University of Pennsylvania's Program to Bridge the Digital Divide

Provided below is curricula that we have developed and links to resources that we have found useful in our efforts to bridge the Digital Divide.

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Hardware

Guide to starting a refurbishment center.
http://www.upenn.edu/ccp/programs/digitaldivide/refurb.html

Software

Windows

New Computer User Tutorial - Tutorial that takes the user step by step through the basics of computing created by the TLN Technology Committee. Great for new users.
http://northville.lib.mi.us/tech/tutor/welcome.htm

Windows XP Tutorial - List of questions and answers that will teach you the basics of how to use Windows XP created by the BayCon Group.
http://www.baycongroup.com/windows_xp/index.htm

Word

Microsoft Word XP Tutorial - Seven lessons on how to do basic tasks in Microsoft Word XP created by the BayCon Group.
http://www.baycongroup.com/word.htm

Excel

Microsoft Excel XP Tutorial - Four lessons on how to do basic tasks in Microsoft Excel XP created by the BayCon Group.
http://www.baycongroup.com/excel.htm

PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint XP Tutorial - Four lessons on how to do basic tasks in Microsoft PowerPoint XP created by the BayCon Group.
http://www.baycongroup.com/powerpoint/00_powerpoint_tutorial.htm

StarOffice/OpenOffice

StarOffice Users Group Portal - Has an extensive user support forum where many questions are answered along with the ability to ask your own questions.
http://www.staroffice.com/

HTML

A Beginner's Guide to HTML - Three part tutorial for learning beginner's HTML developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerP1.html

HTML - A step by step interactive HTML tutorial created by the Computer and Technology Globe.
http://www.ctglobe.com/tutorials.html

Flash

Flash Tutorial - Tutorial on how to do tasks using Flash
http://www.w3schools.com/flash/default.asp

GIS

GIS Lounge - Great GIS Resource.
http://www.gislounge.com/

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