TEACHING RESOURCES

http://www.customguide.com/quick_references.htm - FREE 'quick reference' guides to Microsoft, Mac & Adobe software (includes ECDL)

www.prezi.com - an online alternative to PowerPoint that can be used whether you are connected to the Internet or not.  It can import images, videos, PDF and Flash files.  Presentations are created on one huge slide and you move through different views rather than different slides.  The Public account is free and includes 100MB of online storage space.

QIA (Quality Improvement Agency) Excellence Gateway (was ACLearn) - (guide to Designing E-learning Materials?)

Computer Training Materials to Download
http://www.ecs.fau.edu/Training/coursematerials.htm

Education Online for Computers (as recommended by Lynn)
http://www.educationonlineforcomputers.com/links/

Video software tutorials - including 'images', FrontPage & Dreamweaver (as recommended by Barbara)  http://ferl.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?page=437

Moodle - Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, software package designed to help educators create effective online learning communities

Embedded Learning portal - click 'Embedded Learning' tab & search for ICT - page 2 > b&w masters good for handouts

learnthat.com - free online computer tutorials and courses
http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/default.asp

Computer Tutors org

Health & Safety for Display Screen Users (cartoons)

BBC Learning - Homepage
BBC Computer Tutor - see also:
BBC ICT Coach - the ICT Skills for Life community.
Follow link 'ICT links' for good basic mouse exercise

Ability Net for information and practical advice on how to use your PC as a tool to overcome a physical disability.

Lancashire College ICT online library - inc. 'digital photography', genealogy, and FrontPage as well as the more usual MS-Office applications
http://www.lancashirecollege.com/library/ICT/icthome.htm

http://www.allaboutoffice.co.uk/ for on-screen guides to MS-Office programs (plus 'e-mail' sender for tutors)

http://www.officetutorials.com/ seems to be a good source of free basic tutorials (though the website design leaves a little to be desired) - TIP - on the left where you seem to be invited to join the newsletter - scroll down to see list of subjects covered by the tutorials

FERL (BECTA) Teaching and Learning resource bank

ACL: Content Resource Exchange

ICT Teaching Ideas (mainly for children but some useful ideas)

 

http://www.talent.ac.uk/ - training adult literacy, ESOL, and numeracy teachers

Web Quests - Webquests are a method of guided learning.  WebQuests engage learners as a group to solve a real or simulated problem. The results of a WebQuest are dependent on the efforts of the learners rather than a teacher's curriculum. (With thanks to Alice Blair)

2 programs to obtain screen dumps when producing handouts - try 'snippy' and 'mwsnap' (do a Google search for both)

Not quite 'teaching resources' but didn't know quite where else to put this! (Courtesy of newsletter BBC Learning Update Issue 38') -
Balderdash and Piffle
Ever wondered where words like 'mullet' and 'minger' originated? Explore the fabulous stories behind the words and phrases we use everyday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/wordhunt/
 

Learnfish Online IT Training
http://www.learnfish.com/

Serif Page Plus 5 ~ professional desktop publishing
Serif Draw Plus 4 ~ whether you want a classy logo, attention grabbing text or an artistic masterpiece, DrawPlus 4 has the tools to help you.
Serif PhotoPlus 5.5 ~ for working with photographs and paint type images, whether for the Web, multimedia, or the printed page.
Serif 3DPlus 2 ~ 3D design
Serif Web Plus 6 ~ web publishing suite

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