District 118 Technology Resources


Evaluating Web Resources	Search Engines and Directories	Guidelines for Searching the Internet
Microsoft Office	Image Resources	Web Development
General Computer Info	Dreamweaver	Digital Cameras
	Technology Standards

Evaluating Web Resources
Critical Evaluation Information Provides critical evaluation surveys for all grade levels as well as a wide variety of articles on website evaluation Evaluating Internet Resources Very direct listing of points to consider when evaluating a web resource. Provides information on how to distinguish scholarly work from propaganda The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Or Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources Provides excellent examples that can be used with students, as well as criteria, suggestions, and a bibliography
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Search Engines and Directories
a9.com General purpose search engine that lets users store searches, bookmarks and notes about sites for future reference. About.com Good directory to all types of resources. Free newsletters available on a variety of topics All the Web Lets user search specifically for images, audio, video, ftp, news or web. Searches 3,151,743,117 web pages Citizens' Library of Illinois Comprehensive Knowledge Source (CLICKS) Portal aimed especially at Illinois residents, funded by the Illinois State Library. Information divided into categories, much like Yahoo. Clusty Organizes search results into categories of like results desktop.google.com Brings google searching to the stuff on your hard drive. InfoMine Scholarly Internet Resource Collections Librarians' Index to the Internet Good directory to all types of resources
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Guidelines for Searching the Internet
Four NETS for Better Searching Four techniques to make you a better searcher Geniusfind Categories thousands of topic-specific search engines and databases iTools Provides quick access to several internet tools: Search Tools, Language Tools, Research Tools, Financial Tools, Map Tools, and Internet Tools Kids’ Search Tools Provides a variety of search tools for students Noodle Tools – A Search Strategy Wizard Useful tool for the beginner Noodle Tools – Search Strategies for More Advanced Searchers Useful tool for more advanced users Searching on the Internet Quick, uncluttered access to a variety of search engines. Explains the difference between directories, search engines, and meta-search engines. The Spider's Apprentice Provides a guide to the various search engines, as well as tips on how to use them more effectively Web Search Tutorial Presents 13 general tips to help make your web searching more effective
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Image Resources
Adobe PhotoShop Tutorials PhotoShop tutorials provided b Adobe Art Images for College Teaching Free-use educational resource that includes images categorized by Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, 18th-20th Century, Non-Western. Astronomy Pic of the Day Site features a new image or photograph of our universe each day, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer Berkeley Digital Library Project CalPhotos is a collection of images of plants, animals, fossils, people, and landscapes, contributed by a variety of organizations and individuals. These various contributors maintain copyright and follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. BUBL Information Services - Image Collections Site provides links to (and describes) over 150 image collections Digital Librarian - Best of the Web Librarian's choice of the Best of the Web includes sheet music and maps, as well as images FreeFoto Site contains almost 100,000 free images or non-commercial users that are organized into thousands of categories New York Public Library Web Gallery NYPL Digital Gallery has been named Best Research Site for 2006 by an international panel of museum professionals. Online access of hundreds of thousands of digital images Pics for Learning Site contains many copyright-friendly images for education, sorted by topic. Editing tools also included Planet PhotoShop Provides tutorials plus links to other learning resources for PhotoShop Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Site contains images in the Smithsonian collection U. S. National Archives & Records Administration The US National Archives holds 1%-3% of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government. Web Museum, Painters Site features famous artwork, organized both by theme and by artist
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Web Development
A Beginner's Guide to HTML Starts at the very basics of explaining html. Includes explanations of tags, explains and shows how to use them. About.com Web Design Provides great tutorials. Free newsletter available. Overall site is much more than webdesign. Great resource for a wide variety of topics. Creating Killer Websites Created by the author of the book with the same name. In addition to providing articles and tutorials beneficial for web creation, this site also has a web design search engine. HTML Goodies Good resource for getting started. HTML Tutorials for the Complete Idiot Good resource for the beginner. Note: This is a Geocities site and will not be available within the school district. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Site contains many NOAA images Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photographs from the National Archives Site has pictures from the National Archives exhibit, showing our country's history WebDeveloper.com Great resource for up-to-date information on trends in website development, as well as information and tutorials on a wide variety of web topics. Beneficial for the more serious user. Subscribe to their free newsletter. Web Page Design for Designers Information about design, typography, web limitations. Provides basics for beginners WebReference.com Covers wide range of topics. Includes articles about web trends. Access to a great deal of information for both the novice and high-end user. WebStyle Guide Excellent resource for learning about typography, design, layout World Wide Web Consortium, or W3C Develops guidelines and standards for web use. Serves as a forum WWWFAQ Presented in question and answer format, this site offers information for a wide variety of user levels. Freeware is also available. Also lets viewer submit questions. Response time is extremely quick. Excellent resource for getting answers to your questions.
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Digital Cameras
Short Courses in Digital Photography Excellent resource for camera information
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Technology Standards
International Society for Technology in Education Technology resources for teachers National Education Technology Standards for Students Identifies standards for technology
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