Online Tutorials by Subject
The sites listed below contain free self-paced tutorials available through the Internet. We have purchased several for library patrons; others are a free will contribution through technology. However, please be aware that some owners of free sites may offer valuable tools in order to profit from advertising. Some of these materials are still very useful and they are included here with notes. Sites that mix free and fee-based "courses" are also included.
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Tutorials Directory
Vocational Information Center
- Online Tutorial Resources - a comprehensive compilation by a former teacher.
http://www.khake.com/page67.html
Academic
Academic Skills Resources, The Learning Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia - Many outlines covering basic academic skills and including links to further studies and information.
Free-Ed.Net, Free Education on the Internet - Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines. Study programs for homeschooling, advanced college prep, GED, technical careers, lifelong learning, and much, much more.
Learning Express Library - take practice tests for SAT, ACT, career certifications, and others. If you are a library member, this is accessible at home through the website. Non-members may use this resource at any library location. Click Databases>Take Practice Tests at http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov . Registration is required.
MIT Open Courseware -Written course
materials for many of MIT's real classes are available here free of charge.
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
Arts & Crafts
Better Homes & Gardens
- Family & Crafts category. Scroll down to specific topics and select your
needs.
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/family/index.jhtml
Basic Computer & Internet Information
All
the Basics of Personal Computers – Free-Ed site for beginning computer
users
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/MiscTech/PCRepair/IdiotPC.asp
Dynamic
Zone FX.com – Searching the Internet, very teacher and student oriented
http://www.dzfx.com/workshops/list/2/Advanced_Searching_Techniques
Free
Skills – the free tutorials are always further down the page even
on the submenus and content pages. Beware of advertisements – look for
the fine print note (i.e. “Ads by Gooooooogle”) to weed these out.
Very good fee-based material also.
http://tutorials.freeskills.com/free-internet-tutorials.html
Learn That/ Computers – short articles about how to buy or build a computer, use the current operating systems. Changes over time; check to see what’s there now – http://www.learnthat.com/computers/category-3
Computer Software
Free Skills - the free tutorials
are always further down the page even on the submenus and content pages. Beware
of advertisements – look for the fine print note (i.e. “Ads by Gooooooogle”)
to weed these out. Very good fee-based material also.
http://tutorials.freeskills.com/
Tutorialized.com – searchable
by “all” or specific programs. Tutorials are very short and single
task-oriented, not for beginners. Includes operating systems as well as all
other types of software. Beware of advertisements labeled as such.
http://www.tutorialized.com/
Photoshop Support – not
intended for beginners, task-oriented, very comprehensive and searchable.
http://www.photoshopsupport.com/
TutorViaComputer –
MS Word, MS Excel, RealSlideShow, Paint Shop Pro, Scalable SQL, Flash 5
http://www.baycongroup.com/index.htm
Dynamic Zone FX.com –
Word, Photoshop, Outlook, Excel, Inspiration, Dreamweaver, Windows XP, Powerpoint,
Must scan sub-menus for task-oriented instructions.
http://www.dzfx.com/workshops/list/
Fundamentals
of Microsoft Office – Brief tutorials on the major Microsoft programs.
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/InfoTech/informit/ITLC02.asp
Computer Programming
Free-Ed.Net, Information Technology - Beginning level courses in most common programming languages including data processing and website concentrations.
HTML Goodies - Started by a PhD student
in 1992, now owned and operated by Jupitermedia. Contains a full range of tutorials
for website design and development, each designed to take 6-7 days to complete.
Very encouraging language. "Primers" are basic enough for extreme
beginners.
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
W3 Schools - Developed by Refsnes Data,
a Norwegian company (not the W3C, or World Wide Web Consortium). Very good exercises
and quizes, covering most aspects of website design and development.
http://www.w3schools.com/
Free Skills - the free tutorials
are always further down the page, even on the submenus and content pages. Contains
a full array of programming languages. Beware of advertisements – look
for the fine print note (Ads by . . . .) to identify these. Very good fee-based
material in a separate section of the website.
http://tutorials.freeskills.com/
Web Developer's Notes - These
are very useful basic tutorials for web development. The numerous advertisement
blocks are identified as such throughout every section.
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/
GED Study
Free-Ed.Net, Free Education on the Internet - Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines. Study programs for homeschooling, advanced college prep, GED, technical careers, lifelong learning, and much, much more.
Learning Express Library - take practice tests for the GED. If you are a library member, this is accessible at home through the website. Non-members may use this resource at any library location. Click Databases>Take Practice Tests at http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov . Registration is required.
Foreign Languages
Learn Spanish - a free
online tutorial - very detailed, but basic audio tutorial with lots of examples
by native speakers.
http://www.studyspanish.com/freesite.htm
Spanish - Learn It Online -
This is an online resource center for Spanish learners. It has great verb conjugation
drills and many links to other online resources.
http://www.spaleon.com/index.php
Mango Languages -
A new tutorial that is available for library card members. Features nine languages.
http://www.mangolanguages.com
Peace Corps' World
Wise Schools -
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/multimedia/language/
FSI - published by the State Department
http://www.fsi-language-courses.com
Health & Lifestyle
Health Care
Education Supersite – A subsite of Free-Ed.Net. Very good pre-study
for post-secondary or technical school education as well as personal knowledge..
http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/HealthCare/default.asp
Home & Garden
Easy2DIY.com – Easy to
Do It Yourself – Home improvement tutorials in a huge number of categories.
Locate your needs by Category, Location, or Task and then click the Tutorials
tab.
http://www.easy2diy.com/index.asp
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