TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR E-LEARNING.

1. PEOPLE FIRST.

2. TYPES OF E-LEARNING AND THE TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED.

3. CATEGORIES OF TOOLS.

HARDWARE AND NETWORKS.

4.HARDWARE FOR E-LEARNING.

5. NETWORKS FOR E-LEARNING.

TOOLS FOR ACCESSING E-LEARNING.

6. WEB BROWSERS.

7. MEDIA PLAYERS AND VIEWERS.

TOOLS FOR OFFERING E-LEARNING.

8. WEB SERVERS.

9. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

10. LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

11. COLLABORATION TOOLS.

12. VIRTUAL-SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

13. MEDIA SERVERS.

TOOLS FOR CREATING E-LEARNING CONTENT.

14. COURSE AUTHORING TOOLS.

15. WEB SITE AUTHORING TOOLS.

16. TESTING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS.

17. MEDIA EDITORS.

18. CONTENT CONVERTERS.

PICKING TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES.

19. STRATEGIES FOR PICKING TECHNOLOGIES.

20. PICKING TOOLS.

21. GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PICKING TOOLS.

EVOLUTION, TRENDS, AND BIG IDEAS.

22. STANDARDS FOR E-LEARNING.

23. WHAT THE L IS XML?

24. TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING.

APPENDIX A: BITS, BYTES, KS, AND OTHER MEASURES OF DIGITAL DATA.

APPENDIX B: FILE FORMATS FOR E-LEARNING.

INDEX.