Computer literacy for seniors : workshops and lesson plans

Gillis, Liz. (Added Author). Fehler, Ingrid. (Added Author). Sutherland, Margaret. (Added Author). Exley, Joan. (Added Author). Cavicchi, Anne. (Added Author). Russell, Keri. (Added Author). Profili, Desneiges. (Added Author). Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (Added Author).

Summary: This is a series of three-hour lesson plans and student workbooks on basic computer literacy for adults, with a focus on delivering instruction to seniors. This series was created by literacy practitioners for the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. There are eight separate three-hour workshops on topics ranging from getting started with your computer to shopping safely online. This project was funded by Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 v., various paging : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Publisher: [Castlegar] : Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, [2012].

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Lesson 1: Caring for Your Computer / Liz Gillis & Ingrid Fehler -- Lesson 2: Getting to Know Your Computer / Margaret Sutherland -- Lesson 3: Introduction to Computers Workbook 2011/2012 / Keri Russell & Margaret Sutherland -- Lesson 4: Shopping Safely Online / Liz Gillis & Ingris Fehler -- Lesson 5: Using Facebook / Joan Exley & Anne Cavicchi -- Lesson 6: Using Gmail / Margaret Sutherland -- Lesson 7: Using Skype / Joan Exley & Anne Cavicchi -- Lesson 8: Working With Photos / Desneiges Profili.

Additional Physical Form available Note:

Online version available in PDF format separately for each workbook and lesson plan.