Free Resources from the Net for (Special) Education

It’s almost 2 years since I started this blog, and if you’ve been reading it for a while, you will have noticed that it has evolved somewhat over that period. I hope you share my view that it has improved. Without a doubt, the biggest factor in any improvement has been the growth of my online personal learning network. The power of sharing simply cannot be overstated!

In response to my last post, “cerebraloddjobs“–well known to anyone who has ever had reason to go for help to the edublogs.org forums–left a comment with links to an incredibly valuable resource. I want to highlight that resource here so no one misses it. Now that I’ve had some help finding him, I can hardly believe that I haven’t been aware of Gizmo Richards until now. Apparently, there are more than 130,000 regular subscribers who want to know what Gizmo has to say.

Tech Support Alert is a website that deserves to be bookmarked by anyone who ever uses a PC. Gizmo’s site offers a wealth of invaluable information in the form of “how-to” tutorials, independent reviews, incredible lists of the very best available free utility programs, and much more by way of practical tech support.

“The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities” is much more than just a list of terrific freeware utilities. Each program on the list has been thoroughly reviewed and is described in considerable detail. Alternative free programs are compared and contrasted. All information is current and is clearly dated. The list of software has been organized under 46 helpful headings such as “Best Free Web Browser” or “Best Free Digital Photo Organizer”.

In addition to what Gizmo offers on his website, he writes newsletters. Subscribers to the free e-mail newsletter have access to “The Extended List - 71 Additional Best-ever Freebies”.