Online Resources for Learning About Computers

This is also a good time to begin or upgrade your computer skills which are required in many jobs today. Don’t be overwhelmed, many of these tutorials are specific to new computer users.  Also remember to search Google Videos or Youtube for computer skills videos.

Computer Basics

Keyboarding and Learning the Mouse

• Learn to Type Online
• Typing Arcade - great for youth to learn keyboard

General Computing

• Technology Etiquette in Business (VideoJug)
• Computer Basics (Goodwill Community Foundation)
• Basic Computer Skills (Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium)
• Absolute Computer Basics (From the BBC)
• Basic Computer Skills 101 - From ehow:assumes ability to move around a computer screen.  Includes topics such as Microsoft products, windows tools and computer maintenance.

The Internet

• Internet Basics (Goodwill Community Foundation)
• Email Etiquette (VideoJug)
• PC Troubleshooting (Buffalo & Erie County Public Library)

• Basic Computer Skills project (www.ctdlc.org/remediation). 

  From their site:  You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of ctdlc.org so long as the link does not portray the CTDLC, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any CTDLC logo or other proprietary graphic as part of the link without express written permission.

Learning Microsoft Office and Other Programs

Microsoft Windows

• Windows 7 (Goodwill Community Foundation)
• Windows Basics (98 & XP) (learningcomputer.com)
• Email (learningcomputer.com)
• Internet Explorer (learningcomputer.com)
• Web Publishing (learningcomputer.com)

Microsoft Office 2007

• Word 2007 (learningcomputer.com)
• Excel 2007 (learningcomputer.com)
• Powerpoint 2007 (learningcomputer.com)
• Access 2007 (learningcomputer.com)
• Publisher 2007  (Miscrosoft User's Guide)

Microsoft Office 2003

• Outlook 2003 (Goodwill Community Foundation)
• Publisher 2003 (Goodwill Community Foundation)
• Word 2003 (Microsoft User's Guide)
• Powerpoint 2003 (Microsoft User's Guide)
• Excel 2003 (Microsoft User's Guide)