The Computer Literacy Course
Summary - A computer literacy course for a local soup kitchen.
At a local soup kitchen (Capuchin), here in Detroit, I was asked to help teach a Computer Literacy Course. Some of our visitors have very little skill with computers.
The course focuses on the use and the understanding of the desktop PC. The confidence and skills this course will bring will prove very valuable to our visitors. I will post links to each part as I complete them.
- Part 1: Understanding Computers (a discussion)
- Types of computers
- The Operating System (OS)
- Computer Parts (hardware)
- Software
- The Internet
- Computer Security
- Part 2: Using the Hardware & Software (show and tell)
- How to use the mouse and keyboard
- Understanding the Windows interface
- Creating and formatting a paragraph in MS Word
- Managing, organizing and saving files
- Importing external media (CDs, floppies, flash-drives)
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Part 3: Using the Internet (show and tell w/ video)
- The browser interface, bookmarks, searching
- Internet Security (a discussion)
- Using Google Email and services
- Part 4: Computer troubleshooting and Maintenance