Getting started
Useful websites that will help you get started using computers and the internet.
A great exercise for anyone new to using a mouse. Just count up to 30 by clicking on the underlined numbers. Also includes using radio buttons, check boxes, drop down menus, scrolling and more.
Myguide is for anyone new to using computers. The site contains a number of short courses from Starting with computers (using a mouse and keyboard) to Understanding Ebay. New courses are added all the time. Registering with the site gives you a myguide email address and allows you to measure your progress.
A beginners guide to the Web from the BBC. Includes Computer tutor - a video showing you how to use a mouse and keyboard, a step-by-step online course, in depth guides on different aspects of the internet and Ask Bruce, answers to your internet questions.
Online courses on computer basics, the internet and email. Includes self-assessment. The Digital Literacy course is available in many languages - English, Thai, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Polish, French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Greek, Welsh, Urdu, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Malay, Indonesian, Ukrainian, and Hindi.
