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Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Community Learning Curriculum

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Microsoft Unlimited Potential Microsoft's Unlimited Potential Community Learning Curriculum provides the foundation for teaching basic to intermediate technology skills in a hands-on manner. Designed to be used in community technology centers (CTCs) or telecenters, the curriculum provides quality content focused on real-world skill development in the areas of:

Beginning information, technology, and computer literacy
Information and communications technologies
Workforce development and preliminary technical certification preparation

Course materials on the following subjects are available for download at the Microsoft site:

Computer Fundamentals
Digital Media Fundamentals
Internet and World Wide Web Fundamentals
Web Design Fundamentals
Word Processing Fundamentals
Presentation Fundamentals
Database Fundamentals
Spreadsheet Fundamentals

For more information regarding the program and the terms of use of their curriculum, visit Microsoft's Community Technology Skills Program page.

Microsoft's Digital Literacy Curriculum

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Part of Microsoft’s Giving Programs is the 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.

The curriculum will help trainees develop a fundamental understanding of computers - from using the Internet, to sending email, to creating a résumé.

The Digital Literacy Curriculum consists of five courses, namely:
•   Computer Basics
•   The Internet and the World Wide Web
•   Productivity Programs
•   Computer Security and Privacy
•   Digital Lifestyles

Each course has an e-learning module and an assessment.

Visit Microsoft’s Digital Literacy page to access further information and to download the curriculum.