POTTSVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY - Computer Tutorials

Do you learn better by doing than by reading a book?  Then these websites may be just what you need to help you learn more about using a computer, surfing the Web, or writing a resume.  They are all about practice, practice, practice.  Try more than one for a little variety, and ask a reference librarian if you need help!

• Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Online Tutorials -- Lots of ways to learn basics about the computer, using a mouse, browsing the Internet and using email, and more.  Click on the "Previous" and "Next" links to move forward or backward through the lesson.

• Mousing Around -- a resource to help beginning computer users become familiar with using a mouse. Also try Mousercise for more practice using a mouse. (Both are from the Palm Beach County Library System.)

• Peter's Online Typing Course -- A free typing lesson that may help you move beyond hunt-and-peck typing.  Each lesson covers a few keys at a time, and allows you to practice each step as much as you want before you move on to the next lesson.  Great refresher for those who already know how to touch-type but haven't done it for a while.

• Scranton Public Library's Mouse Tutorial -- As the name implies, this one is all about the mouse.  Great for practice!

• TLN Technology Committee's New User Tutorial -- Basic guide to a computer and its parts, plus lots of mouse practice.

Practice, Practice, Practice

These sites offer fun ways to practice using a mouse, mostly focusing on clicking and "click and drag" movements.

• JigZone -- Drag the pieces to the right space and watch the pieces join together. Click on Gallery, choose a puzzle cut of 6 piece classic, and then select a subject and a picture.

• World of Solitaire -- The most popular way to practice using a mouse.  

  Page updated February 2011.