Websites to hook learners:
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Crosswords and puzzles
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http://lovattspuzzles.com/online-puzzles-competitions/
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Free games
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www.games.com
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Play Countdown online
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www.purely-games.com/countdown.html
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Free e-cards
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http://ecards.wwf.org.uk/
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Earth Cam
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http://www.earthcam.com/
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London Screen Archives
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http://www.londonsscreenarchives.org.uk/Londo/Main/
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Find out about or send a message to your local MP
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http://www.theyworkforyou.com
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Fun frames for your digital photos
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www.frameshow.com
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Poster My Wall – make posters and collages
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www.postermywall.com
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EpubBooks – Free e-books
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www.epubbooks.com
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BBC Domesday project – photos from everyday life in 1986
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/
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Historypin
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www.historypin.com
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Wikipedia
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www.en.wikipedia.org
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UKgardening
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www.ukgardening.co.uk
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BBC Food
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/
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Really Nice Recipes
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www.reallynicerecipes.com
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ProperPrice.co.uk
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www.properprice.co.uk
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Money Saving Expert
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www.moneysavingexpert.com
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Say No to 0870
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http://www.saynoto0870.com/
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Shop Safe
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www.shopsafe.co.uk
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Freecycle
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http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK
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Ecomodo (sharing items and skills)
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www.ecomodo.com
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My Supermarket
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www.mysupermarket.co.uk
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How Stuff Works
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www.howstuffworks.com
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Spotify
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www.spotify.com
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BBC iPlayer
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www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
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TV Catchup
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www.tvcatchup.com
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The Paperboy
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www.thepaperboy.com/uk
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Google Maps
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http://maps.google.co.uk
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World Travel Guide
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www.worldtravelguide.net
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Discounted Hotel rates
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http://www.trivago.co.uk/
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Trip Advisor
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www.tripadvisor.co.uk
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The Met Office
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www.metoffice.gov.uk
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Gov.uk
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www.gov.uk
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NHS Choices
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www.nhs.uk
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Get Online @ Home – refurbished computers
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http://www.getonlineathome.org/
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RefurbThat – refurbished computers
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http://www.refurbthat.com/
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Family History
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Scotland’s People
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http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
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Find My Past
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www.findmypast.co.uk
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Ancestry
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http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
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BBC Family history site
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/23493076
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Websites for learning:
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BBC Webwise
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/20595791
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LearnDirect
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http://www.learndirect.com/
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Tutorials on computer basics and Microsoft Office
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http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
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Free online courses on many subjects
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http://alison.com/
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Free computer tutorials
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www.homeandlearn.co.uk
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Videojug – free How-to videos
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www.videojug.com
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Commoncraft videos
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www.commoncraft.com
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What Browser – learn about different web browsers
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www.whatbrowser.org
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Anti-virus software - Comparison
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/210589/free_vs_fee_free_and_paid_antivirus_programs_compared.html
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Help with understanding Skype
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http://www.skype.com/intl/en/features/
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Broadband.co.uk
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http://www.broadband.co.uk/
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e-skills UK
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http://go-onyoucandoit.co.uk/
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How to use Universal Jobmatch
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http://www.learnmyway.com/htmlcourse/ukol/course31/index
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Useful websites for teaching:
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Digital Unite’s free guides
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www.digitalunite.com
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Internet Buttons
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http://www.makebuttons.co.uk/en
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DigitalSkills
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https://www.digitalskills.com
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LearnMyWay
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http://www.learnmyway.com/
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Storybird collaborative storytelling
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http://storybird.com
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Teachit Timer – for when you want to time an activity
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www.teachit.co.uk
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Online Stopwatch
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http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
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Timer with music
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http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timer
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Screenr – make screencasts to help your learners
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www.screenr.com
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VARK guide to learning styles
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http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=advice
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Open Office
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www.openoffice.org
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Libre Office
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www.libreoffice.org
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Serif software
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http://www.serif.com/
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How to motivate the online learner (BCS)
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http://www.bcs.org/content/conEvent/7699
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Community How To - Lots of free online tools
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http://www.communityhowto.com/tools
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Websites for practising the mouse
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Games
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http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/games.htm
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Mousing Around
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http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/
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Draw a Stickman
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www.drawastickman.com
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Jigzone
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www.jigzone.com
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Mouse Aerobics
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http://monroe.lib.mi.us/computer_classes/mouse_exercise/mouse_exercise.htm
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Frog who can’t swim - game
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http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g2/frog.htm
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Floats game
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http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/floats.htm
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ABCYA – game
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http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm
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Websites for practising the keyboard
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FreeTypingGame.net
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http://www.freetypinggame.net/
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BBC Dance Mat typing game
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
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Only Typing Games
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http://www.onlytypinggames.com/
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Rapid Typing Zone
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http://www.rapidtyping.com/online-typing-games.html
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Sense-lang.org
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http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
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Online security, shopping & banking
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Money Matters to Me - Online banking simulator
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/1-What-money-is-and-money-exchange/Sub1/BANKING-OnlineBankingSimulator.htm
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Money Matters to Me - Online shopping simulator
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http://www.moneymatterstome.co.uk/Interactive-Workshops/OS-SIM-Intro.htm
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OnGuardOnline.gov - for learning about online security
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http://www.onguardonline.gov/
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BBC Internet safety Quiz
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14979083
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You’ve been scammed (BBC)
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017pwn0
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Buying online (video)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVzuEsg6RiI&feature=youtu.be
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Get Safe Online
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www.getsafeonline.org
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Accessibility
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AbilityNet accessibility advice
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www.abilitynet.org.uk
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My Computer My Way
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www.abilitynet.org.uk/mcmw/
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Free utilities
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http://www.fx-software.co.uk/assistive.htm
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WebAnywhere
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http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/
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F.lux
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http://stereopsis.com/flux/
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Five finger typist
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www.typeonehand.com
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NVDA free screen reader
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www.nvda-project.org
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Screen magnifiers
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www.magnifiers.org
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TechDis accessibility advice
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www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/home
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DSpeech free text to speech software
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http://dspeech.en.softonic.com/
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Ginger – grammar & spell checker/text reader
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http://www.gingersoftware.com/
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AtBar
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https://www.atbar.org/
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OpenDyslexic
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http://opendyslexic.org/
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Podcastomatic
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http://podcastomatic.com/
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Simplified computer systems
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SimplyUnite
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http://www.simplyunite.com/
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Alex
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http://www.welcometoalex.com/
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Eldy
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http://eldy.eu/
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Simplicity
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http://www.simplicitycomputers.co.uk/
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Mobile Apps
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Pocket
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http://getpocket.com/
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Books recommended by DCs
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Windows 8 Simplified
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http://amzn.to/1508QOv
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