Technology

Ohio ABLE Technology Initiative

Ohio ABLE Staff Technology Standards Level 1 Benchmarks Online Tutorials

The Adult Literacy Education Wiki - 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

http://www.otan.us/timac/index.cfm?fuseaction=participants - Click on participants name to view projects and videos

http://otan-timac.blogspot.com/

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

http://larryferlazzo.com/index.html

www.4teachers.org

Tutorials and Resources - http://www.4teachers.org/profdev/

Glossary - www.4teachers.org | Technology Glossary

Powerful PowerPoint for Educators

LiteracyTech: Web-publishing support

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/

http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tech/international/index.html

http://www.teach-nology.com/

http://www.lacnyc.org/resources/IT/

http://eduscapes.com/tap/index.htm

http://www.e4meohio.org

http://www.alri.org/harness.html#lesson%20plans

http://www.teknimedia.com/CurriculumCorrelations/OhioABLE.pdf

http://www.tech21.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&catid=1

http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/

Microsoft Software Tutorials

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/

http://www.officetutorials.com/

Technology Tutorials - Indepth Access Tutorial

http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorials.mspx

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/office_tutorials/

Internet

http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/netres.html

http://isafe.org/

http://www.netsmartz.org/

http://www.newbie.net/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm

http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/internet-users-guide.html

Publications

http://www.firstmonday.org/subjects/subjectlist.html#education

http://llt.msu.edu/ - Language Learning and Technology

Journal of Technology Education

Journal of Interactive Media in Education

http://iallt.org/journal/pdf/index.html - The IALL Journal of Language Learning Technologies online!

Tools

www.zunal.com - Free Webquest creator

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

Natural Readers - Text to speech software with natural sounding voices

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

http://www.aim.com/

http://messenger.yahoo.com/

http://skype.com/

http://www.digsby.com/ - IM, Email and Social Network Integration

http://www.pidgin.im/

http://www.meebo.com/ - Browser-based IM, no download required

Wikis

http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://pbwiki.com/

Where can I find software to download?

http://www.download.com

http://sourceforge.net/softwaremap/

http://www.tucows.com/

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