic HTML and XHTML to
advanced XML, Multimedia and WAP - all free |
| Graphics
& Clipart |
| About.com
web clipart |
| Animation
Factory - Includes free animated gifs, ppt templates etc. Great
source of design ideas. |
| Freesite.com
clipart & graphics
|
| Bellsnwhistles.com
- Top site for all those icons, rulers and other bits and pieces |
| Science
Image - From CSIRO, free to schools. Fantastic images from the electron microscope and others. |
| Cooltext
|
| Graphics
Galore |
| Image
Map Tutorials |
| Web
Developers graphics tools, techniques |
| Coolgraphics |
| Absolute
web graphics archive |
| School
Clip Art - A good range of educational clip art easy for students
to use. |
| Pics4Learning
- Free graphics for use by schools. |
| Faith Clip Art -
Christian clip art. This is a subscription site however its exceptionally generous terms of use make it great value. |
| Flickr Creative Commons pics - Check the details for use on the site - CC images are free to use with certain restrictions |
| Wikimedia Commons - images, music, and videos that’s available for educational purposes, as long as you attribute their source. |
Picsearch - Thumbnail size only but still good images |
| iStockphoto - many free images here. You can pay to get more but heaps are free. |
| Javascript |
| The
JavaScript Source |
| Javascript
Tip Archive |
| Javascript
Freebies |
| Javascript
Primer - making JS fun |
| Anti...virus,
chainletter, hacking |
| Symantec
Security |
Tiny
Personal Firewall - Personal
use free |
| AVG
Antivirus - FREE |
| Break
the Chain (letter) - Get rid of those chain letters once and for
all here. |
| Adaware
Cleans up that menacingt adware that causes ad banners to popup
on your screen, changes banners on websites plus other features.
Essential for use with your anti-virus plus Spybot (below) |
Spybot
- Search & Destroy 1.2
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of
adware files and modules from your computer. First rate protection
for your computer if run regularly. Essential protection. |
| Software
& Games |
TUCows |
ZDNet
games - Traditional,
educational, all varieties |
| Typing
Master |
| TUKidsFreesite.com
games |
| Xenu's
Link Sleuth |
| Any
Browser Link Checker
Free Link Checking Software |
Infranview
InfranView is FREEWARE. It's a great little program for resizing and
manipulating images and photos; create slideshows, play movies etc |
| TreePad
TreePad is a personal electronic organiser that saves you time by
simplifying the process of keeping your notes (esp on your major
intestests or clubs), documents, hyperlinks and images. Simple version
free. More enhancements if you pay approx $40. |
Find
Sounds
Search the web for sound effects
and musical instrument samples. |
| Interactive
Tools |
Calendars.net
Calendars Net is an advertising free interactive web calendar hosting
service, where you and anyone you choose can post events visible and
printable by whomever you choose, or everyone. |
| PDA
Support |
Axim
Site
Privately funded site to support users of Dell Axim products. Links
to forums, downloads, FAQs and tutorials |
| Axim.com
Axim users site. Less technical/commercial than Axim Site however
good use of layman's language. |
| Blogging & RSS |
| Weblogs:
the possibilities are limitless!
Education resources on this site useful. Includes possibilities
of weblogs in education. |
Bud the Teacher
Subscribe to this site to receive support and ideas on blogging in the classroom. A great resource for policy documents is at his link "Blogging Policies and Resources Wiki". |
| RSS
Services
EdNA's resources about free RSS readers [news readers] from the
Internet. RSS readers are desktop applications that allow you to
load and view the RSS feeds that you find useful.http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page3041.html |
Blogger
The master tool for creating weblogs |
Bloglines
Get started, get organised, get blogging - this site will set you
up. It's one of the most popular RSS readers. Free |
Movable
Type - Personal Publishing System
Get blogging and run the blog on your own server using this award
winning software. 90 day trial available.
http://www.movabletype.org/ |
Rebecca's
Pocket
The starting point for everything you need to know about Blogging.
Start here. Rebecca Blood has been running this blog since 1999 and
provides a wealth of information. |
Weblogs
and Blogging Part 1 and Weblogs
and Blogging Part 2
Articles by Dr L.
Anne Clyde. Anne died prematurely in 2005. She was a professor at University of Iceland, an Australian and an inspiration to anyone interested in libraries,
teaching and technology. |
Technology
Focus Online
A brilliant example of a weblog in action. Technology Focus Online
is produced by CMIS Evaluation - Dept of Educ & Training, Western
Australia |
The
"new breed" of library weblogs (9 Nov 2003)
Entry of the weblog Librarystuff.com |
| Educational
Bloggers Network
a community of teachers and education professionals and supporters
who use weblogs for teaching and learning. The network assists members
to advance weblog integration in education. |
| Reading
and Blogging
Maintained by Will Richardson, an enthusiast on the use of weblogs
in education. This site is dedicated to discussions and reflections
on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, and other Internet-related technologies
in the K-12 classroom. |
Blogging
and RSS The "What's It?" and "How To" of Powerful
New Web Tools for Educators
Another article by Will Richardson. Published in Multimedia &
Internet@schools Vol. 11 No. 1 — Jan/Feb 2004 |
Schoolblogs
This British site will answer many of your questions on the application
of weblogs to education. Also provides an online hosting service. |
| School
Blogs for Kids
This site is a great example of weblogs in use by students. Check
out 'Book blogs for kids' or 'Science Fair' and get excited about
the future of ICT in education!
|
Blogs
- Learn to blog, blog to learn
Article by Jan Cross. On the Learning Circuits site, this article
was published April 2002 but is still relevant as it has stacks of
basic info and links to sites of value. |
RSS
Feeds - What are they?
This PC World article provides an overview of RSS feeds including
an appraisal of different types and suggestions as to the best for
your needs. |
| Tutorials |
Create a newsletter in Microsoft Word
A really easy and useful newsletter that's so simple. From the Microsoft site, this tutorial could be applied to any classroom situation. |
Internet4Classrooms - online practice modules
Numerous software tutorials for application to the classroom. Including how to use MS Word, Powerpoint, Inspiration, Internet Explorer, Excel, Webquests and many more.
|
Learn the Net
This comprehensive internet support and tutorial site will suit everyone form the beginner through to the advanced user. Free mini courses for teachers. Games and activities as well as the technical. Web-at-a-glance is a good starting place. Some google advertising but just ignore it. |
Internet tutorials - University of Albama Library
Tutorial for using and searching the web. Boolean searching, evaluating resources. Suitable for classroom use. |
Bare Bones: Basic tutorial on searching the Web
From the University of South Carolina this tutorial is well organised. It can be used by the novice or the experienced searcher with equal success. |
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