Everywhere we go and in almost every business transaction we do, we see someone using some form of computer. Understanding what a computer is and the operating system that makes it work are necessary for any student or anyone that has a computer. Learning to navigate through the computer and to keep files and records that are easy to find is a skill that is vital to anyone who works on a computer. In this class, students will learn and apply the following: Basic computer terminology, the operating system, personalizing the desktop, adding shortcuts, creating, deleting, and saving files and folders, and applying search methods to find files and folders. Internet and email skills will be addressed. Students will also get a glimpse of the keyboard.

Microsoft Word is a word processing application that allows you to create and edit a variety of documents, including letters, resumes, and more. This class will introduce basic concepts of the program and allow for self-practice. Students will take a look at the Word interface, including the ribbon and quick access toolbar. Students will also learn how create, open, edit and save documents using text features and some object formatting.

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows you to store, organize, and analyze information. Whether you're keeping a budget, organizing a training log, or creating an invoice, Excel makes it easy to work with different types of data.

This class will introduce basic concepts of the program and allow for self-practice. Students will take a look at the Excel interface, ribbon, workbook cell basics, modify rows, columns and cells. They will learn to format cells and work with multiple workbooks. Students will also get a glimpse of formulas, functions, charts and absolute cell references.