Facebook for Grandparents and Boomers
What you'll learn
- FOLLOW your grandchildren and families on Facebook
- SEE posts from friends and family
- LIKE posts from friends and family
- MESSAGE your friends and family privately
- POST a picture or video from your computer!
- TAILOR PRIVACY settings to how you want them
- CHANGE your profile and cover photos
- DECIDE how YOU want to use Facebook, when, where and why
- BECOME the 'go to' person for your friends who need help (if you want to!)
Requirements
- A computer with internet access and speakers
- Knowledge of how to go to the Facebook.com website
- Helpful to have a Facebook profile already created, but I will also walk you through it at the start of the course
- A friend or family member to set you up as a student on Udemy.com
Description
Does this sound familiar?
- What is Facebook and why is everyone using it?
- How do I see my kids and grandkids posts?
- Is it safe to post on Facebook?
- What should I share? What should I NOT share?
- This thing is so confusing! I just want to see my families posts, why is this so difficult?
As a social media instructor, I've often wondered why we don't have more online support for one of the fastest growing demographics of Facebook users - YOU! Yes, as more and more grandparents and boomers sign up with Facebook, we - your kids - find you have more and more questions about it. And why shouldn't you?!
What we, your kids, may not tell you is that even those of us who signed up near the start of Facebook also have difficulties, because Facebook is famous for changing things. BUT, there is hope.
You don't have to be an expert to know the basics of getting around, posting, messaging, even uploading your own photos and videos if you want to.
This course is designed with grandparents (like my Dad!) and baby boomers in mind, answering questions sent to me by friends and family who, like you, are just wanting to keep in touch with their families without a bunch of hassle.
Each short lecture covers one - and only one - concept, making this course filled with bite sized chunks. I've used screenshots and videos to walk you through common questions like:
- How do I set up my profile?
- How can I find someone?
- Is it safe?
- How do I like or comment on a post?
- And many more!
I've created this course to progress from the most basic (creating a profile) to upper level use as a beginner. Watch the lectures as many times as you like - you have lifetime access!
Soon, you may find yourself answering your friends' questions on getting around Facebook!
Ok, ready? See you in class!
Who this course is for:
- Grandparents and Boomers who want to figure out a few things but not become Facebook experts
- Seniors who are curious about using Facebook
- Anyone who's been looking for an introductory course to Facebook for seniors
- YOU - if you've been wondering what Facebook is and why it's so popular
Course content
- Preview06:47
- Preview8 pages
Instructor
![Louanne Saraga Walters, MS HNFM](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 416 Reviews
- 1,929 Students
- 9 Courses
A Life Long Learner, Louanne has a passion for education. She is honored to have taught thousands of students in diverse areas: video production, nutrition and health, social media, personal and spiritual growth, organizational management and finance over the past three decades. She carries a primary passion for empowering people to express their full potential.
Louanne also has over 30 years in communications, teaching, finance and tourism including:
* A nutritionist and wellness coach with WellnessME.Life, Media & Education, a division of My Video Voice Productions, the full scale video production company she owns with her wife, Sharon.
* A TV news reporter/anchor with three NBC affiliates (KPOM, KRIS, KWQC)
* A video programmer and cruise director with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL)
* A financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates
* Director, Marketing & Communications at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
* Instructor to entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits
* Co-Producer and Host of The Philanthropy Show®, an internet talk show program of My Video Voice Productions,
"I'm grateful to be able to serve thousands more students through this amazing platform Udemy has provided! I look forward to connecting with you in class - and please let me know if you have any comments or questions in the Discussion sections!"
Education:
B.A. Communications and Political Science, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
M.S. Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Portland, Oregon