General

• The Typing Web - start to practice immediately, no download required. Practice as a guest or log in and it will track your progress. FREE
• Adobe's Digital Kids Club
• Digital Storytelling
• FreePlay Music - Royalty free clips to add to MovieMaker, Photostory, Audacity, etc.
• PDF995 Download Site
• Dopdf Download Site - Convert files to .pdf
• Audacity Download Site
• Audiograbber Download Site
• SmartNotebook Download Site
• Web Browser Plugins including Shockwave, Flashplayer, etc.
• Photo Story Download and Tutorials
• AVG Free - Antivirus Software
• AdAware - Spyware Remover
• Bryce 5 - Free 3D landscape modelling software
• Truspace 3 - Free 3D modelling and animation software
• Acid XPress 5 - Free loop based sound sequencer

Planning and Evaluating Web Pages

• Apple Web Design Guide
• The Web...Believe it or not (.pdf courtesy of Cathy McLaren from Brandon School Division)
• Whois - find the owner of a web site
• The Wayback Machine - find out what a web site used to look like

Video Production

• Video Production 101
• Creating a Storyboard
• Guide to Film Making
• Storyboarding Activity

Finding Icons and Fonts

• Kids Domain Icons
• Iconolog
• Iconarchive
• CoolArchive
• Ender-design
• Index of Icons and Graphics
• Deb's Icons
• Stuff.com
• Dafont
• 1001 Free Fonts

Animation Graphics

• Animation Factory
• Bells and Whistles
• Animation Library
• Gif Animations.com
• Animation Central
• Web Arrow

Create a Logo

• CoolText

Clip Art

• Microsoft Clip Art Online
• Clipart Guide.com
• Great Graphics for Teachers
• Teacherfiles.com Educational Clip Art
• Classroom Clipart
• Graphics Online
• CoolClips
• Discovery Clip Art
• Pics 4 Learning - Royalty Free Clip Art
• Noetic Art
• Clip Art Review
• Awesome Clipart for Kids

Sound Effects

• Sound Dogs
• Acoustica
• Partners in Rhyme
• A1
• Soundzabounds - Royalty free music for schools

Tutorials

• Movie Maker Tutorial
• Photo Story Download, Tutorial
• Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements Video Tutorials
• Inspiration Tutorial
• Netscape Composer Tutorial
• Inspiration Tutorial
• Graphic Organizer examples for Inspiration
• ClarisWorks Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, Photoshop, Inspiration, FileMaker Pro
• PowerPoint Tutorial 1
• PowerPoint Tutorial 2
• Netscape Communicator
• Microsoft Word

   

Keeping it Legal and Safe

• Concordia University's Copyright Guide - How are teachers allowed to use music, recorded TV programs, etc. in the classroom.
• Canadian Copyright Laws - easy to read and understand.
• Creative Commons - search tools for copyright free material.
• Classroom Provisions of the Canadian Copyright Act
• Pics for Learning - Copyright friendly images for education
• PB World Database - mostly copyright friendly images
• Open Photo Project
• Free Pixels
• Freeplaymusic.com
• Giant list of copyright free sites

Online Safety

• SafeKids.com

Internet Safety Resources for Gr 5-10 Students

• http://www.internet101.ca/
• http://cyberwise.ca
• http://www.cybercops.net

Typing Resources

• Peter's Online Typing Course
• Make your own Exercise
• Online Touch Typing Program
• Power Typing Test
• Type Online