| Web sites with tutorials for Microsoft Office Applications and HTML Take advantage of the Web interactivity with some of the following Web site tutorials: Basic PowerPoint Topics Tutorial (http://denison.uchsc.edu/education/PowerPoint/index.html),
developed by the Denison Memorial Library of University of Colorado in Denver, is divided into ten lessons which illustrate the fundamentals of using PowerPoint. Each lesson presents the student with a new challenge to increase his/her understanding of the software. This tutorial uses both text and graphics, doesn't assume that the student has access to PowerPoint at home, and divides the lessons into manageable, coherent subjects. Intro to HTML (http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html), is Eric Meyer's online Introduction to HTML tutorial. Meyer explains the concepts behind the command tags of HTML and includes an interactive quiz, where students can get instant feedback on the correctness of their responses, and interactive HTML dialog boxes, where students can input tags and text and see the results immediately. Enabling students to make mistakes and learn to correct them is an essential feature of student learning. Microsoft Word Beginner Tutorial (and other MS Office Tutorials) (http://www.ed.uri.edu/homepage/agenda/mop/mainpage.html), created by the Rhode Island Teachers and Technology Initiative, provides instructions for using Microsoft Word. There are, unfortunately, no graphics in this tutorial, and all the text is on one lengthy page. The Brad James Tutorial on Excel (http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/) is an online basic Excel tutoria. The information is chunked into easy-to-digest bites, is graphical without requiring five minutes to download a page, and does not assume that the student has the program opened in front of him/her. The tutorial includes a course review and an online test. James has other tutorials, at http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/. Internet Tutorials, Search Tools and Web Site Evaluation Resources So, you're still getting those 1,670,000+ responses to your search queries on the Web, and you're still too busy to do anything about it. Are you tired of reading the lengthy, and sometimes confusing, "help" screens to find out how to improve your searching techniques. Is navigating the Net confusing and frustrating? Look no further! I’ve found some really great tutorials that can help you improve your search results. Bare Bones 101 (http://www.sc.edu/beaufort/library/pages/bones/bones.shtml) is a tutorial created by Ellen Chamberlain, Head Librarian at the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus. You can zip through the lessons in no time, any time. They are very short and succinct; each can be read in a few minutes. Feel free to skip what you don't want to read, and come back whenever you need to. The information contained in the lessons "bare bones," designed to get you started in the right direction with a minimum of time and effort. Evaluating Web Resources (http://www3.widener.edu/Academics/Libraries/Wolfgram_Memorial_Library/Evaluate_Web_Pages/659/) from the Wolfgram Memorial Library, Widener University, Jan Alexander and Marsha Ann Tate, provide some excellent checklists for evaluating different kinds of pages. Anyone can put anything on the Internet. Make sure you have the skills to assess the information you find at a Web site. Navigating the Web: Using Search Tools and Evaluating Resources (http://healthlinks.washington.edu/howto/navigating/), from University of Washington, Health Sciences Library, is an excellent tutorial on search engines and evaluating resources that will answer your Internet questions. How big is the Web? How do I find Web sites? What are Search Engines and How do I find them? What are Meta-Search Engines and how do I find them? What are Subject Directories and how do I find them? What are Specialized Web Guides and how do I find them? What are some good search tips and strategies? How do I evaluate a Web site? Why is it important to evaluate a Web site? Discover evaluation strategies, problems with Web sites, criteria for evaluating web sites and how to site electronic resources. Finding Information on the Internet - A Tutorial (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html) - U.C. Berkeley's very complete tutorial. Information Skills and the Internet (http://www.library.uthscsa.edu/consultation/guides/tutorials/main.cfm) From the University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio. Learn the Net: An Internet Guide and Tutorial (http://www.learnthenet.com/)- Contains basic information on all aspects of the Internet from getting started to Internet sales made easy. net.Tutor (http://gateway.lib.ohio-state.edu/tutor/)- An interactive Internet instruction program for learning how to use all aspects of the Internet for research, from e-mail basics to evaluating and citing resources. What Is....the Internet (a definition) (http://whatis.techtarget.com/)- Includes links to definitions for a variety of common Internet terms as well as a discussion of the Internet today. If you have questions about search tools, Web site evaluation resources, computers, email, the Internet and/or Internet research, please contact a Health Gateway Guide at the Health Gateway Program located in Tutu’s House, 885-6777. Stop by or give us a call today. There is no fee. Donations greatly appreciated. return to top of list |