Digital Literacy Toolkit

Ready to take the next step in your digital learning journey?

Whether you’re exploring technology for the first time or refreshing your skills, our Digital Literacy Toolkit makes learning easy and engaging. Each short, step-by-step video walks you through essential tech topics — from using email and online tools to staying safe on the internet — so you can learn at your own pace and feel confident using technology at home, at work, and in your community.

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Computer Basics

Keyboard Basics

Welcome to the beginner-friendly guide to understanding how to interact with a computer keyboard. This tutorial covers how to use a keyboard to navigate documents and provides examples of helpful keyboard shortcuts and their uses, and explains the differences between PC and Mac keyboards, including their different uses of function keys and certain key combinations.

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Windows File Management

Welcome to the beginner-friendly guide to understanding how to find, remove and restore files on your computer. We’ll look at how to access and navigate the File Explorer on Windows personal computers, how to delete files and the use of the Recycle Bin, how to select and move multiple files, and multiple keyboard shortcuts to make using your computer easier and more efficient.

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How to Use the Computer Mouse

Welcome to the beginner-friendly guide to understanding how to interact with a computer or device. This tutorial covers how to use the mouse, touchpad, or touch screen controls you may use to interact with your desktop computer, laptop, pad or phone, including how to use left and right mouse clicks, features of the mouse wheel, as well as touch screen actions like tap, drag, double tap, or press-and-hold, and how to zoom in and out on a computer or touch screen.

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What is a Computer?

Internet and Cybersecurity

Keyboard Basics

Welcome to the beginner-friendly guide to understanding how to interact with a computer keyboard. This tutorial covers how to use a keyboard to navigate documents and provides examples of helpful keyboard shortcuts and their uses, and explains the differences between PC and Mac keyboards, including their different uses of function keys and certain key combinations.

Click here to view the PDF

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Intro to Email

Welcome to our video lesson on sharing and collaboration with Microsoft Excel. In this video we’ll look at naming, renaming, saving and sharing files. We’ll look at how to check who can collaborate with your file, what permissions they have and how to communicate with them through comments.

Intro to Excel and Sheets

Keyboard Basics

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Welcome to an introduction to navigating Microsoft Excel. We’ll look at how to navigate the menu and ribbons, including using the Home and Insert menus to format data and add charts. Other features include comments, the use of page layout, and themes.

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Online Job Search

Example 2

Microsoft Excel - Creating a Budget

Welcome to this lesson, where we’ll practice how to use Microsoft Excel. We’ll use a budgeting activity to practice how to rename a file, enter data, use simple formulas, change formatting, and how to access quick functions like Sort and Filter.

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  • Slideshow

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  • Wakelet Link

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Example 3

Microsoft Excel - Saving & Collaboration

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