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 Paris-Bourbon County
 PUBLIC LIBRARY
 
701 High Street · Paris, Kentucky · (859) 987-4419



 

ONLINE LEARNING LINKS

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  • Mango Languages Free, interactive, conversational
    lessons in nine languages, plus three ESL languages

  • Try PathFinders first for selected topics...


There are many, many online sites offering training on, well, just about every topic you can imagine. Here are some links to get you started; most offer at least some FREE training.

 

Help for Newbies

Mouserobics
Instructional exercise on how to use a mouse
for beginning computer users.

New Computer User Tutorial 
(en español)

Internet Tutorial 
(
en español )

Internet Beginner's Guides & Tutorials

INTERNET BASICS from HowStuffWorks

Computers for Retirees
A Free Online Computer Book - Take a Look!

Learn the Net

Learn to Search the Web

All About E-Mail

Internet Fraud, Scams, Urban Legends

BREAKTHECHAIN -
Stop Junk E-Mail and Misinformation

E-Mail Forwarding Etiquette

Typing Web - learn/practice keyboarding

Kentucky Virtual Library | Kentucky Virtual University

Google's Directory of Online Internet Training

Microsoft: Resources for New Computer Users


Computers and More

  • SearchEngineWatch
    http://www.searchenginewatch.com
    Learn all about search engines and how to use them. 

  • ShortCourses
    http://www.shortcourses.com
    Home of the highly regarded Short Course series of books on Nikon, Olympus, Canon, and other  digital cameras.

  • SoYouWanna
    http://www.soyouwanna.com
    A collection of step-by-step tutorials to help you get through just about any challenge life can bring.

  • TV411 Literacy Project
    http://www.tv411.org/index.shtml
    Strengthen basic reading, writing and math skills. Fun drills and practical tutorials such as Parts of a Newspaper, Reading Maps, Filling Out a Job Application, Writing a Complaint Letter, Finding New Ways to Say Something, What Makes a Compound Word?, Words with Multiple Meanings, How to Set Up a Budget, Using Percentages, Explore Nutrition with Your Child, Time Management, and lots more.

  • Virtual Training Suite
    http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/
    A set of free online tutorials designed to help students, lecturers and researchers improve their Internet information literacy and IT skills.

  • WebNests
    http://www.webnests.com/freetutorials.htm
    Over 200 free online tutorials and training courses to advance your computer skills. 

 

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