Technology

Tips and Tutorials
General

http://help-site.com/

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/

http://www.ohioccn.org - The Ohio Community Computing Network provides information and services for Community Technology Centers (CTCs) that offer programs to help teach computer literacy.  Check the map to find programs near you!

http://www.nieworld.com/teachers/links/techtraining.htm

http://www.hp.com/go/learningcenter

http://wvabe.org/on-button.htm

http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/Technology.157.0.html#c235 - The Verizon Literacy Network provides information and tutorials on using technology including editing digital images, understanding software, participating in online discussion lists, using scanners, internet ettiquette, digital video and more.

Resources and Tutorials for educators

http://www.otan.us
Outreach and Teachnical Assistance Network for Adult Educators.  OTAN's site is rich with links to resources including media  (photos, graphics, audio and video), web-based classroom activites and an adult education lesson plan builder.

http://www.otan.us/TIMAC/ - Technology Integration Mentor Academy




Microsoft Software Tutorials


Internet



Publications


Tools
www.thestudyplace.org - TheStudyPlace.org is a web-based authoring tool that offers adult educators a simple way to create and deliver online learning activities to their learners. TheStudyPlace.org also offers access to a large collection of ready to use lessons and exercises.

http://www.openoffice.org/ - Free, open source office productivity suite. Includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database programs

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Audacity is free, open source software for audio recording and editing. Create your own audio lessons for the classroom.

http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ - Hot Potatoes is software, free to those working for publicly-funded non-profit-making educational institutions

http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/lincs_media.html - This website contains links to multimedia tools needed to view online webcasts and other streaming media. Also available 2003-2005 archived webcasts of theNational Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL). (http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/NAAL2003.html)

www.zamzar.com - Free online file conversion

General Rubric Generator

http://www.lessonwriter.com/html/index.asp

Free Software, Handpicked for Nonprofits - by techSOUP.org

Open Source Alternative

The Learning Toolbox

Assistive Technology
http://www.educationworld.com/special_ed/assistive/index.shtml - links and information on assistive technology
http://www.onlineconferencingsystems.com/at.htm - A comprehensive list of free assistive technology resources (updated May 1, 2007)

Blogs
http://www.livejournal.com/
http://wordpress.com/
https://www.blogger.com/start - Create your own blog
*Check out http://uscitizenpod.blogspot.com/ to see an example of what can be done with a blog

Instant Messaging - voice and text

Wikis

Where can I find software to download?


Other useful sites...

http://www.altn.org/techtraining/student.html
This site provides a large list of technology training resources for new and beginning users.  Brought to you by the Adult Literacy and Training Network, a service of the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

http://www.altec.org/
Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia

http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm
The California Distance Learning Project offers a wealth of media resources for subjects including Health and Saftey,Working, Housing, Money, Nature, Science and Technology, and many more.

http://www.4teachers.org
4Teachers.org is a site for teachers interested in using technology.  The site offers a bounty of free online resources and tools.

http://www.teachstrong.org
Online Professional Learning Community for educators

http://alri.org/esquare/
"This is an "electronic square" or village designed for adult learners with low basic literacy skills. There are a number of storefronts (health center, jobs center, library, family center, computer center, early childhood center, community arts center, library, and home buying and rentals center) with low-literacy content inside, much of it written by adult new readers and writers."

http://www.aeprofessional.org
Adult Education Professional (AEPro) is now offering Continuing Education Units with course listings including Integration of Technology in the classroom.

http://tech.worlded.org/docs/cesol/index.htm
Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages website is for teachers who are interested in integrating technology into primarily the adult ESOL/ ESL/EFL classroom.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm
"Helping teachers use the Internet effectively"

www.jigzone.com
Improve your mouse handling skills with fun jigsaw puzzles.

http://www.TV411.org
TV411.org is a television series for adults who want to improve their literacy skills.  Lessons are available in reading, writing, vocabulary, math and more.

http://www.techsoup.org/stock/default.asp
TechSoup brings technology donations to non-profits with minimum cost.

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/toolbox.html

Center for Learning and Performance Technologies - Making Sense of  E-Learning Trends, Technologies and Tools

http://www.ctie.missouri.edu/
Center for Technology Innovations in Education

http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TOC.asp
Great multimedia resources available for educators

http://www.pbs.org/wlae/education/als.html
PBS Adult Learning Service

http://www.educationatlas.com/instructional-technology-adult-education.html