Tech skills and access resources

There are several resources for students to help them learn technology skills. Keep in mind, some of the concerns will be the basics of using computers, like how to open and save a Word document. 

Getting students connected to the internet

Resources at Highline

The college is offering a no-cost, one-credit online Introduction to Canvas course during the week of March 30-April 3. The course will be taught in English, Arabic, and Spanish. Details should be available soon, along with an announcement to students. 

The college will also be launching a virtual support center. Again, stay tuned in email for details. 

Online Tutorials

  • Goodwill Industries has a big set of tutorials Links to an external site.. They cover a lot of different topics, but most relevant to your students are basic computer skills, email, the internet, smartphones and tablets, and various Windows, Mac OS, and Microsoft products. The tutorials are mobile friendly, and for students who know YouTube, most tutorials also have YouTube playlists linked from the tutorial page.
  • King County Library System members can also access tutorials from Lynda.com Links to an external site..

Simplified Zoom instructions

Thanks to Laura Soracco for these instructions. Take out the highlighted parts and add your own info. Note that you must have a personalized meeting link Links to an external site. to use the my/username URL.

Join from your computer

Go to: https://highline.zoom.us/my/yourusername Links to an external site.

Connect with a smartphone

  • Download the app
    • No need to create a user account
  • Select "Join"
  • Enter meeting ID 1234567890 or personal link yourusername

Join by phone

  • Call 253 215 8782
  • when asked for a meeting ID, enter 1234567890# <---NOTE FROM ID: include the # symbol.
  • when asked for a personal ID, press #

"Low tech" solutions

Scanning apps for mobile phones