What do I need to know for basic computer literacy? Train your staff and students online

What does it mean to be IT Literate?

Wikipedia, quoting the US National Forum, states "IT literacy is the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand."

Real IT literacy lies in the fact that technology is a tool that should be used to improve your business, by providing a competitive advantage that provides faster work, more efficient work, and access to data and information not previously available. IT Literacy is the awareness and understanding of IT technologies in order to make your company better. You do not need to be an IT guru, but you do need to be aware of what is available in the IT sphere that can help your company.

It is your responsibility to keep abrest of possibilities and talk to IT people and pick their brains about what latest developments are available. In this chapter, we aim to stimulate you with various possibilities tapping into latest IT technology.

Skills users need to know will include:

Microsoft packages: (Paid for packages)

Office for documents, Power point for slide presentations, Excel spreadsheets

Open office/ libre office: (Open source programs)

Libre office writer for documents, 

Draw - Drawing tools, Impress (slide presentations), Base, Maths - creating maths equations

Animation and image manipulation programs

Paint shop pro/ Corel draw image manipulation

Adobe illustrator suite - more advanced image program

GIMP - Open source image manipulation, learn to crop, add change and resize images

Shortcut keys:

Here are some basic shortcut keys which could help you in using a PC

Related Info

Here is a list of some other Intranet Systems you may find useful

• Payroll System - Automatically add employees to the payroll system
• Budget System - Budget and plan employee renumeration
• Task Management System - Assign tasks to your employees
• Project Management System - Assign employees to projects
• Leave Management System - Keep record of your employee leave
• Time and Attendance - Record time and attendance for the employees
• Appraisal Management Software - Appraise employees
• Learner Management System - Provide courses to your employees
• Vehicle Management System - Monitor how employees utilize company vehicles
• Timesheets - Track and record employee working times