The Allen Public Library offers FREE courses on computer applications and information literacy in our second floor computer lab. Course lengths vary from short one-time mini course sessions to more in-depth multi-session courses. The difficulty levels also vary. We have courses for beginning, intermediate, and more advanced users.
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Intermediate Internet |
Basic Email |
Social Networking 101 |
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Basic Email |
Too busy to take a class? Or maybe you just want to bone up on some of your computer skills? Ask a librarian to help you locate a book in our adult non-fiction section (004 through 006). Or try one of these online tutorials. Don't have a computer of your own to practice on? The library has twelve Internet ready computers for patron use.
| Computer Basics |
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| AlterNet Computer Basics |
| TLN Technology Committee New User Tutorial |
| BBC Absolute Beginner's Guide to Using a Computer |
| Mouse |
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| Mouserobics - Available in 6 languages |
| Mousing Around Practice Games |
| The Learning Ladder |
| The Jigzone - practice puzzles |
| Keyboarding/Typing - Games and Tests |
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| GoodTyping - free, online typing course, must set up account |
| Learn to Type Online |
| PowerTyping - Good for beginners (Select the "qwerty" keyboard option) |
| Word Shoot! - Not for the beginner |
| Typing Test - Not for the beginner - see how fast you can type |
| Internet |
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| Learn the Net - several mini courses on email, web browsing, and web publishing |
| Navigating the World Wide Web |