Learn technology skills at your own pace by watching these video tutorials on popular software and computer basics.

Technology Basics at GCFLearnFree (hearing loss-friendly)

  • Computer basics: how to use a mouse, mobile devices, and a typing tutorial
  • Email and Gmail basics
  • Internet and email safety strategies, skills, and mindset needed to protect yourself, your computer, and your privacy
  • Internet basics and tips, and using search engines
  • Web browsers: Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari
  • Windows 10, 8, 7, XP, 98, and Mac OS X
  • Copyright and fair use, and avoiding plagarism
  • Etsy, eBay, Dropbox, and Prezi
  • Linux Mint and Ubuntu operating systems

DigitalLearn (en Español tambien; hearing loss-friendly)

  • Computer basics: how to use a mouse and keyboard
  • Websites and search engines
  • Password basics, internet privacy and online scams; learn how to be safer online
  • Email basics: set up an account, and send and reply to emails
  • Windows 7, Windows 10, and Mac OS X
  • Microsoft Word: create, format, and save documents and résumés
  • Cloud Storage: what it is, and how it helps you
  • Skype: learn how to make video calls
  • Facebook: sign up, find friends, and privacy settings
  • Plane tickets: search for and buy plane tickets online

Computer Courses from TechBoomers (hearing loss-friendly)

  • Internet basics: privacy, safety, passwords, Wi-Fi
  • Communicating: Gmail, WhatsApp, WeChat, Skype
  • Utilities: Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote
  • Social media: Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter
  • Relationships: eHarmony, Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid
  • Photos: Instagram, Flickr, Snapchat
  • Shopping: eBay, Amazon, Priceline, PayPal, Craigslist
  • Entertainment: Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now, YouTube
  • Music: Pandora, Soundcloud, Spotify

Basic Computer Skills Course from Wisc-Online

  • Computer basics: how to use a mouse, keyboard, and printer
  • Computer hardware, PC vs Mac, phones, tablets, eBook readers
  • Windows 7, desktop applications, text size, software
  • Microsoft Word: create, edit, and manage documents
  • Email basics: write & send messages, create email attachments, netiquette & safety
  • Files and folders: create, organize, search, make back-ups
  • Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram
  • Identity safety, privacy, security, passwords

Tecnología Habilidades a GCFAprendeLibre

  • Windows 7, 8, XP y 98, Mac OS
  • Navegadores web: Internet Explorer 9, Chrome
  • Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • Redes sociales: Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype, LinkedIn
  • Seguridad en internet y virus informáticos y antivirus

Computing at Khan Academy (hearing loss-friendly)

  • Programming, logic & if statements, looping, debugging
  • Computer science, algorithms, cryptography
  • Creating webpages, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Creating SQL databases
  • Hour of Code for ages 8 & up: use JavaScript to draw with code, create webpages with HTML & CSS, create databases using SQL

Technology Basics at GCFLearnFree in other languages

  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian), Mandarin Chinese, Français (French), Russian, Norsk (Norwegian)

Microsoft Office Training Center (hearing loss-friendly)

  • Office 365, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Skype, Project, Publisher

Computer Science Courses from Wisc-Online

  • Programming: debugging, C#, strings, variables, C++
  • IT skills: cloud computing, software development
  • Databases: database types, data manipulation language
  • Networking: bandwidth, IP addresses, name servers, FTP
  • Security: firewalls, VPN, malware, denial of service attacks
  • IT Support: wireless hardware, Raspberry Pi
  • Web development: HTML, JavaScript, UX design, SEO

Books, Video Training & Self-Paced Lessons from AGI

  • Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop Elements 10
  • Flash CS6: drawing, animation, and ActionScript
  • Adobe InDesign desktop publishing
  • Premiere Pro and After Effects for video editing
  • Adobe Illustrator CS6 vector graphics editor
  • Dreamweaver, HTML, and CSS for web design
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software collection