Digital Skills and Internet Safety Training

Digital Skills & Internet Safety with San Jose ON
Format

Online
Course

Starting date

On Demand

Learners

95+

Level

Novice

Duration

8 Hours

Price

Free

Learning Objectives

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Workshop 1
Access

Workshop 2
Manage

Workshop 3
Integrate

During this workshop, participants will be introduced to and explore the following:

Internet Safety
  • Easy Tips including personal responsibility.
  • Cookies and browser security features.
  • Phishing Scams and how to avoid them.

Managing email
  • Composing with attachments.
  • Responding.
  • Managing email accounts.

Video Conferencing and Social Media
  • Join a zoom or other video platform.
  • Using social media: YouTube, Facebook, etc.
  • Identifying ‘Fake News.’
During this workshop, participants will be introduced to and explore the following:

Ways to Make and Share Digital Content  (Varies Depending on Device)
  • Word, Pages, Google Docs.
  • Photography.. 
  • Videos (with slide presentations). 

Tips Incorporating and Sharing Content From Others:
  • Adding Content to a Form.
  • Downloading Images from the Internet.
  • Posting to a Social Media Account.

Copyright Issues That Apply to Content Development
  • Legal Issues.
  • Ethical Issues.
  • Individual Rights and Responsibilities.
During this workshop, participants will be introduced to and explore the following:

Understand the basic features of a computer and its software
  • Types of hardware and their features (input vs. output)
  • Software (Operating System vs. Applications) 
  • Important digital icons in software applications

Searching the Internet to access information 
  • About search engines and safety features
  • Search strategies and domain names
  • Search strategies for videos

Using the Internet
  • Online safety tips
  • Family resources
  • Email:  setting up and using