Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at more of the features of a typical PC keyboard and introduced the new Windows 10 virtual keyboard. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my …
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Laptop Coaching: Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at the features of Google Maps. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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), …
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Tablet Coaching: Proposed Lesson Plans
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Based on the feedback from their first lesson, today I presented the draft lesson plans to the group for fine-tuning. The plans will form the basis of the syllabus for the next 25 weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Proposal, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Laptop Coaching: Lesson Plans Agreed
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, based on feedback from the first lesson, I presented a draft version of the lesson plans to the group. These plans will form the basis of the syllabus for the next 36 weeks. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late …
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Laptop Coaching: Assessing Priorities
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With the Class completing the syllabus by early march next year, we spent time assessing everyone’s needs. These will form the content of the remaining lessons from here on in. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing …
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Laptop Coaching: New Tuesday Class
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Our new Tuesday class started today. We spent the time determining the subject areas the class needs based on their priorities; these will form the basis of the lesson-plans through until August next year. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, TNA, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Monday Class Restarts
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: After a short break due to the refurbishment to the area I use for training (and also my holiday!), we re-started the Monday Laptop Class today. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until …
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Tablet Coaching: Essential Routines and Certification
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, in the final lesson, we continued to discuss the regular Routines that help keep Tablets healthy and up-to-date. We also presented delegates with their Certificates of Completion. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first …
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Computer Coaching: File Management (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at how storage is named and how to manage files held on the laptop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Computer Coaching: Customising your PC (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued to look at the different ways of customising the appearance of the PC’s Desktop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My lifelong love …
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Tablet Coaching: 1-to-1s and Daily Routines
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With this group’s lessons finishing soon, today we carried out some 1-to-1 problem-solving and looked at a range of tasks that if carried out regularly, should ensure a trouble-free ownership experience. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not …
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Computer Coaching: Customising your PC (Part 1)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how to customise the appearance of the PC’s desktop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Getting to Know Windows 10 (Part 3)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we concluded our trilogy of lessons about Windows 10. As a bonus, we also looked ahead at the new features of the forthcoming Windows ‘Anniversary Edition’. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Tablet Coaching: Open Discussion and 1-to-1s
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, We took the opportunity to take a break from a formal lesson plan and have an open session instead. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! …
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Computer Coaching: Getting to Know Windows 10 (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our lesson about the pros and cons of Windows 10. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: The Essentials of Online Shopping
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we discussed the pros and cons of shopping online. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Play (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we continued our look at Google Play including ‘Newsstand’ and the App’s settings menu. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Getting to Know Windows 10
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we introduced the group to the pros and cons of Windows 10. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Play
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we began a series of lessons covering the components of the Google Play Store:– Apps– Movies and TV– Music– Books– Newsstand Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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Computer Coaching: Music recap and 1-to-1s
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we recapped last week’s lesson about ‘music on your PC’ and then spent time with each learner, one-to-one, covering individual topics. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into …
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Computer Coaching: Web Browsing Recap
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today was the final class for this ‘Tuesday’ group. We recapped ‘Web Browsing’ and presented everyone with their certificates. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 – well into my 40s! My …
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Computer Coaching: Music on your PC
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we started to look at the various ways to add music to your laptop. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: Google Maps
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today, we looked at another core app for Android Tablets: Google Maps. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Windows 10 Overview
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we began to look at the features of Windows 10. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Open Session
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: With only three classes left before this Group finishes the Programme, we’re using these final weeks to cover anything computer-related as directed by the Class. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post until 2004 …
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Computer Coaching: No Class
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: No Class today as it’s a Bank Holiday! Filed under: Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Burning DVDs
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we discussed how to burn files to a DVD. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Tablet Coaching: Core Apps – email (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at some of the more advanced features of email including: cc and bcc sending to more than one person adding attachments adding a signature Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Computer Coaching: Web Browsing (Part 2)
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked in more detail at the features of a modern internet browser. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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Computer Coaching: Managing External Storage
Auto cross-posted from my WordPress Blog: Today we looked at how manage external storage such as USB Sticks and Recordable DVDs. Filed under: Delivery, Salvation Army, Skills Development, Volunteer 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 …
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