The National Digital Equity Center provides digital skills training through 40+ classes organized around three curricula:

Our classes range in duration from one to three one-hour class sessions.  Classes can either be taken in an online, interactive format via Zoom or in-person at several locations throughout Maine.  Our class content and experienced instructors consistently maintain high student satisfaction ratings.

Classes are small groups in nature, ranging in size from 5-10 participants.  None of the online interactive classes are available in an on-demand pre-recorded format.  Classes are designed to allow participants to get their questions answered and master the skills they need to be successful in a digital world.

Classes are free to Maine residents.

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If you need assistance, contact MDI Adult Ed at (207) 288-4703 or NDEC at  (207) 259-5010

This course (approximately 10 classes) is designed to prepare students for an introductory statistics course. College statistics is often difficult for students because the subject matter is unlike mathematics encountered in high school.  The goal of this class is to provide the necessary foundational concepts for success at the college level. We begin by reviewing basic decimal and percents skills. Subsequent topics include data collecting considerations, organizing data and representing it visually, comparing data in terms of range, mean, variance, and standard deviation, and basic probability topics. Instruction can be provided in-person or on Zoom.

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Getting Started with Google Workspace More and more businesses are switching to Google Workspace for their business documents and communications. Are you ready? In this course, you will get experience with nine great Google apps for business and personal use, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and learn how they all work together in a seamless suite. 

If you are not reviewing your website statistics, then you are missing several key opportunities to profit from your website traffic. This Certificate, aimed at non-technical users, will take you through all the key techniques and how to use website analytics using the world-standard Google Analytics, a free online tool. You’ll understand your visitor traffic better, learn how to calculate return on investment (ROI) for your online advertising, and find out how to get more conversions and sales from your website visitors. A must for anyone serious about leveraging more success from their website. 

CEUs/ILUs: 3.2

Length (in hours): 32

Price in USD $345

Offered 4 times/year, call for dates.

If you are not reviewing your website statistics, then you are missing several key opportunities to profit from your website traffic. This Certificate, aimed at non-technical users, will take you through all the key techniques and how to use website analytics using the world-standard Google Analytics, a free online tool.

You’ll understand your visitor traffic better, learn how to calculate return on investment (ROI) for your online advertising, and find out how to get more conversions and sales from your website visitors. A must for anyone serious about leveraging more success from their website. 

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Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction. You will learn about phrases, clauses, problem words, common grammar mistakes, and much more through practical, hands-on exercises. You will also learn through short videos, examples, and even fun games. Take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence!

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https://www.ed2go.com/kae/online-courses/grammar-refresher/

Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction. You will learn about phrases, clauses, problem words, common grammar mistakes, and much more through practical, hands-on exercises. You will also learn through short videos, examples, and even fun games. Take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence!

Good grammar doesn't make good writing, but good writing demands good grammar. Whether you're a student or a professional, a career changer or a job seeker, this comprehensive program will guide you through the linguistic twists and turns of English grammar and equip you to write more effectively from day one.  

The first course covers the basics of grammar at the word level, including parts of speech and commonly confused words. In the second course, you'll learn about grammar at the sentence level, from fragments to run-ons. In the third course, you'll focus on the finer points of capitalization and punctuation, as well as advanced concepts like parallelism and agreement.  

The grammar knowledge you'll gain from this certificate applies to whatever kind of writing you do now or aspire to create in the future. Everything you learn will elevate your communication skills and help you polish and edit your writing.

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