Digital Skills lessons
Building digital skills is a vital component in the effort to make Internet resources more available and equitable. The Digital Skills Lessons aims to build these essential skills to help advance quality of life through the resources available through the Internet.
Digital Skills Lessons are relevant to all age groups interested in exploring opportunities to grow the digital competency of their community.
Digital Skills Lessons strives to guide and inform participants so that they may:
- Navigate the digital landscape responsibly
- Feel empowered to access online information safely
- Communicate effectively
- Engage in online communities
- Enhance general computer skills
What you will learn
- Being Media Savvy
- Buying and Selling Online
- Computer Basics
- Connecting to Government Resources
- Internet Safety, Ethics, and Identifying Credible Sources
- Internet Safety for Kids
- Introduction to E-Mail: The Power of Digital Communication
- Introduction to Microsoft Word: A Word Processing Program
- Netiquette
- Saving, Recovering, and Sharing Data Files
- Using Smart Phone or Tablet
- Zoom: A Participants Guide
- Zoom: Host Basics
For general questions about the program or how to register for the program, please feel free to contact any of the team members listed below.
Gina Avila – Community Development Educator -Porter County
Cindy Barber – County Extension Director & Community Development Educator – Daviess County
Bill Decker – 4-H Educator—Discovery Programs
Cheyanne Geideman – Senior Engagement Specialist, Purdue Center for Regional Development
Andrea Hatfield – County Extension Director, Agriculture and National Resources and Community Development Educator – Boone County
Carly Holland – County Extension Director & Health and Human Sciences Educator – Rush County
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