Achieving Literacy Across the Lifespan

Technology

Print Resources

Editing Digital Images – Learn how to edit a digital image to fit your specific needs. Download

Participating in Discussion Lists – Tips for successful participation in discussion lists. Download

How to Set Up a Discussion Board or Chat Facility – Get the most out of electronic communication tools. Download

Create Your First Web Page – Instructions for creating a single page that you can put on the Web. Download

Free E-mail Accounts – Tips on finding free e-mail accounts that you can access via the Web. Download

Glossary of Terms – Explanation of some common file extensions. Download

Enhancing Word Documents with Graphics – Step-by-step instructions for adding pictures to text documents. Download

Which Internet Connection is Right for You? – An overview of connectivity options. Download

Adding Media Files to PowerPoint – Make your PowerPoint presentations more interesting and engaging by adding multi-media. Download

Netiquette: Etiquette for the Internet – Basic do’s and don’ts of online communication. Download

Creating .pdf Files from Electronic Files – Step-by-step instructions for preserving the exact look and feel of a document. Download

Scanner Basics – Learn what a scanner is and how to use one. Download

Software Basics – Examples of some of the more basic software applications and their functions. Download

Writing a Proposal for a Technology Grant –Guidelines for creating a grant that will be easy for your grantor to understand and evaluate. Download

Transfer Your Web Site to Your Hosting Provider – How to move your newly created Web page to a Web server. Download

Find an Online Home for Your Web Page – Evaluate options for Web hosting services. Download

Web Quests – learn how to create a lesson in which most or all of the information used by the learners comes from the Web. Download

Links to Other Web Sites

Microsoft Unlimited Potential - www.microsoft.com/citizenship/giving/ In today's knowledge-based economy, computer literacy has become a vital workplace skill - a skill that millions of people worldwide still lack. Unlimited Potential (UP) is a global initiative designed to help broaden digital inclusion and aid global workforce development by providing technology skills through community technology centers (CTCs).

Verizon Foundation

Our mission is to help solve serious social issues and to effect positive change in the communities where we live, work and do business. Our focus is 21st Century education and literacy, and on safety and health.
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