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Tutorials to Start the New Year Right

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General Learning Tutorials

How Stuff Works has great tutorials in numerous categories: engines and motors, electronics, around the house, and things you see in public, basic technologies, computers and the Internet, and understanding digital technology. There is even a tutorial on how the "world" works, aimed especially at teaching teenagers the realities of the world. Tips on how to make studying easier and more efficient and how to improve your scores on standardized tests are among the help this web site offers. The biweekly "Learnletter" and Learnlines interactive forums are available to asking or giving advice on your favorite topic.

There are some excellent articles relating to learning and education at The 21st Century Learning Initiative written from the perspectives of writers spanning the globe. "In Search of Community" is a transcript of a speech by Ernest Boyer and "Mind/Brain Learning Principles" by Renate Nummela Caine and Geoffrey Caine are just a couple of the many interesting articles you will find.

Computer Tutorials:

Click & Learn: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the PC Hardware for learning about computer data, PC hardware, storage, peripherals, operating systems and graphics and sound. Michael B. Karbo's "Click & Learn," is widely used in the schools in Denmark today. The new computing dictionary provides additional online help. Cheltenham Computer Training has their IT Courseware has free sample downloads of over 25 computer and IT training courses including popular operating systems and applications. Computer courses may be downloaded and printed in the Adobe Acrobat format.

Browse through the Links to find a wealth of additional "learn-worthy" links to investigate and start the New Year right!

"Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age." Aristotle