Digital Skills Award Day 1 – Introduction to your Programme of Learning

Welcome Introduction to each person in the group Introduction to the tutor and other members of the Centre staff

BCS Digital Skills Award 1.Computer Basics 2.Digital Media 3.Online Basics 4.Social Networking

About your programme To help you develop basic digital literacy skills To help you become familiar with the computer and its basic functions To be able to use the internet and to search and apply for jobs To be able to use social media To be able to use Universal Job Match

What do we mean by Digital Technology? Mobile phones Skype Universal Credit Universal Job Match Online banking Online shopping

Do you know any of these social media sites?

Learning and Assessment The course is made up of 4 units Each unit has online learning and quiz questions We will also complete group and offline exercises Each unit has an online and offline practice assessment Each unit has an online test which is allocated one hour

Example of the course materials

Example screen of instruction

Computers in the learning centre You will be advised by your tutor how to log on Are connected automatically to a network by cable or wireless You will need to check seat and screen each time you come in Do not save work overnight

Your computer at home Can be switched on and off on machine or at power supply May have different connections to other pieces of hardware, eg printer, router, tv, speakers

Let’s look at the basics Can you name different types of computers? Can you name the main parts of a computer? How to log on to the computer

The desktop Used with permission from Microsoft.

Application, Software, Command Icons ©

Web browsers Firefox

Mouse sites for more practice Senior Net Learn My Way Skillful Senior

Practise with the mouse Your tutor will show you how to login to this site so you can practise with the mouse Follow the instructions in your handout to use the Microsoft Paint programme to join the dots and draw lines.

The keyboard

Activity Press any letter and look at your screen Press the enter key and type your name Hold the Caps Lock for the first letter Use the space bar between first name and surname Use the Delete key to remove surname Use the backspace key to remove first name

Activity 2 Your tutor will help you Create a simple document Save this to the desktop Open an mail application Send this attachment to yourself

Let’s start learning

Your home page

Online learning Log in to your online learning account with learndirect Go to You should have a user name and temporary password You must change your password to one you will remember You should not share your password

What you have achieved Your understand your programme of learning You know how to log on to the computers and your online learning How to use the mouse and the keyboard How to create your first document

Next steps Let’s start your online learning Log on to your learning – Computer Basics Log on to your learndirect learning environment