As the senior high computer teacher at KISH, I have taught many students how to use various software programs. We have only a limited number of print manuals (some written for teachers and not students!) for some of the software and students do not have any texts in CMP 521 and CMP 621. We thought it would be better if we had online support written by students for students so that they could study and get help from home. The lessons can be used to introduce students to the software and then to reinforce what had been taught during class, and is really helpful for a student who needs a little more review or who has been absent from classes. 

This site was developed by grade 10, 11 and 12 students to help other students learn about the most common software applications used in PEI Junior and Senior high schools. Many students like to learn about computers by using online tutorials, and KISH students were enthusiastic about creating and publishing pages that would help other students learn how to use the software programs.

They used a variety of techniques to present their tutorials including web pages created using Notepad or FrontPage, slide shows converted to html, and PDF files. To add interest to their page, they identified complex steps that could be presented visually and then used Paint ShopPro to capture screen images, and then save those as JPGs then insert them in the tutorial.