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