Digital Skills Basics: Using Job Portals
There are many reasons you may find yourself searching a job portal. Maybe you’re ready for the challenge of something new, maybe you’re reentering the workforce after some time away … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Using the Library Catalog
Did you know that you can look up available books, movies, and music from home? All of this information is available on the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh website through the library catalog. The … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Using Email
Open the browser of your choice (Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome) and, in the address bar at the top, go to your email’s website. For example, if you use Gmail … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Setting up a Gmail Account
Email is a great tool to use if you are applying for a job, filling out online forms or looking for a quick and easy way to communicate with family and friends. If you don’t … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Get Online and Get Around
So much of life is now online: job applications, tax forms and banking are just a few of the things that are mostly done online. It’s important to be comfortable … Continued
Check Yourself: News Literacy for Teens (and Adults)
As the school year approaches, many students will be doing virtual/remote learning. Without direct access to their school libraries, even more research will be done online. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh offers a wealth of digital resources and databases that can aid students when doing research, as well as information about examining sources with a critical eye.
Digital Skills Basics: Files and Folders
Organizing files and folders on your computer is just like organizing papers in a filing cabinet – you need to be able to find them again after you tidy them away. Here we’ll take … Continued
Teen Media Awards 2020!
This moment, unprecedented in our lifetimes, confirms how indispensable creativity is to our life together. A pandemic requires that we navigate new forms of distance—so we explore new ways of … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Using a Mouse
Double or single click? Right or left side? The mouse can seem confusing, but here are some simple tips to have you clicking confidently every time. Single clicking: This is the mouse skill … Continued
Digital Skills Basics: Finding Your Way Around a Windows Computer
The public computers at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh use Windows as their operating software. This is also a common operating system in schools and workplaces. Let’s take a look at … Continued