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Introduction 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.

  • Courses available in English, Spanish, and for English Language Learners in
    the English for Digital Skills Program.
  • 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 – English, Spanish, English Language Learners
(ELL)

Learn how to create an email account and a strong password.

 

Unit 2: How to Download an App – English, Spanish, ELL

Learn how to find and download apps, and troubleshoot a forgotten password.

 

Unit 3: How to Navigate the Internet – English, Spanish, ELL

Learn how to do a quick online search using a web browser.

 

Unit 4: Using Links to Connect to the Internet – English, Spanish, ELL

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 five-step process to improve online search results and get the type of
information you need faster.