TechResources
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Assistive Technology
Ghotit Dyslexia Online Writing Assistance
http://www.ghotit.com/free_service.shtml
Provides online writing assistance for struggling writers, including an installable text-to-speech addon for IE-7 browser.
Digital Literacy
Computer Literacy Lessons
Below are links to: 1) online and/or download-able digital literacy instruction that learners can use on their own, and 2) teacher lesson plans. These are designed to help adults to be comfortable and competent in using computers and the Internet.
BBC Computer Tutor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/
Online animated interactive instruction.
Computer Basics Curriculum
http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_ft&catid=18102&recno=2465
Downloadable lessons developed by Santa Ana Community College's School of Continuing Education. Located under Teaching Tools & Resources, the ESL.Citizenship/ELCivics section, and then Lesson Plans from Other Sources subsection. You have to register (free) to use this site.
Firstfind
http://www.westchesterlibraries.org/node/56?stpc=6&sm=2&mc=2
The Computers and Technology area of Firstfind, a resource for low-literate adults developed by the public libraries of Westchester County, New York with librarians in New York City.
GCF Global Learning Computer Basics Tutorials
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/
Free, online videos. You have to register, but it's free and quick.
Kansas Technology Competencies
http://www.nwlincs.org/CompTech/toc.htm
Download-able lessons
Microsoft digital literacy curriculum
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/Citizenship/giving/programs/UP/digitalliteracy/default.mspx
Support Materials and Exercises for Basic Computer Literacy
http://library.nald.ca/item/433
Bridging the Gap - Computer Component
http://www.nald.ca/CLR/Btg/comp/compmain/compindex.htm
Computer Basics 2000
http://www.nald.ca/CLR/basics00/cover.htm
The Learning Ladder
http://learningladder.org/basics/part1.htm
This introduction to computers and the Internet is part of a workplace reading and writing curriculum for early childhood educators.
Mouse Practice Skills Links
http://www.alri.org/harness.html#MOUSE
Thanks to Gail Price, who posted the BBC Computer Tutor information to the National Institute for Literacy Family Literacy Discussion List in March, 2006. Thanks also to the following people who identified other resources listed here on the National Institute for Literacy Technology discussion list in March, 2006: Stan Ashlock, Tiim Ponder, Lorette Chiasson, Maureen Hoyt, Bruce Carmel, Mary McCain and Mariann Fedele.
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