ITO-Announce May 2004

The following resources were added to ItrainOnline during May:

1. Resources for trainers
2. Internet basics and strategic use
3. Multilingual computing
4. Gender
5. Ressources en français
6. Recursos en español
7. Suggest a resource

RESOURCES FOR TRAINERS

ZHABA FACILITATORS MATERIALS
ZHABA is a network of facilitators working with environmental, civil society and development organizations to help them make change happen and increase the effectiveness of their work. This section of their website offers resources on facilitation and organization, as well as worksheets and tools useful for facilitating workshops and training events.
http://www.zhaba.cz/index.php?id=20

BASIC FACILITATION PRIMER
A PDF primer on basic facilitation skills that will help trainers getting started on making meetings, training and workshops even more effective.
http://www.iaf-world.org/files/public/FacilitatorMnl.pdf

INTERNET BASICS AND STRATEGIC USE

TIME TO GET ONLINE
Self-instructional materials on connecting to the Internet, accessing information resources, interacting online, establishing and maintaining a web site and integrating the internet into your organization. Resources are free but registration is required.
http://www.timetogetonline.org/

WIKIS DESCRIBED IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Wikis. What they are, where they come from, why they exist, how they function and how can they be useful for normal human beings like you and me. If you are into building online communities where stakeholders care and nurture a common goal, consider this required reading.
http://www.commoncraft.com/archives/000644.html 

ACHIEVO
Achievo is open source web-based collaborative project management software.
http://www.achievo.org/

GENDER

SUSTAINABILITY IN TELECOMMUNICATION THROUGH GENDER & SOCIAL EQUALITY
These Gender modules - manuals for workshop trainers and participants - were developed to assist ITU member states to consider gender mainstreaming in policy and regulatory issues as well as in strategic management. Topics covered are “Introduction to Regulation”, “Introduction to Access”, “Introduction to Licensing”, “Interconnection”, “Tariffs”, “Competition Policy”, “Strategic Change Management”, “Human Resources: A True Agent of Change”.
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/gender/Training_Resources/index.html

MULTILINGUAL COMPUTING

Multilingual Computing
The web site of the "MultiLingual Computing & Technology" journal offers a vast range of useful information for those needing to explore multilingual issues in depth.
http://www.multilingual.com/

RESSOURCES EN FRANÇAIS

MATERIEL INFORMATIQUE
Cette formation vous permettra de connaître les composants de votre PC afin de mieux l'utiliser.
http://www.informatiquepourtous.com/formation/materiel/index.php

OPTIMISATION
Formation sur les trucs et astuces pour avoir un PC plus rapide et plus performant.
http://www.informatiquepourtous.com/formation/optimi/index.php

LISTES DE DIFFUSION
Ces listes utiles acheminent les messages jusqu'à votre boîte aux letters electronique. Voici quelques renseignements de base qui vous permettront de decouvrir comment les utiliser.
http://www.learnthenet.com/french/html/24mlists.htm

VOTRE PREMIER SITE WEB
Pour debuter en toute simplicite et creer rapidement votre page Web en quelques minutes. « Vos premiers pas » va vous aider à aborder en douceur les bases du HTML. Claire et concise, cette rubrique vous apprendra egalement tout ce que vous devez savoir sur la creation, le referencement et la gestion d'un site web.
http://iquebec.ifrance.com/iwebmaster/premierspas/index.htm?srub=ppas

RADIO SUR LE WEB
Apprenez comment ecouter la radio sur le Web et branchez-vous aux milliers de stations de radio à travers le monde qui mettent leurs programmes en ligne.
http://www.learnthenet.com/french/html/57radio.htm

LE FORMAT OGG VORBIS
Tout sur le format Ogg Vorbis, moins connu que le MP3 mais qui le surpasse quant à la compression des fichiers sonores. L'ogg, en plus de ses qualités techniques, est “open source”: son utilisation est gratuite et les codes sources sont distribues gratuitement
http://www.cestfacile.org/oggvorbis.htm

RECURSOS EN ESPAÑOL

Una gran cantidad de nuevos recursos en español se agregaron al sitio de
"ItrainOnline" en el mes de mayo. La lista completa es tan extenso que no la incluimos aquí. Favor de consultar
http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/spanish/novedades.shtml para ver
los nuevos recursos. 

SUGGEST A RESOURCE

If you would like to suggest a resource for inclusion in ItrainOnline, please visit http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/english/submit.shtml or e-mail mmtk@apc.org.