ITO-Announce November 2004

The following resources were added to ItrainOnline during November:

1. Resources for trainers and facilitators
2. Computer and internet basics
3. Ressources en français
4. Recursos en español
5. Suggest a resource

1. RESOURCES FOR TRAINERS AND FACILITATORS

RESOURCES @ PARTICIPATION
The Participation website aims to provide an interactive learning forum to share and exchange resources, knowledge and information on participation in development. The resources sub-page includes a useful database on participatory approaches, methods and tools that can help trainers and facilitators design their participatory processes. Tip: Enter 'train' into the Field Tools database and see all the useful resources and tips that the site contains.
http://www.fao.org/Participation/resources.html

ANALYSE YOURSELF AS FACILITATOR: DISEMPOWER YOURSELF
A useful resource page in the FAO Participation database intended to help trainers and facilitators reflect on how to "facilitate others in the sense of handing over the stick, disempowering yourself as a facilitator, leading by withdrawing."
http://www.fao.org/Participation/ft_more.jsp?ID=920

ONLINEFACILITATION LISTSERVER
The onlinefacilitation listserver is a space for discussing the skills, techniques and issues around online facilitation in a variety of internet online environments and virtual communities.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onlinefacilitation/

2. COMPUTER AND INTERNET BASICS

THE ANIMATED INTERNET
Short animations on connecting to the internet and how the web, e-mail, mailing lists, search engines, newsgroups, streaming media, encryption, and online shopping work. You will need the Flash player to view these animations.
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/animate.htm

TOP 20 WAYS TO PREVENT SPAM
Twenty tips for fighting spam from the TechSoup community.
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articlepage.cfm?ArticleId=568

HOW DO I USE A SCANNER?
A basic introduction to using scanners from BBC WebWise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/scancam/usescan_1.shtml

3. RESSOURCES EN FRANÇAIS

VENEZ SUR INTERNET : ÉTAPES FACILES POUR RÉUSSIR SUR INTERNET
Les 150 pages du support "Venez sur Internet" sont centrés autour de cinq essentielles "étapes pour réussir sur Internet". La première moitié du support est destinée à former des nouveaux professionnels de l’Internet. La deuxième moitié les aidera à devenir des champions de l’Internet, capables d’utiliser Internet au sein de leur organisation dans leur travail quotidien.
http://www.timetogetonline.org/ttgo/content/view/36/59/

4. RECURSOS EN ESPAÑOL

Una gran cantidad de nuevos recursos en español se agregaron al sitio de
"ItrainOnline" en el mes de noviembre. 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.

5. 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.