Browse by subject "Technical Tips"
1. 10 Ways to Spend Less (2009)
Authors: Money Mentors
This fact sheet is one of a series prepared by Money Mentors, a non-profit credit counselling and money management organization based in Alberta.
This document includes tips for spending less in a variety of situations, including saving money on household bills; avoiding impulse purchases; and finding things for free. For instance, the authors point out that in addition to books, libraries have collections of DVDs and CDs available for borrowers.
Added: 2010-12-17
2. 8 Tips for Easier Saving (2009)
Authors: Money Mentors
This fact sheet is one of a series prepared by Money Mentors, a non-profit credit counselling and money management organization based in Alberta.
It contains a variety of tips for saving, including choosing a goal; setting up an automatic withdrawal plan; and putting loose change in a jar.
Added: 2010-12-21
3. Activity Sheet - Track Your Spending (2010)
Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities
Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada
This sheet offers an activity to help the user track spending on a daily, weekly and monthly basis by keeping a money journal.
The authors suggest focusing on one expense and deciding how it could be reduced. As an example, they use someone who buys one large cup of coffee a day. If he chooses instead to brew the coffee at home and use a travel mug, he saves the price of a store-bought coffee every day. If he does that every day for a year, the amount of money saved will be significant.
Added: 2011-05-31
4. Avoiding the Mine Fields! (1999)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Diane McCargar, Connie Belanger
This Technical Tips article from CONNECT provides information about what to do when your computer stops responding to commands.
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Added: 2003-07-17
5. Before Training: Resources to Improve Your Essential Skills (2009)
Series: Using Essential Skills and Apprenticeship Tools - HRSDC
Authors: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
The authors of this booklet encourage candidates for apprenticeships to prepare for training by learning more about the program and by improving their Essential Skills.
They suggest a number of activities, including making lists of people to contact, community resources and websites that offer information about trades and skills upgrading; setting goals; and tracking achievement.
As well, they encourage apprenticeship candidates to make an honest assessment of their Essential Skills and make a concrete plan for improving weak areas.
For more information on the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, visit http://www.red-seal.ca.
Added: 2012-07-27
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6. Blacksmith and Essential Skills - Student Notes (2010)
Series: Literacy and Essential Skills in Industrial Arts
Authors: Literacy Ontario Central South (LOCS)
This document is a resource for learners involved in the blacksmith course developed through the Literacy and Essential Skills in Industrial Arts project.
The authors explain the rationale and structure of the course, as well as offering an introduction to Essential Skills. They have divided the notes into sections on studio safety; the work of a blacksmith; metal; forging techniques; and tools and equipment.
They have also included links to web sites containing blacksmith resources.
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Added: 2010-07-27
7. Blacksmith and Essential Skills - Student Tasks (2010)
Series: Literacy and Essential Skills in Industrial Arts
Authors: Literacy Ontario Central South (LOCS)
This document complements Blacksmith and Essential Skills – Student Notes, part of the Literacy and Essential Skills in Industrial Arts project completed by Literacy Ontario Central South.
The notes are divided into five sections: orientation tasks; safety tasks; initial stages tasks; mid stage tasks; and final stages tasks. The document includes a variety of charts, checklists, data sheets and suggestions for sources of information.
The authors have included tips to help students use the knowledge they have gained through the course to build their resumés.
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Added: 2010-07-27
8. A Booklet Intended for Parents (2002)
Authors: Germaine Comeau, Ann Angelidis
This booklet is also available in French.
Mot de passe: littératie is a serie published by the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) for the purpose of educating and providing tools to various literacy partners. The booklet intended for parents contains these sections:
Password: Literacy
Reading at Home
Types of Readers
List of Activities and Resources
For more information, please contact:
Atlantic Provinces Education Foundation
P.O. Box 2044
Halifax, NS B3J 2Z1
Telephone: (902) 424-5352
Email: camet-camef@cap-cpma.ca
Website: http://www.camet-camef.ca/
Added: 2004-06-01
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9. Budgeting and Saving Tips (2010)
Series: Financial Literacy Tips & Activities
Authors: ABC Life Literacy Canada
The authors have provided basic tips for developing a workable budget, beginning by tracking all expenditures for a month, including rent or mortgage payments, basic groceries, and transportation.
From there, they encourage the user to look closely at expenses to determine whether they really are essential or whether they could be reduced or eliminated.
Added: 2011-06-07
10. Buying a New Computer - Part I (2002)
Series: CONNECT: Canada's Resource Publication on Technology & Adult Literacy
Authors: Diane McCargar
This Technical Tips article from CONNECT is the first in a series of five articles which provides information about buying a new computer. This article describes different computer processors.
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Added: 2003-07-27
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