• Internet / World Wide Web
• Microsoft Office Tips & Tutorials
• Typing
• Using the Mouse

Blogs and Blogging

1. 12 Safety Tips on Blogging for Parents and Kids (from Microsoft)
2. Blog (from Wikipedia) - history, types, searching, legal issues, terms, etc.
3. Blogger - Create a Blog in 3 easy steps
4. New Leisure Activity: Senior Blogs (incl. blogging basics and tools)

Email

1. Email Basics (how to get a free email account, email etiquette, find people's email addresses, spam, how email works)
2. How Email Works
3. Operation Homelink - free refurbished computers to either parents or spouses of deployed service men and women E1-E5 to enable email communication with their loved one deployed overseas.
4. Reduce Spam Email (unsolicited commercial email / junk mail) - from the Federal Trade Commission
5. Spam (Email) - unsolicited advertising messages sent by email
6. Unsolicited Mail, Telemarketing and Email: Where to Go To “Just Say No”

Free Programs

1. Adobe Photoshop Express (register for free, then simply upload images, edit and share)
2. Audacity (free, open source software for recording and editing sounds)
3. BookmarkTracker.com (web application where you can store and organize your online bookmarks)
4. Google Docs (sign up for a free account - can create documents, spreadsheets or presentations)
5. Meebo (online instant messaging service)
6. PDF Converter (Convert commonly used files such as Microsoft Office, graphic images, web pages, etc. to PDF. You may also convert PDF files to Word or Excel. Converted file will be sent to your email address.)
7. TinyURL.com (transforms a long URL into a shorter, more manageable URLs)

Hoaxes and Rumors

1. Netlore (Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends)
2. Truth or Fiction (information about e-mail rumors, warnings, hoaxes, offers, requests for help, etc.)
3. Urban Legends Reference Pages (Snopes.com)
4. Virus Hoaxes and Netlore (hoaxes, celebrities, dubious quotes, chain letters, bogus websites, phony freebies, scams, etc.)

Online Tutorials

1. Aprendiendo a Usar la Internet (Spanish-language mouse, computer, and Internet tutorials)
2. Basic Web Lessons
3. Evaluating Information Found on the Internet
4. Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
5. Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (from the Teaching Library at the University of California at Berkeley)
6. GCF Global Learning free computer classes and tutorials
7. Internet 101 (Internet tutorial for beginners)
8. Internet Tutorial (UC Berkeley)
9. Internet Tutorials (University of Albany Libraries)

Microsoft Office Tips & Tutorials

1. Excel 2007 Online Course - free tutorial videos
2. Microsoft Excel Tips
3. Microsoft Word Tips
4. Microsoft Office Online Help and How-To (includes training, demos, webcasts, podcasts, demos, and more)
5. Microsoft Word Tutorial

Typing

1. Beginning Level Touch-Typing Tutor (from VisiBone)
2. Free Online Typing Course
3. Typing Web (tutorial for all ages and all skill levels)

Using the Mouse

1. Mouse Tutorial (for beginning computer users)
2. Mousing Around (incl. computer mouse tutorial, practice exercises, and practice games)
3. Mousing Around [Spanish Language] (incl. computer mouse tutorial, practice exercises, and practice games)
4. Mousing Around Tutorial

Podcasts / Webcasts / Screencasts

1. Library of Congress Webcasts (biography, education, government, religion, science, etc.)
2. Podcast - (from Answers.com)
3. Podcast Bunker (talk radio for your iPod)
4. Podcast Pickle (podcast and vidcast community)
5. Screencast (from Wikipedia)

Reference

1. Colorado Filtering Clearinghouse (the whys and hows of content filtering for computers accessing the Internet.)
2. Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys
3. Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
4. File Format (definition, identification, etc. from Wikipedia)
5. Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon
6. How CD Burners Work
7. How Computer Viruses Work
8. Internet Filters and Filtering by the American Library Association (includes policies, CIPA, news, etc.)
9. IP-Address.com - look up and trace any IP address and get the ISP location information in an easy-to-read map
10. Librarians Index to the Internet (huge multidisciplinary reference website)
11. Microsoft Office Online - templates, clip art, etc. (users will need to accept Microsoft's service agreement)
12. Netlingo - The Internet Dictionary
13. Pew Internet & American Life Project (reports on how the Internet is used by different groups)
14. RSS (from Answers.com)
15. Technology & Everyday Science Guide (from How Stuff Works - learn about the science of commonly used objects, computers and electronics)
16. Wiki - definition, history, characteristics, communities, vandalism, etc.
17. Your Ideal PC (from PC World Magazine)

Safety & Security

1. 12 Safety Tips on Blogging for Parents and Kids (from Microsoft)
2. Colorado Filtering Clearinghouse (the whys and hows of content filtering for computers accessing the Internet.)
3. Cyber Security Tips (tips from the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team - provides information on many topics from general computer security, to avoiding spyware and protecting your privacy)
4. CyberSmart (curriculum empowering students to use the Internet safely, responsibly and effectively)
5. Get Safe Online (protect your PC, protect yourself and your family, protect your business)
6. Help Protect Kids Online: 4 Things You Can Do (from Microsoft)
7. Home Computer Security
8. Internet Auctions: A Guide for Buyers and Sellers (from the FTC)
9. Internet Filters and Filtering by the American Library Association (includes policies, CIPA, news, etc.)
10. Internet Safety - from Kidshealth.org
11. Internet Safety 101 (dangers, filtering software, email safety, chatting, safe searching, protecting your identity)
12. NetSmartz Workshop - Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet (also incl. resources for parents, educators, law enforcement)
13. NetSmartz Workshop - Spanish-Language - Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet (also incl. resources for parents, educators, law enforcement)
14. On Guard Online - tips to guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, PDA, cell phone, and protect personal information
15. Parenting Your Online Child (from CyberAngels) - resources for families and schools, software tips, free online classes, etc.
16. Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (from the FBI)
17. Phishing (Internet attempts to fraudulently acquire sensitive info., such as passwords and credit card details)
18. Staysafeonline.org - Online Safety & Security is All About You (for teens, parents, teachers and seniors)
19. Top 12 Ways to Protect Your Online Privacy

Search Engines

1. How to Choose a Search Engine or Directory
2. Search Engine Showdown (compares search engines' statistics, features, searching)
3. Search Engine Watch (search tips, ratings, listings, descriptions, tutorials, and links)
4. Search Engines (lists individual search engines, meta search engines, and search engine collections)

Web Design

1. Create Your Own Webpage (information for kids to create a website)
2. HTML Helper - Create Your Own Web Page (includes tips and tutorials)
3. Web Design (from About.com - learn design basics, HTML, CSS and XML, and how to build a website)
4. Web Monkey (online resource for web developers)

Wireless / Wi-Fi

1. Bluetooth - wireless specification (from Answers.com)
2. Hotspot Finder (Locations Worldwide for Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Mobile Data Coverage areas)
3. Wi-Fi - definition, history, how it works, examples of devices, applications, etc.
4. Wi-Fi Free Spot Directory (listing of hotspot locations that offer free Wi-Fi)
5. WiFi HotSpot Directory

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