ITO-Announce June 2004

The following resources were added to ItrainOnline during June:

1. Resources for trainers
2. Computer and internet basics
3. Tools and techniques for collaboration
4. Web design
5. Technical support and maintenance
6. Recursos en español
7. Suggest a resource

RESOURCES FOR TRAINERS

COMPETENCY CHECKLISTS
These lists of goals and skills relating to areas such as web site creation, presentation design and MS PowerPoint are a useful resource for trainers who need to develop pre- or post-training assessment tools, as well as for overall curriculum development.
http://pd.l2l.org/lrn_competency.html

COMPUTER AND INTERNET BASICS

FREEZES AND CRASHES
Simple explanations of computer "freezes" and "crashes" and what you can do about them.
http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/freezes_crashes/index.html

TIPS FOR UNDERSTANDING STYLES IN WORD 2002
What "styles" are, how they work, and how to use them in your Word documents. Although written for Word 2002, these tips are relevant to all MS Word users.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/previous/xp/columns/column14.asp

ESSENTIAL E-MAIL ETIQUETTE
Overview of the key elements of e-mail etiquette such as thinking of an appropriate subject line, addressing recipients properly, selecting an appropriate tone and editing your message.
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articlepage.cfm?ArticleId=510&topicid=5

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR COLLABORATION

WORD: COLLABORATION
Brief guide to MS Word's collaborative tools (such as change tracking, versioning and commenting).
http://getit.rutgers.edu/tutorials/word_collaboration/index.html

BRAINSTORMING ACROSS BORDERS
Basic tips on how to brainstorm online with geographically dispersed participants.
http://www.chrysalisinternational.com/communique_062904.htm

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE

COURSE FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTRE MANAGERS
Aimed in the first instance at the education sector, this self-paced online course from SchoolNet Africa covers all the steps involved in setting up, running, and maintaining a technical support, training and service centre.
http://www.schoolnetafrica.net/fileadmin/1MillionPCsTraining/Index.htm

WEB DESIGN

HERMISH
Free, easy-to-use tool to help you check the accessibility and cross-browser compatibility of your web site.
http://www.hermish.com/

RECURSOS EN ESPAÑOL

Y...¿QUIEN VISITA MI WEB?
¿Cómo sabe usted qué resultados está obteniendo su web? ¿Sabe quién visita su web, cuántas visitas registra, cómo son esas visitas, de dónde proceden, qué website o buscador las ha referenciado y hecho llegar hasta su web…? ¿Conoce qué secciones de su web les interesan más y cuáles les interesan menos a sus visitantes on line?
http://www.humanlevel.com/recursos.asp?IdNoticia=6

POSICIONAMIENTO EN BUSCADORES
Manual y consejos prácticos sobre posicionamiento en buscadores, con especial atención a Google.
http://www.guia-buscadores.com/posicionamiento/

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.