ICT Department: Recommended Websites
OCR Nationals
https://www.ocrnationalsict.co.uk/ocr/index/index
Search Engines
Click here to see a whole page dedicated to searching the internet; and for the brave of heart, try this link for an extensive list of search engines organised by type.
E-mail partners
Safe Buddy / Penpal exchange programs - learn about other cultures and countries
Fonts
Free downloadable fonts, something for every style and occasion
- http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/dos/1232/page01.html
- http://wsupsy.psy.twsu.edu/surl/usabilitynews/3W/fontJR.htm
- http://www.1001fonts.com
- http://www.dafont.com
Keyboard skills
Need to learn how to type more quickly and efficiently, then try:
- http://www.keyboardcrazy.co.uk/homepage.html
- http://www.iota.co.uk/products/ttype.htm
- http://www.r-e-m.co.uk
- http://www.aw.nu/Sebran/index_eng.asp
- http://www.aetech.co.uk/ttutor/download.html
- http://www.computeractive.co.uk/Download
Modelling software and resources
Resources to help with data modelling
- http://worldmaker.cite.hku.hk/worldmaker/pages
- http://education.mit.edu/starlogo
- http://www.asap.um.maine.edu/starlogo/models/index.html
- http://ccl.sesp.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models
- http://www.cz3.nus.edu.sg/~chenk/gem2503/gem2503.htm
ICT Search Detective
Take on the role of a detective and had to try and identify the criminal with:
- http://www.projectboxes.co.uk
- http://www.ict.oxon-lea.gov.uk
- http://www.fairfax.bham.sch.uk
- http://www.mape.org.uk/kids/index.htm
Tutorials
Free tutorials for Microsoft applications:
- http://www.patriciabooth.com/school/software_tutorials_and_projects.htm
- http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/ppt
- http://www.tutorgig.com/showurls.jsp?group=968&index=0
- http://www.intelinfo.com/office.html
- http://www.byteachers.org.uk/school.htm
- http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/new2computers
If you're at a fairly basic level
- http://www.btplc.com/ict/bt_toolbox/index.html
- http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/new2computers/opt/about/page/tutorials
How to...
Setup, update, troubleshoot and customise your computer at home
http://www.pctechguide.com
Setup your Office applications (if some nice kind person has hidden your toolbars for example!):
- http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/how_to_set_up_powerpoint.pdf
- http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/set_up_microsoft_word.pdf
- http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/how_to_set_up_excel.pdf
How to move around Windows
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/using_windows.pdf
How to create somewhere to save to... and find it again!
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/file_management.pdf
How to number paragraphs in Microsoft Word
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/using_a_word_processor.pdf
How to sort data in Microsoft Excel
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/using_spreadsheets.pdf
How to efficiently search the Internet
http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/n2c_tutorials/using_the_internet.pdf
