**SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL:

• Beginner Tips - Please note this link - Learning how to use new technologies is vitally important to teaching and learning
• Please see Free Educational Technologies Home Page for important additional links and messages
• See extensive list of Free Software below - See selections from many open source and freeware categories

LEARN ONLINE TEACHING:

The following links provide educators with all sorts of resources for online teaching: including tips on converting existing classes - streaming audio/video, slides, graphics - Learning Management Systems - courseware options - holding online meetings - testing - facilitating a class - finding free resources - capturing a multi-media session, etc.

TEACHING ONLINE: TIPS & TUTORIALS:

1. Preparing and Teaching Online Courses - ODU
2. The 224 Competencies Online Instructors should have - PDF - Palomar College Academic Technology Resources
3. Podcast Index to Teaching with Technology - Most topics deal with online teaching -- Palomar College
4. E-learing articles - Also see E-learning Standards from elearning india
5. 13 Tips for [Clear Online Communications]
6. Teaching Online: Tips and Advice - See important tips and links here
7. Online Teaching - 27 links including introduction, skills needed, etc.
8. Teaching an Online Course - By Joyce Morris, Ed. D.
9. Tips for Teaching Large Classes Online
10. Lessons Learned Teaching Online - By George Siemens
11. Teaching Online - Palomar College Academic Technology Resource Center
12. Impact of the Internet on Learning and Teaching - By Hossein Arsham via USDLA Journal (see archives)
13. Distance Learning (for K-12 Teachers) - extensive links from Teach-nology.com™
14. The Teachers' Internet Use Guide (RMC)
15. Distance Education Clearinghouse
16. Starters & Strategies- Teaching Online (.com)
17. The Future of Online Learning by Stephen Downes
18. Media Literacy Review: Media Literacy Online Project (College of Education - University of Oregon - Eugene)
19. An instructional website on Internet literacy for teachers - See useful tutorials
20. Online Course Design - Via Teacher Tap
21. Teaching Students to Effectively Use the Internet - Teacher insights too
22. Online Teaching and Learning : Teacher Resources - Yahoo!® Directory
23. Ten Years of Internet Teaching - How to survive teaching on the Internet
24. Illinois Online Network: Online Education Resources - Design Tutorials and resources
25. Teaching via Computer - Also see Teaching Tips via Univ. of Virginia Teaching Resource Center

    WEB 2.0 ONLINE TOOLS:

26. Teaching ONLINE Tools - Outstanding tools & tutorials listed here
27. Web 2.0 Teaching Tools - diigo Blog -- Teaching Tips - Fully loaded links in multiple categories
28. Bob Jensen's Summary of Distance Education Tools - Many selections
29. Consolidated Tools for Administrators, students, and Teachers - Presented in 3 parts
30. Online Pedagogy links
31. 100+ Resources for Teaching Without Textbooks
32. 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools - See 101 tools listed at OEDB
33. Education 2.0 - Modern online tools
34. Technology Tools - Comprehensive coverage of WEB 2.0 Technology -edu-cyberpg.com
35. Online Teacher Resources - From teAch-nology.com
36. Tools for Teachers - Wide selections of tools for all teachers -- by Sue LeBeau
37. Cool Tools for Teaching Online New Media/Web 2.0 - PDF
38. 100 Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators - Excellent PDF summary of Web 2.0 tools from Teaching Hacks
39. Learning Management System - A wikipedia article
40. Free Learning Management Systems - Information from wikipedia
41. Moodle - A free software package used to create an online teaching and learning environment
42. Online Classrooms for Free?
43. ScreenToaster - Online screen recorder - capture videos - post on blogs (see details at site)
44. Learning Management Systems - Short Listing - Socialsourcecommons.org
45. Learning Management Systems: Open-Source and Commercial - From e-learning india
46. Learning Management Systems: See Comparisons - Edutech wiki

    COLLABORATIVE SITES:

47. Tapped In - Educators, students, etc. log in here to learn, collaborate, share, and support one another.
48. Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students - List of web apps teachers can expect students to use
49. Curriculum Collaboration Toolkit
50. Merlot - Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching materials
51. Social bookmarking tools - Focus on delicious.com and furl.com
52. Snagfilms - Watch free films here and even import to your web site

    BLOGGING INFORMATION:

53. Create Your Own Blog - See tutorial on site
54. Discussion Tools & Technology-Rich Learning - Links from Teacher Tap
55. How To Start a Blog -wikihow.com

    PODCASTING:

56. How to Podcast - Tutorial using Audacity - free software
57. HOW-TO GUIDES has much more information of podcasting

    ONLINE PRESENCE:

