Basic Computer Skills for Senior Citizens

Demonstrate desktop and laptop parts, including cpu, monitor, speakers, scanner, wireless mouse, keyboard, cd/dvd drive, headphones, camera, and trackpad, and introduce hardware versus software.

Explore the difference between hardware and software with simple examples, showing touchable devices like the mouse and keyboard versus software such as word processors and operating systems.

Learn the many uses of a computer, from surfing the internet and reading worldwide newspapers to checking email, researching products, watching news, and socializing with your children and friends.

Learn to connect to wifi, open a browser, and search for information, weather, and product prices; compare items on sites like Amazon, read deals, and add to cart.

Learn to compose an email in Gmail: sign in, open the compose box, add to, cc, bcc, write a subject and message, send, and use the 30-second undo.

Open the maps app and display a location by searching an address or place name. Use directions from your location to a destination, compare routes, and view public transport options.