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How to Get a Great Job: Customize Your Resume


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Link: http://www.atyourlibrary.org/career/how-get-great-...
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This article contains advice on customizing your resume each time you apply to a job posting.

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Networking For a Job


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/jobsearch/3
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In this tutorial you will explore how to network, build relationships, and review strategies for using social media to create a brand for yourself.

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Searching Online for a Job


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/jobsearch/2
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In this tutorial you will learn where to look for online job postings, how to perform an effective search, and how to apply for a job online.

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Codeacademy


Contributed by: Codeacademy
Link: http://www.codecademy.com/
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This site provides introductory tutorials on how to use JavaScript, a programming language to provide enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites.

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Connecting Communities Local Leader FAQs


Contributed by: Southern Rural Development Center
Link: http://srdc.msstate.edu/ecommerce/curricula/connec...
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This guide is designed to enhance the use and adoption of information technology tools and infrastructure in rural communities. Cooperative extension educators and community leaders can use this guide to improve:
-The availability of access to broadband connectivity across the community;
-The ability of organizations in the community to use digital technology to achieve their mission and goals; and
-The ability of individuals in the community to use digital technology to improve their social and economic well-being.

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Comunicación en Línea


Contributed by: Club Digital
Link: http://club-digital.com/leccion6
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Abre una cuenta de correo electrónico. El correo electrónico o email es un sistema que permite el envío y recepción de mensajes escritos en una computadora conectada a internet. Una forma de utilizarlo es a través de un programa para navegar internet como Explorer, Firefox o Chrome.

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Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum


Contributed by: Microsoft Corporation
Link: http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenshi...
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Welcome to the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum. The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Whether you are entirely new to computing or have some experience, this curriculum will help you develop a fundamental understanding of computers. From using the Internet, to sending e-mail, to creating a résumé, the Digital Literacy Curriculum helps you develop the essential skills you need to begin computing with confidence.

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Microsoft Excel


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel
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Understanding how to create spreadsheets and workbooks in Microsoft Excel is an important skill to acquire.

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Microsoft Powerpoint


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/powerpoint
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Learn how to wow an audience with presentations you can create in Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Microsoft Word


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/word
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Microsoft Word, a popular word processing software, is essential for producing documents both at home and work.

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Digital Tattoo


Contributed by: Digital Tattoo
Link: http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/
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What is your digital tattoo? In short, it's your online identity - the bits and data that form who you are online.

The goal of this online learning tool is to share resources that encourage you to think about your online presence, to navigate the issues involved in forming and re-forming a digital identity and to learn about your rights and responsibilities as a digital citizen. This website includes writing, videos, images, and quizzes organized within five learning modules: Protect, Connect, Learn, Work, Publish. The modules can be completed individually or in sequence.

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Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database


Contributed by: American Association of School Librarians
Link: http://www.ala.org/aasl/lessonplandatabase
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The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database is a tool to support school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. Users can search the database for lesson plans by learning standards and indicators, content topic, grade-level, resources used, type of lesson or schedule, keyword and much more. In addition, registered users can bookmark lesson plans in a portfolio for future use, rate and comment on lesson plans in the community, print to PDF and socially share lesson plans on the web, and create and publish their own lesson plans in the database.

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Standards for the 21st-Century Learner


Contributed by: American Association of School Librarians
Link: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards
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The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon the school library profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school.

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Living Life Online


Contributed by: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Link: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec1...
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Parents and teachers often talk about helping you stay safe, online and off. They try to teach you to think critically about what you see and hear, and make sure you have the skills you need to succeed in the 21st century. But the truth is that being a good citizen these days requires the same skills it always has: being honest and respectful of others, and treating other people the way you want to be treated. So whether you are texting or talking, posting photos or playing games, this guide has information to reinforce those citizenship skills that work online and off.

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Facebook 101


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/facebook101
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This tutorial was created to get you up to speed on how to create, use, and maintain a Facebook page of your own, including understanding the Facebook privacy policies and settings.

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Job Search Tutorial


Contributed by: Goodwill Community Foundation International
Link: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/jobsearch
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This tutorial teaches effective strategies for approaching and conducting a job search.

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Heads Up: Stop. Think. Click.


Contributed by: OnGuard Online
Link: http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0033-heads
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This tutorial helps kids learn why and how to stay safe online.

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Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online


Contributed by: OnGuard Online
Link: http://www.onguardonline.gov/media/video-0001-net-...
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This resource covers what parents need to know, where to go for more information, and issues to raise with kids about living their lives online.

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Recognize Cyber Bullying


Contributed by: The Beehive
Link: http://thebeehive.org/digitalbasics/2010/12/22/beg...
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Bullies are no longer just the tough kids on the school playground. With today’s technology, these troublemakers are able to do their taunting online, too.  It’s called cyber bullying, the use of technology to harass or bully someone through forums, chat-rooms, with instant messaging, on sites like Facebook and with hate E-mail. Cyber bullies can be smart and savvy web-users, so it may be hard to recognize them at first. But there are warning signs to pay attention to. Being able to recognize a cyber bully and knowing how to react appropriately can help you stay safe online.

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How to Delete Cookies


Contributed by: The Beehive
Link: http://thebeehive.org/digitalbasics/2010/12/22/adv...
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When you visit a web site, cookies store site settings and information on your computer. This can be anything from your user ids, passwords or e-mail addresses to items you’ve added to a virtual shopping cart like on Ebay or Amazon. Cookies can be helpful and don’t pose any real threat in most cases. But if you’re sharing a computer and/or don’t want this type of information stored, you can easily delete them.