TutCity - Free tutorial resources

TutCity.com has lots of free tutorials covering topic areas such as 2D graphics (Adobe Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, Image Ready adn Photoshop), 3D graphics (3D Studio Max, Cinema 4D, Maya 3D), Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint and Word), Databases (MS Access and MySQL), Programming (C and C++, Python and Visual Basic), Web Development (inc. Dreamweaver, ASP, CGI, Perl and PHP to name just some) and Vista.

Some areas have more than others. For example, when I checked there were 321 tutorials on Dreamweaver and 1029 on PHP! Definitely be somethng for almost anyone then! Each tutorial seems to be quite short but easy to follow and it looks like rather than have long tutorials that might overwhelm the learner, the approach is to break everyhting down into easy to grasp steps. This seems the best approach to me for all but the most expert of learners.

Check it out at http://www.tutcity.com/

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Free computing lessons for kids from PC PRO magazine

Free computing lessons for kids
Posted on 14 Sep 2009 at 12:21

Download the full PDF of our Give Your Kids The IT Edge feature, with free computing lessons for 5 to 15-year-olds
Our Give Your Kids The IT Edge feature has won praise from parents, schools and education experts.

Now we're giving you the chance to download the entire feature for free for use in your home or school.

The feature provides step-by-step tutorials for each of the school key stages, introducing schoolchildren of all ages to fun computing challenges - and perhaps even teaching parents and teachers a thing or two!

Inside the feature you'll find:

Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7): A six-step guide to creating a blog for your child using the free Edublogs software, which is used by schools across the country

Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11): Let children write and star in their own computer game with our 12-step guide to the brilliant Scratch software

Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14): Create an interactive 3D quiz using the widely-acclaimed Alice software

Key stage 4 (ages 14-16): Teenagers can create their own web photo gallery using our straightforward JavaScript tutorial

In addition to our step-by-step tutorials, you'll also find plenty of suggestions for alternative activities for each key stage, as recommended by our team of education experts.

Parents and teachers are free to print out and distribute part or all of the feature at home or in schools. The feature may not be reproduced or distributed for commercial purposes without permission.

Click here to download the feature (12MB PDF)

Author: Barry Collins

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Basic Computer Skills - online resource

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Computers Invented (http://computersinvented.com/) offers excellent online resources for anyone wishing to learn the basics about computing. With articles on a wide range of topics, its a great place to start with. Check out their articles on:

1. basic computer knowledge skills
2. Online computer help
3. Get Your Free Computer Fix Today!

Alternatively, check out their numerous categories:

• Add-ons
• Affiliate Programs
• Biology
• Business
• Computer Networking
• Computers
• Corporations
• Cyber Law
• Desktops
• Education
• Engineering
• Financial Services
• Hardware
• Higher Education (University +)
• History
• Home Theater
• Homework Help
• Laptops
• Laptops Notebooks
• Medicine
• Military
• Movies
• Music Music Players
• Online Education
• Other - Careers Employment
• Other - Computers
• Other - Education
• Other - Electronics
• Other - Hardware
• Other - Internet
• Other - Science
• Programming Design
• Security
• Small Business
• Software
• Technology
• Uncategorized

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Jidaw E-learning resources for newcomers to computing

Jidaw.com has some learning reources for those new to computing. Check out their site at: http://www.jidaw.com/

Here is how they introduce themselves:

"The Staff and Management of Jidaw Systems Limited (Jidaw) welcome YOU to Jidaw.com, the online web initiative. Jidaw has been helping people and organizations interested in growth and empowerment with Information and Communications Technology. Jidaw....More Knowledge! More Power!"

Topics include:

In the first lesson, you will learn:

• What are computers?/ Types of Computers
• Computers: How it started.
• Reasons for using Computers
• Computer Applications
• Introduction to Hardware and Software
• Tutorial Questions

In this Second lesson, you will learn:

• Random Access Memory (RAM)
• Read Only Memory (ROM)
• Disks, Disk Drives & Floppy Drives
• Input Devices
• Output Devices
• Tutorial Questions
• Lesson 3: DOS for Beginners

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"Learn New Skills & Increase Your Earning Power-- With FREE Computer Training"

Another promising site offering free online learning resources for novices with computers and software is EducationOnlineForComputers.com.

Run by Scott Turton, it offers free and subscription-based learning resources and tutorials. Access to their free training and tutorial materials requires no registration. They cover Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Project, Publisher, FrontPage, Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Web Development, and more.

They also have several blogs including:

Free Microsoft Office Training and Tutorial Resources blog

Free Training for Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and other Adobe & Macromedia Apps blog

Free Web Design, Development and Programming Training and Tutorial Resources blog

Check out the site now at http://www.educationonlineforcomputers.com/

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IPL - The Internet Public Library

The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.

The first version of this timeline was created for the IPL’s 10^th Anniversary Celebration in 2005. A more interactive version of this timeline was created on June 16, 2008. The IPL decided to cease updating this interactive version on April 27, 2009.

It had been decided that, in the fall of 2009, the Internet Public Library (IPL) would merge with the Librarians’ Internet Index (LII), which at the time was found at http://www.lii.org, to create a new web presence. There will be announcement in the near future about the new site. IN the meantime I recommend checking out the vast library of resources available on the existing site.

Computer topics are well-covered here: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/com00.00.00/

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BUBL Home - BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources

This is a portal with lots of online resources on not just computers and the internet but a host of other topics. There is plenty for everyone on almost any topic you can think of. Indeed, there must be thousands of resources listed so pop along and check the site out.

Some of the computer-related topics include:

• 004 Computer science
• 004 Computer companies, publications and users
• 004.1 Specific types of computers
• 004.65 Communications network architecture
• 004.678 The Internet
• 004.68 Intranets
• 004.7 Peripherals
• 005 Computer programming, programs and data
• 006.3 Artificial intelligence
• 006.6 Computer graphics
• 006.7 Multimedia systems

Each of these has further categories, e.g. "The Internet" has the following sub-categories:

004.678 Internet caching 004.678 Internet dictionaries and glossaries 004.678 Internet domain names 004.678 Internet education and training 004.678 Internet filtering and access control 004.678 Internet magazines 004.678 Internet services 004.678 Internet software products 004.678 Internet societies 004.678 Internet technology 004.678 Internet usage 004.678 Web browsers 004.678 Web design and development 004.678 Web searching

You will find the site here: http://bubl.ac.uk/