1 minute videos for absolute beginners, from Auntie

BBC Webwise have put lots of little videos on-line which answer those little questions you may know the answers to but perhaps some of your students, or your Mum, doesn't. Some seem a little pointless and one even confused me more but most are cute and you may be able to use some of them in a lesson or something.

They're all available at this link.

Here's the list:

• How do I use a digital camera?
• How do I stop getting spam?
• How can I make free phone calls online?
• What is the internet?
• What is a firewall?
• How do I prevent ID fraud?
• How can I build my own website?
• What is a search engine?
• What is social networking?
• What is podcasting or vodcasting?
• What is online shopping?
• Buying a computer
• What is e-mail?
• What are computer viruses?
• How do I download files?
• What is BBC iPlayer?

As I said, you'll know the answers but FAQICA has to broaden its appeal a bit and the Firesheep post was a bit heavy. Just keeping in with my dumber readers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009sbnn

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