If you want to brush up on your computer skills, have a look at the sites below.
If you want to know more about computing, online learning or the internet at a deeper level, the OU offers a range of short courses.
These are OU links unless indicated with this icon: 
For a brief guide to making effective use of the web, see the Web Guide.
To improve your information skills, use the parts you need from the Safari online course.
The BBC has an Absolute beginners' guide to using a computer with audio voiceover.
The BBC Computer Tutor shows you how to use a mouse, keyboard, email and the internet, make cards and music CDs or buy a computer.
The BBC's WebWise helps you become a confident internet user.
TONIC is a free interactive tutorial on using the internet (a non-OU site).
Information Communication Technology tells you how computers have developed and how they work.
To improve your word processing ability, there's a simple, free, non-OU touch-typing program that you can download or use online.
Once you have registered on an OU course you will have access to a number of other OU resources.
KAZ typing tutor software - teaches users how to touch type. It is suitable for complete beginners and for those with some keyboard skills.
Kaz Microsoft Essentials - How-to video clips to teach you the basics of the Microsoft Vista operating system, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Outlook.
StudentHome - sign in to get access to your personal study record and course resources.
Learning with the OU - to help you make the most of your studies.
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