Resources

The Scottish Community Councils site has regular news on community issues.

KHub, the Scottish Community Councillors Development Network Knowledge Hub group, provides free-to-use digital tools for the global public service community and is free and easy to join.

Digital Skills

The following sites will help you get online and develop your own basic digital skills:

Let’s Get Online
Find help and computer courses near you in Scotland
Learn My Way
Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online
Digital Unite Guide
Guides to improve your computer skills and boost your digital confidence
SQA Digital Learner Guides
Training videos to help people with common online activities
Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum
Teach and assess the basic concepts and skills needed to use a computer
Microsoft Office Training
Learn at home and sit your exam when you choose
RNIB Online Today
Tailored support to for people with sight and hearing problems
AbilityNet
Specialist support to help older people and people with disabilities get more from technology
Get Safe Online
Information and advice on staying safe online
NSPCC Online Safety
Find out how to keep your children safe when using the internet
Barclays Digital Wings
Tutorial articles focusing on key digital areas, including the basics of internet use, staying safe online and social media
Hold Meetings Online With Zoom
There is one online application that is leading the world in online meeting technology and that is Zoom. Future community and social meetings on this platform will become a way of life for many of us.
There were issues with security reported by Steve Dotto at Dottotech
Epic Zoom Fails – Security, Zoom Bombers and Awkward Moments

Useful Links

Digital Skills