INTERNET SAFTEY LINKS
Click this to see a page of links for Adults and Children on Internet Safety Tips and lessons
Learn to Keyboard Online
Various keyboarding Lessons
A Journey Inside
Take a journey inside the computer with this interactive site from Intel. An index can be found here.
Brain Pop
There are also health, technology, math, and english movies here.
Do spiders live on the World Wide Web?
an online book
Computer Help
All sorts of information about computers including shortcuts, news, and tips.
Practice the Keyboard
A site from the bbc with keyboard instruction and reinforcement
Learn Microsoft Office
This site is an official microsoft site with training lessons for the office suite
Tricks in Microsoft Word 2000
This site is packed with how to's for Word
How to use office 2000
a microsoft site
Templates for Office
Use these in Word, PowerPoint and Excel. The work is already done. Take a look!
Visit the Computer History Museum
Picture, timelines and history of the Computer
Learn Computer History
Da Kidz explain computer history starting with BC (before computers). There are many photographs.
How to be a Web hound
Searching and hunting for information on the WWW. This site also provides links to other sites for help with searching.
Welcome to the Internet
Learn about the internet, World wide web, hyperlinks, image maps, guest books, and search engines at this site.
Learning about Cyberspace
This site is organized into grade levels to teach the concepts of safe chatting, and safe internet use.
WebWatchers
Many lessons to download on internet saftey and netiquette.
Free Demos for the WhiteBoard
This site has samples of the programs offered by Sherston that are designed to use on a WhiteBoard but do not have to be.
Software Tutorials
This site has tutorial links for Office, and Acrobat.
Free Touch Typing Program
Practice Typing online at this site.
Get Your Web license
This site takes tests your internet knowledge to give you a license to surf!
Internet 101
This site gives instruction on internet use. There are many ads on this site though. You can purchase it on CD for $8.95 if you want to avoid the ads. It gives some good knowledge for safe, effective internet use.
Computer Parts
Examine the different parts of the computer and see what each one does. This is a very simple site with different parts for the novice or more experienced computer user.
Publish your story,artwork, or Poem
Just type it in and submit it. The site selects some of them to post to their web site. Explore this site for publishing work also.
Spell with Blocks
Type a word in, hit go and this web site changes it into blocks for you. You can post these blocks on your web site or in a presentation if you would like.
Keyboard with Sharks - Typershark
This is an online site to practice keyboarding.
Online spelling game
Test your skills in this game as you try to find words to spell to make the blocks fall.
Type the bubbles
Type each letter that is in the bubble before it gets away. You can also take a typing test at this site.
Using the Web
A guide for different age groups on using the World Wide Web.
Publish pictures and stories
Kidspace is a place to see artwork and stories by other kids or to publish your own.
PC Instructions
Lessons for using a PC from as simple to working a mouse.
Information about the WWW
How did it come to be? How does it work and is it a good or bad thing?
Microsoft Skills
A little interactive tutorial on email, the WWW, networks and Windows 98
All about the Computer Parts
Find information about various parts of the computer.
Triumph of the Nerds
A computer History Museum. After exploring this site try the game to find out how much knowlege you gained.
Easy Tech Sample Lessons
Find Introductory lessons on Computer Input and Output devices, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and presentation software at this site. These introductory lessons are free to try.
FunSchool's Type Me Game
In this keyboarding game you have to rescue the letters by clicking that letter on the keyboard before the letter falls.
FREE Tutorial Series on Windows Movie Maker 2 by Atomic Learning
This site requires the QuickTime plug-in
Save your bookmarks on the web
By using this site you will be able to retrieve your favorite internet sites everywhere and on every computer with internet access.
What is the Internet and World Wide Web?
This site defines the internet, world wide web, web browsers, and connections
Things to know before you begin searching on the World Wide Web
What are you really searching? What kinds of search tools are available? Where do you start your search and what other tools are available?
The 5 step web search strategy
A tutorial from berkley
Types of search tools availabe and defined
Search engines, search directories, invisible web, meta searches are all explained here
Links to hand picked subject directories
People create these directories. Some are geared for certain areas such as academics.
How to evaluate web pages
This site explains the things to look for to check the credibility of a web page and more!
Another site about evaulating web pages can be found here
Works Cited List Examples
Examples for all kinds of books, media, and internet sources using MLA style. It also explains why to cite your source and avoid plagarism. The explanations can be found here
Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon
A list of terms by Berkley
Handouts and PowerPoint presentations of Researching on the Internet from Berkley
Links are provided here for various exercises on this subject
Technology Tutorials from Atomic Learning
There are some free lessons worth checking out at this site. To get all of them there is a yearly subscription fee. There is a whole free lesson on Windows Movie Maker
NETS ONLINE Technology Assessments
Various computer skills are required to take these assessments
Find links to powerpoint examples, powerpoints by teachers, powerpoint games, sounds and more.
Practice Keyboarding
Pick the set of letters you need practice on and do the drill.
Practice Keyboarding at the Cartoon Network
A game type of keyboard drill
What is the internet?
Learn how the internet, web sites, and more work. This site has interactive tutorials to explore too.
Type online.com
Lessons and exercises for keyboarding skills
Nimble Fingers
Keyboard stretching exercises. One minute typing exercises here.
Links Galore
A page of links from how stuff works, clipArt, photgraphs, sounds, video, music and museums. This is a great resource.
3-D Text maker
Create different types of 3-D text and save it to use for your projects.
Sound sources - SoundsAmerica (cartoons, tv shows, sound effects, spoofs) More Free sounds here
Technology at Home
Travel back in time to see when different items first appeared in homes.
Computer Lessons for kids and adults
Computer Tutorials
Various subjects are covered at this web site, just click one that intrests you.
Games and activities to teach kids cybersense
There are different games for different grade levels
Tutorials on Microsoft Office and KidPix
You need to have the Quick Time player to view these.
Animation Lessons
Learn how to change a smile to a frown following the simple steps provided and much more.
Learn about spyware
What is it and how can you prevent it. Learn about other internet threats here.
PC911
Find different tips and techniques to become the master of your PC
Spanish on the PC
If you need to type a word in spanish and it needs those accents, then you can check out this site. The site gives you the codes to get those spanish symbols.
Safe blogging for teens
Find some simple techniques to keep you safe
Stay safe tool kit
A bunch of tips and tools to keep you and your PC safe on the internet
"ALT" key characters
See all of the symbols you can create with the ALT key and a series of numbers.
Internet Timeline
See how the internet has progressed
All about Cookies
There is a streaming video to watch about computer cookies.
The Wayback Machine
This site archives Web sites. If you can't find it anymore check here it just might be saved for you!
The Eniac Museum Online
See a history of computers and other devices that led to the development of the Eniac