Helpful Links from Lyn Belisle
 
All of these are helpful for one reason or another – they are not sorted by subject, but it’s fun to explore them
Note - some of theolder links may be out of date
 
Gimmick or Godsend - The Smart Pen  Bel Isle blog entry
 
Unlocking the promise of open education  Bel Isle blog entry
 
Flying Without a Safety Net(work) Bel Isle blog entry
 
Remix Culture Bel Isle blog entry:
 
New Links for Spring of 2008:
  
25 Things You Should Never Include on a Resume
http://www.hrworld.com/features/25-things-not-to-put-on-resume-121807
 
 
New Links for Fall 07:
 

Connexions is:

a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc. Anyone may view or contribute:

http://cnx.org/ 

 
Where is Run in Vista?
http://www.xp-vista.com/other/where-is-run-in-windows-vista
 
 
Photoshop Elements Free Trial
http://www.download.com/3000-2192_4-10759148.html
 
 
Guide to Expression Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/expression/kc/resources.aspx?product=web&type=quickstart
 
You Tube in Power Point
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/free-software-downloads/download-videos-from-youtube-and-play-them-on-your-desktop-or-ipod/
 
All kinds of links to free video editing and sharing tools
http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/
 
Find and use video security cameras
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/
 
New Links for Spring 07:
 
The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_100_alternative_search_engines.php
 
What is Information Literacy? And Why Should I Care? – excellent pointers for planning and writing research papers
http://mciu.org/%7Espjvweb/infolit.html
 
Scanner Vocabulary (includes digital photography terms)
http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/articles/scanner_glossary.html
 
Social Bookmarking Site – Keep All of your Bookmarks in One Place to Share with Others
http://del.icio.us/
 
FAQs, Tips and Tricks in MS Word
http://www.willamette.edu/wits/resources/docs/software/msoffice/word-faq.htm
 
Editing Video Clips with Movie Maker
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/HowToEditVideo.aspx
 
Making Your First Podcast
http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/How-to-Podcast.html
 
New Links for Fall 06:
 
How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
http://www.internettutorials.net/choose.html
 
Bares Bones: A Guide to Searching the Internet
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
 
 
New Links for Spring 06:
 
Color for Coders - Color and Design for the Non-Designer
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/color-for-coders
 
 
Design & Publishing
http://www.graphic-design.com/index.html
 
 
Photoshop Collages – includes rule of thirds
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/printerfriendly.asp?p=438833&rl=1
 
A really bad web page called Best of the Web
http://www.bold-and-sassy.com/Best-of-the-web/BOTW.html
 
Overview of a computer
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/tanya/hwtute/
 
Restoring Old Photos with Photoshop
http://www.baycongroup.com/photoshop/restore.htm
 
Text Files to Excel
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011801181033
 
Google Zeitgist
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2005.html
 
Amazing Artist Web Site
http://www.5doorsdown.com/
 
New Links for Fall 05:
 
Office On-Line Tutorials
http://www.course.com/downloads/newperspectives/Office2003/FirstCourse2e.cfm
 
Mac Screen Shots
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/02/28/screenshot.html
 
Memory vs. storage
http://www.kingston.com/tools/umg/umg01a.asp
 
Feeling frustrated with a web site?
http://www.netdisaster.com/
 
New Links for Spring:
 
Hardware and Software basics:
http://www.karbosguide.com/hardware/module6c2.htm
 
Web page design - great
http://www.fortressdesign.com/tutorials.htm
 
Excellent overview of what computers do and what kind one should buy:
http://www.css.msu.edu/PC-Guide/PC-Guide1.cfm
 
Bare Bones Searching the Web:
http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml
 
Creating mood with color on a website
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/colormood/index.htm
 
Great website design
http://www.newark1.com/index.htm
 
Free stock photos
http://www.sxc.hu/
 
 
 
Great Photoshop Elements FAQs
http://www.arraich.com/elements/pse_hhow1.htm
 
Firewall
http://www.allianceits.com/diy/shieldsup/index.php
 
Scanning and Resolution
http://www.scantips.com/basics1c.html
 
What is my IP number?
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/cgi-bin/MyIP
 
Linux Tutorial
http://linuxsurvival.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&btitle=CE&mid=&ceid=4
 
Fun Computer Basics Game
http://www.quia.com/jg/65620.html
 
Computer Timeline (to 1990)
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/
 
Computer basics lessons with good quiz
http://classweb.howardcc.edu/cmsy120/lesson_2.htm
 
Great Explanation of ROM RAM
http://utut.essortment.com/romramstorage_rioo.htm
 
Glossary of Internet Terms
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Glossary.html
 
Fall 03
http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~psemmes/cs1300Fall03/index.htm
 
Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/
 
Good explanation on color (hue, brightness, saturation, etc.)
http://sizzle.thetech.org/exhibits/online/color/overview/
 
Magic Squares and Examples
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MagicSquare.html
 
Info page on BIOS, etc.
http://www.scsite.com/dc2004/index.cfm?action=review&chapter=8
 
Motherboard
http://www.scsite.com/dc2004/index.cfm?action=learn&chapter=4
 
                              
 

 


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