Welcom to Computer Practice Session - 2/22/07

The second computer practice session is Thursday 2/21/07. Our resident-wrangler, Dave will be roaming the lab.

Venice Public Library Training Blog

VPL Online Tutorial Links
Mouse

http://www.washoe.lib.nv.us/mod.php?mod=userpage&page_id=91&menu=3501

http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html

http://tech.tln.lib.mi.us/tutor/welcome.htm Explains scroll bar, down arrows and mouse

http://www.srls.public.lib.ga.us/mousepg1.html

http://www.worthingtonlibraries.org/noflash/PROGRAMS/Tutorials/SteveH/intro.htm

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/ includes Mousing Around, Mousercise and Games

Internet

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/basic_web/ AARP Basic Web Lessons – Seven Lessons

http://www.aarp.org/learntech/computers/inter_web/a2004-10-27-intermediatebrowsing.html AARP Intermediate Web Lessons

http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/internet101/a/inet_handbook.htm About.com Internet 101
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/course/welcome/menu.shtml -- BBC It's a ten hour, online internet course which teaches the basics of using the internet. In the course learners learn all about web pages, e-mail and the other things they will use on the internet.
http://www.internet101.org/ -- Internet 101 was created for those who want to know just the basics. This guide will provide you with enough knowledge to have fun on the Internet, yet will not bore you with too many details.
http://www.internettutorials.net/ Overview of the Internet

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/index.html -- Overview

Email
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/email/Email_Tutorials_and_Articles_Start_Here.htm

http://help.yahoo.com/us/tutorials/mail/mail/mail_basics1.html
Word
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/learnmsword/Learn_Microsoft_Word_97_2000_2002_2003.htm



Health Issues
General Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (German non-profit) www.informedhealthonline.org
Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.com
Medline Plus www.medlineplus.com
New York Online Access to Health www.noah-health.org
PubMed National Library of Medicine http://pubmed.gov


Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine Home Page www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine http://nccam.nih.gov

Children
American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
Go Ask Alice www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
National Women’s Health Information Center www.4girls.org
Nemours Foundation www.kidshealth.org

Senior
American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org
NIH Senior Healthhttp://nihseniorhealth.gov

Women
National Women’s Health Information Center www.4women.gov
Boston Women’s Health book www.ourbodiesourselves.org

Windows

http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/computerbeginnerhandbook/Personal_Computers_101_The_Computer_Beginners_Handbook.htm