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Screen Capture Software

For classroom lessons, many times I like to have a video tutorial to go along with my demonstration. While there are many resources out there for good teacher demo videos (TeacherTube.com), I have found that when I create my own, it can be used by subs...

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Web Design and Reliability

Web Design Concepts  Fundamental web design concepts  Accessibility concerns in web design  IBM web design process and concepts  UIUC web design using Netscape Composer  UIUC web design using Netscape Composer Web Design Considerations   Web Site Reliability Evaluation Resources: Web Page Evaluation Worksheet – This...

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Internet Research and Website Reliability

Step 1 – Determine Website Type Identifying a website’s type is the first step in determining its origin and consequently its potential credibility and validity.  Although there are many steps to determine is a website is indeed factual and useful, use this as a first...

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Internet Safety Resources

Students more than ever, need to know how to stay safe when browsing the Internet. A key componet in keeping students safe, is educating parents about internet safety. Parenting Online Booklet  Tips on social Networking safety (Facebook, MySpace) Staying safe with YouTube Cyber Safety TV...

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Computer Running Slow?

If your computer is running slower than it used to, you may have unneccessary proccesses and programs running at startup. Check out some of the following resources to help you view the running processes, and determine if they are needed or worse yet, a trojan....

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Virus Protection and Removal

Most computer users know the basics regarding viruses and how to avoid the most obvious ones, but there are some sneaky ones that will fool even the most veteran web surfer. A threat that seems to be on the upswing is “rogue antispyware.” This spy-ware...

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Educator Professional Development

Check out the following organizations for some good graduate level courses, focused on educational technology, classroom skills, and curriculum.  Dupage ROE Tide classes Saint Xavier University teacher courses Drake University teacher degrees with Pearson Education PLS Performance learning system (Rockford College, University of St. Francis The Connecting Link

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