Web Sightings
Web Sites Worth Visiting
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 http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ |
Wink is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutorial for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles, record narration, etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. |
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del.icio.us is a collection of favorite web sites – yours and everyone else’s. You can keep links to your favorite articles, eduational websites, professional development sites, blogs, music, and more on del.icio.us and access them from any computer on the web, share favorites with students, colleagues, friends, and family. Great for creating a resource list for students to use instead of having them do random searches on the Internet. |
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HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of subjects, from how a USB drive works to how Gas Prices work, using clear language and tons of illustrations. Use this web site to help you understand how many new technologies work or to have students do research on topics ranging from Science, to Health, to Entertainment. |
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i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE’s education component provides students with dynamic, interactive, up-to-date Internet safety curriculum lessons online, in the classroom, and in the community. These lessons employ peer-to-peer communication and cooperative learning activities to help students retain this valuable information. i-SAFE provides a free Professional Development Program (online or face-to-face) and all the materials necessary to train and certify you. |
NVU Tutorials http://learn.dccc.edu/~lori/nvu/ http://www.webbriefcase.com.au/ categories/how-tos/nvu/ |
A complete Web Authoring System for Linux desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Nvu (which stands for “new view”) makes managing a web site a snap. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.
Click on the Download link in the top navigation menu and then choose the download for your operating system. There are several tutorials on the web for using NVU. Two are listed to the left. |