THE LITERACY LIST
Computer Literacy Lessons
Below are links to online and/or downloadable direct instruction or teacher lesson plans to help adults to be comfortable and competent in using computers and the Internet.
BBC Computer Tutor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/
Online animated interactive instruction.
Computer Basics Curriculum
http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view_ft&catid=18102&recno=2465
Downloadable lessons developed by Santa Ana Community College's School of Continuing
Education.Located under Teaching Tools & Resources, the ESL.Citizenship/ELCivics
section, and then Lesson Plans from Other Sources subsection. You have to register
(free) to use this site.
Firstfind.info
http://www.firstfind.info/
Look at the "Help" section. Click on "Is this your first time
using the Internet?" Also look at the Computers and Technology area.
GCF
Global Learning Computer Basics Tutorials
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/
Free, online videos. You have to register, but it's free and quick.
Kansas Technology Competencies
http://www.nwlincs.org/CompTech/toc.htm
Downloadable lessons
Support
Materials and Exercices for Basic Computer Literacy
http://www.nald.ca/litweb/province/nb/nald-nb/english/innosucc/facilit/Computer/Title.htm
Bridging
the Gap - Computer Component
http://www.nald.ca/CLR/Btg/comp/compmain/compindex.htm
Computer Basics 2000
http://www.nald.ca/CLR/basics00/cover.htm
The Learning Ladder
http://learningladder.org/basics/part1.htm
This introductionsto computers and the Internet is part of a workplace literacy
curriculum for early childhood educators.
Mouse Practice Skills Links
http://www.alri.org/harness.html#MOUSE
Thanks to Gail Price, who posted the BBC Computer Tutor information to the National Institute for Literacy Family Literacy Discussion List in March, 2006. Thanks also to the following people who identified other resources listed here on the National Institute for Literacy Technology discussion list in March, 2006: Stan Ashlock, Tiim Ponder, Lorette Chiasson, Maureen Hoyt, Bruce Carmel and Mariann Fedele.