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Section 1: Introduction to the Computer
Section 2: Using Microsoft Windows 10
1. Get Started with Win 10 2. User Accounts 3. Finding Files |
4. Security & Maintenance 5. Managing Multiple Windows 6. Personalizing Your Desktop |
7. Customizing the Start Menu 8. Practice Quiz: Windows 10 |
Section 3: Internet 101
1. What is the Internet? 2. How is the Internet Used? 3. Connecting to the Internet |
4. Web Browser Basics 5. Search Engines and Strategies 6. Google Search Tips |
7 Practice Quiz: World Wide Web |
Section 4: Email 101
1. Introduction to Email 2. Email Basics |
3. Contacts and Calendars 4. Email Etiquette and Safety |
5. Common Email Features 6. Practice Quiz: Using Email |
Section 5: Introduction to Social Media
1. Facebook 2. Instagram 3. LinkedIn |
4. Skype 5. Twitter 6. YouTube |
7. Practice Quiz: Social Media |
Section 6: Microsoft Word Basics
1. Getting Started with Word 2. Text Basics 3. Formatting Text 4. Saving Documents 5. Page Layout |
6. Spell Check/Grammar 7. Printing Documents 8. Using Indents and Tabs 9. Working with Lists 10. Adding Line Breaks |
11. Working with Columns 12. Hyperlinks 13. Headers and Footers 14. Practice Quiz: Microsoft Word |
Section 7: Microsoft Excel Basics
1. Getting Started with Excel 2. Cell Basics 3. Modifying Columns, Rows, and Cells 4. Formatting Cells 5. Saving 6. Creating Simple Formulas 7. Worksheet Basics |
8. Printing 9. Common Tasks in Excel 10. Complex Formulas 11. Basic Functions 12. Sorting Data 13. Outlining Data 14. Filtering Data |
15. Formatting Tables 16. Sharing Workbooks 17. Using Templates 18. Working with Charts 19. Practice Quiz: Microsoft Excel |
Section 8: Microsoft PowerPoint
1. Getting Started 2. Slide Basics 3. Text Basics 4. Applying a Theme 5. Inserting Images 6. Applying Transitions 7. Checking Spelling |
8. Presenting Slide Show 9. Saving and Printing 10. Modifying Lists 11. Indents and Line Spacing 12. WordArt and Shapes 13. Modifying Themes 14. Formatting Pictures |
15. Arranging Objects 16. Animating Text/Objects 17. Inserting Videos 18. Inserting Audio 19. Practice Quiz: MS Powerpoint |
Section 9: Finding a Job Online
1. Online Career Resources | 2. Financial Literacy | 3. Information Literacy: Practice Quiz |
Section 10: Google Drive Tutorial
1. About Google Drive 2. Getting Started 3. Creating Google Docs |
4. Uploading Files 5. Managing Files 6. Sharing & Collaborating |
7. Converting & Printing 8. Google Drive: Practice Quiz |
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