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Websites to hook learners:




Crosswords and puzzles

http://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/

Free games

www.games.com

Play Countdown online

www.purely-games.com/countdown.html

Free e-cards

http://ecards.wwf.org.uk/

Earth Cam

http://www.earthcam.com/

London Screen Archives

http://www.londonsscreenarchives.org.uk/Londo/Main/

Find out about or send a message to your local MP

http://www.theyworkforyou.com

Fun frames for your digital photos

www.frameshow.com

Poster My Wall – make posters and collages

www.postermywall.com

EpubBooks – Free e-books

www.epubbooks.com

BBC Domesday project – photos from everyday life in 1986

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/

Historypin

www.historypin.com

Wikipedia

www.en.wikipedia.org

UKgardening

www.ukgardening.co.uk

BBC Food

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/

Really Nice Recipes

www.reallynicerecipes.com

ProperPrice.co.uk

www.properprice.co.uk

Money Saving Expert

www.moneysavingexpert.com

Say No to 0870

http://www.saynoto0870.com/

Shop Safe

www.shopsafe.co.uk

Freecycle

http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK

Ecomodo (sharing items and skills)

www.ecomodo.com

My Supermarket

www.mysupermarket.co.uk

How Stuff Works

www.howstuffworks.com

Spotify

www.spotify.com

BBC iPlayer

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

TV Catchup

www.tvcatchup.com

The Paperboy

www.thepaperboy.com/uk

Google Maps

http://maps.google.co.uk

World Travel Guide

www.worldtravelguide.net

Discounted Hotel rates

http://www.trivago.co.uk/

Trip Advisor

www.tripadvisor.co.uk

The Met Office

www.metoffice.gov.uk

Gov.uk

www.gov.uk

NHS Choices

www.nhs.uk

Get Online @ Home – refurbished computers

http://www.getonlineathome.org/

RefurbThat – refurbished computers

http://www.refurbthat.com/

Family History




Scotland’s People

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Find My Past

www.findmypast.co.uk

Ancestry

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/

BBC Family history site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/23493076







Websites for learning:




BBC Webwise

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/20595791

LearnDirect

http://www.learndirect.com/

Tutorials on computer basics and Microsoft Office

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/

Free online courses on many subjects

http://alison.com/

Free computer tutorials

www.homeandlearn.co.uk

Videojug – free How-to videos

www.videojug.com

Commoncraft videos

www.commoncraft.com

What Browser – learn about different web browsers

www.whatbrowser.org

Anti-virus software - Comparison

http://www.pcworld.com/article/210589/free_vs_fee_free_and_paid_antivirus_programs_compared.html

Help with understanding Skype

http://www.skype.com/intl/en/features/

Broadband.co.uk

http://www.broadband.co.uk/

e-skills UK

http://go-onyoucandoit.co.uk/

How to use Universal Jobmatch

http://www.learnmyway.com/htmlcourse/ukol/course31/index

Useful websites for teaching:




Digital Unite’s free guides

www.digitalunite.com

Internet Buttons

http://www.makebuttons.co.uk/en

DigitalSkills

https://www.digitalskills.com

LearnMyWay

http://www.learnmyway.com/

Storybird collaborative storytelling

http://storybird.com

Teachit Timer – for when you want to time an activity

www.teachit.co.uk

Online Stopwatch

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/ 

Timer with music

http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timer

Screenr – make screencasts to help your learners

www.screenr.com

VARK guide to learning styles

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=advice

Open Office

www.openoffice.org

Libre Office

www.libreoffice.org

Serif software

http://www.serif.com/

How to motivate the online learner (BCS)

http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/7699

Community How To - Lots of free online tools

http://www.communityhowto.com/tools

Websites for practising the mouse




Games

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/games.htm

Mousing Around

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/

Draw a Stickman

www.drawastickman.com

Jigzone

www.jigzone.com

Mouse Aerobics

http://monroe.lib.mi.us/computer_classes/mouse_exercise/mouse_exercise.htm

Frog who can’t swim - game

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/frog.htm

Floats game

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/floats.htm

ABCYA – game

http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm

Websites for practising the keyboard




FreeTypingGame.net

http://www.freetypinggame.net/

BBC Dance Mat typing game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Only Typing Games

http://www.onlytypinggames.com/

Rapid Typing Zone

http://www.rapidtyping.com/online-typing-games.html

Sense-lang.org

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/

Online security, shopping & banking




Money Matters to Me - Online banking simulator

http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/1-What-money-is-and-money-exchange/Sub1/BANKING-OnlineBankingSimulator.htm

Money Matters to Me - Online shopping simulator

http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/OS-SIM-Intro.htm

OnGuardOnline.gov - for learning about online security

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

BBC Internet safety Quiz

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14979083

You’ve been scammed (BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017pwn0

Buying online (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVzuEsg6RiI&feature=youtu.be

Get Safe Online

www.getsafeonline.org

Accessibility




AbilityNet accessibility advice

www.abilitynet.org.uk

My Computer My Way

www.abilitynet.org.uk/mcmw/

Free utilities

http://www.fx-software.co.uk/assistive.htm

WebAnywhere

http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/

F.lux

http://stereopsis.com/flux/

Five finger typist

www.typeonehand.com

NVDA free screen reader

www.nvda-project.org

Screen magnifiers

www.magnifiers.org

TechDis accessibility advice

www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/home

DSpeech free text to speech software

http://dspeech.en.softonic.com/

Ginger – grammar & spell checker/text reader

http://www.gingersoftware.com/

AtBar

https://www.atbar.org/

OpenDyslexic

http://opendyslexic.org/

Podcastomatic

http://podcastomatic.com/

Simplified computer systems




SimplyUnite

http://www.simplyunite.com/

Alex

http://www.welcometoalex.com/

Eldy

http://eldy.eu/

Simplicity

http://www.simplicitycomputers.co.uk/

Mobile Apps




Pocket

http://getpocket.com/

Books recommended by DCs




Windows 8 Simplified

http://amzn.to/1508QOv



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