Online groups, forums and calendars

Learn how to use free, secure online resources such as Yahoo Groups to enhance your organisation or community’s networking capacity.

The latest websites let you set up a shared online calendar for staff and volunteers, share news and information through online groups, and learn how to set up and moderate an online forum. This means you can access dates and reminders at home or at work, post photographs, share documents and bookmarks or create your group’s own private space on the web.

Learner skills pre-requisites:

• Experience of sending and receiving emails.

Example

“SCIP uses YahooGroups as a free way to share ideas, news and information amongst staff, volunteers, Board members and the users of our services. It's an ideal way of working with a network of people from any part of the planet. Why not join the SCIP list if you're not already on it and see how it works.”