February 23, 2012
Social Networking
Our 1 day Twitter course will give you the knowledge and tools to manage and run a great Twitter website. The course runs from 10am to 4 pm and is limited to 6 places. To reserve a place call 01204 492678, emailsteph@dws-training.co.uk . We can also provide custom, on-site and individual Twittercourses. For further prices and information on these please contact us
February 23, 2012
Social Networking
Our 1 day Facebook course will give you the knowledge and tools to manage and run a great Facebook website. The course runs from 10am to 4 pm and is limited to 6 places. To reserve a place call 01204 492678, emailsteph@dws-training.co.uk . We can also provide custom, on-site and individual Facebook courses. For further prices and information on these please contact us
The Basics
Setting Up Your Facebook Profile
- Create an Account
- Account Settings
- Understanding Facebook Privacy
- Set Your Privacy
- Additional Privacy Settings
- Create Your Profile
- Deactivate Your Account
Using Facebook
- What’s On Your Mind?
- Find Friends
- Upload Pictures
- Upload Videos
- Applications
Doing More With Facebook
- Join or Create a Group
- Plan an Event
- Post a Note
- Send a Gift
February 23, 2012
Security
Practicing safety is a must with anyone who goes online, but with kids it is especially important. This course will discuss the Internet threats your kids may encounter and show you how to protect them and teach them responsible Internet use.
1: Beware Of Dark Alleyways In Public Places
2: Seek Safety First
3: Chat, Newsgroups, Instant Messaging, Email, and Pornography
4: Music, Computer Games, and Downloads
5: Who to Contact if You Detect Trouble
February 23, 2012
Social Networking
Our 1 day WordPress course will give you the knowledge and tools to manage and run a great WordPress website. The course runs from 10am to 4 pm and is limited to 6 places. To reserve a place call 01204 492678, emailsteph@dws-training.co.uk . We can also provide custom, on-site and individual WordPress courses. For further prices and information on these please contact us.
WordPress training course outline
How to set up WordPress
- Introduction to WordPress
- How to set up a WordPress website in 15 mins
How to publish posts, pages, images and video
- Formatting your posts
- Adding links
- Inserting and embedding media – images, video, audio
Comment moderation
- How to monitor and moderate comments
- How to stop spam
How to make your site look great with WordPress themes
- Themes and how can you use them
- Theme frameworks (e.g Woothemes, Thesis)
How to add functionality to your site with WordPress plugins
- Overview of plugins
- How to install plugins
- 5 top WordPress plugins and what they do
- How to use plugins and widgets to improve your website’s functionality
Search Engine optimisation
- How to make sure your website is optimised for Search Engines
- Use ‘pretty url’s’ that will improve ‘click through’ rates
- Tagging and categorising your posts – how to do it and why it’s important
- Best practices when linking
How to take advantage of the social web
- Sharing your content on other social networks
- Auto-posting to Twitter
- Adding ‘Share’ buttons
- Adding a newsletter
- How to integrate your content with Twitter and Facebook
- How to add an online community to your website using Buddypress.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Use WordPress to manage your blog content
- Integrate social media content into your WordPress blog
- Promote your blog
- Manage comments
- Understand WordPress themes, plugins and widgets
Are new to computers? have some knowledge but need to know more? Then this is the place to start. Users will learn hardware and software basics. This course can also be customized to meet the needs of those who are not quite so basic in their knowledge
Getting Started
- What is a computer?
- What is an operating system?
Using a Desktop Computer
- What are the basic parts of a desktop computer?
- What are all the buttons, sockets, and slots used for?
- What is inside a desktop computer?
- How do I connect to the Internet?
Using a Laptop Computer
- What are the basic parts of a laptop computer?
- What are all the buttons, sockets, and slots used for?
- What is inside a laptop computer?
- How do I connect to the Internet?
Doing More with Your Computer
- How do I set up a computer?
- How do I keep my computer healthy?
- What are some troubleshooting techniques?
- What is a network?
February 22, 2012
Operating Systems
The operating system of your computer allows you to organize and manage the contents of your computer. It is a crucial part of data management. In addition, a user needs to know how to change common hardware settings and troubleshoot.
In this module we cover Window 7
- Module 1: Windows Basics
- Module 2: Using Windows 7
- Module 3: Working with Programs
- Module 4: Managing Files
- Module 5: Customising Windows 7
