Keep Kids Safe

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

Computer Basics

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?

Understanding your Computer

This course is a follow on to our Basic Computing course. The intention of this module is to further enhance your computing skills and to allow you to get the most out of your computing experience.

Aims and Objectives

To be able to understand the modern computer system, to be able to successfully manage files and folders, keep the system in peak condition and enhance the life of your system. At the end of this module you will be able to:-

• Understand your Hardware
• Organise Directories and Files
• Keep your system software up to date
• Remove Virus and Malware Infections
• Install Security Updates
• Backup and Restore your personal data
• Set Up and run Housekeeping Tasks
• Keep your network running (Broadband)
• Set up external Hardware (e.g. printers)

Learn How to get Online

There are a range of modules to help you to get online some of these are:

• Using Emails
• Using Online Searches
• Using Public Services Online
• Using Digital Photography

• Discover and Explore Interests Online.

• Step 1: Give Us a Ring and come along to our centre
• Step 2: To study from Home go to http://www.go-on.co.uk website.
• Step 3: Register using the centre number: 3452090
• Step 4: Choose the online modules that you want to complete (to generate a completion certificate you will need to complete at least two modules).Learn how to Get Online

Genealogy for Beginners

Genealogy Beginners Course

Lesson 1

1. Why Genealogy
2. Charting your course
3. Recording names
4. Putting it all together

Lesson 2

1. Clues from family sources
2. Ask the right questions
3. Family connections
4. Putting it all together

Lesson 3

1. Research Basics
2. What to look for
3. Where to look
4. Putting it all together

Lesson 4

1. Vital records
2. Birth / Death certificates
3. Marriage certificates
4. Source citation for vital records

Lesson 5.

1. Family Records
2. Census Records
3. Probate Records
4. Putting it all together

Lesson 6

1. Immigration
2. Photographs
3. Printing your Tree
4. Quiz

Free Training

We run a free introduction to computers course in association with GoOn and the BBC’s First Click. The course consists of 5 modules and gives the student a taster in the use of computers.

• Keyboard and Mouse Skills
• Setting up and using Email
• Internet Security
• Online Searches
• Using Public Services