General Studies Resources

http://free.ed.gov/ A great starting point with links to huge numbers of online resources

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/ Cencus online (1911 and 1901)

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ The National Archives online

http://www.nli.ie/en/homepage.aspx National Library of Ireland

http://www.osi.ie/ Ordenance Survey Maps

http://www.limerick.ie/CityLibrary/LocalStudies/ Local Limerick history

http://www.limerick.ie/CityMuseum/ The city museum online

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ National Geographic

http://www.rte.ie/laweb/ RTE Historical Archives

http://dsc.discovery.com/ Discovery Chamnnel online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ Exccelent GCSE resources (History, Geography, business,english, maths etc. etc.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science Science at the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics Politics at the Guardian

http://www.enotes.com/ Literature studies

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=107 Leaving Cert at boards.ie

http://www.rte.ie/exams/countdownto306.html RTE exam advice

http://www.fetacresources.com Fetac Resources

http://www.math.com includes cool tools for maths

http://www.lizardpoint.com includes online questions and worksheet generators

http://www.jamesbrennan.org/ Free maths resources, Algebra ...

http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/math/algebraMix/obsolete/brenan.asp Free maths online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/adults/ Adult Learning at the BBC

http://www.101languages.net for language learning including irish ( http://www.101languages.net/irish/ )

http://www.talkirish.com includes free online games

http://www.mytutorials.com Business tutorials online with Youtube videos

Health Social & Care Services Resources

http://free.ed.gov/ A great starting point with links to huge numbers of online resources

http://www.healthfinder.gov/ US Department of Health and Human Resources

http://www.alison.com/ Alison free courses including Health & Safety & Compliance and Health & Safety (Irish Legislation)

http://www.rte.ie/ot/ RTEs Operation Transformation

Free Online Health Courses

http://www.jhsph.edu/

• Adolescent Health Courses


• Chronic Disease Courses


• Health Policy Courses


• See Other John Hopkins Health Courses

http://www.berkeley.edu/

• General Biology Course


• Introduction to Human Nutrition


• Aging, Health and Diversity


• See Other Berkeley Health Courses and Lectures

http://www.open.ac.uk/ Open University

• Aging and Disability


• Issues in Complementary and Alternative Medicine


• Caring in Hospitals


• See Other OpenLearn Health Courses

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/health-sciences-and-technology/ MIT Free courses

Childcare

http://preschoolacademy.org/ Links to resources for preschool learning

http://www.earlychildhoodlinks.com/teachers/index.htm

Sports,Leisure & Recreation Resources

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/academy/default.stm Sports Acacamy at the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ Exccelent GCSE resources (including Physical Education resources)

http://free.ed.gov/ A great starting point with links to huge numbers of online resources including PE resources

http://www.healthfinder.gov/ US Department of Health and Human Resources

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/athletics-physical-education-and-recreation/ Athletics, Physcical Education and recreation at the MIT

http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/reading_the_game/ Promoting literacy through sport

http://www.self-realization.com/yoga_portal.htm Yoga Portal with links to tonnes of Yoga resources

http://www.discover-yoga-online.com/free-yoga.html Some free resources including a guide ( 5 Secrets to Yoga Success) emailed when you sign up

http://www.openmindbody.com/ Resources for yoga learners and tutors

http://www.ehow.com/aqua-aerobics/ Aqua Arobics on eHow

http://www.shareguide.com/links.html A good starting point for searching for holistic Health resources

http://www.alison.com/ Alison free courses including Health & Safety & Compliance and Health & Safety (Irish Legislation)

http://www.rte.ie/ot/ RTEs Operation Transformation

www.bbc.co.uk/raw/ BBC website on Skills for everyday life

www.mindtools.com/ Essential skills for your career

www.mind-mapping.org/ Mind Mapping website

www.classroom20.com/ Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education

Core Skills Resources

Core Skills Resources

www.bbc.co.uk/raw/ BBC website on Skills for everyday life

www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/howtowrite Guardian website - how to write a novel, short story, play etc.

www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/bookclub Guardian bookclub

www.nala.ie National Adult Literacy website

www.writeon.ie Help with your reading, writing or using numbers

www.mindtools.com/ Essential skills for your career

www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/essential_skills/general/tools_apps.shtml Literacy Tools from the Canadian Office oif Literacy and Essential Skills

www.thebigplus.com/bigplus/21.html Help with your reading, writing or using numbers from Scottish Literacy Agency

www.bbc.co.uk/learning/adults/ Adult Learning at the BBC

www.skillsworkshop.org/ Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre for students and tutors

www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=502 Practitioner resources in Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL and ICT

www.mind-mapping.org/ Mind Mapping website

www.classroom20.com/ Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education

IT and Multimedia Resources

IT & Multimedia Resources

www.gcflearnfree.org/ Free courses covering basic computers and microsoft Office

www.alison.com Free courses including IT Skills

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=7 Free Open University IT Courses

www.simpleit.ie Limerick initiative (Basic Introduction to practical IT tasks)

www.homeandlearn.co.uk/ Computer courses for beginners including word, java and visual basic

http://inpics.net/ Picture only IT tutorials - Great for visual learners

www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/ BBC webwise courses

http://learnscratch.org/ Video tutorials in the use of Scratch

www.nrdc.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=502 Practitioner resources in Literacy, Numeracy, ESOL and ICT

Emerging Tools

www.poladroid.net Poladroid

www.shapecollage.com Shape Collage

www.bighugelabs.com Motivator posters and a colour palette generator

www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/software The colour is ? and Mouse Shade

www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive Assistive Tools

www.xtranormal.com Xtranormal

www.iwantoneofthose.com BTG Buzzer

Collaborative Tools for Learning:

Blogs

Use a Blog to share information with learners or as a reflective (or learning) journal for you or your learners

http://www.wordpress.com/

http://www.blogspot.com/

http://www.blogger.com/

Social Networks

For even more interaction between groups of learners or to keep in touch with a network of interest to you Join or Create a Social Network

Join a network at http://www.facebook.com/

Create a Social Network for a group of learners or for a Community of Practice at http://www.ning.com/

Wikis

The easy way to build a website together with learners or with a community group is to use a wiki. Great for groupwork, planning, brainstrirming etc.

http://www.wikihow.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://www.wikispaces.com/ (also has thousands of educational wikis to search)


Google Docs

http://www.docs.google.com/ Collaboratively create and edit web-based documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Store documents online and access and edit them from any computer




Video Sharing /Slide Sharing Websites

http://www.youtube.com/ More than funny, weird and wonderful... there is simply no subject or topic not covered by some or many youtube videos

http://www.videojug.com/ 1000s of videos, articles, answers & people

http://www.jingproject.com/ creating and sharing a video using screen capture


Surveys , Questionnaires or Scheduling Tools

Create an online survey or poll

http://www.surveymonkey.com/

http://www.polldaddy.com/

http://www.doodle.com/ (Surveys or Scheduling assistant)

General Teaching Resources

www.scoilnet.ie Portal for Irish Primary and Post Primary Education

www.sitesforteachers.com Educational Websites rated by popularity

www.teachnet.ie and www.teachnet.org Project promoting integation of technology into education.

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk / The Open University online - hundreds of free study units, each with a discussion forum

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/ Top 100 tools for learning as rated by people working in Education

http://www.teachers.tv/ Thousands of online videos and other resources relevant to teaching

http://www.teachertube.com Teaching version of youtube

www.howstuffworks.com Hundreds of subjects covered - simple explanations with illustrations

www.ehow.com How to do just about anything

www.wkipedia.org The biggest user-edited encylopedia in the world