Getting+Started

This wiki includes a lot of strategies and perspectives that can help you do new things. Here are the links to some helpful information.

Newbie If you have not done something before, then you are a newbie. This page provides the goals of the Ohio ETC project, such that people who are new to any form of technology can feel some confidence in trying new things.

Cheatsheets How to get cheatsheets so you can get up and running with a new program.

Concrete to Abstract Strategies for learning new things. This helps reduce "cognitive load" which then gives you more brain power for learning.

Encountering New Technology This cartoon was a joke, but it is actually what people who are comfortable with technology are doing. They are newbies, too, only they have strategies such as these mentioned here that help them figure out new programs and so forth.

Getting Unstuck It is hard to move forward if you feel like you'll get stuck and not be able to get yourself unstuck. Here are some strategies.

Reality There can be a disconnect between techie types of people and people new to technology. Here are strategies that can be helpful for effective use of technology in the classroom.

Search How to do effective web searches.

Undo Another way of getting unstuck.

User Forums This is a great source of information for very specific needs. This page tells you how to get this information.

Wait!! Wait!!! An effective strategy, although challenging to use for the impatient!

Web Apps Explains the differences between a web app and a program installed on a particular machine.