OrglobalAcademy

Course

Basic Computer Operation

A gentle, hands-on 12-week course for adults with little or no computer experience. Learn at the computer, not from slides: switching on and using the mouse, typing, saving files, browsing the internet safely, email, video calls, writing documents, online forms and shopping, and moving photos from your phone. Every week ends with a simple milestone your instructor checks with you — no grades, no pressure. By the end you can use a computer confidently for everyday life, entirely on your own.

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Module 1 — Week 1 — What Is a Computer? First Touch

  1. ✓The parts of a computer
    15mFree preview
  2. ✓Turning it on and off — properly
    15mFree preview
  3. ✓Meeting the mouse
    15mFree preview
  4. ✓Practice: first touch
    90mPracticalFree preview
  5. ✓Week 1 milestone: start, use, shut down
    20mPracticalFree preview

Module 2 — Week 2 — The Keyboard & Basic Typing

  1. ✓A tour of the keyboard
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Typing — and fixing mistakes
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: typing drills & a paragraph about you
    90mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 2 milestone: type and fix
    20mPractical🔒

Module 3 — Week 3 — Windows, Menus & Getting Around

  1. ✓Windows: the boxes programs live in
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Menus, buttons & finding any program
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: window juggling & scavenger hunt
    90mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 3 milestone: open, arrange, switch
    20mPractical🔒

Module 4 — Week 4 — Files & Folders: Saving Your Work

  1. ✓Files and folders: the filing cabinet
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Finding, organizing & USB sticks
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: save it, lose it, find it again
    90mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 4 milestone: save today, find it tomorrow
    25mPractical🔒

Module 5 — Week 5 — The Internet: Browsing with Confidence

  1. ✓The internet, Wi-Fi & your browser
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Searching, links, tabs & printing
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: real questions, real answers
    90mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 5 milestone: find anything
    20mPractical🔒

Module 6 — Week 6 — Staying Safe Online

  1. ✓Passwords: your keys
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Scams: how tricksters knock
    20m🔒
  3. ✓Pop-ups, padlocks, privacy & updates
    15m🔒
  4. ✓Practice: spot the scam
    90mPractical🔒
  5. ✓Week 6 milestone: the guardian test
    20mPractical🔒

Module 7 — Week 7 — Email: Your Digital Mailbox

  1. ✓What email is — and getting your own address
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Reading, writing, replying & attachments
    20m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: your first emails
    100mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 7 milestone: post master
    20mPractical🔒

Module 8 — Week 8 — Video Calls & Messaging

  1. ✓Video calls: seeing your people
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Messaging: short notes & photos
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: the class call & family calls
    100mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 8 milestone: face to face
    20mPractical🔒

Module 9 — Week 9 — Writing Documents (Word Processing)

  1. ✓The word processor: Notepad's big sister
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Making it look right: bold, sizes, copy & paste
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: selection drills, a letter & a flyer
    100mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 9 milestone: a proper document
    25mPractical🔒

Module 10 — Week 10 — Everyday Life Online: Forms, Shopping & Services

  1. ✓Filling in online forms
    15m🔒
  2. ✓Shopping, services & online banking awareness
    20m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: forms, mock shopping & a real booking page
    100mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 10 milestone: forms without fear
    20mPractical🔒

Module 11 — Week 11 — Photos, Smartphones & Keeping Things Tidy

  1. ✓Photos, your phone & installing apps
    20m🔒
  2. ✓Housekeeping & calm troubleshooting
    15m🔒
  3. ✓Practice: photo rescue, app install & breakdown drills
    100mPractical🔒
  4. ✓Week 11 milestone: self-sufficient
    25mPractical🔒

Module 12 — Week 12 — Putting It All Together: Independence Day

  1. ✓The final challenge briefing & your binder
    20m🔒
  2. ✓The final challenge: Independence Day
    120mProject🔒
  3. ✓Certificates, celebration & what comes next
    15m🔒

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