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.
Resources at Highline
Direct students to Resources for Remote Learning.
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 LinkedIn Learning Links to an external site. (formerly Lynda).
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 #