Learning Mindset

To be successful, you'll need to be self-motivated to learn. This program will be challenging, and it may be tempting to take a long break or even stop when you get stuck. Students who persevere, are consistent, and seek out answers on their own are best suited to succeed. Keep asking questions, and never give up! In a later lesson, we'll go into more detail on the topic of learning mindsets.

Skills to Get Started

For now, there are some basic computer skills that will be vital to success. Take a look at each of the skills listed below, and if you're not fully comfortable with any of them, scroll down to the Resources and Tutorials section that follows to find more in-depth instructions. You may want to bookmark this page for future reference.

Basic computer skills you'll need:

Finding the location of a file on your computer
Renaming a file
Compressing and uncompressing a file (using a zip file)
Downloading and installing programs from the Internet

Resources and Tutorials

Below is a collection of resources and tutorials to familiarize you with each of the computer skills listed above that you’ll need to be successful in this program.

Installing programs downloaded from the Internet to your computer

Mac — installing a program . Note: Once you’ve installed a program, you can eject the installation file with the keyboard shortcut: Command + e

Windows — installing a program. Note: Once you’ve installed a program, you can delete the installation file.

Learning Mindset

Skills to Get Started

Resources and Tutorials

Finding the location of a file on your computer

Renaming a file on your computer

Compressing and uncompressing a file (using a zip file)

Installing programs downloaded from the Internet to your computer