FAQICA stands for Frequently Asked Questions I Can Answer and is where you can find Andrew's notes on all sorts of things, including more guidance on some of the applications featured here.

http://faqica.blogspot.com

Use Facebook Pages to create a subject page or even something like a course page, where you can share information, links, photos and, of course collaborate and get some conversations going. There is a lot more here than pure social networking.

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I have to include this as so many people are raving about it! It really has caught the imagination and survived where others have fallen by the wayside. You or students can get answers, or a sort, with Twitter and collaborate, sort of.

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

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If you have ever added yourself or colleagues to a chain letter or received some dire warning of viruses then you need to find out about the hoaxes, scams and other urban legends collected here. McAfee also have an excellent virus information section.

http://snopes.com

If you or your students are using the web to research a subject, and who isn't nowadays, then a trip through this well-designed and informative site is a must. It can be a few sessions in itself and even experienced users may find this Intute tutorial and quizzes valuable.

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/crimescene.html

Spam is making life tedious for many of us these days. Mailinator provide ways to fight back and a useful tool which provides a temporary e-mail you can use without risking your inbox when adding your address to unknown sites.

http://www.mailinator.com/

Lots more Web2.0 goodies here, including alternatives to many of the webtools featured here and, if you need one, explanations about just what Web2.0 is!

http://www.shambles.net/web2/

Anyone using MoodleVLE simply has to visit this wonderful Moodle site with free guidance on virtually everything you need to know.

http://moodle.coleggwent.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=42&topic=14

NLN Materials have been very popular for several years now. LSC may have removed the team of NLN Mentors but they have made some redress by funding the creation of this new site, now much easier to navigate and crisper all round, although still not quite right, design-wise. If you haven't been there for a while, go now.

http://www.nln.ac.uk/

This replaces the Software for starving students item. Does the same thing, being a collection of free applications of all shapes and sizes with links to downloads and a DVD containing the lot. You won't need them all but there are useful explanations of what they do and you can take your pick. Don't forget to tell students about them too. There's a list on the wiki. There are notable exceptions however - but you can find them on webtools!

http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/

If you'd like to test your or your students' ICT skills but don't want to pay for an ECDL licence, or just need some free course material then use the Open Source version instead and avoid the Microsoft bias. [Link now updated!]

http://www.openicdl.org.za/courseware.html

Nice crossword-construction tool. You enter the words and the clues. It makes the crossword and either puts it in web format or you can print it.

http://www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/eclipsecrossword/

And I quote: "RELOAD is a project funded under the JISC Exchange for Learning Programme (X4L). The project focuses on the development of tools that are based on emerging learning technology interoperability specifications. It is being managed by University of Bolton with staff located at the University of Bolton and the University of Strathclyde." So that's OK, then.

http://www.reload.ac.uk/background.html