mom31257 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Is there a good source for computer education for me to use with ds (11)? We have Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, and I'd like to find courses or videos to help him (and me!) learn about them and how to use them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 There are tutorials for these things on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 There are tutorials for these things on YouTube. Know of any good ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 No, sorry. I just Googled for Youtube and the programs you are looking to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thanks, Tara! I suppose when we come here asking for this kind of advice, we are really wanting to ride on the backs of others' failed attempts and time spent searching for things so we don't have to do so! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amithy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Soooo, what type of computer education are you looking for? There are great sites for learning to code and making 3D designs, others for learning specific computer languages (html, java...), still others for basic computing (identifying operating systems, learning about computer hardware, doing searches, setting up email, word processing). We are currently using: tinkercad.com - for playing around with 3D design code.org & tynker.com - for the basics of coding (both great for elementary through middle/high school) ETA: Ooops! I see that you were asking about your operating system and Microsoft Word. ...I'll be back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amithy Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Have you seen this website about Windows 7?: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/windows7 And have you checked out Youth Spark at microsoft.com?: http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/youthspark/youthsparkhub/ In particular, Youth Spark has a free Microsoft Digital Literacy course for learning to make documents, presentations, spreadsheet, etc... Click on "Get Started" and then click, "Choose a Youth Spark Program." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks, Amithy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 There's codeacademy.org and Khan Academy for programming. Jans 101 has free lessons on Excel, powerpoint, Word etc - I used that with my kids. Anything else you want them to learn? I got mine to learn video production, graphic design, websites etc as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Oh - and here is a free online class my daughter took - http://www.impactvirtual.com/courses.html - The intro one is free. It is 6 weeks and covers a variety of different aspects. There is one starting beginning of January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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