Helpful How To’s and Tools

Backflip – Allow you to save favorites at its site, that you can then access from anywhere.

Checklist for Evaluation Web Sites – Helpful list for students to follow.

Citation Machine – Landmark Schools – Helps build citations for Works Cited pages.

Creating a Web Page in Word 2000 – Helpful tips on how to make your own Web page.

Creating an Interactive Scavenger Hunt – Here’s a template for making a WebQuest interactive.

Graphics – How to capture graphics from the Internet for your documents.

Graphical Organizers – Useful printables for all subject areas from TeacherVision.

Graphs – Make simple graphs with this online tool.

Online Quizzes – Many sites have quizzes to pick from or tools to create your own. Try TeacherVision, Funbrain, DiscoverSchool.

Make Your Own Web Page at SchoolNotes.com – This site gives free space to post your own Web page for class information.

MSOffice – Tips and Tricks with MSOffice applications

Notetaking Tool – Take notes and have them mailed to you with this tool. Find this tool at the bottom of this page.

Organizing Favorites

Scanner – How to use the HP 5300 Scanner

Tampa-Hillsborough Online - You can log on to this library system and check for books, videos (thousands!), etc. Place a hold on specific items you wish to borrow (if you have a library card) indicating where you'd like to pick them up. Click on either JAVA or HTML Access to link in.

Teaching with the Movies - A tool for parents and teachers, some guides included.

Templates for all kinds of educational forms.

PowerPoint FAQ’s

PowerPoint How to’s from Presenters Online

Printable Handouts from TeacherVision

Timeline – Tool to make simple timelines.

Timeline using Excel – MS step-by-step

J. Callahan, MD Tech Coordinator

Berkeley Preparatory School

January 2003