Introduction to NSW Seniors Card Website
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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Introduction to Email - Part 2
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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Introduction to Smartphones - Android
In his workshop, you will learn the basics of how to navigate your way around a smartphone with a touchscreen. You will learn how to turn the phone on and off, make and receive calls, add a contact and look up a contact, and change the volume on the phone. You will also learn briefly about apps, what they are, how to download them, and the costs associated with them. What you’ll need: An internet-connected smartphone An existing Google account (or Google ID), for downloading apps...
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Introduction to Online Shopping and Banking - Part I
SHOPPING AND BANKING ON THE WEB You no longer need to head to the bank branch to perform every transaction, and you can buy just about anything you need online without ever stepping outside your door. You can transfer money, pay bills, buy groceries and other goods, and even make all your travel arrangements online. WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR? You know that you can shop, bank and pay bills online, and are interested to learn more and try it yourself. You want to know how to find...
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Introduction to Social Media - Part 3
In this session you’ll find out how to upload both individual photos and entire photo albums to Facebook. We’ll also look at adding photos and web addresses to tweets, as well as creating your own YouTube channel and uploading videos to it to share with the world. You will be looking for ways to quickly and easily share photos, videos and message with others using existing Facebook, Google (Gmail) and/or Twitter accounts. You may have set these while attending the Introduction to...
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Introduction to Smartphones
In his workshop, you will learn the basics of how to navigate your way around a smartphone with a touchscreen. You will learn how to turn the phone on and off, make and receive calls, add a contact and look up a contact, and change the volume on the phone. You will also learn briefly about apps, what they are, how to download them, and the costs associated with them. What you’ll need to bring: An internet-connected smartphone An existing Apple account (or Apple ID), for downloading...
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Be Connected - Introduction to myGov
Be Connected training is fully funded by the Australian Government for learners over the age of 50.
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Be Connected - Introduction to myGov
Be Connected training is fully funded by the Australian Government for learners over the age of 50.
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Introduction to MyGov - online class
Session overview: This session is designed to give learners a practical understanding of what MyGov is, how it works, and how it can allow them to independently manage government services. At the end of this session, learners will have: ● Created a MyGov account ● Increased their confidence in using MyGov ● Gained an understanding of how to link relevant services to their MyGov account If learners already have a MyGov account but just want to know more about it, they may only want...
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Introduction to online Shopping and Banking - Part 2
BANKING AND BIDDING ONLINE The internet provides tremendous tools for managing your finances. All those financial tasks that you had to grind through previously – lining up at the bank, paying bills, filling out forms – can now be done online, at your own convenience, at a time of your choosing. Online banks let you pay bills, transfer money and check accounts at the click of a mouse button. There are other conveniences offered by the internet as well, including the ability to...
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Introduction to Social Media - Part 1
WHAT TO USE AND WHEN The internet helps you stay in touch with friends and loved ones. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter let you see what’s happening in the lives of friends, and allows you to let them know what’s going on in yours. Other tools like YouTube and Flickr allow you to share videos and photos with them (and the world). Finally, there are tools like Skype that let you know when people are online and talk to them in an instant – and for free. WHO IS THIS...
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