Click -- http://www.volunteersonline.ca/index.php -- to visit the site below
Title	Making IT work for volunteers.
Year	2000-
Organization	Volunteersonline.ca
Summary	Partnerships between the high-tech sector and the voluntary sector to assist one another with information technology such as online databases, web design, internet basics, managing projects and purchasing hardware and software.
Contents	Resource library - Partnership platform - Commonspace - Events - Corporate challenge - Awards.
Subjects	Computer skills / Computer software / Computers / Databases / Fundraising / Management / Nonprofit organizations / Planning / Technology / Volunteer organizations
Click -- http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~first/mission.html -- to visit the site below
Title	Aboriginal educational resources database: Post secondary programs in education in Canada.
Year	2000-
Organization	Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
Web host	University of Toronto.
Summary	Mission statement that invites all post-secondary educational institutions in education to contribute information to a database. The database is geared towards Aboriginal students, educators, counselors, and educational consultants.
Contents	Current categories for aboriginal educational database - Future categories for aboriginal educational database.
Subjects	Aboriginal education / Databases / Postsecondary education
Click -- http://www.nald.ca -- to visit the site below
Title	National adult literacy database.
Year	2003-
Organization	National Adult Literacy Database.
Summary	National Adult Literacy Database, providing comprehensive information about adult literacy programs, resources and activities across Canada and links to adult literacy organizations around the world.
Contents	About NALD - Literacy contacts - Story of the week - Ask Dr. Ann - Literacy Discussion groups - Newsletter - NALD literacy collection - Full Text documents - Literacy newsletters - Resource catalog - Links - Education resources - First Nations.
Subjects	Databases / Government agencies / Literacy organizations / Literacy programs / Literacy research
Click -- http://www.ulst.ac.uk/library/training/uuonly/index.html -- to visit the site below
Title	Library skills tutorials.
Year	2000-
Organization	University of Glasgow.
Summary	Online tutorials to help students improve their study skills, library search skills and computer searching skills.
Contents	Study skills (Time management, note taking, reading, writing, giving presentations) -- Computer sources -- Library search skills.
Subjects	Advanced level / Databases / Internet / Libraries / Study skills
Click -- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/ -- to visit the site below
Title	Blue Web 'n.
Year	2000-
Web host	Pacific Bell.
Summary	"A searchable library of about 1200 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools) -- especially online activities targeted at learners."
Contents	Web based tutorials - Activities - Projects - Lesson plans - Hotlists - Other resources - References and tools - Arts - Business - English - Health - History - Mathematics - Science - Vocational education - Education - Community interest.
Subjects	Databases / Interactive learning / Internet / Learning activities / Learning resources / Lesson plans
Click -- http://www.awal.ctt.bc.ca/about.asp -- to visit the site below
Title	AWAL : Applications of Working and Learning National Project.
Year	2000-
Organization	Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology.
Summary	A searchable database of learning activities and lesson plans developed by educators who spent time in workplace environments to help connect the curriculum they teach with the essential skills used on the job. Use the links on the left to search.
Contents	Reading text -- Continuous learning -- Document use -- Working with others -- Writing -- Numeracy -- Thinking skills -- Oral communication -- Computer use.
Subjects	Basic skills / Continuing education / Curriculum / Databases / Job skills / Learning activities / Lesson plans / Skill analysis / Workplace environment / Workplace literacy
Click -- http://www.landclaimsdocs.com -- to visit the site below
Title	National Aboriginal Document Database.
Year	2001-
Organization	Six Nations Geo Systems.
Summary	An extensive database of online fulltext documents relating to Native land claims and Aboriginal history in Canada.
Contents	Documents - Land claims issues -- What's new -- Sitemap -- Search -- Discussion -- Links -- Contact us.
Subjects	Aboriginal education / Aboriginal peoples / Databases / History
Click -- http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/index2.htm -- to visit the site below
Title	DB-LINK : the national information clearinghouse on children who are deaf-blind.
Year	2000
Organization	National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind.
Summary	"DB-LINK is a federally funded information and referral service that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates...information related to children and youth who are deaf-blind (ages 0 to 21 years)."
Subjects	Databases / Deafblind / Directories
Click -- http://www.nald.ca/crd/start.htm -- to visit the site below
Title	Directory of Canadian adult literacy research in English.
Year	1999
Organization	University of Alberta. Centre for Research on Literacy.
Web host	National Adult Literacy Database.
Summary	A well-designed searchable database of documents from various sources on literacy subjects. Generous annotations are provided and full text will be available for some records in the future.
Subjects	Adult basic education / Annotated bibliographies / Databases / Literacy / Literacy research
Click -- http://www.nald.ca/fulltext/fulltext.htm -- to visit the site below
Title	NALD full text documents.
Web host	National Adult Literacy Database.
Summary	This is a database of research reports, directories, articles and reviews in HTML or PDF format, searchable by author, title or date.
Subjects	Databases / Literacy
Click -- http://www.nald.ca/search/library/start.htm -- to visit the site below
Title	NALD resource catalogue.
Web host	National Adult Literacy Database.
Summary	This site includes abstracts about educational resources which can be purchased. It is searchable by keyword.
Subjects	Catalogues / Databases / Literacy
Click -- http://www.nald.ca/famlit/search.htm -- to visit the site below
Title	Family Literacy Directory.
Year	2000
Web host	National Adult Literacy Database.
Summary	A comprehensive database with contact information about family literacy projects across Canada.
Subjects	Databases / Directories / Family literacy / Family literacy programs

 

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