Web Resources for Students

Steven Schafersman

Obtaining Computer Freeware and Shareware from Tucows

• Windows Software (1)
• Windows Software (2)
• Windows Software (3)
• Macintosh Software (1)
• Macintosh Software (2)
• Handheld Device Software

Microsoft Office for Windows (Office XP is the current version)

• Microsoft Office Home
• Microsoft Office Evaluation
• Frequently Asked Questions about Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office - Deployment Resources
• Using Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office Software Downloads and Updates
• Microsoft Office - Product Support
• Using Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Office for Developers
• Microsoft Office Tools on the Web
• Previous versions of Microsoft Office, esp. Office 2000
• Microsoft Office 2000 Support
• Microsoft Office Update File Converters and Viewers
• DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks
• Microsoft Press

Learning About Windows

• World O'Windows
• Absolute WinInfo
• Windows Users Group Network
• WinPlanet: A World of Premium Windows Information
• WinPlanet Subjects (Contents)
• How To Perform Important Tasks With Your Wintel PC
• Focus on Windows
• SuperSite for Windows
• Windows Galore

Windows 98

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows 98 Downloads
• CMPnet Windows 98 Megasite
• Winmag.com Windows 98 Megasite
• Windows 98 Annoyances
• Windows 98 Tips and Tricks
• Windows 98 Tips and Tricks
• Computer Hope Windows 98
• Computer Hope Windows 98 Programs

Windows Me

• Winmag.com Windows Me: Final Verdict
• SuperSite Windows Me FAQs
• Computer Hope Windows Me

Windows 2000

• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Downloads
• Upgrading to Windows 2000
• Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Documentation
• Winmag.com Windows 2000
• Winmag.com Windows 2000 FAQs
• Windows 2000 Magazine
• Windows 2000 Magazine Network
• Windows 2000 Help
• WinPlanet Windows 2000
• WinPlanet Microsoft Windows 2000: First Impressions
• WinPlanet Clearing Up Windows 2000
• Focus on Windows 2000
• Computer Hope Windows 2000

Macintosh

• Macintosh Ultimate Website List
• MacInTouch
• MacFixIt
• MacCentral
• MacSurfer
• MacKiDo
• Pure Mac Software
• Insanely Great Mac
• Accelerate Your Mac
• AppleInsider
• The Apple Store
• The Mac Report
• MacWEEK
• MacWEEK Quicklinks
• Macintosh News Network
• MacOSRumors
• MacTimes
• Macintosh Resource Page
• Mac Resource Software Page
• MacDirectory
• Version Tracker
• MacReviewZone-Hardware
• MacReviewZone-Software
• TidBITS
• Microsoft Mactopia News
• Applelinks.com Macintosh News
• Applelinks.com Macintosh Reviews

The World Wide Web

• Internet Learner's Page
• How to Search the Web: A Guide to Search Tools
• The Internet Scout Project • Information about valuable Internet resources for the education community
• Net E-Z User
• Study Guides and Strategies
• University at Albany Libraries Internet Tutorials • Basic Internet research guides
• WebReference.Com

Learning About HTML

• A Beginner's Guide to HTML • NCSA
• Barebones Guide to HTML • Well-regarded introduction to HTML
• CNet's Build Your First Web Page
• HTML: An Interactive Tutorial for Beginners
• The HTML Writers Guild
• W3Schools.com
• Reference for HTML 4.01
• HTML Goodies • Outstanding guide to HTML features
• HTML Basics
• WebDeveloper.com
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library
• ZDNet Developer • Bring JavaScript into your site
• JavaScript Library

 Building Accessible Web Pages

• AnyBrowser.org  • Campaign for a non-Browser Specific WWW; includes Accessible Design Guide
• WebABLE • Web accessibility issues
• Text Friendly [HTML] Authoring
• ZDNet's Developer's Guide to Web Accessibility

Sites Focusing on Web Design

• CNet's Web Building Pages
• Kira's Web Toolbox  • Provides links to a variety of useful web building tools
• MacWord's How to Create: Web Design
• Tablemaker
• Web Design Clinic: The E-Zine
• Yahoo's Web Page Design and Layout
• Microsoft's Free TrueType Fonts for the Web • For both Macs & Windows
• Ragnorak Press' Free Web Fonts • For both Macs & Windows

Internet and Electronic Scholarly Citation

• Electronic Reference Formats • American Psychological Association
• Bibliograpic Formats for Citing Electronic Information • University of Vermont
• Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities • East Tennessee State University
• Citing Electronic Resources • Internet Public Library
• Columbia Guide to Online Style
• Guide for Citing Electronic Information • William Paterson University
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation • Cornell Law School

Evaluating the Quality and Reliability of Internet Information

• Practical Steps in Evaluating Internet Resources • Johns Hopkins University
• Resources for Evaluating Internet Information • LaSalle University
• Evaluating Web Resources • Widener University
• Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources • UCLA
• Critical Thinking and the World Wide Web • Indiana University
• Evaluating the Quality of Internet Information Sources • Virginia Tech University
• Consolidated Listing of Evaluation Criteria and Quality Indicators • Virginia Tech University
• ICYouSee: T is for Thinking • Ithaca College
• Evaluating Internet Resources: A Checklist
• Legal Research on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
• Evaluating the Quality of Information on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
• Information Quality on the Internet • The Virtual Chase
• How to Separate Good Data From Bad • New York Times

Urban Legends, Internet Hoaxes, and Virus Hoaxes

• Urban Legends Reference Pages
• The AFU and Urban Legends Archive
• Urban Legends • About.com
• Net Hoaxes • About.com
• Symantec Antivirus Resources
• Virus Hoaxes • Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
• Vmyths.com • Truth About Computer Virus Myths and Hoaxes
• Hoaxbusters • Department of Energy
• Hoaxkill

Critical Thinking

• The Critical Thinking Community
• Center for Critical Thinking
• CriticalThinking.NET
• Robert H. Ennis' Critical Thinking Site
• Critical Thinking Books and Software
• Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project • Good resource
• Definitions of Critical Thinking
• Critical Thinking On the Web • Good resource
• Critical Thinking in an Online World
• Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts
• A Working Definition of Critical Thinking
• The Institute for Critical Thinking
• Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines
• Resources for Independent Thinking
• Mission: Critical, An Interactive Tutorial for Critical Thinking
• Guide to the Logical Fallacies
• The Fallacy Zoo
• Writing Argumentative Essays
• Identifying the Argument of an Essay by Critical Reasoning

Skeptical Resources

• Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)
• Skeptics Society
• James Randi Education Foundation
• Quackwatch • Health Fraud and Quackery
• What's New by Bob Park, American Physical Society

The Best Web Search Engines (ranked by order)

Metasearch Engines

• Ixquick
• Dataware
• Meteor
• RedeSearch
• BigHub
• C4
• InfoZoid
• Infind
• MetaCrawler
• ZWorks
• Britannica

  General Search Engines

• Google • The Best
• Teoma
• All The Web
• Northern Light
• Raging
• Alta Vista
• HotBot
• Find-It!
• Research-It!
• Twirlix
• Lycos
• Open Directory Project
• TopClick

  Digital Image Search Engines

• Ditto
• Diggit!

  General Search Directories/Portals

• Yahoo
• Excite
• Ask Jeeves

  Search Engine Indices, Rankings, and Reviews

• SearchIQ
• Beaucoup
• SearchEngines.com
• Proteus