58. WiZiQ - Free site for live teaching and learning - must register
59. Edmodo - Edmodo is a private communication platform built for teachers and students
60. Google Sites tutorial - Set up easy web site via Google
61. Google Sites tutorial
62. Slideshare - Upload your presentations for all to see
63. edu 2.0: the free, easy way to teach and learn online
64. Larry L. Burriss' Home Page: Take it to the Net:
    Putting and Keeping Your Course On Line
65. Teaching Online - Resources to create a web site -- tutorial
66. Redesign Your Website To Become Web 2.0 : Quick Tips
67. Web Development Tutorials - Notable web coding selections
68. Low Cost Techniques for Creating an Interactive Website - Library Leaders article - PLN

    TEACHER'S UTILITIES:

69. 5 Quiz Generators for Online Teachers - Several are free and time savers
70. Checkwithmom.com - Create online tests plus other teachers links
71. Designing and Managing Multiple Choice Tests
72. Robert's Online Spreadsheet (Can be modified)
73. Developing Online Tutorial questions via source code from Carleton University
74. Twitter As a Learning Tool - Really - Article by ASTD
75. Search the Web for Sounds
76. The World Clock - See Time Zones sorted by city names, country, or time zones
77. 8 Online notebooks
78. Online Notes with www.yourdraft.com
79. Online Notes with www.my-notepad.net
80. EdIndex - web resource for Teacher and Students
81. Create Free Professional Charts And Graphs From Any Data - Various choices
82. How To Record Streaming Video Content Easily From Desktop - See related articles at AddictiveTips
83. KnowledgeTree Community Edition - Document Management Made Simple - Open Source download
84. IHMC CmapTools version -(OSS) free for schools, universities, commercial uses
85. GanttProject is a free Gantt chart based project scheduling and management tool OSS Download site
86. Finest online painter software online with layers - can download also
87. ONLINE TOOLS & PRODUCTIVITY SECTION has essential information

TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS:

GENERAL COMMUNICATION LINKS:

1. Benefits of Advanced Telecommunications in the Classroom
2. Tech Communications - topics via eserver.org

   VIDEO TOOLS & TUTORIALS:

3. Conferencing on the Web by David R. Woolley
4. NetMeeting101.htm by meetingbywire.com - Free!
5. Video 101 for Educators
6. Video University - 100 pages of expert articles, guides, and handbooks
7. Using Movie Maker - Short tutorial plus see related tutorials on sidebar
8. Using Audio Feedback To Promote Teaching Presence - Explanation incorporate 3 methods but only Jing recorder is free
9. Record Screen action with Jing - See video tutorial on site
10. Digital Video Tutorials - listed by Cinestream™
11. Streaming Audio/Video FAQ - See more info at About.com®
12. Orbitdownloader.com: How to record streaming media - Use Orbit Downloader as Streaming Media Recorder for free
13. Digital Video Primer - Rather dated material but still has useful portions - Adobe focus
14. Video Production Notes - Used with Hot Potatoes Editor below
15. Record Streaming Video - See related video tutorials at eHow™
16. Debut Video Capture Software - Freeware from NCH® Software
17. All streaming media recording software - See freeware and pay versions at All Streaming Media.Com
18. Streaming Video Freeware - From My Music Tools
19. How to record streaming flash video, edit and save as AVI, MP4, FLV,etc. - From VideoHelp
20. How to record real video streams, capture real audio ? - Gromkov's Software
21. Online Video Recorders | How to Record & Upload Webcam Videos to the Internet - WebTVwire Links
22. Free Video Editing Software listing from About.com
23. List of commercial and free Video Editing software - With download sites via Wikipedia
24. VideoPad is completely free from NCH Software
25. Digital Video - Also see worthwhile links on sidebar at Via Teacher Tap
26. HOW-TO SECTION has extensive links

    TECHNICAL TUTORIALS:

27. Audio & Video Tools & Tutorials - Extensive list via Gromkov.com
28. How to save Streaming Media - Inside tips and tools
29. JavaScript tutorials, examples, and links from About.com
30. Windows Tips Archive - From AddictiveTips
31. HOW-TO SECTION has a long list of helpful tips

