This relaxed 2-2.5-hour session is all about helping older Australians build confidence with their smartphones. We’re keeping it simple, practical, and paced to help everyone feel at ease. Each topic includes a short demo followed by a hands-on activity. Learners will leave feeling proud of what they tried and ready to explore more.
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Get to know your Smartphone
<p>This relaxed 2-2.5-hour session is all about helping older Australians build confidence with their smartphones.</p>
<p>We’re keeping it simple, practical, and paced to help everyone feel at ease.
This 2–2.5-hour session is all about introducing older Australians to common online and phone-based scams and empowers them to protect their personal information. Learners explore different types of scams, how to spot red flags, and what to do if they're targeted. The session builds on digital confidence while promoting safe habits.
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Stay safe online and avoid scams
<p>This 2–2.5-hour session is all about introducing older Australians to common online and phone-based scams and empowers them to protect their personal information. Learners explore different types
This relaxed 2–2.5-hour session helps older Australians feel more confident using their device’s camera to take, view, and share photos and videos. Participants will explore photo modes, organise their gallery, perform basic edits, and send photos to friends or family via message or email.
This hands-on 2–2.5-hour session helps older Australians become more confident with smartphone apps. It introduces what an app is, where to find and download them, and how apps can simplify everyday activities such as checking travel cards, managing phone bills, and accessing government services. Learners will explore useful apps, learn how to manage app settings, and practise using real-life apps to build independence and digital confidence.
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Apps that make life easier
This hands-on 2–2.5-hour session helps older Australians become more confident with smartphone apps. It introduces what an app is, where to find and download them, and how apps can simplify everyday
OVERVIEW If you’re a NSW resident over the age of 60, you may already be well aware of the benefits of the Seniors Card/Senior Savers Card. Having a Seniors Card gives you access to major discounts with thousands of stores and government services, from transport, to insurance, to groceries, to plumbing and other services. The introduction of the Senior Savers Card is available for those who are working more than 20 hours of work per week and not yet eligible for the Seniors Card....
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You may be looking to follow-up what you learned in the Introduction to Email Part 1 workshop or wanting to improve upon your existing understanding of email. Either way, this session completes the course and equips you to use all of email’s most important features. WHAT YOU’LL NEED • An email account; either the Gmail account set up in the Introduction to Email Part 1 workshop, or another existing email account. • Ideally, you will also have some emails in your Inbox, and a...
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Video calling (using Zoom and Skype) **OVERVIEW ** Video calling is an additional way to connect with friends and family as well as participate in activities, events and appointments from a distance. The aim of this workshop is to teach people how to use common video calling applications in safe and appropriate ways. WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR? Seniors who would like to learn how to use video calling and test it out in a safe environment. HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE This training guide...
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WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR? iPads are a way of accessing the internet, playing games and communicating. They can do a lot of the things your computer can do, and they can be used or carried pretty much anywhere. This workshop is for people who have never used an iPad but are interested in finding out what they can do. You don’t need to have a lot of PC or mobile smartphone experience. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Each workshop attendee will need an iPad. (Android tablets are covered in a...
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WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR? Tablets are a revolutionary new way of accessing the internet, playing games and communicating. They can do a lot of the things your computer can do, and they can be used or carried pretty much anywhere. This workshop is for people who have never used a tablet but are interested in finding out what they can do. You don’t need to have a lot of PC or mobile smartphone experience. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Each workshop attendee will need an iPad, or be able to share...
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WELCOME TO THE INTERNET! INTRODUCTION THE INTERNET - PART 1 For people who didn’t grow up with computers, the internet can seem like a scary place. There is a world of unfamiliar jargon and new ways of communicating to contend with, and sometimes it can seem overwhelming. The truth is, however, that the internet has become quite user-friendly in recent years, and anybody is capable of accessing millions of websites, sending emails, shopping and banking online, and much more. WHO IS...
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