Monday 16 April 2012

ICT For Teachers: TRAINING STRATEGIES, STANDARDS AND ONLINE COURSES

 LearnThat.com
This website provides free courses and tutorials in various types of commonly-used software.
Free Computer Tutorials
This section of the home-and-learn website provides free tutorials in computer basics and in word processing, spreadsheets and database software.
GFC Global Learning
This website provides free online courses in a range of computer programs, including open source software.
BBC Learning
This website provides free tutorials and courses in various forms of ICT, ranging from digital cameras to spreadsheets.
KeySkills4UThis website features online courses for teachers (trainers). Teachers can learn about finding and managing information using ICT and about using ICT to improve communication.
itrainonline
This website provides links to sites and documents that teach ICT skills in the following categories: Basic Skills, Strategic Use, Web Development, Multimedia,and Technical. It also provides resources for trainers.
Computer basics tutorials

This page from Tutorial Find lists sites covering the basics for those new to computers; networking courses, databases, word processing, as well as hardware and software instruction.
Training in basic software

This page from the educationalonline website provides information about using basic software, including word processing, databases and spreadsheets.
Databases courses
This site offers information on courses for the three main open source databases PostgreSQL, MySQL and FirebirdSQL, as well as other Linux courses.
Graphic design tutorials
More sites from tutorial find, detailing animation, and graphic and web design courses.
Online learning.net

OnlineLearning.net provides professional development courses for teachers. From certificate level to accredited Master’s programs, busy teachers can pursue lifelong learning objectives in a flexible and convenient format.
Online teacher training in a global classroom

iEARN offers five subject-specific online courses for K-12 educators around the world. These courses help teachers who wish to integrate technology into their classes using online collaborative projects that are in line with their national education standards.
Teletraining Institute

The website of Teletraining Institute, a distance-learning company which offers training for educators, corporate-trainers and government instructors. Teletraining courses help teachers make the crossover to distance-learning, converting existing curricula to an online format.
Adobe tutorials

This page lists a huge range of online Adobe tutorials. Join for free and access their entire catalogue of tutorials.
informit.com
This website has a reference library containing books that can teach you subjects ranging from Microsoft Office, Linux, Programming languages (Java, SQL, etc), and Web programming (HTML, etc). You can read these books free online, or shop online to purchase print copies.
Teach to the Future CoursesThis is a programme which aims to help both experienced teachers and pre-service teachers to integrate technology into instruction. The programme incorporates use of the Internet, Web-page design and student projects.
Innovative Teachers Programme
This website offers Professional Learning resources and Classroom resources, including lesson plans. The programme aims to assist teachers to use technology to transform teaching and learning and offers access to community discussions on topics relevant to teachers and educators.
Pedegogical ICT License

This website is although ‘European’ Pedagogical ICT Licence (EPICT) the member countries include African nations and Australia. There is also a link to International Pedagogical ICT License of Sri Lanka. EPICT course offers approach that is away from ICT-skills centred to pedagogy centred for in-service training in the pedagogical integration of ICT in education.
E-learning and Technology: Training Resources

This website provides PDF documents that contain information about various topics, ranging from creating ICT-based learning materials to developing web pages.

Designing websitesThis section of the education_online_for_computers website provides free manuals for training on web-design software and picture manipulation software.
ETraining: the Web’s newest tutorials
This page from TutorialFind lists some of the most up-to-date courses on the Web, and covers a range of topics, from graphic design to C++ programming.

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  2. These strategies will work great in my graphic design online courses. Thanks for sharing...

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