Basic Skills
Certain basic skills are need to successfully take Distance Learning classes. Each student should be able to do the following:
- Use a desktop or laptop computer for basic tasks.
- Use a word processing and printing program.
- Log onto the Internet (connect) from a home, office, or college computer.
- Navigate the Internet using a Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer browser program.
- Use email, including attaching a file to an email message
- Download a program from the Internet and install it.
- Do a search on the web, locating and noting reference information.
- Use a streaming video/audio program for multimedia.
- Use a online discussion board forum and chatroom.