Digital Skills for Improvers

Section outline

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  General

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    News forum
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  Course Information

  Have a look at the information sheet for ideas what this course could cover.  It's takes your computing and email skills further, and is tailored to your requirements.

   The course is due to run from 18 January 2021 for 5 Monday mornings online using Zoom

  • Select activity Course information sheet

    

    Course information sheet File
  • Select activity Keyboard layout & quiz

    

    Keyboard layout & quiz File

    Have a look at this keyboard diagram and let me know which letters are under the blue, pink and green squares!

  • Select activity Typing practice

    

    Typing practice File

    These instructions are for all levels, from single letters to whole paragraphs.

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  Get ready to Zoom

  We've moved the course online, so we'll be using Zoom.  Follow the instructions to get yourself ready for class.

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    Get ready to Zoom File

    Have a look at this handout to show how to download the Zoom application on your laptop.  Follow this to start you off, then have a look at the YouTube video, below.

  • Select activity YouTube downloading Zoom

    

    YouTube downloading Zoom URL

    This is a video of how to download Zoom on to your laptop.  Have a go!

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  Google practice

  Practice your Google search skills prior to the first lesson.  We'll go over this in the first lesson!

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    Google practice File
  • Select activity Finding pictures

    

    Finding pictures File

    Have a practice at finding pictures using Google, before doing the quiz.

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  Topic 4
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  Topic 5
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  Topic 6
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  Topic 7
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  Topic 8