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Get Connected! Skype (Free voice and video over the internet) Google Talk (Free voice over the internet) MSN Messenger (Free Voice and Video over the Internet) Very Cool Tools! Google Personalized Home Page (Make your own homepage, nake sure to use the Bookmarks to link your favorite sites!) Google Translator (Who needs a translator, let Google do it for you, free and real time) Google SMS (Text message question from your mobile phone, get answer immediately, free!) Google Earth (Very cool) Google Desktop (Search for files on your computer or on all your computers) Google Videos (Google has added historic video footage) Google Images (Get images of what you need, great for kids homework presentations) Google Help Center (Learn about many special features to help you to find exactly what you're looking for) Windows Live (This is Microsoft's attempt to compete with Google) Web Tools! Dropload.com (Allows you to "drop your files off" and then allow someone else to pick them up - Great way send large files) Openomy (Provides 1 gigabyte of storage space, free!) Box.Net (Free 1` gigabyte of space, let's you share files/photo with friends easily) Check For Internet Hoaxes & emails Before You Believe Them! Hoax Busters (Check here before You believe or email someone the story of a kidnapping at Costco, etc!) The Worst Internet Hoaxes (Don't be fooled, Read This!) Truth or Fiction Value You House! Zillow (A fast and easy way to get an estimated property value and sales comparables) Audio Books/ Music Online Audible.com itunes LibriVox Project Gutenberg Track Airline Flights Real Time Flight View Need Help Learning Digital Skills? HP Offers Free Online Classes! Very Good Online Computer Skills Tutorial Hardware Accessories - Data External Hard Drive To Back Up Your Data 200 GB (Get this to back up your computer - this comes with USB 2.0 and Fire Wire)) Memory Stick 256 MB (Portable Memory Stick To Move Files From Computer To Computer) Memory Stick 1 GB (Portable Memory Stick To Move Files From Computer To Computer) Pocket Hard Drive 5 GB (Pocket Version, More Memory) Hardware Accessories - Voice/Video QuickCam® Communicate STX (Webcam for Voice Video, has built in Mic) QuickCam Pro 5000 (Webcam for Voice Video, has built in Mic) Home Network Wireless Router Linksys WRT54G (Good Wireless Router For Home) Home Computer Windows Defender (Free Spyware Application From Microsoft) Delete Files Forever (Remove Files From Your Computer) Home Applications Open Office (Free Software, this works great and is compatible with Microsoft Office!) DocuDesk PDF Writer (For $20, you buy online and can PDF Documents from your computer) Windows Movie Maker (You probably already have on your computer, but see link for more information) Reference Slides From Class Computer Class Reference Sites CNET (Use this site before you buy electronics, read CNET and customer reviews!) Wikipedia (A Great, free Encyclopedia Resource) Webopedia (Online Computer dictionary) About (A GREAT Reference Site!) Craig's List (Use this to buy, sell, find a job or employee, this has replaced classified ads!) Kids and Safety on the Internet Wired Safety (Good site for web safety tips) How To Check History (Check On What Sites Your Kids Visited)) About My Space (Don't be afraid of My Space, Teach Your Kids How to be Safe!) My Space Cheat Sheet For Parents My Space Thoughts By Danah Boyd, Researcher at UC Berkley Have Your Kids Tried? Ask Now (AskNow provides immediate and reliable information from librarians throughout California 24/7 WebLockerz (Is your child using their digital locker?) LibriVox (LibriVox provides totally free audio books from the public domain) Extreme Schools Cincinnati Country Day Extreme Classroom A = Applications Follett Turning Point Technologies B = Broadband Cox San Diego Time Warner Curriculum Coming soon. D = Devices (Personal Learning Devices) Nova 5000 Eduwise Lenovo 3000 The Spark Toshiba Intel Classmate Online Tutoring Catapult Learning 1 to 1 Tutor Tutor.com Tutor Vista How To Podcast Learn To Podcast...It Is Simple! School Web Sites Point Loma High School Correia Middle School Dana Middle School |