Tutorials and Guides

Below is a constantly growing and evolving list of tutorials and guides to assist students in their technology-integration efforts.  This list may change with great frequency, and we also welcome suggestions of online tutorials and guides for tools that we could add to this list.  If you wish to comment on or offer suggestions to this list, please contact us.

Please note that many of these links are to external sites, and neither the TTL nor Indiana University are responsible for their content.

• General Software Tools
• Multimedia Software Tools
• Online Tools

General Software Tools and Tasks

Microsoft Word Tasks

• Word - Protecting Word Documents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5-cLyQM56c
• Add and format pictures in Microsoft Word 2007 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA102341331033.aspx
  Save images in Microsoft Word documents as separate files http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/itdojo/?p=135
• Using Track Changes and Comments in Word 2007 tutorial

Microsoft Excel Tasks

• Excel formulas and functions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOU_hL2_zBo
• Excel charts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7f2Uod3IlQ

Concept Mapping Tools and Tasks

• Inspiration and Kidspiration Tutorials (YouTube)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2 (more than what is needed for this project, but a good resource)
  • Part 3 (more than what is needed for this project, but a good resource)
• Kidspiration Overview (YouTube)
• FreeMind Dowload and Tools page (A free concept mapping tool)
• General Inspiration: http://www.inspiration.com/videos/Inspiration
• Kidspiration: http://www.inspiration.com/Videos/Kidspiration

Screenshots and Picture Management in Windows

• Editing Pictures in Microsoft Picture Manager http://ittraining.lse.ac.uk/Documentation/OnlineGuides/Picture-Manager.htm
• Using the snipping tool in Vista http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/capture-a-screen-shot-using-the-snipping-tool-in-windows-vista/
• Taking a screen shot using PrintScreen key http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm
  

Online Tools and Tasks

Web Searches

• http://www.googleguide.com/
• http://www.careerinfonet.org/acinet/Occupations/select_occupation.aspx?next=occ_rep&level=&optstatus=000100000&id=1&nodeid=2&soccode=&stfips=&jobfam=
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWHPf00Jkqg

Google Sites

• Google Sites: How to Make Pages Appear in your Navigation: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7xft7r_11ckrhjdds
• Google Sites: How to link to files (stored in a File Cabinet page): http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7xft7r_123x2v6dch
• Google Sites: How to link to files (attached to the bottom of your page): http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7xft7r_13ch58ftgw
• Google Sites: How to link to other pages within your e-Portfolio: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dc7xft7r_14f7p2hmnv

Google Docs

• Google Docs Tutorial

Del.icio.us

• Account creation and walk through http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5e608e863301eb98e180
• How to add new bookmarks to delicious http://delicious.com/help/faq#bookmarks
• How to share your bookmarks in delicious http://delicious.com/help/getStarted

Multimedia Software Tools

Audio Editing Tools

• Audacity Tutorial
• Audacity Website

Video Editing Tools

• Windows Movie Maker Tutorials
  • http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Tutorials/
  • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx
• iMovie Tutorials
  • http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie
  • http://www.design.iastate.edu/LABS/tutorials/imovie/basic.html