[Kictanet] ICT training resources

[alice at apc.org]

ITO-ANNOUNCE IS A MONTHLY DIGEST OF
RESOURCES NEWLY LISTED ON ITRAINONLINE
http://www.itrainonline.org/

The following resources were added to ItrainOnline during September:

1) Blogs and wikis
2) Multilingual computing
3) Telecentres
4) Web development and management
5) RSS and podcasting
6) Secure computing
7) Technology planning and management
8) Community media
9) Knowledge management
10) Resources for trainers
11) Recursos en español
12) Ressources en français
13) Suggestion a resource

1) BLOGS AND WIKIS

9 ways to make your blog more inclusive

Darren Rowse offers nine tips for making your blog more inclusive and
accessible to your communities.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040594

Blogs and Community – launching a new paradigm for online community?

"Online community has been an important part of the Internet, mainly
forming around email lists, bulletin boards and forums. In recent
years, the ascendancy of blogs has introduced a new platform for
communities." Nancy White looks at emerging patterns of blog based
communities and questions for their strategic application.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040371

Getting Started with Blogging Software

"Whether showcasing your work, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse
into your nonprofit, highlighting the people you serve, or advocating
a particular point of view, a blog can be a powerful - and
influential - communication and public-relations tool for your
organization." This report looks at the key considerations in
choosing blogging software and reviews some of the options available.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040107

Exploring the World of Wikis: Collaborative Web sites organize
information, encourage participation

"Part of the next generation of interactive Web applications, wikis
are collaborative Web sites that allow authorized users — or in some
cases, anyone with an Internet connection — to rapidly and easily
change the content of pages, as well as view a history of changes
that others have made." This article by Brian Satterfield looks at
what wikis are, how you can set one up, and how it might help your
organization.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040103

2) MULTILINGUAL COMPUTING

Is Your Website Lost in Translation? Top Ten Mistakes that companies
make when creating multilingual websites

Huiping Iler looks at mistakes ranging from not translating keywords
properly to not communicating effectively with translators.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040731

Unicode and Multilingual Support in HTML, Fonts, Web Browsers and
Other Applications

"Have you ever tried to include a passage in a different alphabet in
one of your documents, for example a quotation in Russian in an
English document, only to find that you have no Cyrillic characters
available? Or sent a Spanish document in electronic form to someone
in Greece, only to be told that the accented Latin characters have
been replaced by Greek characters? Or produced a Web page that
includes technical symbols and found that it works with Windows but
not with Mac OS or Unix?" Alan Wood shows you how to avoid these
problems.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040728

3) TELECENTRES

Telecottage handbook: How to establish and run a successful
telecentre

A practical guide for community development practitioners on
strategies for ICT-enabled community empowerment based on the
Hungarian telecottage movement experience.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040652

4) WEB DEVELOPMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY

Preparing Images for the World Wide Web

This guide from the University of Durham will help you understand
different types of graphics formats such as GIF, TIFF and PNG and
introduce you to ways of manipulating graphics for the web. While
some of the references are specific to the University of Durham, the
guide will be useful to a wider audience.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5039961

Usability and User Experience Usability Toolkit

"The Usability Toolkit is a collection of forms, checklists and other
useful documents for conducting usability tests and user interviews."

http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040414

Four Web Accessibility Myths - Busted

TechSoup challenges four myths around alternate text, the title
attribute, tables for layout, and javascript.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040268

5) RSS AND PODCASTING

Easy Ways to Publish Your Own RSS Feeds

Brian Satterfield looks at ways to set up an RSS feed to deliver new
information to your communities.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040580

How to podcast with Skype

Josh Owens shows you how to record quality audio using Skype on a PC
and Mac.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040460

6) SECURE COMPUTING

An Introduction to Information Risk Assessment

Vishal Visintine takes you through the basics of identifying and
assessing assets, threats, vulnerabilities and risks in your
organization, and at creating an action plan to address them.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040540

The No-Excuses Guide to Automated Online Backup

"Backing up critical files is like exercising: everyone knows they
should do it, but most people don't do it enough. A remedy for the
files is automated online backup." This TechSoup article shows you
how.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040532

Information security planning

Developed by APC member Ungana-Afrika, this ItrainOnline MMTK unit
aims to help NGOs plan for more secure use of information and
communications technologies.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040840

7) TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

e-Strategy Guide for your nonprofit organisation

This web site, developed by the Australian government's Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts aims to "help
your organisation create its own useful presence on the web and make
the most of ICT (information and communications technology)."
Sections including "Getting more from the internet", "Creative web
use", and "Online security". While some of the references are
Australia-specific, the web site will be of value to non-profits more
widely.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040120

Smart Chart

The Smart Chart is aimed at helping NGOs assess strategic decisions
in starting the communications planning process, evaluating
communications campaigns already in progress, and reviewing efforts
already completed. Available as an interactive online tool and a PDF
download.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040315

Bandwidth optimisation training resources

Briefing packs, workshop materials and information resources on
bandwidth optimisation.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5039997

8) COMMUNITY MEDIA

Using Community Radio for Non-Formal Education

Community radio can be a powerful medium for non-formal education.
This short guide introduces the possibilities, looks at the strengths
and weaknesses of the medium, and gives tips on getting started.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040150

9) KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

15 Ways to Use Software to Improve Your Organization’s Knowledge
Management

"You may have seen signs that knowledge isn't flowing easily through
your nonprofit: Staff can't find documents, or research things that
others already know, and decisions are made without full information.
" Laura Quinn looks at some of the ways in which software can help
you - even if it doesn't solve all your problems!
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040110

10) Resources for trainers

Source Camps Replication Materials

An online online resource wiki for anyone interested in the
organisation of free/open source software training workshops aligned
with the Source Camp methodology that was developed by Tactical
Technology Collective. It is a website where you can find
information, templates, tips and secrets about organising Source
Events.In the spirit of Free and Open Source Software and the general
philosophy of the Source Camps the materials show how they were
organised and share Tactical Tech's experiences in such a way that
anyone who would like to organise their own Source Camp or other
event inspired by Source Camps could do so using a set of materials.
http://www.itrainonline.org/r/?cmd[1024]=x-1024-5040991