This page is for anything on the subject of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Training, with the emphasis on basic training for new computer users.

It contains lists of resources (links to websites) for ICT Training, for learners, teachers and coaches, advice, jargon, technology and any other relevant topics.

Contents of this page Definition of ICT    ICT Resources for learners    ICT Resources for teachers and coaches    General ICT resources    Jargon    Technology    Computer Clubs    Communication Methods    Entrepreneurship    Computer Manuals    Internet Safety    Digital Libraries    Arts and Music    Useful searches    Obtaining Computers    Email me for help finding ICT Training resources    AboutThisPage

Definition of ICT    

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_and_Communications_Technology :-

Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information, securely.

Recently it has become popular[citation needed] to broaden the term to explicitly include the field of electronic communication so that people tend to use the abbreviation ICT (Information and Communications Technology).

Today, the term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term is more recognizable than ever before. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields. IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems.

ICT Resources for learners    

http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/index.shtml BBC Computer Tutor - Getting started (for broadband or dial-up)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/index.shtml BBC Webwise - Guide to the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ - BBC Search for any topic (ICT, Wi-Fi, CD-ROM, etc).

http://wiredguide.com/index.html Wired Guilde - ICT Help - see PC Resources.

http://whatis.techtarget.com/ - WhatIs? - Encyclopedia of 2000+ computer terms.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/FX100565001033.aspx Microsoft Office - Free online tutorials for their Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Database, Email, etc.

http://www.pitt.edu/~edindex/OfficeindexXP2.html Free MS Office XP tutorial book (right-click and save the .pdf files listed on the left for each section)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/it/ BBC ICT Key Skills

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/index.shtml BBC page for ICT at GCSE level, an exam taken in the UK at age 16.

http://alison.com/index.php Alison - free ECDL/ICDL (European/International Computer Driving License) course - how to use a computer for office and internet activities.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Computer_Driving_Licence Wikipedia ECDL (and ICDL).

http://www.google.co.uk/help/ - Google Help with searching the internet.

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/search/ Yahoo Help with searching the internet.

http://help.uk.msn.com/ MSN Microsoft Networks Help Centre, including Live Search.

ICT Resources for teachers and coaches    

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ictcoach/ The BBC ICT Coach pages.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ictcoach/resources/ BBC ICT Coach list of resources.

http://www.adbi.org/3rdpartycdrom/2003/01/01/768.ict.training.kit.for.africa.educators/ Free CD-ROM from UNESCO 'ICT Training Kit for Africa Educators'.

http://moodle.org/ - Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package, to help educators create effective online learning communities.

http://www.ictinedtoolkit.org/ - ICT in Education Toolkit - See Toolkit Library button for lots of documents.

General ICT resources    

Jargon    

Technology    

http://www.howstuffworks.com/ How Stuff Works - Very good articles explaining how things work in simple terms. Search for articles. Each one has a list of related articles at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/ YouTube - Google's video sharing site, for amateur and professional videos and TV/movie clips from around the world. If you have access to a fast internet connection, you can watch videos on any technological subject, like 'Wi-Fi'. If you have a sloy connection, there are websites describing how to save YouTube videos to MPEG files for offline browsing. Just type 'save youtube' into http://www.google.com for these.

Computer Clubs    

Communication Methods    

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sneakernet - Setting up a Sneakernet, to transport files on physical media, such as USB Flash Memory Drive, memory card or CD/DVD disks.

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sneakernet#Further_reading - Projects in various countries which set up village computer-service kiosks and deliver email and files by Wi-Fi motorbike/bus/vehicle, telephone, long-range Wi-Fi, etc. See Wizzy Digital Courier, DAKNET, Airjaldi, etc.

Entrepreneurship    

http://www.drishtee.com/ Drishtree Entrepreneurship.

Computer Manuals    

http://www.freetechbooks.com/ many free computer science and programming books

Internet Safety    

http://www.webwisekids.org/ BBC Webwise Kids - safety.

Digital Libraries    

http://www.widernet.org/digitalLibrary/index.htm - The eGranary Digital Library.

Arts and Music    

Search with google etc for particular freeware applications and tutorials about...

Video Editing

Sound Editing

Music Software

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface - A file format for note information)

MusicXML (New file format for exchanging notes and sheet-music accurately between different programs)

Photo Editing software

Painting software

Digital photography

Useful searches    

ICT

ICT4D (ICT for Development)

ICT4RD (ICT for Rural Development)

ICT4Ed (ICT for Education)

ICT for Education

Basic Computing

To find downloadable tutorials for reading offline...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ms+office+xp+tutorial++filetype:doc&hl=en&safe=off&as_qdr=all&start=10&sa=N - A google search for 'ms office xp tutorial filetype:doc' which find just MS Word .doc files.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=ms+office+xp+tutorial++filetype:pdf&meta= - A google search for 'ms office xp tutorial filetype:pdf' which find just Adobe Acrobat .pdf files.

Obtaining Computers    

Email me for help finding ICT Training resources    

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