~ Early Web Links ~

Afterschool.dk is a personal technical reference site packed with how-to guides covering FreeBSD, Unix/Linux, networking equipment, and Windows administration tasks. The FortiGate password reset guide walks through console cable access and CLI commands to regain admin access to a Fortinet firewall, part of a broader collection of sysadmin notes and tutorials.

Mr. Donn's site offers a large collection of free PowerPoint presentations covering ancient history, American history, world history, mythology, holidays, and geography, all designed for classroom use with kids in grades 5 and 6. Created by Lin Donn and illustrated by Phillip Martin, this educator resource includes presentations on topics ranging from Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt to the Civil War and Buddhism.

Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida, this guide walks beginners through the fundamentals of the Internet, from what the web is and how browsers work to navigation basics and productivity tools. It covers the history of the Internet from its ARPA origins through to modern use, making it a solid introductory reference for educators and students alike.

Chemistry in the City is a thoughtful personal blog covering science education, digital study skills, and the challenges of GCSE and A-level learning in the UK. The author reflects critically on pedagogy, teacher specialization, and independent study tools, making it a useful resource for students navigating post-secondary science education.

Chapter Two of 'Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground,' an educational astronomy resource hosted by Harvard, explains the causes of Earth's seasons through clear text and diagrams. It walks students through the tilt of Earth's axis, how it affects hemispheric sunlight, and includes hands-on discussion questions and experiments for deeper learning.

Mrs Pancake offers a continuously updated collection of free printable educational resources aimed at Key Stage 1 and Early Years teachers, parents, and children. Classroom aids like calendar frames, weather symbols, alphabet letters, clock hands, and craft projects make this a handy toolkit for early childhood education.

EdTechTalk is a collaborative webcasting community founded in 2005, bringing together educators to discuss technology, teaching practices, and 21st-century learning through a variety of hosted shows and community forums. With programs like Teachers Teaching Teachers, EdTechWeekly, and Instructional Design Live, it serves as a rich hub for educator-driven conversations about integrating technology in the classroom.

Created by Doug Simms, this free online math tutoring site offers video lessons covering elementary through high school mathematics, organized by grade level from 7th through secondary V. Students can follow along with printable example sheets, exercise worksheets, and answer keys covering topics like algebra, geometry, statistics, and optimization.

Alan Levine, known online as CogDog, is a veteran web educator and consultant who has been building open web tools, storytelling projects, and digital learning resources since the early 1990s. His landing page showcases a career devoted to connected learning, open education, WordPress-based tools like SPLOT, and creative web storytelling experiments such as ds106 and 50+ Web 2.0 Ways To Tell a Story.

Cyberphysics is a comprehensive web-based physics revision resource written by a qualified British physics teacher, covering GCSE and A-Level topics including atomic physics, electricity, radioactivity, waves, and medical physics. Winner of the IOP Web Awards in 2010, it serves students at KS3, KS4, and KS5 levels as well as their parents and teachers.