Northstar Digital Literacy
Northstar can help learners:
- Apply for employment
- Perform job tasks
- Read the news
- Bank and pay bills
- Search for information
- Communicate with family, friends, school, work, healthcare and the community
- Gain computer skills employers value
- Use email and social media
- Learn safety tips to avoid internet scams
- Master job-search and resume skills
- Use Excel, PowerPoint and Word
What it is
The Northstar learning platform teaches basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment, and higher education.
The Northstar Digital Literacy program is a free self-guided online set of assessments that show your ability to perform basic computer tasks. Northstar offers assessments and training in these areas:
- Essential Computer Skills
- (Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows, Mac OS)
- Essential Software Skills
- (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs)
- Using Technology in Daily Life
- (Social Media, Information Literacy, Career Search Skills, Your Digital Footprint)
How to use it
Select your library below to sign up for a free learner account and access training modules and assessments, or stop in your local library to inquire.
- Benson Public Library
- Bisbee - Copper Queen Library
- Bowie - Jimmie Libhart-Branch Library
- Douglas Public Library
- Elfrida Library
- Huachuca City Public Library
- Portal - Myrtle Kraft Library Library
- Sunizona - Alice Woods Library
- Sunsites Community Library
- Tombstone City Library
- Willcox - Elsie S Hogan Community Library
All libraries offer free access to assessments, and some are able to help learners earn certificates. If you have questions about certificates, contact Vanessa Crabtree (vcrabtree@cochise.az.gov / 520-432-8938).
This service is supported by federal Library Services and Technology Act funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.