Re: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
RTPnet has prepared two-hour classes to teach adults basic computer skills and get them started using GCF Learn Free. Step-by-step instructions are available online at http://www.rtpnet.org/comp/ (see the top left section of that page). Feel free to print and use the handouts or modify them for your own use. We have been asked to teach a class in resume writing and see that GCF Learn Free has an excellent class. We want to prepare a class and handout that would lead students through getting registered and getting started taking the course at http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Module.aspx?tutorialID=20&moduleID=335 Has anyone already done this or something similar? Judy Hallman ([EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman) Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/) - Kevin Cronin wrote: List: We use GCF Learn Free quite a bit here and I encourage users to get there own account so they can use it wherever they have access to a computer. The classes cover a range of areas, MS Windows and Office applications, as well as non-computer subjects, like financial literacy/savings and resume writing that many have found helpful. As the material is self-paced, clicking through the pages, it helps for a new user to already have some experience with a computer. New users are more likely to get overwhelmed with the detail of information and need some guidance, as well as get frustrated with the mouse. All in all, it's a very helpful tool. I don’t think it replaces having someone in the room to teach, but it helps users who need to refresh their skills and experienced users who can keep themselves going forward on new activities. I understand it was developed by Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. Kevin Cronin Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center 4800 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44127 www.universitysettlement.net 216.641.8948 Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. To help fund free mammograms, please click, www.thebreastcancersite.com. Original Message Follows From: "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600 The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
I fully endorse the comments on GCF Global Learning it is free, it is global, it is efficient. Yes, don't hesitate to sign in and follow online courses (for which they certify you) or simply learn through their tutorials. Maria Dragatakis Amman, Jordan Kevin Cronin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: List: We use GCF Learn Free quite a bit here and I encourage users to get there own account so they can use it wherever they have access to a computer. The classes cover a range of areas, MS Windows and Office applications, as well as non-computer subjects, like financial literacy/savings and resume writing that many have found helpful. As the material is self-paced, clicking through the pages, it helps for a new user to already have some experience with a computer. New users are more likely to get overwhelmed with the detail of information and need some guidance, as well as get frustrated with the mouse. All in all, it's a very helpful tool. I dont think it replaces having someone in the room to teach, but it helps users who need to refresh their skills and experienced users who can keep themselves going forward on new activities. I understand it was developed by Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. Kevin Cronin Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center 4800 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44127 www.universitysettlement.net 216.641.8948 Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. To help fund free mammograms, please click, www.thebreastcancersite.com. Original Message Follows From: "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group To: "DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)" Subject: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600 The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. 272519-Mary Dragatakis - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
Thanks Kevin, This is very helpful and I appreciate the time you took to give a thorough analysis. Since you need to sign into an account, I was hesitant to look deeper into this program without this kind of feedback. Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin Cronin Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 4:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please List: We use GCF Learn Free quite a bit here and I encourage users to get there own account so they can use it wherever they have access to a computer. The classes cover a range of areas, MS Windows and Office applications, as well as non-computer subjects, like financial literacy/savings and resume writing that many have found helpful. As the material is self-paced, clicking through the pages, it helps for a new user to already have some experience with a computer. New users are more likely to get overwhelmed with the detail of information and need some guidance, as well as get frustrated with the mouse. All in all, it's a very helpful tool. I don't think it replaces having someone in the room to teach, but it helps users who need to refresh their skills and experienced users who can keep themselves going forward on new activities. I understand it was developed by Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. Kevin Cronin Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center 4800 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44127 www.universitysettlement.net 216.641.8948 Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. To help fund free mammograms, please click, www.thebreastcancersite.com. Original Message Follows From: "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600 The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
RE: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
List: We use GCF Learn Free quite a bit here and I encourage users to get there own account so they can use it wherever they have access to a computer. The classes cover a range of areas, MS Windows and Office applications, as well as non-computer subjects, like financial literacy/savings and resume writing that many have found helpful. As the material is self-paced, clicking through the pages, it helps for a new user to already have some experience with a computer. New users are more likely to get overwhelmed with the detail of information and need some guidance, as well as get frustrated with the mouse. All in all, it's a very helpful tool. I dont think it replaces having someone in the room to teach, but it helps users who need to refresh their skills and experienced users who can keep themselves going forward on new activities. I understand it was developed by Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. Kevin Cronin Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center 4800 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44127 www.universitysettlement.net 216.641.8948 Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. To help fund free mammograms, please click, www.thebreastcancersite.com. Original Message Follows From: "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600 The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
