LinkedIn Learning
In this section, you will not only learn about the Windows operating system, but you will also gain experience with another resource available through Parkland College: LinkedIn Learning.
LinkedIn Learning is a website devoted to educational videos, and using it is free for Parkland students, faculty, and staff. These videos are presented as courses—sets of videos addressing a specific topic.
To access LinkedIn Learning videos, you will use your Parkland credentials. Which is to say, you will log in using the same username and password that you use to access Parkland sites, such as email and Cobra.
After logging in, you can browse courses or use the search box to look for specific topics.
When assigned LinkedIn Learning videos for a class, your instructor will probably provide a direct link to the course you are assigned to watch.
Windows
Windows is the name of the operating system most commonly used at Parkland and in business. Other types of computers, such as Macs and Chromebooks, use different operating systems. However, understanding one operating system is useful in learning and using other operating systems.
On LinkedIn Learning, there is a course named “Windows 10 Essential Training.” Click on the link to take the course.
Assignment
Watch the first two chapters of videos, “Getting Started” and “Launch and Use Applications,” and take the quizzes at the end of each set. Then complete the brief survey below.
We will come back to the third chapter (File Explorer) in the File Management section.
Click here to get started.
