Technical Tools and Resources

Below find a list of technical tools and resources that may be useful to you as you get ready to take an online course. Some of the links will provide you with background information that will be useful to you to get a greater understanding of the online learning world you are exploring.  Other links will go to sites where you can register or download the tools you will need.

Office 365 and OneDrive

• Office 365 Links to an external site. (scroll down to find details)

You can access Microsoft Office for free at a College of the Desert Student. 

You also have access to free cloud storage

The Basics of the Internet

• Learn the Net Links to an external site.

Email Accounts

• Create a Yahoo Account Links to an external site.
• Create a Google/Gmail Account Links to an external site.

Plug-ins

• Java Links to an external site.
• Adobe Reader Links to an external site. (to read pdf documents)
• Adobe Flash Player Links to an external site.
• Windows Media Player Links to an external site.
• Quicktime Links to an external site.
• Microsoft Silverlight Links to an external site.