RELATED FREE SOFTWARE

1. Web-based Quiz Generator software - Hot Potatoes™ Homepage NOT FREEWARE but free for educational use (see details)
2. Quiz generation software listings in German and English (Wode)
3. Video Streaming Recording - See many freeware listings at videohelp.com
4. NoteTab - Libraries (add-on's to the popular FREE editor)
5. DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS -- Index Page - Over 2800 freeware, OSS, and pay software -- C4LPT
6. ShortKeys™: Windows Macro Utility, Lite Version - free
7. Free PhotoPlus 5 - fully functional version - from serif.com
8. Free Image editor - from photo-editor.com
9. Audio Recorder for Free - Easy, Free Recording - From Audio Toolbox
10. Freeware CAD Program 'CadStd'
11. Artifice DesignWorkshop Lite Design house layouts and more
12. Software - List of advantageous software and links from Palomar College Academic Technology Resource Center
13. Free Graph Paper Printer Software by Dr Philippe Marquis
14. Free Object-Relational Database Management system by Konstantin Knizhnik
15. WinSQL Lite - Database from Synametrics Technologies (must register free copy)
16. A free spreadsheet is included in 602Pro PC SUITE 2001
17. See Star Office and other free suites which have word processors, spreadsheets, etc.
18. RagTime Solo (office suite software) for Win 98 and above or Mac OS 8.6 - free of charge for private, non-commercial use
19. A Java-based spreadsheet code for input into HTML document from The Java™ Boutique
20. QV: the graphic viewer/converter for JPEG, BMP, GIF and TIFF files - Cyril Cambien
21. Tutorials on DVD, Video Convert Guides
22. WMA-to-MP3 Converter
23. Crimson: Free programming editor fits on disk - many advanced features
24. Free Computer Software Program Downloads - from A1B2C3.com
    (many which check, improve, and compress web page contents)
25. Giveaway of the Day.com - Check in with this site because decent licensed software is given away free for a limited time!
26. FREEWARE SECTION has software you don't want to miss!

    RELATED INFORMATION:

    *Back To Top*
27. Punished by Rewards - Rewards fail in the long run
28. Online Resources for Faculty Development
29. Web 2.0 Tutorials - Focuses on the equalization of user, client and big corporations
30. WEB 2.0 -- The New Evolution...Prepare for a serious change - Depictions of WEB 1.0 to 4.0 - hubpages.com
31. How Web 2.0 Works - Connecting everyone online or marketing ploy used to hype social networking sites?
32. Citation Machine
33. 101 Ways to Deal with Stress
34. Stress - Management tips
35. Teach Tips Index - Helps in preparing coursework
36. Computer Care Tips - librarysupportstaff.com
37. School Library Resources
38. File-Extensions.org - Large file extensions and file types resource website
39. The Supply of workplace learning - Learning is shifting away from schools and universities! (PDF)

    WEB 2.0 & DISTANCE EDUCATION GLOSSARIES:

40. Web 2.0 Glossary - Understanding the New Media Jargon
41. Online Teaching Glossary
42. Distance Education Glossary
43. Distance Learning College Glossary
44. Glossary of Distance Education Terms
45. Glossary: Web Tools for Teaching
46. Accessiblity in Distance Education Glossary
47. Teach-nology Glossary
48. E-Learning Glossary
49. Glossaries for Distance Ed. and others
50. Glossary of Instructional Strategies
51. Interactive Elearning glossary
52. Online Learning 101 -- Glossary

    SPECIAL GLOSSARIES:

53. Giant Blogging Terms Glossary: Need a Blog Dictionary?
54. Podcast Glossary
55. Video Conferencing Glossary
56. Digital Video Glossary
57. Glossary of Audio Terms
58. Audio Glossary A-1
59. Multiple Teaching Strategy Glossories - Including Special Education, Gifted, Literacy, etc.
60. Internet Glossary
61. Online Glossaries - Focus on Assistive Technologies
62. List of Glossaries List from encyclopedia4u.com
63. List of Reference Tables - List by encyclopedia4u.com
64. Welcome to the world’s biggest audio video and photography glossary
65. Pro Audio Glossary of Terms
66. Desktop Music Handbook -- Glossary of MIDI and Digital Audio Terms
67. Multiple Multimedia Dictionaries
68. The Music Internet Untangled Glossary
69. Lexical and Classification Resources - Mix of Dictionaries
70. Glossary of Terms of Online Suites
71. WebGuest's Web Glossary - A standard reference on the Web since 1997
72. Glossaries for Public Service Interpreters - Extensive listings
73. LD Online Glossary
74. Netvouz : Glossaries - Wide selections - site lets you access bookmarks from any computer
75. IET Glossary
76. Network Security Glossary

    WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

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77. See INDEX for REFERENCES, TEACHER LINKS, TECHTOOLS, etc.
78. FREEWARE SECTION has tons of related FREE software
79. Search the Internet using various engines and strategies listed in INDEX
    under HOW-TO GUIDES, and WEBTOOLS (for SAFE SEARCHING), etc.

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