Here are some useful links.
History of Computing
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Programming/Languages/C/Tutorials/
C notes
Jackie Jones has posted both "Getting Started in Bloodshed Dev-C++" and "Computer Basics" on her Web site; they are in PDF format, with a link to get Adobe Reader.
http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~jones/CIS1.5/STARTDev.pdf
http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~jones/CIS1.5/ComputerBasics.pdf
There are also links to both on the CIS Dept. Links page:
http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/cis/main/links.html
"Getting Started" explains in detail exactly how to download and install Dev-C++, as well as how to use it. The "Computer Basics" material is useful for those very few students who do not know how to use a computer.