Software Resources and Tutorials


Apple Resources and Tutorials

http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/resources/

 

The BBC's Guide to Using a Computer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/index.shtml

 

Technology Guides and Manuals

All sorts of software including, Excel, Powerpoint, RSSP, Podcasting, Word, etc.

http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/

 

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Photoediting tools.

Tips and lessons for digital photography, video and multimedia presentations.

http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/

http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-photoshop-elements-7/

http://learningisforlife.pbworks.com/Photoshop-Elements-in-the-Classroom

 

Adobe TV

http://tv.adobe.com/

training videos on adobe products

 

Bitstrips for Schools

The bitstripsforschools.com web site for teacher and student access- an on-line comic creation service .

This web service provides the ability to build cartoon characters on the web, change their positions and expressions and place them on a variety of backgrounds with text bubbles and story lines.  Students and teachers must register for access.  Ontario students and teachers may use the subscription until the end of June 2011.

See the Bitstrips for Schools Comics Gallery

 

Comic Life

A wiki with many resources and lesson plans for this comic creating program, now licensed for use for Ontario schools by OSAPAC.

http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/Resources

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/secetdoc.asp?cid=1342&did=6872

http://learningisforlife.pbworks.com/Comic-Life

 

Corel Tutor - Quattro Pro 10

Quattro Pro 10 is a spreadsheet application that lets you manage, analyze, report, and share data. By creating projects in the tutorials listed, you will be introduced to the tools and features of Quattro Pro.

http://product.corel.com/en/wpo2002_box/coreltutor/Quattro_Pro/html_docs/qstart.htm

Flash

 

Geometer's Sketchpad

Software that has the capability to define, combine, evaluate, graph, and differentiate functions for algebra and calculus as well as for geometry.

Sketchpad assignment to be used with Grade 8 students -

http://www.gsc.amdsb.ca/grade8/lessonplans/geosketchgr8.htm

 

HTML

Learn how to make your web page using only Windows Notepad.

http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

http://www.kidshtmlclass.com/

 

Hyper about Hyperstudio

HyperStudio is a powerful, educational tool that allows one to easily create multimedia projects that can be used for presentations, student-learning modules, electronic portfolios, and even quizzes and tests that grade themselves! In this tutorial, you will learn the basics of using HyperStudio to create fantastic multimedia projects.

http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=14179

 

Mac Basics

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

 

Microsoft Office - all Products - Training

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/default.aspx

 

OESS Software Database

Searchable database of software licensed by the Ontario Ministry of Education for publicly funded schools in Ontario. Information about distribution rights, technical information, curriculum expectations and product description.

http://www.osapac.org/dbOESS/dbOESSe1.asp

 

Ontario Curriculum Web Links

Links to ideas and suggestions for how OSAPACMinistry licensed software can be used to support the implementation of the Ontario Curriculum.

http://www.osapac.org/ontlinks.asp

 

OSAPAC Resources

OSAPAC Learning Objects Repository is a collection of resources, designed by Ontario educators and vendors of Ministry Licensed software, made freely available for Ontario educators to download and use in their classrooms. There are over 247371 resources as of Aug. 2008.

http://www.osapac.org/dbOESS/ResourceBrowse.asp

 

PowerPoint

 

Windows Basics

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/winbasics.mspx

 

Word 2003 Tutorials

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/CR061958171033.aspx