Computer Tutorials

From XKCD.com - so very true.


So often someone will give me a mobile phone and say - "You're a techie/computer person can you fix this for me?"

I wish I had this in my pocket to give them.

Sometimes though some people do really want to learn, but you just don't have the time to help them every step of the way.

I learn best through a combination of tutorials, pictorials and project based or problem solving. So if you have someone who wants to learn "computers" try pointing them in these directions.

There are some good JAVA and .net tutorials as well.

http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/index.html

http://www.techtutorials.net/index.html

http://inpics.net/index.html - I like this one becase it has step by step pictures.

http://www.baycongroup.com/tutorials.htm

Learning to use IT in the classroom

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I visit a lot of schools during my working week for both demonstration and training. One thing that always crops up is the percieved lack of ability of anything tech based. There is certainly the desire to use it (either push or pull), but there is not a lot of training opportunites for teachers in the use of IT. There are paid services out there but most schools don't think of investing in them because, well the roof is leaking and the fence is broken and there is just not enough money to go around. If you do have money to throw at it go and get Atomic Learning from my friend Bryn Jones - a brilliant concept with a huge bredth and depth of IT in education training for both teachers and students.

Here is a free one I will be passing on to those teachers who are at the beginning stages of integrating IT into their classroom but need the extra confidence gained from more formalised training.

LearniT-TeachiT http://www.nortellearnit.org/technology/

Videos and best practice to help teachers make confident steps in using IT in their classrooms.

Thanks to Larry http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org for the tip.