Computer Literacy

Understanding of what a computer is and how it can be used as a resource.

Resources in this category:

Accessibility at Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

Microsoft offers demos and tutorials for people with vision, hearing, dexterity and language impairments. Learn how to access Microsoft Windows, Office and Internet Explorer. Information about assistive technologies and new products is also available.

Accessibility--Computing @ UW Madison
http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/

Web designers and developers can reach larger audiences and increase usability by making websites accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Take a free course, see videos and get guidelines on how to make your site accessible.

Apple Accessibility
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Discover all of the accessibility features for Macs and Mac software! Apple's accessibility site offers resources for people with vision, hearing, physical, learning and language impairments. Learn more about the Voice Over screen reader and helpful features of OS X, and hardware like the iPhone, iMac and MacBook computers.

Compukiss
http://www.compukiss.com/

Aimed at providing basic computer instruction and beyond, for "those who didn't grow up with computers." Compukiss offers tips, reviews, and up-to-date news as well as how-to videos especially for baby boomers and seniors.

FloridaLawFirm, IT and the Law
http://www.floridalawfirm.com/

Contains information about the fields of law and IT. It discusses how to meet the legal requirements of electronic discovery. There is also a blog that has the newest information and case law.

Free Computer Tutorials
http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/

Free courses and tutorials on basic computing, Microsoft Word and Excel, web design, CSS, Javascript, and PHP.

Geekgirl’s Plain-English Computing
http://www.geekgirls.com/

Guides to basic computing, Windows, the Internet, security, databases, and applications from an Australian computer journalist.

Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/

An alphabetic "dictionary of computer (and internet) terms with easy-to-understand definitions".

Jan’s Computer Literacy 101
http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/index.html

An illustrated guide with sections on computer basics, Windows, the web, spreadsheets, and databases.

LarsWiki--Linux Accessibility Resource Site
http://larswiki.atrc.utoronto.ca/wiki/LarsWiki

What is accessibility? How can I use free and open-source software to increase accessibility? LarsWiki answers these questions and offers resources for users of the Linux operating system. Whether you're programming video games or government information systems, you can find open-source software to make it accessible.

One Minute Tip: Podcasted Technology Tips for Busy People
http://www.oneminutetip.com/

"The One Minute Tip is a collection of short Podcasted technology tips, interviews, quickstarts and videos for people who don't have time to read manuals cover to cover. What will you learn today?"

Peter's Online Typing Course
http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Provides a basic but comprehensive set of online typing instructions and activities.

TypingWeb
http://www.typingweb.com/

Provides a free online typing and keyboarding tutorial for all skill levels. Free registration required to save your progress. There are ten different languages with the appropriate keyboards you can learn with or even the Dvorak keyboard system. One exercise lets you type current news headlines for practice.

WAVE Accessibility Evaluation Tool
http://wave.webaim.org/

"WAVE is a free web accessibility evaluation tool...used to aid humans in the web accessibility evaluation process. Rather than providing a complex technical report, WAVE shows the original web page with embedded icons and indicators that reveal the accessibility information within your page." Just type in your web address, upload or copy and paste HTML code!