Intro to Digital Skills
This collection of courses helps learners to build knowledge around using and problem-solving with digital tools in different areas of daily life, as well as develop strategies to find, use, and analyze reliable information from the internet and social media.
Learners can take Course 1 to learn foundational digital skills, then do Course 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 in any order!
Each unit is a collection of short lessons that are 3 minutes or fewer. Units usually take an hour or less to complete
Designed with reference to national and international digital skills frameworks competencies (Northstar, Essential Digital Skills UK, Google, GSMA Mobile Internet Skills Toolkit, TCALL: Texas A&M)
Unit 1: How to Sign Up for Email
Learn how to create an email account and a strong password.
Unit 2: How to Download an App
Learn how to find and download apps, and troubleshoot a forgotten password.
Unit 3:How to Navigate the Internet
Learn how to do a quick online search using a web browser.
Unit 4: Using Links to Connect to the Internet
Learn when and how to click on links to do tasks online, like joining a meeting with a child’s teacher.
Unit 5: Finding Information Online- English, Spanish, ELL
Learn a process to improve online search results and get the type of information you need faster.