Online Basics - Online Accounts - Explained by Common Craft - INDV

This video is part of our Online Basics series designed for people who are getting started with the Internet. It explains the role of accounts on websites and how having an account unlocks features that are normally hidden. The video follows Angie through the process of getting an email account and using it to create accounts on other websites. It teaches:

• Why many websites have a public and private version


• How website accounts work to unlock the private version and useful features

• Why email accounts are important and useful


• How to create an account and a username

• How to create a strong password


Video Info:

• Duration: 03m 03s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Technology, Society

• ISTE Standard: Digital Citizen, Indicator 2a

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Has Value