NEW Laptop Class for 2019

Excellent news! After a sluggish period of recruitment, I signed-up my seventh (and final) pupil for our NEW Laptop Class starting on Monday, January 14th, 2019. The new Class is now full and I’ll be working on the proposed lesson plans in the coming weeks. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/22/new-laptop-class-for-2019/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
Read More

Tablet Coaching: Certification Day

Today, we said goodbye to the ‘Class of 2018’. After more than 50 hours of coaching, 20+ Lessons lasting over six months, we bid farewell to Chris, Sue, Janet, Ann and Tom. Good luck with all your Tablet adventures! from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/21/tablet-coaching-certification-day-2/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first …
Read More

Laptop Coaching: Open Session

Today, we went ‘off-script’ and handed over the Lesson to the Pupils. It served as a recap of previously-covered topics as well as some one-offs such as ‘creating mirror-writing’ in Word! from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/laptop-coaching-open-session-2/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  …
Read More

Tablet Coaching: Daily Routines

Today, in the penultimate Lesson for this group, we carried out some additional 1-to-1 coaching covering ‘DropBox’, ‘Accessing the Internet Wirelessly’ and ‘TouchNote’. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/tablet-coaching-daily-routines/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  My lifelong love of technology and communication (in …
Read More

Laptop Coaching: The Power of Search!

Today, we discussed the power of Google Search – including some shortcuts for ‘power-users’ that speed-up search results. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/13/laptop-coaching-the-power-of-search/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  My lifelong love of technology and communication (in all its forms), together with …
Read More

Tablet Coaching: One to Ones

With only a few lessons before the end of the curriculum for this Group, today, we spent time, ‘1-to-1’, recapping past topics and answering questions. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/07/tablet-coaching-1-to-1s/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  My lifelong love of technology and …
Read More

Laptop Coaching: Managing Suspicious eMails

Today, we looked at a number of straightforward techniques for identifying suspicious eMails. We also developed plans on how to manage those eMails. from WordPress https://stevethetechguru.wordpress.com/2018/08/06/laptop-coaching-managing-suspicious-emails/ Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s!  My lifelong love of technology and communication (in …
Read More

Picnic at… Sulgrave Manor

Another scorching hot day here and so we decided to make the most of it and met up with Ian and Ann McL  at Sulgrave Manor. It’s a Tudor Manor House, home to (and built by) George Washington’s (deep breath!) great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Lawrence, in the mid-1500s. We’ve not been here before – can’t think why …
Read More