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Staying in Touch<\/h1>\n

Social Media<\/h2>\n

\"\"Knowing how to use social media to stay in touch with friends and family, promote your cause, or keep up with news is an essential skill. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n

www.learnmyway.com – Socialising online<\/a> – Please use Centre 113 when you register<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org<\/a> – This link gives you easy to follow information about a variety of popular Social Media sites.<\/p>\n

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Facebook<\/h3>\n

\"\"Learn how to create, use, and maintain a Facebook page for messaging between users, including understanding the social media site’s privacy policies and settings.<\/p>\n

www.learnmyway.com – Using Facebook<\/a> – Please use Centre 113 when you register<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Facebook <\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook Messenger<\/h3>\n

\"\"If you already have a Facebook account, this can be a convenient option. All of your Facebook friends will be easy to find through Messenger, so you won’t have to spend time adding people to your list of contacts.<\/p>\n

YouTube<\/h3>\n

\"\"YouTube has many music and video broadcast and instructional videos (mostly free). In this free tutorial, learn how to watch, create, and upload videos to YouTube, as well as start a channel of your own.<\/p>\n

www.learnmyway.com – watchuing and listening on-line<\/a> – Please use Centre 113 when you register.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram<\/h3>\n

\"\"Instagram is a popular photo-sharing app for smartphones. Compared with other social networks, Instagram is relatively simple –\u00a0it’s focused mainly on sharing photos and videos with your friends.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n

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Twitter<\/h3>\n

\"\"Twitter is a social networking website that’s designed for finding and sharing short updates. Each post, or tweet as they’re called on Twitter, is limited. In this free tutorial, learn how to create and maintain a Twitter account.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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LinkedIn<\/h3>\n

\"\"LinkedIn is a popular social network with a specific purpose. It is all about professional networking –\u00a0ie, building a group of contacts to help advance your career.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n

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SnapChat<\/h3>\n

\"\"In this free tutorial, learn more about navigating this smartphone app, which lets you share texts, photos, and video messages.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Snapchat<\/a><\/p>\n

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Audio and video conferencing<\/h2>\n

Learn what the popular systems WhatsApp, FaceTime, Facebook Messenger and otehr applications can do here:<\/p>\n

www.learnmyway.com – Video calling<\/a> – Please use Centre 113 when you register.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp<\/h2>\n

\"\"Needs a phone: Apple and Android only. There are Mac and Windows 10 apps you can use but you must also have your phone connected wirelessly at the same time.<\/p>\n

edu.gcfglobal.org – Whatsapp<\/a><\/p>\n

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Zoom<\/h3>\n

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Extensive beginners guide for complete beginners (40 min session)<\/p>\n