Computer Learning Center For Seniors

FCTV's Computer Learning Center for Seniors has six PCs with Windows XP, a printer, scanner, and high-speed Internet service. Students will learn to use all of these easily, safely and confidently.

Courses meet either once or twice per week. In addition, lab periods allow members to work independently. Morning classes last from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM, and afternoon classes from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. A lab period every Wednesday morning runs from 10:30 to 12:30.

Courses offered

The introductory course is Fundamentals of Computing, for people unfamiliar with computers. It meets for one two-hour session weekly, for four weeks. Basic concepts are taught, such as use of the mouse and keyboard, playing solitaire and using a simple word processor. This course is especially useful for those who fear the computer revolution has passed them by.

The second course, Introduction to Computers, introduces the new user to Windows, Word Processing and the Internet. Students learn how to create and save documents, access existing files and edit their documents. The course also includes a basic introduction to email and the World Wide Web. This course or equivalent experience, is a prerequisite to more advanced courses.

The Windows course explores Microsoft's operating system in some depth. This course should help someone who is responsible for the operation of their own computer. Various settings in the Control Panel and elsewhere are studied and explained.

Quicken is financial management software with which one may automate bank account balancing, check writing and communication with one's bank. It is an eight week course. Quicken runs on Macs and PCs, and most new PCs come with Quicken preinstalled.

Spreadsheets are databases consisting of data which is mathematically interrelated. Examples include tax records, gas mileage, payroll records and portfolio management. This course will explore the basic operations of the Microsoft Office spreadsheet software, with attention to general principles which apply to other spreadsheet programs.

How to Enroll

Interested seniors should call Victoria at 508-457-0800 and leave your name, phone number and postal mailing address.