Tools for Learning on the the Internet

Immediate access to a useful variety of sites that help you learn how to hold a mouse or learn computer vocabulary and basic skills.

Superb learning dictionary. Designed for ease of use, it provides audible pronunciation, clear definitions, word history, examples of use, samples from the internet, synonyms and more. It also links to a Thesaurus for synonyms and antonyms.

Choose the language of the original text and then the language you want. Highlight a word or an article or a web page address (url) and copy it to your computer’s clip board (Control key + C). Then paste it into Google's translation window (Control key + V) The program will give you a fairly good translation into numerous world languages.

A free program you can download at home that will instantly correct your grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. “Grammarly makes sure everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free.” And you can learn correct forms in the process.

A truly fun new version of this classic program to help computer beginners practice and develop their mouse and scrolling skills.

Learn to type for free on the Internet! Wonderfully clear and easy to use site that provides over 600 lessons to make you an outstanding typist. They even provide a typing competence certificate at the end and you can change the whole site, including voice explanations, into Spanish and other languages.

Provides quick translation of single words and common phrases into most languages. It also provides sample sentences and expanded explanations that Google Translator does not.