Is your school or district looking for help with training for 21st Century skills? The Goodwill GCFLearnFree.org
website provides over 250 free tutorials on a variety of 21st Century
topics including email, spreadsheets, social media, iPads and Google
tools, as well as some basic tutorials on reading, math and job search
skills.
The GCF tutorials take many forms: text, video,
interactives, simulations and games. The tutorials and lessons could be
used as a means of initiating a discussion, offering supplementary
training or providing remedial assistance for those who missed a day of
school. Frequent blog posts on the website also provide resources on
many topics for learning and living in the online world such as Internet
safety, searching and evaluating online information, and even advanced
skills such as using Microsoft Excel’s vlookup function.
The
Goodwill Community Foundation, whose motto is “Creating Opportunities
for a Better Life,” is a program provided free of charge by the Goodwill
Industries of Eastern North Carolina. Tutorials can be used by anyone
without logging in, but users can also create a free GCFLearnFree.org
account to track their class history and create transcripts. Since GCF
is accedited by IACET, the International Association for Continuing
Education and Training, participants who register may earn CEUs for
successfully completing the online classes.
With fabulous content and a the perfect price point, GCFLearnFree.org might be the solution your school and district has been looking for!
