Online resources
NB: Some of the links listed below might have changed!
Downloading sites
Most of the freeware and shareware programmes, applications and documents referred to on the TeLL website can be downloaded from ZDNet [previously PC Magazine] and TuCows:
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ZDNet
You access the site via ZDNet: Where Technology means Business
ZDNet is not only an excellent download site, but also contains a wealth of information on computing in general, including some of the best software and hardware reviews around.
It is strongly recommended that you include your favorite download sites in the personal bookmarks of your browser so that they are readily available whenever your surfing the web.
General reference
- At OneLook Dictionaries the meaning of a word is searched for in several dictionaries simultaneously.
- There is a wealth of reading available at Usability News which is the newsletter of SURL (the Software Usability Research Laboratory of Wichita State University).
Computing in general
- Everything you want to know about computers, their components, how they work, including operating systems [from DOS to Windows XX] - you'll find it at: http://www.mkdata.dk/click/
- A site similar to MKDATA, but exceeding in scope and contents, can be found at: whatis.com
- Sites with teach-yourself-programmes (i.a. Powerpoint, Office, Frontpage) are at: ACTDEN
Education
- Journal of Interactive Media in Education
On general Computer Based Learning and Teaching in general, this peer-reviewed online journal is available in HTML and PDF format. Not only on languages, but worth looking at!
Internet
Learner autonomy
- Learner Autonomy and the Web (article)
by Gary Motteram, Deputy Director of the Centre for English Language Studies in Education at the University of Manchester.
HTML development
- Top JavaScript Web Sites
Trying to use JavaScript but don't know where to start? Do you need a few pointers to get your site working right? Doc JavaScript unleashes the top JavaScript resources around in his newly created and continuously updated links section. From beginner's guides to cut-and-paste scripts, the Doc has it all.