DIGITAL LITERACY
IN THE DIGITAL AGE, HAVING A COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET ARE ESSENTIAL. WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY, APPLYING FOR JOBS, PAYING BILLS AND TALKING TO LOVED ONES IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS A WIDESPREAD CHALLENGE IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH RISING COSTS AND RAPID CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY, MORE PHILADELPHIANS ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND EACH YEAR.
IN DECEMBER OF 2019, NSC OPENED ITS NEW DIGITAL LITERACY LAB FUNDED BY THE COMCAST FOUNDATION. THE LAB PROVIDES INCREASED DIGITAL ACCESS AND EDUCATION TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND NSC CLIENTS. THE COMPUTER LAB MAY BE USED TO CREATE A RESUME, CHECK YOUR EMAIL, APPLY FOR JOBS, ATTEND DIGITAL TRAININGS OR CLASSES, AND MORE!
NSC COMPUTER LAB HOURS
*TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19*
MONDAY
OPEN
9AM - 5PM
NSC
CLIENTS
& PUBLIC
TUESDAY
OPEN
12 NOON - 5PM
NSC
CLIENTS
& PUBLIC
RESERVED
9AM - 12 NOON
(CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
WEDNESDAY
RESERVED
(CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
OPEN
9AM - 12 NOON
NSC
CLIENTS
& PUBLIC
RESERVED
12 NOON - 5PM
(CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
RESERVED
(CLOSED TO PUBLIC)
ZOOM MEETING TUTORIAL
Join a Zoom Meeting Tutorial
NORTHSTAR DIGITAL LITERACY
Northstar Digital Literacy is an online computer literacy program that will teach you how to do lots of different things on a computer such as the basics of programs like Microsoft Excel. If you are interested in participating, please contact your NSC Career Coach or email careerpathways@nscphila.org
ADDITIONAL DIGITAL RESOURCES
BUILD YOUR DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS WITH THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES:
SIX TO TEN WEEK LONG COURSES TO LEARN HOW TO CODE.
SELF-GUIDED STEP BY STEP PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CODING.
SELF-GUIDED ONLINE COURSEBOOK ON TOPICS SUCH AS HTML, CSS, DOM, AND JAVASCRIPT.
FREE SELF-GUIDED VIDEO ON A VARIETY OF COURSES AND PAID CERTIFICATE UPON COURSE COMPLETION.
FREE SELF-GUIDED VIDEO ON A VARIETY OF COURSES AND CERTIFICATE UPON COURSE COMPLETION.
FREE AND PAID OPTION SELF-GUIDED VIDEO ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS AND CERTIFICATE UPON COURSE COMPLETION.
ONLINE COURSES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES REGARDING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATIONS.
SELF-GUIDED VIDEO TAUGHT IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES AND CERTIFICATIONS UPON PROGRAM COMPLETION.
FREE SIX TO EIGHT WEEK LONG VIRTUAL COURSES VIDEO ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS.
EIGHT TO TEN WEEK COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH & SPANISH ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS.
AFFORDABLE SELF-GUIDED COURSE TAUGHT IN FRENCH ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
SELF-GUIDED COURSE TAUGHT IN FRENCH ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS REGARDING BUSINESS & FINANCE.
STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO TRAINING THAT GUIDE LEARNERS THROUGH MANY COMPUTER SKILLS , FROM BASICS AND ONLINE SAFETY TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND USING THE CLOUD.
SELF-GUIDED VIDEO TUTORIALS THAT COVER SKILLS FROM CREATING ACCOUNTS AND
PASSWORDS TO USING SKYPE AND BUYING PLANE TICKETS ONLINE.
SELF-GUIDED ONLINE LESSONS THAT ASSESS BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS.
SELF-GUIDED COURSE TAUGHT IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES REGARDING ASPECTS OF LIFE IMPACTED BY COVID-19.
SHORT VIDEOS AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES AND SUBJECTS.
SELF-GUIDED COURSES ON TOPICS REGARDING COVID-19 IMPACTS & SAFETY.
SHORT INTERACTIVE GAME IN FRENCH REGARDING TOPICS IN BUSINESS.
FREE TOUCH TYPING LESSONS
DIGITAL EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
DISCOVER JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
ONLINE RESOURCE PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE JOBS AND TIPS TO NAVIGATING WORK.
ONLINE RESOURCE ALLOWING FOR NETWORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYERS FOR POTENTIAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
ONLINE RESOURCE SHOWING AVAILABLE JOBS AND POSITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
ONLINE BLOG GIVING ADVICE AND TIPS ON HOW TO FIND A JOB AND DEALING WITH COVID-19 JOB RELATED IMPACTS.
ONLINE GUIDE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM USAGE TO GET JOB OPPORTUNITIES.