The catalog of skills
40 skills, organized into 5 groups. Each one is learned by doing it, on a screen we designed, in just a few minutes. Pick the one you need today: nothing is required, nothing has to be done in order.
Two levels, no grading: "Beginner" assumes no prior knowledge, "Comfortable" assumes you already know how to open an app and type text.
Writing and staying in touch
Sending a first message, attaching a photo, replying or forwarding, joining a video call with family.
These are the skills that restore contact. You learn to write to someone, find a message received three weeks ago, and unsubscribe from a newsletter that's cluttering your inbox.
8 skills
- Create an email addressIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to create your own email address, with a name that sounds like you and a password that holds up.
- Send a first emailIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to write and send your very first email, from the recipient to the send button.
- Send a photo by messagingIn 4 minutes, you'll know how to send a photo to someone from your phone.
- Attaching a photo or a documentIn 5 minutes, you will know how to attach a photo or a document to a message, from your phone or your computer.
- Joining a family video callIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to join a family video call from a simple link you received.
- Reply or forward, the differenceIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to choose between reply, reply all, and forward, without ever getting the recipient wrong again.
- Find an email you receivedIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to find an email you received, even one hidden in junk mail.
- Unsubscribe from a newsletterIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to stop a newsletter that's cluttering your inbox.
Staying safe
A password that holds up, a code received by text that is never shared, a scam message spotted before you click.
Here, you practice on fake traps so you can recognize the real ones: the text about a blocked parcel, the email pretending to be from an official body, the call from a fake advisor. Mistakes happen here, not on your real account.
8 skills
- Create a strong password and remember itIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to build a strong password you'll remember.
- The call from the fake bank advisorIn 5 minutes, you will know how to recognize a call from a fake bank advisor, and what to do about it.
- A code received by text message is never given awayIn 5 minutes, you will know how to read a code received by text message, and who you will never give it to.
- My account has been hacked: the actions that save the dayIn 6 minutes, you'll know which actions to take, in the right order, if an account slips out of your control.
- Recognizing a fraudulent emailIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to recognize a fraudulent email without clicking on anything.
- Recognizing a trap text messageIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to spot a text message trying to trap you, and what to do with it.
- A different password for each accountIn 7 minutes, you'll know how to organize your passwords account by account, without memorizing too much.
- Checking a payment pageIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to check that a payment page is trustworthy before entering your card details.
Handling paperwork online
Booking an appointment, filling in a form, photographing a document, finding a certificate again.
Online paperwork almost always follows the same path: you log in, fill in the form, upload a document, and keep the reference number. Once you know this path, it will serve you everywhere.
8 skills
- The single sign-on button for public servicesIn 6 minutes, you will know how to recognize and use the single sign-on button to access a public service without creating a new account.
- Paying a bill onlineIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to pay a bill online without a reference number error, and keep the proof of your payment.
- Photographing a document with your phoneIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to photograph a document that's sharp, whole, and readable, ready to be sent.
- Booking a medical appointment onlineIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to book, check and cancel a medical appointment online, from the right reason for the visit to the confirmation.
- Filling out an administrative formIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to fill out an administrative form online, fix an error, save it as a draft, and send it.
- Find a downloaded certificateIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to find a downloaded certificate, recognize it for sure, and file it for next time.
- Following an online applicationIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to follow up on a submitted application, understand your file's status, and respond to a missing document.
- Uploading a supporting documentIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to upload a supporting document, pick the right file, and check that the submission is properly confirmed.
Everyday life online
Searching and finding things, spotting a fake shop, tracking a parcel, installing an app, freeing up space on your phone.
Everyday life, the kind that saves you time: phrasing a search so it actually answers you, comparing before you buy, backing up your photos before the phone breaks.
8 skills
- Buy online safelyIn 8 minutes, you'll know how to carry an order from cart to confirmation, and what the law guarantees you afterward.
- Search effectively and pick a resultIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to phrase a precise search and spot a paid result before clicking on it.
- Free up space on your phoneIn 7 minutes, you'll know how to spot what's filling up your phone, and free up space without losing a single memory.
- Installing and uninstalling an appIn 6 minutes, you will know how to pick the right app in the store, install it, answer its permission requests, and uninstall it.
- Spotting a fake online shopIn 8 minutes, you'll know how to investigate an online shop before ordering, and recognize the one that doesn't exist.
- Back up your photosIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to turn on automatic photo backup, and check that it's really protecting them.
- Track a parcel and spot fake trackingIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to find your tracking number, read where the parcel is, and recognize a fake delivery message.
- Finding a route on public transitIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to search for a route on public transit, choose the best option, and respond to a service alert.
Staying in control of your digital footprint
Setting what your phone shares, choosing who sees what you post, refusing cookies, closing an old account.
Your phone talks about you. Together, we open the settings, app by app, and decide. Nothing technical: just switches, and the exact name of what each one does.
8 skills
- Block and reportIn 6 minutes, you'll know when to block, when to report, and where a report goes.
- Choose who sees what I postIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to choose who sees each of your posts, before you send them.
- Clear your browsing historyIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to clear your browser's history, and what still stays elsewhere anyway.
- Close an old accountIn 7 minutes, you'll know how to find a forgotten account, close it for good, and what still has to be kept anyway.
- Public Wi-Fi: what to do there, and what to leave for laterIn 6 minutes, you'll know what you can do on public Wi-Fi, and what's better kept for later.
- Cookies and the "reject all" buttonIn 5 minutes, you'll know how to reject tracking cookies in a single move, and find your choice again to change it.
- Recognizing a faked photo or videoIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to spot the signs of a faked photo or video before believing it or sharing it.
- Setting what your phone shares about your locationIn 6 minutes, you'll know how to choose which apps know your location, and how precisely.
No skill at this level in this group.