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Each day seems to produce a new hack, tool or tip for better Gmail use. In this post, I want to highlight only the very best, hand-picked from hundreds of resources. This is not another resource list you'll bookmark and never look at again. These tips, monster resources and tools will change the way you use Gmail.

This is a pretty nice aggregation site for how-to videos. Nice potential here, although I haven't dug too deeply into the content yet.

Free online photogrpahy course. Scrooll down the page for the list of lessons. From Darren Kuropatwa's blog post - How Flickr Threw a Switch in My Head http://adifference.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-flickr-threw-switch-in-my-head.html

Instructables is the Biggest How To and DIY community where people make and share inspiring, entertaining, and useful projects, recipes, and hacks.

a comprehensive database of do-it-yourself videos and articles.  The site is packed with homegrown tips, expertise and instructions on how to undertake thousands of useful activities.Want to turn an old NES cartridge into a functioning external hard drive with just a soldering iron and a screwdriver?  How about retrofitting your original 1984 Mac so it can run the current Apple operating system or training a guinea pig to play dead? It's all there for you to discover.You can also find solutions to problems that aren't quite answered by the array of videos.  Just post a query in their answers forum and one of the site's regular users (or "pros" in their lingo) will likely answer it (and turn the answer into a video).If you've got knowledge you want to contribute, click on the Submit button to post your own article or video. (You know, in case you want to give back a little).

This collection of tips was transcribed from a seminar given in Seattle by Edward Tufte

Use the resources on this page to learn more about how archives work, how to find and understand records, and how to look after your own records. Try our interactive tutorials on Latin and palaeography, and discover what information you can find online about us and our records.

Training on multiple software and Web 2.0 tools from an ICT teacher. Uses screen casts. Excellent free resource.

Thanks for sharing!

I set out to create this poster size guide for teachers, allowing them to compare the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools, adding a column to indicate how tricky the tool is to set up.

Awesome set of "getting started" handouts for Web. 2.0 tools!

Great resource! Thank you for sharing!

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Great presentation on keeping our teaching presentations simply, appealing to our students, and to the point.

a handy reminder on visually presenting material

videos to help teachers new to tech

how to create & embed

Thanks for the link

"The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How to do research! Step 1: Plan your project Plan your project tutorial Define your subject Brainstorm What do you already know? Group similar ideas Identify key words and phrases Make a quest strategy Gather your tools Step 2: Search for information Search for information tutorial The Kentucky Virtual Library The library catalog Encyclopedia Reference books: table of contents and index Magazines and newspaper articles Dictionary Search the World Wide Web What if you can't find anything? Step 3: Take Notes Take notes tutorial The KWL method Fact finder method Data sheets Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing) Venn diagram method Note cards Prints and photocopies Bibliography page Step 4: Use the information Use the information tutorial Scan the page first The five finger test Is the information true or bogus? Put it in your own words Organize the information Compare and contrast Put the information in order Add your own conclusions Step 5: Report Share what you've learned tutorial Step 6: Evaluate Ask yourself, "How did I do?" Glossary Back to the introduction page Portal | Home Base (Site Map) | Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary Teacher's Toolbox | Flash Version | Text Only Version Kentucky Virtual Library"