Links to Free Training

Here are some useful, free training links we've found and would like to pass on. This list is intended to be a sampling. Please know that some sites may expire at any time. Be aware that some of these web sites are created with the intention of you purchasing their training, and offer free samples.

If you discover a good free training site that you'd like to share, please send the link to techtraining@ucsc.edu.

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The Links

http://www.atomiclearning.com/macosxx.shtml
Atomic Learning’s web page of free “Introduction to Mac OS X” tutorials.

http://tutorials.freeskills.com/
You will eventually see a free tutorial among a lot of advertising for training for which you'd need to pay. Click on a link and then scroll down to see the tutorial.

http://www.trainingtools.com/
Offers a wide variety of online courses for applications like Photoshop, Access, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, etc.

http://h30187.www3.hp.com/
Hewlett Packard’s online learning web site asks you to register, but they don’t charge you money or their courses. They email you course notifications, and they offer communication with instructors.

http://www.discoveryvip.com/webresources.php
This page includes free resources for web development and JavaScript tools, as well as QuickTime movie tutorials for a big variety of applications.

http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windows/
There’s a simple, straight-forward set of tutorials on Windows XP. Web pages tend to have distracting animated sidebars with advertisements.

http://sofia.fhda.edu/gallery/
This web site is sponsered by Foothill College, and it is pioneering online education. There is a course on Flash that can be taken for credit at Foothill College.

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html
This web site is from MIT, who is offering a variety of their courseware at no charge. Further your horizons! Must complete a survey.

http://www.adobe.com/education/resources/hed/
This web page is Adobe’s “Resources for higher education” page. There is free curriculum, news, events, globally recognized certification, case studies, and more, that faculty and administrators need to lead in today's digital communications revolution.

http://www.presentersuniversity.com/index.php
This web site is dedicated to PowerPoint presentations. There are many free options dealing with PowerPoint and presenting. Many templates are available for use.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/
This web site is sponsered by the Goodwill Community Foundation. It offers lots of free tutorials on basic computer skills. If you click the Home tab at the top, you can get the web site in Spanish.