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Techno-stressed?

Techno-stressed?. Let us make you a CERTT-ified techno convert!. Computers can be…. Useful Efficient Time-saving Boredom-reducing Fun! But also stress-inducing. Techno-stress. We get nervous about technology because: We don’t know how things work We don’t know how to get started

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Techno-stressed?

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  1. Techno-stressed? Let us make you a CERTT-ified techno convert!

  2. Computers can be… • Useful • Efficient • Time-saving • Boredom-reducing • Fun! • But also stress-inducing

  3. Techno-stress • We get nervous about technology because: • We don’t know how things work • We don’t know how to get started • We’re afraid of getting stuck once we do • We don’t know the terminology • We don’t want to break things • We don’t want to lose our data • We liked the old way just fine

  4. What can we do about it? • Not surprising that you don’t know how to use a tool if you never have. • But you know how to solve that problem… • There’s only one way to really learn about software and what it can do: use it.

  5. What else can we do about it? • The CERTT tutorials and exercises are designed to introduce you to the functions that are most likely to be useful for you. • From there you can play with the other functions that you might want to add.

  6. What else can we do about it? • Start small (and keep going) • You can pick and choose from the range of resources that CERTT offers: • Windows, Web and Office tips and tricks • Basic tutorials for translation tools with step-by-step instructions for every task • Intermediate and Advanced resources that you can move on to when you’re ready • Take little steps, and before you know it you’ll have come a long way.

  7. What else can we do about it? • Locate resources that can help you move forward • CERTT tutorials and exercises include notes that will help answer some common questions, and reminders that will help avoid problems • CERTT also includes reports on issues and difficulties that some users may have, and – more importantly! – solutions and workarounds • Finally, the CERTT team is there to answer questions by e-mail

  8. What else can we do about it? • Learn the language • The CERTT exercises all use essentially the same terminology, so you’ll be building vocabulary as you go. • Many of the terms are explained, and others will become clear as you work through the exercises. • CERTT includes a short glossary that will help to explain some key concepts and terms. • You’ll find some links to helpful sites, and references for some useful readings.

  9. What else can we do about it? • Stop worrying about breaking things! • That’s what the Writing Centre is there for! • It’s set up so it’s hard to break anything. • Most settings in tools will return to the defaults when you shut down the computer. • And even if you did break something… well, that would be our problem, wouldn’t it? • (Please don’t TRY, but don’t worry either.)

  10. What else can we do about it? • Save early and save often. • For many exercises, you’ll be working with prepared files that you can download as many times as you need to. • As you work, you can save your documents as often as you want to. • A good habit to get into is just to save when you stop to think about something. • After a while it gets to be automatic… both the thinking and the saving. And the more you do both, the better off you are.

  11. What else can we do about it? • And backing up data is a great habit to get into. • Making regular backups of your files can help make sure that you don’t lose anything (or at least too much) even if something should go wrong. • Compressed folders (also known as zip files) are a great way to save space and back up data just in case. • The CERTT tutorials and exercises will remind you to make your backups (and show you how).

  12. What else can we do about it? • Recognize that the old ways were generally fine, but the new ones can be good, too. • They will take some getting used to, but once you do, you have the choice between old and new. • And let’s face it, times change! • How many translations have you submitted on scrolls lately?

  13. After all… • We just can’t stop progress. • Then it was the book. • Now it’s eBooks and FaceBook. • And tomorrow, who knows? • So we might as well keep up.

  14. After all… • Everyone has to start somewhere! • Why not with CERTT? • The CERTT team is here to help you take little steps along the path to techno-serenity. • Let us make a CERTT-ified techno convert out of you!

  15. CERTT • Web site: http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~certt • E-mail: uo.certt@gmail.com • Log on through the Virtual campus at:www.tlss.uottawa.ca

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