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Living in our digital world can be complicated for students and teachers alike. Our digital literacy resources are here to help you navigate this complexity and get the most from your digital tools.
We can help you stay up to date with existing technologies, build your computer skills, and grow your capacity to use new technologies.
We’re here to help all learners: students, educators, and staff.
Learning resources
Northstar
offers online, self-paced digital literacy assessments and tutorials. This service is free for PCC users.
This video explains how the Northstar Online Learning system works to support your digital skills development.
This video demonstrates how to set up a new PCC user account for Northstar Online Learning.
This video demonstrates how to navigate Northstar as a user to complete assessments and skill-building activities.
This video demonstrates track your learning progress in Northstar to learn new skills and earn certificates to show your mastery.
Classes and Workshops
If you prefer to work with an instructor or guide, these options might work for you.
link Computer Education Classes
PCC offers credit and non-credit computer education classes.
The PCC Opportunity Centers offer 3-day workshops once a month for beginner computer users.
Skill Building
Explore these free online resources for building your digital literacy skills.
Free high quality educational videos on a broad range of topics including some technology focused courses.
Digital Learn offers computer basics learning modules as well as task and application-based tutorials.
The Digital Skills Library is an open repository of free learning resources designed to help all adult learners develop the digital skills needed to achieve their personal, civic, educational, and career goals.
For almost 20 years, the GCFGlobal.org program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century by offering self-paced online courses.
Support for seniors looking to improve their digital skills and reduce isolation.
The Google Applied Digital Skills Library offers lessons to help you use your Google Workspace tools more effectively.
The Google Workspace Learning Center includes application-focused tutorials, quick tips, and project tutorials to help you use multiple workspace tools in combination.
Khan Academy provides technology-related courses in multiple languages from beginner to advance programming topics.
Learn My Way offers free digital skills learning modules for a beginner audience.
Free training videos from Microsoft to help you improve your skills with their Office Suite and Microsoft 365 applications.
Tech tips and video resources for Seniors from the AARP.
Social Media TestDrive prepares people for the online world through experiential learning in a simulated social media environment.
Tech Life Unity is a free-to-use educational website that teaches technology users of all ages and skill levels how to use technology, especially the most popular websites, apps, and online tools. We provide clear, easy-to-understand instructions in online tutorials on our website, and in videos on our .
Learn to type faster, easier, and better. This free online service will help you learn to touch type as well as improve your typing speed and accuracy. This site also offers some modules.
Wisc-Online is a creation of Wisconsin’s Technical Colleges and maintained by Fox Valley Technical College. They offer a free online computer skills course.
Community Resources
Connect with a community partner who also offers digital literacy services. If you’re not sure where to start, try your local public library. There are in the state of Oregon, including those highlighted below.
The Multnomah County Libraries offer
- Cell-Ed essential digital skills courses
They also offer computer labs at many of their library locations as well as at all locations.
Washington County Cooperative Library Services offers as well as computer labs and staff on site to assist you with your technology use and at any location.
Clackamas County Libraries offer as well as computer labs and staff on site to assist you with your technology use at any location.
Washington County Cooperative Library Services offers as well as .
Free Geek is a non-profit organization with a mission to sustainably reuse technology, enable digital access, and provide education to create a community that empowers people to realize their potential.
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