Week 1 · 45-60 min
What is a Computer?
Welcome + why digital skills matter
Welcome to Digital Literacy! Digital skills help you learn, find jobs, and stay safe online. You do not need an expensive computer, shared or older devices work fine. This course uses only free tools like Firefox, LibreOffice, and webmail.
Digital skills open doors. Every expert started as a beginner.
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Practice
- Write 2-3 sentences about what you learned this week.
Key Terms
- Welcome + why digital skills matter
- Welcome + why digital skills matter
- Parts of a computer (monitor, CPU/tower, keyboard, mouse, ports)
- Parts of a computer (monitor, CPU/tower, keyboard, mouse, ports)
- Turning it on/off safely, what booting up means
- Turning it on/off safely, what booting up means
Week Summary
- Welcome + why digital skills matter
- Parts of a computer (monitor, CPU/tower, keyboard, mouse, ports)
- Turning it on/off safely, what booting up means
- The Desktop: icons, taskbar, background
Coming Next Week: Next: Files, Folders & Organization