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getting started email take good pictures improve & share pictures finding information just for fun Gerry's guides for your PC useful websites basic terms explained advanced terms looking after a PC guides

Click on the blue name of any topics that interest you.

A new window will open with the correct area of the WebWise course.

getting started

We all have to start somewhere so the BBC have produced a group of 'videos' on their WebWise section at just the level you need.
They can used from home via the Internet and you can work through them at your own speed.
Have a go yourself or fix a time with Gerry to work through topics.

Computer Tutor - ideal for absolute beginners
How to use a keyboard and a mouse, open and close windows etc.

Unit 1 Welcome - getting started
Learn how to use the course Keeping healthy while using computers How the Internet works in simple terms

Unit 2 Connecting to the Internet back to top
ISPs - information about Internet Service Providers Setting up an Internet connection Other ways to connect to the Internet - phones etc.

Unit 3 Using a web browser to look at websites back to top
Web browsers - the main parts and how to use them Addresses - the parts of a website address Buttons - how to use the buttons on the browser

Unit 4 Extra features of a web browser back to top
How to save your favorite addresses - go to them with one click Saving web pages and contents The most common 'plug ins' for video, audio etc.

Unit 5 Filling in forms online back to top
Using online forms - for example getting an insurance quote Registering on websites - common examples & explanations

Unit 6 Searching the Internet back to top
The basics of using search engines - e.g. Google How to use search engines more efficiently

Unit 7 The basics of using email back to top
An introduction to emails Setting up an email - username, password etc Receiving and viewing emails Sending emails - explanations about the 'boxes'

Unit 8 More features of emails back to top
The address book - all of your contacts Using attachments - send pictures, files, documents etc. Web mail - sending emails from any PC without a special program

Unit 9 Online safety for children and computers back to top
Computer viruses - how they spread & how to keep immune Child safety - how to let children use the Internet safely
Unit 10 Online communities back to top
Message boards - standards for using message boards safely Chat rooms - an introduction to 'chat rooms' & rules to follow

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