Some say that we are living in the Information Age where technology has transformed the transmission, processing, and transmission of data. With the knowledge of the world only a click away, it’s more important than ever that we learn how to navigate and interact with the information around us.
One powerful aspect of the Age is the rise in the number of authors who contribute to information available to us online. So many sources means that we often need to make a judgement on the reliability and validity of what we find. And the more that we accumulate, the more critical it becomes that we can efficiently organise the content we store for quick retrieval.
Baseline digital skills include being able to:
- use appropriate keywords with a search engine to find information
- organise files and folders in a clear way
- upload and manage files within an online platform
Resources
Googling ‘black cats’ returns over a billion results; with that amount of information, every tip to narrow down the search is going to help. There’s definitely going to be something in this list that going to help you find the information you want.
- How to Organize Your Bookmarks – Google Chrome Tutorial (Mr. Cook’s Corner)
Browsers allow you to keep track of the websites you visit via a History, but for those you want to visit again, using Bookmarks (or Favorites in Microsoft Edge) is the best option. This video offers useful advice around managing your Bookmarks in Chrome.
- OneDrive video training (Microsoft)
Microsoft offers a series of short tutorials, including video, providing an overview of their OneDrive file hosting service. These cover managing your files, as well as sharing and syncing your content.
- Best Practice to Organize Your Computer Files (Lea David)
It might seem obvious, but it’s important to have a system to organise your files. That collection of seemingly random files scattered across your desktop will only get you so far. This short video from Lea introduces a simple way of organising your content.
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