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Tutorial on how to install python. One of many tutorials to come

Whether you are new to the computer, returning for review or just want to gain more 21st century skills, our free computer tutorials can help. From Computer Basics to Microsoft Office to Apple, we have a wide range of free computer tutorials to choose from.

"The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we've put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you. We'll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference."

W3Schools has a range of web building tutorials including HTML5 and other versions. It also has a range of try it yourself examples of code that you can cut and paste from and experiment with as well as having code reference and certification pages

How to create a basic frame, aka window, in wxPython.

With Reflection, for $15, you can now mirror your iPad onto a computer. This means you can use desktop screen-capture software to record, narrate, and annotate your iPad tutorials or simulations!

"QR Codes are similar to bar codes making it possible to access Web sites and messages through a camera phone. " This wiki from the University of Wyoming is a great collection of ideas, guides and tutorials.

"For the beta release of Axiis I prepared a visualization showing the historical browser breakdown of visitors to W3schools.com. Since then I've enhanced it a bit, adding the ability to filter by browser type, and Tom lent his artistic eye and did a little restyling. Although the number of Axiis tutorials out there is growing steadily, there are still very few, so I'll dive deep and explain exactly how this visualization works. "

Fascinating browser visualisation (click on the graph). Anybody spot the ironic image it makes with the Firefox logo?

"If you've edited a few videos but have always wanted to step up your game and learn to edit with professional software, now's your chance. We'll be taking a dive into the basics of professional video editing software all week. First up: a look at editing environments, the purpose of everything on your screen, and how to do a few basic operations."

Nice tutorial that explains the basics of professional video editing with FinalCut Pro.

This launch page has interactive movie tutorials for GoAnimate, Stupeflix and Xtranormal. Clicking on the links will take you to the interactive where you can begin to create your movie using the various tools.

This excellent site begins with an overview of the WWW before looking more closely at Search with annotated lists of search tools and techniques as well as an extended discussion on the Deep Web and keeping current.

"Mac OSX has made copying DVDs easy; the whole process should only take about 40 minutes on a faster G4. To copy DVDs with your Mac OSX, follow these instructions."

"Well now it can. What if I told you there was a great, free alternative to scraps of paper and that you can get organised with all of your notes in just one place, online."

Sometimes you want to do a little task that really has to be run on Windows or there's no alternative software for Mac, but you don't want to reboot into Bootcamp to do it. And you want to keep Bootcamp, since it lets you run Windows to its potential. Well, VirtualBox can certainly help you ! It's a great piece of freeware that I recently fell in love with.

"These are instructions on how to find the codecs used, as well as the other specifications, of a video file using your Mac and VideoSpec (Windows users can do the same using GSpot). "

"Welcome to the Google Apps Education Training Center. This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context. Access to a Google Apps Education account is strongly recommended so that you can experiment and apply what you learn. There are six modules of training content available. Each module has several chapters with many lessons. After reviewing the entire training course, an individual will have a solid understanding of all the products in the Google Apps suite. Learning objectives include: * Customize Google Apps for your school * Organize your email more effectively * Create shared calendars for your school * Collaborate with others, online, on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets * Deliver and collect surveys, quizzes, and feedback * Develop a media-rich website without looking at code * Set-up an internal video portal just for your school Each chapter will take from 10 to 20 minutes to complete. Browse the modules on the right to see a list of chapters for each topic."

Phil Bagge has created a really great set of videos looking at things Google including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and Google Forms. He also shows off some classroom based examples of work done with the apps. At the top of the page are also links to other series of videos Phil has made including some around Office applications.

"Creating screencasts has been one of my favorite things to do when working with technology. I have used this to help teachers and students with troubleshooting or professional development. It's a great tool to demonstrate how to solve a problem or clarify a multi-step procedure. "

"Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slidesharing and much more."