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General Computer Information Computer Basics Computer and Internet Ethics and Etiquette Web Sites Applications Outlook Access Excel PowerPoint Word Espanol – Spanish language sites Internet Resources Internet Help HTML and XML GENERAL COMPUTER INFORMATION Computer Basics Jan's IllustratedComputer Literacy 101 –contains illustrated introduction to basic computer concepts http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/sitemap.htm GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ Rutger's Writing Program – contains general computer information and tutorials for Excel, Word and PowerPoint 2003 applications. http://getit.rutgers.edu/index.html 3D Dictionary – searchable dictionary of computer terms http://www.maran.com/dictionary/index.html [Top] Computer and Internet Ethics and Etiquette Web sites Boston Public Library – Netiquette for Kids http://www.bpl.org/kids/Netiquette.htm Ethics in Computing – includes information and links on the basics, risks, privacy issues, intellectual property and many other areas of computer ethics http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/ Netiquette Home Page – includes information on proper net behavior or etiquette ("netiquette") http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html [Top] APPLICATIONS Access Allen Browne's Database and Training – includes tips for “casual” users of Access, as well as more advanced professional users. http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html DDM's Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks – Contains tips and tricks for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.ddmcomputing.com/ GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ LearningElectric.com – provides detailed video guides to all Microsoft Office applications. http://www.learningelectric.com/ Martin Green's Office Tips – offers free tutorials and information for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.fontstuff.com/index.html Microsoft Office Online – Microsoft's Web site, contains tips, tricks and information on all Office 2003 applications http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx [Top] Excel Alan Wyatt's Excel Tips – contains tips and articles related to Excel. http://exceltips.vitalnews.com/ Better Solutions – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word help http://www.bettersolutions.com/index.htm Contextures – Excel Tips and Techniques http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html DDM's Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks – Contains tips and tricks for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.ddmcomputing.com/ Excel Online Training – includes tutorials and templates and other tips for Excel. http://www.excelonlinetraining.com/ Exceluciones – Spanish language sight dedicated to Excel. http://www.exceluciones.com/portal/ GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ LearningElectric.com – provides detailed video guides to all Microsoft Office applications. http://www.learningelectric.com/ Mark's Maths and Excel Page – British site dedicated to mathematics and Excel http://www.mfdabbs.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Martin Green's Office Tips – offers free tutorials and information for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.fontstuff.com/index.html Microsoft Office Online – Microsoft's Web site, contains tips, tricks and information on all Office 2003 applications http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx Rutger's Writing Program – contains general computer information and tutorials for Excel, Word and PowerPoint 2003 applications. http://getit.rutgers.edu/index.html [Top] Outlook DDM's Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks – Contains tips and tricks for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.ddmcomputing.com/ LearningElectric.com – provides detailed video guides to all Microsoft Office applications. http://www.learningelectric.com/ Martin Green's Office Tips – offers free tutorials and information for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.fontstuff.com/index.html Microsoft Office Online – Microsoft's Web site, contains tips, tricks and information on all Office 2003 applications http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx [Top] PowerPoint Better Solutions – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word help http://www.bettersolutions.com/index.htm Echo's Voice.com – PowerPoint advice http://www.echosvoice.com/index.htm DDM's Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks – Contains tips and tricks for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.ddmcomputing.com/ GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ LearningElectric.com – provides detailed video guides to all Microsoft Office applications. http://www.learningelectric.com/ Martin Green's Office Tips – offers free tutorials and information for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.fontstuff.com/index.html Microsoft Office Online – Microsoft's Web site, contains tips, tricks and information on all Office 2003 applications http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx PowerPoint Answers.com – offers help with many common PowerPoint problems. http://www.powerpointanswers.com/ PowerPoint Magician.com – offers tips and tricks for creating good PowerPoint presentations. http://www.powerpointmagician.com/ Rutger's Writing Program – contains general computer information and tutorials for Excel, Word and PowerPoint 2003 applications. http://getit.rutgers.edu/index.html [Top] Word Better Solutions – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word help http://www.bettersolutions.com/index.htm DDM's Microsoft Office Tips & Tricks – Contains tips and tricks for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.ddmcomputing.com/ GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ LearningElectric.com – provides detailed video guides to all Microsoft Office applications. http://www.learningelectric.com/ Martin Green's Office Tips – offers free tutorials and information for all Microsoft Office 2003 applications http://www.fontstuff.com/index.html Microsoft Office Online – Microsoft's Web site, contains tips, tricks and information on all Office 2003 applications http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx [Top] Espanol – Spanish language sites Exceluciones – Spanish language sight dedicated to Excel. http://www.exceluciones.com/portal/ Discovery School 's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators – includes survey in Spanish to help in the evaluation of Web sites http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/pdf/evaluacionweb.pdf GCF – Aprendizaje Global – (Spanish language) Tutorials for basic computer and internet skills, as well as full tutorials for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 2003. http://www.gcfaprendagratis.org/Tutorials/ Jan's IllustratedComputer Literacy 101 –contains illustrated introduction to basic computer concepts, many sections also have Spanish translations available http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/sitemap.htm [Top] InternetResources Internet Help University of Southern Maine Libraries – One page checklist for evaluating Web site content. http://library.usm.maine.edu/research/researchguides/webevaluating.html Multnomah County Library – article entitled “Evaluating Web Sites: What Makes a Web Site Good?” http://www.multcolib.org/homework/webeval.html Cornell University Olin & Uris Libraries –– article “Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages” http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Why it's a good idea to evaluate Web sites" – article showing examples of good and bad Web sites. http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html Discovery School's Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators – includes survey to help in the evaluation of Web sites. http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalhigh.html Evaluating a site @2learn.ca – contains information regarding Web site evaluation. http://www.2learn.ca/evaluating/evaluating.html. Noodle Tools – provides information and tools to help with MLA citations and general web research. http://www.noodletools.com/ OWL – Online Writing Lab of Purdue University – offers help with research and writing. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/sitemap.html DiscoverySchool.com – offers research help to students and teachers. http://school.discovery.com/ OSLIS Oregon School Library Information System – offers research tips for secondary students. http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/howto/process/index.html FBLA-PBL format guide – Format guide for the Future Business Leaders of America http://www.wafbla.org/files/fg.pdf MLA – Modern Language Association – List of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about MLA style and citation issues. http://www.mla.org/publications/style_faq Karla's Guide to Citation Style Guides – specifically for journalism students, but also contains useful information about different citation styles http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html [Top] HTML and XML XML Tutorial – offers tutorials and other information about XML http://www.w3schools.com/xml/default.asp Rutger's Writing Program – contains general computer information and tutorials for Excel, Word and PowerPoint 2003 applications. http://getit.rutgers.edu/index.html [Top] |